The most Underrated RPG of its time

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#51 Lilac_Benjie
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Final Fantasy VII doesn't get the praise it deserves.COBHC_reaper

It clearly does. 

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#52 Ibacai
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Strategy - Vanguard Bandits Action - Alundra 2 Turn Based - Wild Arms
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#53 THEICHI
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Shining Force 3
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#55 gamer620
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Torment is by far my Favorite RPG, however I do not think it was underrated. I do believe it didn't sell well ( like most Black Isle RPGs unfortunately) Lost Kingdoms 1 and 2 however i do believe to be severely underrated.
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#56 blacktorn
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Star ocean:till end of time

FFX-2 

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#57 Chofee
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Fallout 2 most definitely.. Another gem from Black Isle.. The best game i ever played and it never got the attention it deserved..
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#58 Kook18
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I believe Final Fantasy VIII to be the most under-rated RPG of all time. It's bold approach to realism was not well recieved in comparison to the cutesy and at times naucious charm of previous JRPGs. It was a real revolution as far as bringing RPGs into the true grown-up age, which it unfortunately is not credited for. Sadly, FFX -- arguably one of the worst the series has had to offer so far -- gets that praise.

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wow, some people on SW do have brains. who woulda thunk it?
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Skies of Arcadia
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#60 Maelkav
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Fallout 2 most definitely.. Another gem from Black Isle.. The best game i ever played and it never got the attention it deserved.. Chofee

I disagree. It was am amazing game, don't get me wrong, but Fallout 2 was a highly-praised crown jewel of Black Isle. Not overrated, but not underrated either.

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#61 dreken105
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Legend of DragoonAsadMahdi59
HELL YEA
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#62 Redgarl
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Easily this game...

 

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#63 linkhero1
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Paper Mario 2 is one of my favorite RPG games and I think it's a little underrated :P
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#64 Redgarl
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[QUOTE="MTBare"][QUOTE="-Sora"]

Dark Cloud? not sure if a lot of people played that

Maelkav


That game was tight.

My vote goes to star ocean: the second story. That game kicked ass, I liked it better than FF7. Then square had to join with enix and the following star ocean sucked imo.

 

Good call! I totally forgot Star Ocean:2nd Story.

 

I got the game and never finished it. It's god damn awful. 

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#65 TaCoDuDe
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I would say that this game is underrated as much as it is overshadowed by Oblivion. Morrowind. It's on e of the best games Ive ever played. It's much better than Oblvion.

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#66 gohan_3
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lol Sudeki, actually  a pretty fun game
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#67 Cronaroth
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Secret of Evermore for SNES-I love that game
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#68 Runningflame570
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Legend of DragoonAsadMahdi59
EXACTLY, the plot contrary to what Gamespot says is not that predictable (its brilliant regardless), the combat shallow though it is, is quite brilliant, the item limitation makes you need to think about whats worth keeping hold of and aside from the disjointedness it looks darn good for the time.
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#69 BigJ411
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Honestly I think it has got to be Kingdom Hearts

just because of the fact that a lot of people still don't take

it as seriously because it introduced Disney characters into the mix.

Whoever said FF7 is an idiot lol in my opinion I love FF7 but I think

its overrated. 

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#70 Redgarl
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Skies of Arcadia. My favorite RPG of all time and barely anyone played it because it came out on DC.
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The game was boring IMO. 

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#71 Cronaroth
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um the KH series is one of the biggest RPG series these days-its hardly underrated/underplayed....
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#72 Runningflame570
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n64-quest 64

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There is no way in HELL Quest 64 is underrated, its had mentions on lists of the Worst RPGs of all time for a reason..its broken as heck, you can't even get deeply involved in at as you can some otherwise mediocre RPGs like King's Field. Also Legend of Legaia.
Skies of Arcadia. My favorite RPG of all time and barely anyone played it because it came out on DC.
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I've played it and its certainly good but theres no way I could call it my favorite RPG of all time.
Why hasn't anyone said the Shadow Hearts series yet either?SemiMaster
Critically acclaimed and often mentioned on lists of amazing RPGs.
Final Fantasy VII doesn't get the praise it deserves.COBHC_reaper
IMO FFVII is more important for historical reasons than anything else, the materia system was brilliant but its not that great overall by today's standards and I'm not just talking graphics.
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#73 Runningflame570
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[QUOTE="Ibacai"] Action - Alundra 2

Oh dear god..you hit the nail on the head. Thats one of the reviews I can never forgive Gamespot for (4.0) it scored lower than freaking Excalibur 2055AD!!!

The game was boring IMO.

Redgarl
Some things about it were certainly tedious.
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#74 deactivated-5f6dd6241fdcc
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[QUOTE="project343"]


I asbolutely loved it. 

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That was a critically acclaimed bestseller :O

That was a great game. And so was the DS one. :) 

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#75 Chofee
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[QUOTE="Chofee"]Fallout 2 most definitely.. Another gem from Black Isle.. The best game i ever played and it never got the attention it deserved.. Maelkav

I disagree. It was am amazing game, don't get me wrong, but Fallout 2 was a highly-praised crown jewel of Black Isle. Not overrated, but not underrated either.

We need to clearly define what underrated means.. Does it mean that a game got lower score than it deserved, or that it sold less then it should, or both.. In both categories, Planescape did better than Fallout 2, and by your logic, there is no way Planescape is underrated.. The thing is, Fallout 2 got about 85% or so which still means that its a great game, but it deserves 200% in all aspects :) and thats the main reason i find that game underrated.. In my opinion, underrated means less known and les aprecheated..

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#76 wavedash101
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I so approve of the TC's choice...though Fallout or Suikoden II would have also been acceptable...
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#77 gamer620
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[QUOTE="Maelkav"]

[QUOTE="Chofee"]Fallout 2 most definitely.. Another gem from Black Isle.. The best game i ever played and it never got the attention it deserved.. Chofee

I disagree. It was am amazing game, don't get me wrong, but Fallout 2 was a highly-praised crown jewel of Black Isle. Not overrated, but not underrated either.

We need to clearly define what underrated means.. Does it mean that a game got lower score than it deserved, or that it sold less then it should, or both.. In both categories, Planescape did better than Fallout 2, and by your logic, there is no way Planescape is underrated.. The thing is, Fallout 2 got about 85% or so which still means that its a great game, but it deserves 200% in all aspects :) and thats the main reason i find that game underrated.. In my opinion, underrated means less known and les aprecheated..

When i think underrated, i base that on acclaim and both the Fallout series and Planescape have in my opinon recieved the critical praise that they deserved. Not sure if the TC meant the same thing though as you pointed out, torment falls under the very same category of praise.
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Basically any Atlus game.
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#79 Runningflame570
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Basically any Atlus game. TrueReligion_
Agreed. Pretty much any game they've published too..seriously, does anybody think Lufia: Ruins of Lore deserved a 6.7?
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#80 Panzer_Zwei
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The most underrated RPG in this site is undoubtedly Tales of Destiny with a 4.9.
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#81 MrDziekuje
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Quest 64 and Dragon Warrior Monsters.
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#82 glitchgeeman
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Any Mario-related RPG. Seriously, they deserve way more recognition.

Yggdra Union, Riviera, and Fire Emblem are also RPG's that deserve more attention. Same with Tales of Symphonia.

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#83 Xdre3
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DS:  Magical Starsign deserved more than a 7.3
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#84 Maelkav
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DS:  Magical Starsign deserved more than a 7.3Xdre3

 

No, it was on the DS, and it is illegal to give any DS RPGs high scores, because innovation=teh suk!

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