Tr3vor

Dec 22 2013, 09:58 PM

Low G Man

I bought it for the hell of it once and its pretty dang good.

Rockmandash12

Dec 22 2013, 08:38 PM

SM64DS.. i got it when i didn't know anything about gaming. It's one of my favorite platformers now.
Locks Quest - this one looked intruging to me, one of my favorites for the DS
Half Minute Hero
Cave story-played because it was freeware... favorite 2d platformer

CartridgeBros

Dec 23 2013, 02:42 PM

I bought Conan for the PS3 for 2 dollars at EB games and it was surprisingly fun. Also I bought Vanquish just because it was Platinum Games who developed it and ended up adoring it!

mrkingdomheartsboy

Dec 22 2013, 12:27 PM

Alpha Protocal. Picked it up for $5 and was amazed by how much I enjoyed this RPG.

HEKTR0

Jan 13 2014, 07:34 PM

mrkingdomheartsboy

Dec 22 2013, 12:27 PM

Alpha Protocal. Picked it up for $5 and was amazed by how much I enjoyed this RPG.

I really enjoyed Alpha Protocol as well. But it took me 3 times trying to play this game before it stuck. The first time I played it I couldn't get over the fact that when you shot at someone sometimes you would miss. Because of the RPG elements you have to put more points into your aim before you're deadly. I quit playing and months later I tried playing again and I was really turned off by the boring environment. The first area is a middle eastern type of setting and it's all brown. I quit playing again.

It wasn't until the 3rd time I played it and got past the first area that I enjoyed it. There are some really off-beat characters and I enjoyed the rpg aspects of the game and the fact that they put a time limit on how long you have to respond using the dialog wheel. You have to make decisions quickly so you can't just sit there all day thinking about what you're going to say. It's an underrated game if you can just get past the first unappealing area.

browland1

Jan 13 2014, 10:27 PM

Singularity and F.E.A.R. 2. I was at a point where I was sick of first-person shooters, but these two games caught my eye and I decided to buy them sight-unseen when they went on sale. I am very glad I did. Neither game reinvents the wheel in terms of FPS gameplay or mechanics, but they are part of a dying breed - quality, single-player shooters that are more concerned with atmosphere and storytelling than cinematic firefights and cookie cutter multiplayer modes. Whenever I'm asked what overlooked games to seek out, those often get mentioned.

The other, which may sound odd at first, is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I say this because I had resolved not to buy the game after not liking Oblivion, but the peer pressure of my friends loving it compelled me to go out and spend $60 on it. I'm pretty sure I was drunk at the time. I sat down one night and decided to start playing, and the first 30 minutes or so were unexciting, but somewhere along the way I got hooked and kept playing for hours. It then struck me that this game is fantastic and I absolutely love it. Almost 200 hours later, and currently in my second playthrough, the feeling has stuck. Lesson learned: Be open to new experiences, even is past experiences sometimes dissuade you from venturing into known territory with certain games.