Comments on: Underappreciated games of 2006 http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:37:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rusty Shackleford http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-45803 Rusty Shackleford Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:34:08 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-45803 Contact was one of the best and the most underappreciated game of year. Contact was one of the best and the most underappreciated game of year.

]]> By: Pesmerga00 http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36988 Pesmerga00 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:34:01 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36988 I second the Suikoden V recommendation. Some people may be turned off by the silent Protagonist, but the amount of emotion captured in facial and body expressions is impressive. The majority of the characters however, are voiced and done so very well. The story is more politically motivated, far from the standard boy saves world. The battles are mainly turn based, with a few RTS army/ship battles thrown in, which keep things from getting stale. All in all it may not be the best game, but it is certainly underrated and deserving of praise. I second the Suikoden V recommendation. Some people may be turned off by the silent Protagonist, but the amount of emotion captured in facial and body expressions is impressive. The majority of the characters however, are voiced and done so very well. The story is more politically motivated, far from the standard boy saves world. The battles are mainly turn based, with a few RTS army/ship battles thrown in, which keep things from getting stale. All in all it may not be the best game, but it is certainly underrated and deserving of praise.

]]> By: Spencer http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36967 Spencer Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:10:31 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36967 EvilAkito that is a lofty recommendation for Suikoden V, I'm not really into the series but maybe I should check it out. Bob thanks for mentioning Dreamfall: The Longest Journey that was a fantastic game too. Go backwards compaibility on the 360! John H. yeah Odama should probably be on this list. After all these years it took to make it's been a very different game from the initial design. Too bad no one picked that up either. Tarnum Baten Kaitos Origins was OK, it came out at a bad time too where all the Nintendo focus was on the Wii instead of any of the Gamecube line up. It looks like the Gamecube got the short end of the stick in '06, but in '07 Nintendo has a lot of love. EvilAkito that is a lofty recommendation for Suikoden V, I’m not really into the series but maybe I should check it out.

Bob thanks for mentioning Dreamfall: The Longest Journey that was a fantastic game too. Go backwards compaibility on the 360!

John H. yeah Odama should probably be on this list. After all these years it took to make it’s been a very different game from the initial design. Too bad no one picked that up either.

Tarnum Baten Kaitos Origins was OK, it came out at a bad time too where all the Nintendo focus was on the Wii instead of any of the Gamecube line up.

It looks like the Gamecube got the short end of the stick in ‘06, but in ‘07 Nintendo has a lot of love.

]]> By: Big_Al http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36957 Big_Al Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:09:18 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36957 Well since we're on the subject of simple games, how about some Virtual Console titles? For some people that have never played them before, could have been worth their buck to download a few. Well since we’re on the subject of simple games, how about some Virtual Console titles?

For some people that have never played them before, could have been worth their buck to download a few.

]]> By: Near_Shadow http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36935 Near_Shadow Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:12:22 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36935 Forgot to add that Rhythm Tengoku is great for importers cause it requires no Japanese knowledge at all. It's one hell of a hard and addicting game. Buy it! Forgot to add that Rhythm Tengoku is great for importers cause it requires no Japanese knowledge at all. It’s one hell of a hard and addicting game. Buy it!

]]> By: Near_Shadow http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36934 Near_Shadow Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:10:08 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36934 Am gonna buy Okami whenever the hell it comes out here in Europe v_v I don't know about Japan but one title that is definitely underappreciated amongst importers is Rhythm Tengoku. Being a great and addictive game, this is Wario Ware meet rhythm games. It's so good I'd say it's the Ouendan of GBA games and one of the best GBA games in general. Must buy for anyone who has a GBA/SP/Micro or even a DS. And yes, that's a lot of people. I've got Orbital as well, great game. Am gonna buy Okami whenever the hell it comes out here in Europe v_v

I don’t know about Japan but one title that is definitely underappreciated amongst importers is Rhythm Tengoku. Being a great and addictive game, this is Wario Ware meet rhythm games. It’s so good I’d say it’s the Ouendan of GBA games and one of the best GBA games in general. Must buy for anyone who has a GBA/SP/Micro or even a DS. And yes, that’s a lot of people.

I’ve got Orbital as well, great game.

]]> By: Tarnum http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36912 Tarnum Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:42:35 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36912 Where´s the love for Baten Kaitos Origins? Sure, it isn´t as great as the first part was, but nevertheless it´s one of my favourite RPGs ever. Where´s the love for Baten Kaitos Origins? Sure, it isn´t as great as the first part was, but nevertheless it´s one of my favourite RPGs ever.

]]> By: the_importer http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36911 the_importer Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:41:49 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36911 Japanese are willing to pay full price for remakes and simple games. Only way Nintendo could have marketed the Bit Generations games in NA would have been to compile them on a single cart. It's still not to late, I mean they would play great on the DS Lite. Japanese are willing to pay full price for remakes and simple games.

Only way Nintendo could have marketed the Bit Generations games in NA would have been to compile them on a single cart. It’s still not to late, I mean they would play great on the DS Lite.

]]> By: ShadowMarth http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36898 ShadowMarth Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:08:17 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36898 11 comments and not a single mention of Defcon. Shame. I've been playing this game quite a lot, since I got a normally non-gaming friend into it. He's the dictator sort, and he couldn't resist our tales of nuclear annihilation. It's quite a fun game. The constraints of the Defcon timer make it pretty unique, and it's an oddly simplified game for a real-time strategy, but it is still loads of fun, particularly in online multiplayer. With diplomacy options enabled, it reminds me of why I hate Risk. People always team up, and I'm always the one they nail. I wouldn't say Bit Generations was under appreciated, I'd say it was downright ignored. Sure, IGN did a story on it, showed off the games, but they never made it stateside, and the import was too steep for anyone to even think about paying for such a small game. 11 comments and not a single mention of Defcon. Shame.

I’ve been playing this game quite a lot, since I got a normally non-gaming friend into it. He’s the dictator sort, and he couldn’t resist our tales of nuclear annihilation. It’s quite a fun game. The constraints of the Defcon timer make it pretty unique, and it’s an oddly simplified game for a real-time strategy, but it is still loads of fun, particularly in online multiplayer. With diplomacy options enabled, it reminds me of why I hate Risk. People always team up, and I’m always the one they nail.

I wouldn’t say Bit Generations was under appreciated, I’d say it was downright ignored. Sure, IGN did a story on it, showed off the games, but they never made it stateside, and the import was too steep for anyone to even think about paying for such a small game.

]]> By: Veilknight http://www.siliconera.com/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-36893 Veilknight Mon, 01 Jan 2007 15:30:14 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/12/31/underappreciated-games-of-2006/#comment-36893 Okami is one of those underappreciated games in sales value, but when things come down to press release and word of mouth from fans, that's usually a game people will bring up when it comes to some of the best releases for the PS2 in 2006. It's similar to Gunstar Heroes, a run-n-gun that was clearly ignored by many during its heyday on the Genesis but is now one of the most widely talked about games for the system when discussing quality titles. Okami is one of those underappreciated games in sales value, but when things come down to press release and word of mouth from fans, that’s usually a game people will bring up when it comes to some of the best releases for the PS2 in 2006.

It’s similar to Gunstar Heroes, a run-n-gun that was clearly ignored by many during its heyday on the Genesis but is now one of the most widely talked about games for the system when discussing quality titles.

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