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The 50 most overlooked games of this generation

Underrated and undersold, these titles are begging for your attention. Save them from obscurity before it’s too late

Words: GamesRadar US
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AnonymouZ  - 6 months 9 days ago 
condemned was fun to play. Tension does build up and you ocassionaly jump and yell WTF!. But... the story, as it develops just... kinda leaves you thinking... REALLY? It's like they had something great and then they just said, nah... not really.

In any case, most of these games i WANT to buy... but goddamn economy sucks. And that's not to say i don't have the money to buy all of the ones i want... it's just i don't have the freaking TIME. I haven't finished persona3 yet... and i already bought p4. And haven't finished Bioshock either. And disgaea2 hasn't been finished yet either. Between awesome RPGS and freaking fun FPS (Bad Company multiplayer ftw) i haven't had time to finish what i like the most! How can you guys expect us to keep up/divide our time between awesomeness (videogames), work, AND/OR school! it's insane i tell you. Plus... if you want a girlfriend your schedule is gonna be a complete mess.

And that ends my rants at articles that (repeatedly) tell you to buy games... even if you don't have the time to play them all.
AnonymouZ  - 6 months 9 days ago 
i'm still digging it... cuz i'd want other people to play/buy/support some of the games/devs that make it possible for us to have some well deserved entertainment.

Hey, what do you know... i might have got the reason why this kind of articles exist to begin with!
Cyberninja  - 6 months 9 days ago 
i have some of these games i dont have ps3 or xabox360 but i dont have job so i cant get some these games its a wonder that may mom let me get madworld cause im 14 and i cant find canus curse =(
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EdwardVirtually  - 6 months 9 days ago 
There are a lot of overlooked games. One game for the PS1 which I think is still worth playing is Roll Away. Works on the PS3 too.
DroBdead  - 6 months 9 days ago 
GOD i want Valkrye Chronicals. played at my friends house, BEST GAME EVER!. but i dont own a ps3 and i dont think buying a new system for one game is worth it
JoeMasturbaby  - 6 months 9 days ago 
I DID NOT IGNORE YOU!

Ive played GTA:CW 2 times through and still love it!
NEzraF  - 6 months 9 days ago 
I implore everyone to play condemned. purchase or no.
iKOemos  - 6 months 9 days ago 
The Darkness was an absolute masterpiece of demons and gore. Everybody, BUY IT NOW!!!
HMXsean  - 6 months 9 days ago 
I own Eternal Sonata, and I have to say it's one of the best RPGs I have ever played. The entire aspect of mixing music with the story is wonderful. I hope they make a sequel that works with other genres of music outside of just classical. Blues, Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk, and even hip-hop would be great source material. (Maybe not hip-hop so much, but the others for sure.) I can only hope that more RPG fans pick it up.
Laini  - 6 months 9 days ago 
I'd have bought Culdcept Saga in an instant if they released it over here >_>

Got Dark Sector after a friend recommend it but I've not played it yet.

Tomb Raider Anniversary is an awesome game that I think everyone should play, but I'm a TR fanboy :P
Red  - 6 months 9 days ago 
I think the thing about why Mad World had such bad sales is, anyone that might have been interested in it already sold their Wii months ago. People who want a good selection of mature games have had more than enough time to figure out that those sort of games aren't Nintendo's priority.
noobeater  - 6 months 9 days ago 
hey many of these games i have got or played, from my mates and you are correct about most

HOWEVER call of juarez is the (kids turn away now) BIGGEST PILE OF SHIT I HAVE EVER PLAYED.

seriously i bought for what £4 and i got a refund the next day. sounds stupid for £4. PLAY IT and ull see.
walrusthewill  - 6 months 9 days ago 
WHOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOO
Where Okami?
Dont you guys allways complain about Okami?
Ravenbom  - 6 months 9 days ago 
I have to disagree with Link's Crossbow Training blurb. Yes, it's a really fun game, though you can beat it in about an hour, and yes people should play it. But people should play it without the stupid Wiimote Zapper.

Great article, great list. I can tell from the games I have played that I should pick up the other games I haven't played on this list.
MacGyver1138  - 6 months 9 days ago 
I've played a lot of these, and I just added several that I haven't to my Gamefly queue. A couple of these got some terrible reviews, which mostly kept me from playing them. Web of Shadows is a game I likely would have played if it had decent reviews. After the wet turd that was Spider-Man 3, though, I didn't want another crappy Spidey game.
DaFunk  - 6 months 9 days ago 
Where's Far Cry 2?

And yeah, lots of these games seem cool, but there's only so much time in the day. That's my biggest barrier. I can barely get through the fallouts, oblivions, mass effects, etc.
GamesRadarCharlieBarratt  - 6 months 9 days ago 
There's no reason a game that received a 6, 7 or 8 can't be on our list. We're not arguing that all of these games are masterpieces... we are NOT counting down 50 Okamis.

These are 50 "overlooked" games. They're certainly not perfect, though a few come close. Many contain serious flaws... but all are worthy of more attention, respect and credit than they currently receive. Like I said in the intro, if you're done with all the blockbusters, think about giving one of these a shot.
GamesRadarCharlieBarratt  - 6 months 9 days ago 
Also! We're definitely not asking you to rush out and purchase all of these. The economy and the limitations of time affect us, too, you know!

Simply use this article as a handy guide if you DO happen to find yourself with some extra cash and some extra gaming hours to fill. Don't play Dark Sector instead of Gears of War, for instance; play Dark Sector if you finish Gears of War and need another fix.
solsurvivor  - 6 months 9 days ago 
Dark Sector doesn't seem worth even $5. Okay, that's wrong. Almost any game is worth $5. But this game lacked any kind of original thinking. Throwing a glaive and beading enemies is boring after five throws.
Slash258  - 6 months 9 days ago 
Finally something about Blue Dragon! I loved playing that game but it seems no one has even tried it.
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