I’ve recently rekindled my love for Katamari Damacy and it made me wonder if there’s any other amazing cult classics out there that aren’t talked about these days. What are your recommendations?

  • tulwinn@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I’m probably alone in remembering this game but I loved Hardwar back in the day. It’s an Elite style trading game set on Titan. The player pilots a ‘moth’ ,a small flying craft, between craters.
    It had an interesting story that played out as you explored with areas blocked out, due to events, and made accessible later on.

    The developer closed doors but IIRC at least one member of the team released a patch that had been developed later on.

    I played it pretty obsessively and it had a small passionate community but it wasn’t a hit.

  • Sordid@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Blade of Darkness. If you want to see the true origin of the soulslike genre, this is it. Be warned that the controls are extremely janky, though.

  • BeedYourLastHaw@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I recently got a ps2 and all of the SOCOM games. I’m still working through the first game, but I think 2 was my favorite back in the day. It’s the only game I was aware of at the time that enabled voice commands to the AI, and the first one came out in 2002 I think. i wish they would reboot the series.

    • Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I’ve noticed tactical shooters have kind of sat on the back burner. There’s not a lot of selection at the moment. It’s a shame because they offer unique gameplay

  • liv@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    The Age of Empires series, especially AOE2. There’s a nice digitally remastered version on Steam and I think it really holds up.

    Wololo!

    • Ignacio [he/him]@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I’m about to finish the main campaign on Dungeon Keeper, and I’ve tried the New Game+ Campaign with KeeperFX. What a blast I had when I was a child.