I've recently finished the whole Xenosaga series and was impressed by it. Even more than by FF 16 (which was... cutscenes and a few good boss fights). This got me thinking: what else are old games that don't get enough recognition? I'm not talking about the Oceanhorns (which was boring tbh) or Hollow Knifhts, which everyone knows about. More like hidden gems you picked up "because" and liked it. In my case this was Blue Fire, a platformer that mixes Celeste's movement and 3D space. Other games I really enjoyed were

Valiant Hearts (WWI point and click)

Light Matter (3D puzzle game)

Cloudbuilt (a fast mirrors edge)

I'm more than happy to read some of your recommendations!

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh hey, a fellow Cloudbuilt fan. I didn't try the new version (Super Cloudbuilt) but I enjoyed playing the original.

Asura's Wrath gets my vote as a great underlooked/underrated game. It got miffed reviews on release and is unfortunately only exclusive to PS3. It's essentially a playable anime with ridiculously fun and over the top fights.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I actually played Asura's wrath back on the days! I've yet to try Super Cloudbuilt - didn't know that even existed!