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I think there are many games out there, which are real jewels but they are mostly underestimated by the press, or just missed by the gamers.
Maybe sometimes these kind of games with an average rating have some issues and edges, but having a core which just drags and thrills you.
I want to start a thread about these maybe sometimes misunderstood, sometimes just overlooked games you would recommend. So this is no place for all the battlefield and call of duty games everyone knows.
I for myself have discovered horror-adventures for myself. I thought these old adventures like Monkey Island and Indiana Jones are dead, but they're living on in a bit more action oriented but anyway clever games.
One of these, which also became one of my favorite games at all, is Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of Earth. It is based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu-Mythos. This game has an absolutely thrilling and stunning flair, very dark, very mysterious. The puzzles are rather complicated and there's much action in it but the atmosphere and story are absolutely perfect if you ask me. For horror gamers a very well piece of art.
Another, newer game, is Penumbra Overture. I played the demo and it instantly dragged me, forcing me to buy it. It is the first part in a series, of dark horror adventures, more puzzle oriented, but also with a bit action and a good step forward concerning controls. You can, just like in half life 2, drag and drop everything around, doors are not opened by just clicking but dragging them. Play the demo and try it out, if you like these kind of games just try the demo.
The third game I would recommend is Worldshift. In germany it has already been released and the critics gave it just an average rating. But I think, especially if you have someone who you can play coop with, it is your game. You have a squad, with soldiers and officers in a steam-punk like setting, where you kill monsters for artifacts. With them you can upgrade your troops and give them better attributes. The levels play mostly like dungeons in MMOs and the whole game is based on multiplayer. I would just say, download the demo and try it out, especially if you have someone you could coop with.
And now, tell us about your underestimated or unknown masterpieces.
Maybe sometimes these kind of games with an average rating have some issues and edges, but having a core which just drags and thrills you.
I want to start a thread about these maybe sometimes misunderstood, sometimes just overlooked games you would recommend. So this is no place for all the battlefield and call of duty games everyone knows.
I for myself have discovered horror-adventures for myself. I thought these old adventures like Monkey Island and Indiana Jones are dead, but they're living on in a bit more action oriented but anyway clever games.
One of these, which also became one of my favorite games at all, is Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of Earth. It is based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu-Mythos. This game has an absolutely thrilling and stunning flair, very dark, very mysterious. The puzzles are rather complicated and there's much action in it but the atmosphere and story are absolutely perfect if you ask me. For horror gamers a very well piece of art.
Another, newer game, is Penumbra Overture. I played the demo and it instantly dragged me, forcing me to buy it. It is the first part in a series, of dark horror adventures, more puzzle oriented, but also with a bit action and a good step forward concerning controls. You can, just like in half life 2, drag and drop everything around, doors are not opened by just clicking but dragging them. Play the demo and try it out, if you like these kind of games just try the demo.
The third game I would recommend is Worldshift. In germany it has already been released and the critics gave it just an average rating. But I think, especially if you have someone who you can play coop with, it is your game. You have a squad, with soldiers and officers in a steam-punk like setting, where you kill monsters for artifacts. With them you can upgrade your troops and give them better attributes. The levels play mostly like dungeons in MMOs and the whole game is based on multiplayer. I would just say, download the demo and try it out, especially if you have someone you could coop with.
And now, tell us about your underestimated or unknown masterpieces.
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