#who do i have to beat up at sega/rgg studios to let me play their fucking $60 game

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it's literally unplayable lol

I'm finally free this afternoon... it's ishin time babeyy huaghauhahaha

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Top underrated/underappreciated videogames?

This is an AWESOME ask, and even though I'm a terrible judge of what's considered underrated; let me SEE.

IN no particular order:

1. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for PS2.

Developer: DS3 Publisher

Release: 13th November 2007 (I was 16, fun fact!)

Wikipedia Summary:

Nate's Play:

 I played the game a lot in high school. It's far more addictive than it initially appears. While I forget who my character was, if I find the right save space and memory card, I'll take some photos and add them to the post. I remember more than one insomnia night filled with my tiny CRT tv and PS2 with the lowest volume possible while playing this for hours. Granted, I only had like, 4 games as it was, but I'm pretty sure I purchased this game at Future Shop myself. Which does not even exist anymore.

Rest in Peace, Future Shop. (1982-2015). You might've merged with Best Buy, but you were to good for them.

As a result, this game was one of those things associated with incredibly specific memories and long nights accompanying my lonely teenage self.

Life happened, and then maybe just over a decade later, I booted it back up, found my character and completed the game entirely. As if years of not playing it hadn't mattered at all.

Maybe you're not underrated, Puzzle Quest. But you're special to me.

Although it seems the UK got the cooler cover!

Version I got.

UK Version.

And look! My real copy!

I post this on 'Rate My Set Up' and get roasted into oblivion.

And look more! My characters! I have 2 more but Tumblr is being ridiculous.

Achroma here is who I beat the game with, be nice to him <3

2. Choice of Games and Hosted Games

Developer: Various Independent Developers

Platform: Mobile

Release: On-going, continual.

Nate’s Play:

Yes, I’m talking about *gasp* mobile games here. But they are I’m told also available on Steam.

These two platforms are host to text-based choose your own adventure games that I am very fond of. Some I have more fun with than others, some I was disappointed by, and some I don’t like at all. But they’re from a variety of creators, engaging and entertaining. Some also include art now.

My Library in Choice of Games

My Library in Hosted Games

If you enjoy reading, character creation and something without a lot of hassle, I highly recommend these. While most are free to play (with ads) I tend to purchase the ones I like. Not one of them has ever been pricier than 12 dollars. Well worth it, in my opinion.

3.  Yakuza: Dead Souls (Ryu ga Gotoku of the End)

Developer: RGG Studios. Sega

Platform: PS3

Release:  9th June, 2011 (Japan, 2012 in NA and EU)

Fandom Wiki Summary:

Nate’s Play

Look, it’s not underrated in the fandom, and the controls are a hot mess. But the game gives you so much GREATNESS that it’s so hard not to just have fun with.

Ryuji is back with a GATLING GUN ARM AND A TAKOYAKI STAND.

Majima reacts to the Zombie apocalypse by having the time of his life.

AKIYAMA LOOKS LIKE THIS

credit: @essence-of-armbarring

and LAUNCHES THE BAD GUY INTO THE ZOMBIE PIT FROM A HELICOPTER

Haruka is cute and sweet, the game has it’s own unique cast members never seen in the main series and is just a wild ride the whole time.

THE GAME BROUGHT HANA CHAN BACK (Links to gifset)

KIRYU GETS A GUN THAT FUCKIN LOOKS LIKE AN ANTI MATERIAL RIFLE

DAIGO at, pretty much all times let’s be honest here.

Does a zombie apocalypse in my crime game make sense? No? Do I care? Not a lick. It’s a fun, wild ride. And it brought Ryuji back, I need to do a replay.

The only Yakuza game where the characters adopt Daigo’s idea of ‘fuck it, we all get guns’ ideology (Kiryu does take an entire third of the game before deciding ‘kill the zombies’ is acceptable tho, so that’s in character) and shoot.

4. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

Developer: Frogwares Ireland Ltd

Platform: PS4

Release: 2014

PS Store Summary:

Nate’s Play:

I downloaded and bought this on a deep seated craving need for a mystery game (I love those so much guys pls rec mystery games). Might not be a master class in development and it did end up with the occasional glitch from time to time but I had a good time playing it.

