first and foremost, yes i know there's already a thread for shilling underrated games which you can find here: https://varishangout.com/index.php?threads/shilling-underrated-games.679/
however i'd like this thread to be something more general, a place where we can post all sorts of games either hidden gems from small studios or give our opinions on past hits in a sort of vaccum away from normies and their retarded opinions.
but i guess there's no better way to show what my intent is than to post some games myself right?
so first let's take a look at one indie title i've been playing for a long time
DEAD CELLS:
released back in 2018 man is this game fun.
i know some people here might not like the rouge-lite genre but this is one of the good examples of the genre.
in dead cells you'll be exploring 2d levels that are to some degree randomly generated, you have your usual goods like weapons both ranged and melee as well as shields, deployable turrets and all sorts of powers and skills both active and passive. all those technical details im sure you can get them from an actual review of the game but as a tldr everything in this game fits together perfectly.
everything in it comes together to make this snappy action packed 2d experience that rarely feels repetitive
i do have to warn that it's not an easy game quite te contrary it has quite a learning curve but that also means that you rely more on yourself than on rng
ok now that i've shown an indie let's talk about an older game the type of games that i mean when i say "past hits"
NINJA GAIDEN:
you probably already know about these games(hopefully) since they got a re-release not so long ago but still it doesn't quit the fact that at least the first two games are great with the third one being a questionable most of the time.
this series started as a sort of reboot for the old nes series this time being a 3d hack n slash similar to DMC however don't let that fool you ninja gaide plays way differently from the dmc games.
while the later has a way more flexible combat that lets you switch freely between weapons at any time ninja gaiden is a bit more rigid both in its bases and combos however even then the power and weight of every slash and hit you nail on your enemy feels great and the variety of weapons and ways to dismember those that stand in your path is diverse enough to keep you entertained along the story all the way from katanas to great swords to even nunchakus.
while dmc is more focused on styling ninja gaiden is more focused on what is the most efficient and fastest way to turn your enemies into sashimi and this also bleeds into part of the story and scenes of the game being a perfect blend between cool and edgy.
the only nitpick i have is the bosses that can be either ballbustingly hard or easy to cheese.
as final note on this series these games have had many releases that move and "tweak" the balance of things so if you want a list of which are the superior versions of each tittle here ya go:
-ninja gaiden: for this one you want to go for the "ninja gaiden black" version since not only does it keep the original balnce and weapons of the game but also adds some extra stuff
-ninja gaiden 2: for this one i think the original version is the best since it keeps the original number of enemies per stage(which was toned down in other re-releases) and it also has the superior gore physics, in this version everytime you finish a fight all you'll see is blood and body parts all over the place
-ninja gaide 3: i don't know why you want to play this one since it's the weakest entry in the series but in case you to i'd say the sigma ∑ version since this one actually fixes a lot of the issues the base game had, sadly it doesn't fixt the retarded story and interpretation of ryu
okay now that we covered both a somewhat popular indie and a AAA game from years past let's switch to a game i barely see being talked about
BLASTER MASTER ZERO:
heres a quetion for ya, have you ever wanted to ride a tank and travel through space killing all sorts of mutans besides your waifu?
then blaster master zero is the game for you.
blaster master is yet another reboot(yes i know how original) of an old series but god does it do a great job.
with a somewhat simplistic retro style in this game you'll find yourself traveling to all sorts of planets in order to destroy the mother of all mutants(the baddies in this game), a quite simple premise but a fun one nonetheless.
in regards to gameplay this series is a 2d metroidvania with a lot of the stuff borrowed from the original blaster master series.
you can either explore the overworld with the help of your tank and you can also enter cave systems and other dungeons where you'll play from a top-down perspective
it's a fun time, a story that ticks pretty much every anime story box in the right way, gameplay that is fun and challenging and lovable characters, not quite a masterpiece but still pretty good and also with zero bugs which is an oddity nowadays
oh yeah there's also plant booba
and with that i think it's all i have to recommend for the moment.
i'll probably keep updating this thread since i still got quite a few games both old and new i'ld like to shill.
but hey feel free to talk about whatever game you like be it old, new, known or unknown.
no matter how much a game has been talked about there's always the possibility of someone here never having played it so don't be shy.
