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Top 5 Forgotten Games of 2008

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From That Aussie Game Site: A good game going to waste is such a shame and 2008 was one of the worst years for good games being largely ignored. What with the mighty Gears of War 2, Call of Duty: World at War, Grand Theft Auto IV, Metal Gear Solid 4 and a lot of other big named titles coming out some games unfortunately seemed to get lost in the mix. This is a list of the best games that did just that. If you notice a trend most of them were holiday releases; maybe that shows why we have so many games that were delayed from the holiday season this year that are now coming early 2010. So look for another one of these articles in 2011. But if you're looking for a good game for cheap right now consider these games. Yes that's right, its top 5 time again!
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DoFuss - 75 days 14 hours ago
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Think you just listed my top five games. Have and love all of these. The fact Dead Space only shifted 1 million units is just sad and I can only hope that Mirrors Edge gets a sequel.
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mastiffchild - 75 days 12 hours ago
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I have still got them all and have finished them all too. Farcry2 wasn't all that as driving got soo damn boring I ended up doing nothing but tear through the world between missions never stopping for ANYTHING! PoP was a bit cack as well and ME was a great idea, well executed in parts and not so well in others whuich led to a game which could have been amazing but, in the end, was only a pleasing diversion from the norm.

VC and DS, however, are definitely among my favourite games full stop and only behind MGS4 for last year. Funny that here on N4G tese aren't ignored at all as many of us played them but I really had to look for VC and I'm upset at Sega for feeling that there isn't the market out here for their games on PS3(hence the next on PSP and NO yakuzas3 and Kenzan! for the west!)when they don't market anything but awful Sonic games and the Wii games they seem to forgive for selling less than what Y1 or 2 or VC did! VC would have sold AT LEAST twice as many if a, the demo didn't stink and b, if they advertised and stocked it anywhere!

Conversely Madworld(not knocking the game as I loved it even if it's way too short)was everywhere yet they state their inmtent to keep supporting those titles out here while we wait for a simple subtitle patch so we could import the latest two Yakuza games and they could vebefit from cheap localisation and PS3's region free games! Off topic slightly I know but the main reason noone bought VC is because, imo, it was hard to find and noone knew it existed except us that read the press. It's even more galling that Sega won't even anawer any emails on the Y3 subject even from fans who had to scour the shops to play the first two games in the series! What about our support Sega? We only want to give you our money-so why not make it possible?

Vest really forgotten game I played(as I don't really count these) was Zack and Wiki on the Wii which I found really good and a nicely different kind of game for me.
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Information Minister - 75 days 9 hours ago
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I have every game on that list except for Far Cry 2 and I loved every single one of them. I was really surprised by how gorgeous Prince of Persia can be. And I'm glad that a sequel for Mirror's Edge is already on the works. Gives me hope that the future of gaming isn't filled with motion controls and casual games.

Perhaps I should pick up a copy of Far Cry 2...
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militant07 - 75 days 9 hours ago
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where is Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolt?

Im currently playing it and almost got my 1000G, its so beautiful, fun and very creative.

Its take around 20~30hrs to complete, which is pretty long.

I recommand you to give the game a chance!
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Aquarius - 75 days 9 hours ago
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Valkyria Chronicles is behind Uncharted as my favourite game this gen so far. I will never sell it.

It touches on so many things. Its PERFECT. ( am I allowed to say that ;-) Well is has no glitches ( bare mininum ) unlike some games which likes to eat away at your HDD for patches.

From the moment I turned on the game I could feel that the game would be AWESOME? Well the story does start off a bit shallow but when it opens up, it becomes addictive. I couldn't help myself from turning does pages to find out what happened next. The story has so much twists and unexpectedness I was surprised. And you know what? It only just got better and better and better. It even has its humour too.

I was literally playing non-stop for two weeks, just to finish the game because I was HOOKED. It was because of the STORY, its PRESENTATION, getting to KNOW the characters OVERTIME that made me fall in love with the game. The hand-drawn graphics is AMAZING. The CGI is FANTASTIC. Oh my gosh, I'm running out of words to say :D

I don't know but SEGA should not have released that demo because it didn't give the game a proper exposue whatsoever and if it wasn't the demo it was the trophies ofcourse.

I'm glad I actually got to experience the full game and I would love the sequel ( ON THE PS3!!!!! ): Since it is a chronicle.
If SEGA were to add trophies to the game in an update, I'm sure plenty more people would pick it up. Especially all of those so-called trophy-hunters lol. Look what happened to Uncharted last year. It got trophies and it went up in sales and I'm sure SEGA would love that. Trophies was what made me get Uncharted ( and when I got through that demo section I LOVED IT ) I never knew alot about Uncharted, so don't jump on me.

