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Slarg232 wrote:You know, I never actually played that, despite really wanting to. I only found out about it during Halo 3, and could never find a copy. What was it about?

It takes place in kinda Ghost in the shell-type world. It's a blend of close combat and shooting (relying heavily on the first but both are useful) with a possibility of a little bit of sneaking.
The story could be better but it's not painful. It's really fun though and I fully recommend it.

thenoobbomb wrote:ONI? The UNSC command-thing?

ONI are more like MI6+CIA with the ethical morality of Dr Doom and Galactus...
The UNSC is a command structure in itself...

CrashUSAR wrote:

Ahtman wrote:

Warzone 2100

I play Warzone 2100 to this day. It's the only reason I keep my old computer around.

Did they ever fix the AI? I loved warzone but the AI would always wall itself into its base when you played scrim and screw everything up

Also: Oni was GREAT, unfortunate it was pushed out so the team could be re purposed onto Halo1, it would have been even better if they finished it.

Heart of Darkness. One boy ventures in a demon world of shadows in a home made spaceship with a lightning gun to rescue his dog. It was hard as nails and pretty brutal (some of the death animations involved being ripped in half).


Jet Set Radio Future?

Warsong on the Genesis was one, especially here in the UK as it never had a UK release, had mine imported back in the early nineties.

Toejam and Earl 3 on the xbox, just as it seems many people missed it thinking it was rubbish, or didn't have a xbox. Eitherway, I loved that game.

Too Human. Loved it.

That said. It was a horrible, downright, atrocious, game.

The 2010 Splatterhouse. While not as obscure as some other games listed here, That is the game I've had in my Xbox 360 collection second to the longest, only being beaten by Fallout NV by a month. I've only found one person( Slarg) that has ever either heard of or enjoyed it.

Eternal Darkness on Gamecube.

Iur_tae_mont wrote:The 2010 Splatterhouse. While not as obscure as some other games listed here, That is the game I've had in my Xbox 360 collection second to the longest, only being beaten by Fallout NV by a month. I've only found one person( Slarg) that has ever either heard of or enjoyed it.

Hell yeah, love that game. The main problem with it was that people were expecting it to reinvent the wheel, when the first Splatterhouse was known for being Gory, over the top, and violent. I don't see how people were not expecting Gory, over the top, and violent

I wish I was hipster enough to post in this thread. The most obscure game I like is probably Victoria (NOT Victoria 2).

Cthulu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

I loved Warsong!

Anyway, not really obscure, but I loved the crap out of this game:

Aces of the Deep. That game is ancient and the best submarine simulator ever.

malfred wrote:I loved Warsong!

Anyway, not really obscure, but I loved the crap out of this game:

River City Ransom was effing epic. Was so sad I never got a good translation of the sequel.

Slarg232 wrote:Ok guys, here's one for you. How many of you played Goblin Commander for the original Xbox?

Un det un valar?

I loved that game!!! My favorite was the Nighthorde Clan, Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo many giant spiked balls of death

Any one ever played Defender (The 2002 sequel) I loved that game

Also The Two Towers, The Return of The King, The Third Age, War of The Ring, and Conquest

Squigsquasher wrote:Phantom Crash! Damn that was a good game.

I played SLAI.

Anyway, "really strange and obscure" covers about half of my collection...

Lessee...

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (PS3 and 360)
Vanquish (PS3 and 360)
Bayonetta (PS3 and 360)
3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3 and 360)
Dragon's Dogma (PS3 and 360)
Madworld (Wii)
No More Heroes 1 and 2 (Wii)
Soul Nomad and the World Eaters (PS2)
Capcom Vs SNK 2 (PS2, GCN, and Xbox)
Shinobi (PS2)
SLAI (PS2)
Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner (ie, the greatest videogame ever made) (PS2) (being rereleased on the PS3 and 360!)
Gungrave 1 and 2 (PS2)
Godhand (PS2)
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2)
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 and 2 (PS2)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (PS2)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PS2)
Armored Core 2 through 5 (PS2 and PS3)
Gotcha Force (GCN)
PN03 (GCN)
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (PS2, GCN, and Xbox)
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 (PS2, GCN)

Lately though, I've been playing this little gem...