It’s not the most perfect game, but it wasn’t taxing, the puzzles were varied and engaging and I had a good time with it.

Could’ve run a bit smoother over all, but it never ruined the games for me and I enjoyed my time playing.

5. I can’t think of anything now so I’m going to flip this and go on a random rant about Vampire the Masquerades single player games.

I am aware that the series began as a TTRPG and maybe it’s better when played that way, but I’ve played a few of the single player versions in the app I mentioned above (Choice of Games) and I purchased *but disliked* the PS4 versions. Not ‘disiked’ as in ‘the worst games ever’ but in the ‘after each one of these I am largely disappointed and Swansong was so full of glitches it became unplayable and whydidIspend70bucksonthis ANYWAY

It’s odd to me that a series so about embracing the fun of being a vampire just..does not enjoy doing that? I understand the Camarilla and how you’re meant to be discrete and the entire concept being fly under the radar, or question the corrupt overarching power house but I every one of the VtM games I’ve payed through hasn’t really made that..engaging?

You have some *limited* choices, and you feel actively punished for being a vampire even if you never choose to do anything ‘exciting’ and obey your cloaked overlords. I’ve tried versions of playing as the outcast or rogue groups, but the games never seem to allow for me getting as..idk, vampiric or brutal as I might want? I’m a creature of the night. I don’t want to attend bureaucratic nonsense I want to have fun being a morally questionable blood sucker.

ANYWHO, I thank you for this awesome ask and I am (ok not really) sorry it got so long and rambling!

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Down to the last chapter of Yakuza 5, that rooftop battle was the most amazing meathead meeting I have ever seen lol. I was a bit disappointed that you have to choose who to play instead of everyone getting their own part, but I understand why they did it, would have been to much otherwise. I didn't feel the same thing for the long battle at Kamurocho Hills than the one at Yakuza 4 or at the end of Yakuza 3 because this time, it was just about meeting some guy I didn't even dislike that much, but it was still good. Really liked Katsuyas henchman with the painted nails, tattoos, piercings and chains who appeared suddenly before that, and I am glad Katsuya put some clothes on before fighting, that scene of him doing pushups on his thumbs while naked and literally steaming (Why sega??) was enough for me. He ended up being a real cool guy actually, and I liked his tattoo. I thought with his bird tattoo and relationship to Akiyama, he would be his final boss for sure, but alas. Poor Watase, both of these Omi guys ended up being real swell fellas after all, hopefully Katsuya pulls trough :(. I also love how he and Saejima were just waiting shirtless in the background while Kiryu and Watase were beating the shit out of other just for fu- I mean for strategic detective work to find out who pulls all the strings. Wonder if they chatted a bit or something. And if all four of these fighting wasn't HYPE enough, we get to see Saejima and Kiryu fight too! LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!!! Sadly no qte for the Omi guys, but the one at the end of the last battle was just too cool. Really amazing finale for the third chapter, explains a lot and has the half-naked men fighting for reasons that somehow actually make sense that every yakuza endgame-part needs, and quite a lot of it too! And man, Daigo might get beaten up or kidnapped, but put a gun in that guys hand and he goes ballistic. Too bad everyone in Yakuza loves to talk so much and never look back. FUCK KANAI NO DRIP NO HOES NO DREAM HAVING UGLY BASTARD BOO. And I knew from the start that the detective was evil!! Really great chapter! I already know Kiryu is gonna fight Aizawa, which I really am curious about how they are gonna lead up to that, Akiyama will fight Kanai then? (IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN KATSUYA) And Saejima will fight uhhhh Majima maybe? And Shinada fights.....idk. Tanimura for who keeps the spot as fourth fighter character in the next game? RGG studio more games with these two pls that would be my DREAM

Katsuya and Watase ended up being some of my absolute favorite characters in the series, I think they really did well with those two. And yeah it’s kind of hilarious how adept Daigo is with firearms every time he gets his hands on them, but otherwise he gets his ass kicked. I think you’re really going to enjoy all their final boss fights, the environments for each of them were really kind of cool, and thise fights were one of the most memorable parts of the game for me