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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: on May 21, 2009
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  • walrusthewill - May 22, 2009 3:28 p.m.

    WHOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOO Where Okami? Dont you guys allways complain about Okami?

  • Red - May 22, 2009 1:48 p.m.

    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.

  • HMXsean - May 22, 2009 11:24 a.m.

    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.

  • iKOemos - May 22, 2009 11:23 a.m.

    The Darkness was an absolute masterpiece of demons and gore. Everybody, BUY IT NOW!!!

  • JoeMasturbaby - May 22, 2009 11:17 a.m.

    I DID NOT IGNORE YOU! Ive played GTA:CW 2 times through and still love it!

  • EdwardVirtually - May 22, 2009 11:02 a.m.

    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.

  • AnonymouZ - May 22, 2009 10:24 a.m.

    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!

  • AnonymouZ - May 22, 2009 10:09 a.m.

    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.

  • nick-101 - May 22, 2009 9:56 a.m.

    dead head fred is the bestg psp game going people, get it before its too late!!!!!!

  • Vagrant - May 22, 2009 9:49 a.m.

    The only games there that seem worth an iota of my time are Valkyria Chronicles (which I can't find in any shops, and is sold out on the internet) and Tales of Vesperia WHICH STILL HASN'T BEEN RELEASED IN BRITAIN. (also, I am going to wait for the PS3 version, so I'm guessing I'll never play it ever)

  • Moschetto - May 22, 2009 9:13 a.m.

    "Your only excuse for not picking it up today is that you’re waiting for the PS3 version." No, my only excuse is that it's too fucking expensive. I'm not willing to pay $1 for every hour of enjoyment I get out of it (and that's assuming I enjoy all 50-60 hours, which hasn't been the case with any Tales since Symphonia). If that makes me a cheapskate, then so be it.

  • helix92 - May 22, 2009 8:23 a.m.

    For anyone who is interested i got my copy of the darkness for an amazing £6 new on amazon about a month ago.

  • GoldenMe - May 22, 2009 8:17 a.m.

    3 things. 1. I'm so glad that The World Ends With You isn't on this list. That game deserves sales. 2. Still fucking pissed off at Sega for trying to make good games on the Wii, but can't make A FUCKING GOOD SONIC GAME ON ANYTHING! FUCK OFF, SONIC TEAM! 3."Plus, when gamers are endlessly discussing how “overlooked” you are, you’re not really that overlooked anymore, are you?" Can't be explained any better.

  • VgamesEditor - May 22, 2009 7:09 a.m.

    How on Earth could you have missed one of the best PC games of last year- King's Bounty: The Legend? It's got the right to be in the top 10 or even 5 of this list!

  • jergerb - May 22, 2009 6:38 a.m.

    MadWorld and Zak and Wiki are both awesome games. Really not sure what the F is wrong with people. People like their sequels and their Petz. Sad.

  • waffles93 - May 22, 2009 5:52 a.m.

    Am I the only person who thinks that Canvas Curse honestly sucked? Maybe I was still too young to give it a fair chance, but from what I can remember, it was terrible. I had more fun Kirby and the Amazing Mirror for GBA even.

  • phoenix_wings - May 22, 2009 5:11 a.m.

    If I remember correctly, you guys posted a video of how irritating the commentators were on Mad World. If there's an option to turn them off, then I'd consider it. But if there's not, I'd consider it a game with amazing potential that fucked it up trying to be too repetitively vulgar. I don't care about the violence, I just don't want to hear that irritating shit on a rather consistent basis. And if I mute it, I get to miss all of that 'excellent soundtrack and punchy sound affects' that you and IGN boast about.

  • Mittenz - May 22, 2009 4:13 a.m.

    I was looking into trying dark sector out, then you guys gave it a seven and said DONT BUY, RENT! And so I never got around to it. BUT, I did try the Darkness and it is still one of my favorite games of all time, so depressing at the end

  • Defguru7777 - May 22, 2009 3:46 a.m.

    THANK YOU!!!! Finally, Tales of Vesperia gets some form of recognition. Go buy it people, or I will punch you all.

  • Amatarasu - May 22, 2009 3:39 a.m.

    oooooooh is sooooo want mad world, as well as zack and wiki but i;m on a wii strike damit!

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