Underrated Games

[scottyflamingo]

Let's discuss games that don't get the appreciation they deserve. I'm playing Resistance 3 right now and I love this series. Yet it is buried under Halo, Gears of War and Call of Duty.

I don't really like FPS's but I love this series. First, it has a really cool story. I'm a fan of alternative history and sci-fi and this gives you both.

[Caliber]

Black is a game I absolutely loved, but don't hear much about. Probably because it never turned into a series, I suppose.

Also, Quake was awesome. My friends and I use to play Quake II on N64 for hours and hours at a time. Few things better than a group of friends, some pot, and an awesome first-person shooter.

[parallax1978]

Pot? I'm sXe and that makes me better than you! (Man I miss the SES).

Under rated games I would go with Final Fantasy 9. It really got lost in the shuffle between 7, 8, and 10 probably because it came out as the PS1 was nearing end of life... but it had a much lighter story than those around it, had good game play (especially compared to 8) and a different look... and most importantly the main character wasn't just a retread of the same one we had seen over and over again.

[Caliber]

I loved Final Fantasy 7. The first time I played it, I played that bad bitch for 12 hours straight. I also renamed all my characters, so when people talk about Cloud and such, I'm wondering who the hell they mean. I rolled with Al Bundy, Griff, Marci, Jefferson, and the dog was Buck...

Haha, the SES was great. But in real life, I despise the majority of sXe. Because Punk is just doing an angle to draw heat, real life sXe folk are usually a bunch of teenage brats who don't know shit, and truly believe they're better. Have a look at some sXe groups on facebook. EVERY SINGLE POST is something like

"What are you doing this weekend while all the other people are getting drunk and stoned?"

or

"What did you think of the season finale of Dexter since you were able to remember it since you weren't drunk & stoned?

It's beyond obnoxious. I mean, you always know someone is sXe because they make sure to tell you 20 times within the first 5 minutes of meeting them. If someone wants to be sXe, but completely shut the hell up about it just like those who aren't, then by all means.

I'm not saying you're one of'em, I'm just venting.

[parallax1978]

Yes and no. While I have never smoked or used any kind of drug (not even once) I used to drink quite a bit... my life wasn't horrible but it wasn't awful. Without going into too much detail I quit and did some other things to turn my life around all at once and they ended up being the best decisions I ever made. I absolutely don't think anyone should ever use any of these substances... but I don't go out of my way to preach it and I don't consider myself sXe. I do however point it out to people when their drinking (or whatever) causes them harm and encourage them to quit.... not sure if that fits me into what you are talking about or not.