The 20 Medals in the game can be added as secret trophies and SEGA can add 30 more making the total 50. Not too much, not to little, its perfect. SEGA please do this...
( I'm still not even bored of the intro. I watch it to the end all the time before I start the game ) plus you've made an engine for this already!!!!!
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foxtheory - 75 days 9 hours ago
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4 - Great list!
I wish these all sold better, they're all great!

And we need a Dead Space sequel. Not the on-rails Extraction, but a true Dead Space 2. The atmosphere in that game was unbelievable!! The concept, gameplay, and graphics were spot on as well. Hopefully Visceral does Dead Space 2 after Dante's Inferno, another great looking games that probably will be on the "Top 5 Most Forgotten Games of 2010". It will most likely be overlooked because of God of War 3's close release. I wish for that not to happen, but I can just see it now.
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bjornbear - 75 days 9 hours ago
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5 - I have Far Cry 2 and i love it
Playing it througha second time and its surprisingly fun =D not perfect game, but great game, and definatly not over looked since it sold pretty damn well, and Ubi already admited to be working on a sequel =D!
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bruddahmanmatt - 75 days 7 hours ago
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My friend and i were just talking about how Dead Space is an underrated game the other day. He picked it up near launch but I only got around to buying it a few weeks ago when I saw it at Target for $20. Amazing game, amazingly underrated and especially amazing at $20. I agree with all of the games on that list being underrated as well. Far Cry 2 I bought at launch and I remember thinking that the map maker had an obnoxious amount of potential. Sadly while there have been some spectacular creations, the online community is nowhere near as big as say COD's online community. Plus the multiplayer gameplay itself was mediocre at best. The single player though...wow. These guys nailed it. Immersion is the word that comes to mind after playing through the single player story which itself is really an adaptation of Apocalypse Now/The Heart of Darkness.

The other three game (Mirror's Edge, Prince of Persia, Valkyria Chronicles) I have yet to pick up as I simply have too many damn games, but all three have been very well received by my friends as they tell me nothing but good things about them. I also have to agree with a lot of the "games that didn't make the list" at the bottom of the page. Pacific Rift is simply fantastic as are End War and MK vs. DC Universe.
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HALO-32 - 75 days 7 hours ago
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Dead Space-I have never been a person for survival horror, but I just want to own a copy out of principle.

Mirror's Edge-I was pissed at it for a while so I sold it, but I can't stay mad at it for ever...so I picked up a new copy for $10 yesterday.

Far Cry 2-For a $30 value you get a long single player, multiplayer and a map editor, thats good enough for me.

Prince of Persia-It was one of the most gorgeous games I have seen; too bad it had a horrible ending....

Valkyria Chronicles-I still haven't had a chance to play it, but I still have a copy.
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hobokiller - 75 days 7 hours ago
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The author should of put some Wii games on that list too. Madworld and Punch-out!! come to mind.
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St0n3d Bluntman - 75 days 5 hours ago
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8.1 - Punch Out was not released last year....
It came out in May, thats why its not on the list
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alexdulcianu - 75 days 7 hours ago
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Clear Sky had to be on this list(it was in 2008 right? Can't remember that well). Stalker and the Clear Sky prequel are some of the best open world FPSs, with one of the most intense atmospheres out there, but for some reason they're not as big as they should be. Of course, they have bugs but they're fixed now.
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xabmol - 75 days 6 hours ago
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10 - Mirrors Edge & Dead Space
Sequels please. =]
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kaveti6616 - 75 days ago
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I've been playing Dead Space lately, and the atmosphere of that game is suffocating. I can't say that the game scares me because I usually play it during the day, but there are parts in the game which make me jump. On top of that, some of the scripted sequences of that game are just downright FUBAR in a great way. If anyone played the game they might remember the scene where they walk down a hall and hear loud banging sounds. When they get to a room they see a man covered in blood banging his head against the wall. He dies as soon as the player enters. These are like the most memorable scenes of the game for me. The game looks fantastic, has great sound, and overall is a great game in my opinion. The only problem I had with it is that Isaac Clarke's story isn't addressed as much. He should, in my opinion, be more eager to explore the ship to find Nicole than to listen to what Hammond and Kendra have to say. The story could have had more depth, is what I mean. Anyway, great game and I hope that Dead Space 2 will be even better.
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bunfighterii - 74 days 22 hours ago
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solid list.

Dead Space ranks among my all time favourites. I loved the story, chilling atmosphere and downright scares, I found this one hard to play alone.

Far Cry 2 i think was ok, but i only got a little bit into it before being frustrated by the open world element. Your always about to die because of constant attacks from endlessly respawning enemies and the save parts are way too far apart. A simple fix for this game in my opinion would have been a start-> save option, where you could save anywhere you wanted, and not have enemies respawn at camps you've previously cleared out.

the other games i haven't played. I would be willing to give them a go though
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