we all need more games to play now that 90% of the industry is pozzed
however i'd like this thread to be something more general, a place where we can post all sorts of games either hidden gems from small studios or give our opinions on past hits in a sort of vaccum away from normies and their retarded opinions.
but i guess there's no better way to show what my intent is than to post some games myself right?
so first let's take a look at one indie title i've been playing for a long time
DEAD CELLS:
released back in 2018 man is this game fun.
i know some people here might not like the rouge-lite genre but this is one of the good examples of the genre.
in dead cells you'll be exploring 2d levels that are to some degree randomly generated, you have your usual goods like weapons both ranged and melee as well as shields, deployable turrets and all sorts of powers and skills both active and passive. all those technical details im sure you can get them from an actual review of the game but as a tldr everything in this game fits together perfectly.
everything in it comes together to make this snappy action packed 2d experience that rarely feels repetitive
i do have to warn that it's not an easy game quite te contrary it has quite a learning curve but that also means that you rely more on yourself than on rng
ok now that i've shown an indie let's talk about an older game the type of games that i mean when i say "past hits"
NINJA GAIDEN:
you probably already know about these games(hopefully) since they got a re-release not so long ago but still it doesn't quit the fact that at least the first two games are great with the third one being a questionable most of the time.
this series started as a sort of reboot for the old nes series this time being a 3d hack n slash similar to DMC however don't let that fool you ninja gaide plays way differently from the dmc games.
while the later has a way more flexible combat that lets you switch freely between weapons at any time ninja gaiden is a bit more rigid both in its bases and combos however even then the power and weight of every slash and hit you nail on your enemy feels great and the variety of weapons and ways to dismember those that stand in your path is diverse enough to keep you entertained along the story all the way from katanas to great swords to even nunchakus.
while dmc is more focused on styling ninja gaiden is more focused on what is the most efficient and fastest way to turn your enemies into sashimi and this also bleeds into part of the story and scenes of the game being a perfect blend between cool and edgy.
the only nitpick i have is the bosses that can be either ballbustingly hard or easy to cheese.
as final note on this series these games have had many releases that move and "tweak" the balance of things so if you want a list of which are the superior versions of each tittle here ya go:
-ninja gaiden: for this one you want to go for the "ninja gaiden black" version since not only does it keep the original balnce and weapons of the game but also adds some extra stuff
-ninja gaiden 2: for this one i think the original version is the best since it keeps the original number of enemies per stage(which was toned down in other re-releases) and it also has the superior gore physics, in this version everytime you finish a fight all you'll see is blood and body parts all over the place
-ninja gaide 3: i don't know why you want to play this one since it's the weakest entry in the series but in case you to i'd say the sigma ∑ version since this one actually fixes a lot of the issues the base game had, sadly it doesn't fixt the retarded story and interpretation of ryu
okay now that we covered both a somewhat popular indie and a AAA game from years past let's switch to a game i barely see being talked about
BLASTER MASTER ZERO:
heres a quetion for ya, have you ever wanted to ride a tank and travel through space killing all sorts of mutans besides your waifu?
then blaster master zero is the game for you.
blaster master is yet another reboot(yes i know how original) of an old series but god does it do a great job.
with a somewhat simplistic retro style in this game you'll find yourself traveling to all sorts of planets in order to destroy the mother of all mutants(the baddies in this game), a quite simple premise but a fun one nonetheless.
in regards to gameplay this series is a 2d metroidvania with a lot of the stuff borrowed from the original blaster master series.
you can either explore the overworld with the help of your tank and you can also enter cave systems and other dungeons where you'll play from a top-down perspective
it's a fun time, a story that ticks pretty much every anime story box in the right way, gameplay that is fun and challenging and lovable characters, not quite a masterpiece but still pretty good and also with zero bugs which is an oddity nowadays
oh yeah there's also plant booba
and with that i think it's all i have to recommend for the moment.
i'll probably keep updating this thread since i still got quite a few games both old and new i'ld like to shill.
but hey feel free to talk about whatever game you like be it old, new, known or unknown.
no matter how much a game has been talked about there's always the possibility of someone here never having played it so don't be shy.
we all need more games to play now that 90% of the industry is pozzed
