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What are the most "forgotten" Playstation Exclusives? (Any Gen)
- Thread starter Jawmuncher
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First post nails it.
The holy Duo.
The only games left that can cause an E3 of dreams for me.
Yeah the original was pretty solid. A remaster would be great but alas the obscure i.p. fade into the abyss.
Ape Escape, I hate that the series has been relegated to just minor cameos now instead of actual games.
I would probably throw in Sly too being that Sony dumped that immediately after the fourth game.
I would probably throw in Sly too being that Sony dumped that immediately after the fourth game.
One of Playstation's best first party titles on the PS2, but sadly I never see brought up in anything.
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One of Playstation's best first party titles on the PS2, but sadly I never see brought up in anything.
I actually have a copy of this. No clue how I got it lol.
Going with first party here:
PS4:
- Killstrain
PS3:
- Folklore
PS2:
- Jet Li Rise to Honor
PS1:
- Colony Wars
PS4:
- Killstrain
PS3:
- Folklore
PS2:
- Jet Li Rise to Honor
PS1:
- Colony Wars
Ehrgeiz (ps1) and...
Yea...
Was just about to post this.
You're goddamn right. Game was ssx of mountain biking games.
Also:
This game was fucking sick! Great multiplayer. It was on the same demo disc for downhill domination ps2 as well!
Disrupter, Insomniac's first game. I am sure it's aged badly but at the time it was a rad DOOM clone.
Im looking at my copy of Afrika right now. I love that game, it got me interested in photography.
Yeah, this is the real answer. Something that never left Japan and is obscure even there. The PS1, PS2 and even the PSP have a lot of titles fitting this category
With all that said, it's not interesting to drop an answer like this or this or this. So I'm gonna recommend some forgotten titles that non-Japanese gamers can get something out of:
Poinie's Poin
I know what I just said about Japan-only titles, but this is worth bringing up since it's actually fully playable in English. Yes, despite not releasing in any English speaking regions, this PS2 game has a full English dub. The game itself also has a really, out there aesthetic too (I mean just read the dialogue on that thumbnail)
OreShika: Tainted Bloodlines
It's not the most obscure title posted in this thread, but it's still the Vita only sequel to a Japan-only Portable remake of a Japan-only PS1 JRPG, so it's quite niche... it's also still stuck on the PS Vita (why Sony, why did you not port this and the other Vita exclusives to the PS4). It's a shame it's not more known since it has a very unique gameplay conceit (you control a cursed, fast ageing family / clan, and you're basically fighting a villain over several generations)
The Yarudora series
This is the real obscure shit. So the Yarudora series is a series of animated visual novels and uh... that's basically it? They're not sequential, only really sharing a theme of amnesiac heroines. They really are just visual novels though the production values (with animated sequences and even anime-style openings) are impressive. These Japan-only games originally released on the PS1 and later got re-released on the PSP. Why am I mentioning this? Apparently the first game in the series, Double Cast, got a very recent fan-translation.The translation patch seems to be specifically for the PSP version but basically, it's now playable in English. I can't say much of the plot, but I know that it definitely *goes places*. I don't know if all the games are getting this treatment, but there is a subtitled playthrough of one route in the fourth game on YouTube.
Honorable Mention: Koukidou Gunparade March for the PS1. This game seems to be legit, but the only thing non-Japanese audiences got was the anime adaptation, so the series outside of Japan is remembered only for that
I notice people tend to mention Legend of Dragoon a lot but forget the other "Legend of" game
I want a remake of this so bad
I remember liking it at the time. I would want to revisit it just for those live action cutscenes. I'm sure they are awful.
"Forgotten" is exactly how I would describe Shadow of Destiny. The gameplay's a bit rough and the graphics were nothing impressive, but I found the story quite novel for the time (travel in time and do absurd things to change the outcome many years later). It's also got one of the most memorable plot twists I've found in any game.
Me: *Control-F "Bushido Blade"*
Me: *See it's listed within the first 10 posts*
Me: Excellent
It's Tokyo Jungle. Such a good game and Sony is just letting it die. They should be dragged out for a public shaming over this travesty.
Intelligence Qube (I've always known it as Kurushi & Kurushi Final) I believe they made a PS2 version as well, would love to see this puzzle game make a return.
I remember seeing the Square logo and cover art for the first time as a kid and thinking it was a Chrono Trigger spin-off.
It's so funny to suddenly see love for Primal after so many years. I recently went back into it when I was rummaging through my PS2 backlog. I was really surprised how much it holds up for what it was back then. (Not perfect, but still fun)Primal on PS2. Gameplay and graphically, it still holds up today.
Words cannot express how much I enjoy the dated dialogue and style.
It's threads like these that make me a little sad that the days of affordably browsing through my local EB or Play N Trade and picking up a few random titles from generations past are long gone.
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I remember seeing the Square logo and cover art for the first time as a kid and thinking it was a Chrono Trigger spin-off.
This is Dragon Ball and you cannot me convice otherwise
This entire thread is quite the journey, triggering quite a lot of memories. Truly showcased how JP-centric the PS1/PS2/PS3 eras were for many audiences.
Some more good examples are the Genso Suikoden (barring Tierkreis), Shadow Hearts, and Wild Arms.
Some more good examples are the Genso Suikoden (barring Tierkreis), Shadow Hearts, and Wild Arms.