Was originally supposed to be released in North America in early July, but Sega basically cancelled it (delayed until next year, but knowing Sega's financial situation, it'll likely never see the light of day again). Imported the Japanese version, and damn, it was worth every cent. Fantastic game, it's like a love child of Godhand, Devil May Cry, and Dynasty Warriors (not surprising, being from the guys who made Godhand and Devil May Cry). One of the best beat'em ups I've ever played. And the multiplayer is amazing. If you have a PS3 or 360, and you enjoy beat'em ups, you have to buy this game.

suikoden 2. Loved it. I played it at a mates' house, forgot about it, and then years later ended up googling it and getting it on computer (bad me, I know, but I wanted it so much). It is still good fun.

My votes going onto "Commander Keen" since i have not seen it mentioned yet, it was a half decent entertaining game

Amaya wrote:Cthulu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

Both of those games were awesome.

Melissia wrote:Here's an obscure one for you guys:

Netstorm: Islands at War.

No lag? For the Thunder, for The Storm!

LordofHats wrote:Too Human. Loved it.

That said. It was a horrible, downright, atrocious, game.

It did have a terrible, self destructive beauty.

Macok wrote:

Slarg232 wrote:You know, I never actually played that, despite really wanting to. I only found out about it during Halo 3, and could never find a copy. What was it about?

It takes place in kinda Ghost in the shell-type world. It's a blend of close combat and shooting (relying heavily on the first but both are useful) with a possibility of a little bit of sneaking.
The story could be better but it's not painful. It's really fun though and I fully recommend it.

Is it possible to pick it up for cheap somewhere, do you know?

Seven Kingdoms (original)
Echelon (old RTS)
KKND (1 and 2)
Darkstone

And probably a lot more I can't remember.

purplefood wrote:

thenoobbomb wrote:ONI? The UNSC command-thing?

ONI are more like MI6+CIA with the ethical morality of Dr Doom and Galactus...
The UNSC is a command structure in itself...

True, but I found it hard to describe 'em

thenoobbomb wrote:

purplefood wrote:

thenoobbomb wrote:ONI? The UNSC command-thing?

ONI are more like MI6+CIA with the ethical morality of Dr Doom and Galactus...
The UNSC is a command structure in itself...

True, but I found it hard to describe 'em

Spy dudes seems to bean appropriate way to be fair...

I remember Dark Reign i used to love the RTS's on the pc back in the day, including UFO enemy unknown and xcom never did get the hang of xcom acoplyse though.

MarkyMark wrote:I remember Dark Reign i used to love the RTS's on the pc back in the day, including UFO enemy unknown and xcom never did get the hang of xcom acoplyse though.

You can buy X-Com for five bucks on Steam.

Do it. Do it now.

Slarg232 wrote:

Wolf wrote:Jade Cocoon anyone ?

Oh god, Pokemon obsession all over again with that one XD

Never did beat it, though.

I completed Slarg got the eternal corridor, an interesting end to a game

I loved Conflict on the NES. I loved that game so much I even bought the horrible abortion of a game called Super Conflict on the SNES. What followed were years of longing for a decent turn based modern warfare strategy game on a console.





But then Dai Senryaku was found in the discount bin of a local Borders and I snapped it up because it's layout reminded me of Conflict and it has been one of the most entertaining games I have played on either Xbox or Xbox 360. Still runs on my 360 too even though it is an Xbox game.

The Adventures Of Alundra. Top notch Zelda style game for PS1.

The World Ends With You. A unique RPG for the DS, well worth tracking down if you like JRPGs and own a Nintendo handheld.

Panzer Dragoon Saga. Ultra rare Sega Saturn RPG and one of my favourite games of its kind. Perfectly balanced, great game world and soundtrack; relatively short by RPG standards but only because it trims the fat by cutting out pointless grinding. Oh why did Sega have to go and lose the source code?

Brigindine. God I loved that game. It was basically like most Tactic's games, but it had a large map that you fought for territories over.

Tazz Azrael wrote:My votes going onto "Commander Keen" since i have not seen it mentioned yet, it was a half decent entertaining game

That's not obscure, just old.

My vote is for Amulets and Armor. It was a near-vaporware Ultima Underworld/Daggerfall knockoff, but it was unique in that it was class based and supported IPX network play. I still remember people lugging their computers over to my house to play over our hub.

The good old days...