The People Speak Week 2: under appreciated game of the year?

Does Demon's Souls count? I mean, it just released in Europe. Because if so, that's the number one, since it's also the number one underappreciated game from last year.

Also on the list, SMT: Strange Journey. Course SMT is still pretty under-the-radar franchise, and SJ was the first game they made that wasn't only for a Japanese audience.

And special mention goes to Tatsunoko vs Capcom, which was pretty much the most fun fighting game ever made.

There are probably some more that I missed.

 

I concur with Epic Battle Fantasy 3 - awesome stuff.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/548041 <-- that's the link to it.

I think PoP: Forgotten Sands was a little underappreciated. It was the same gameplay as the original sands of time trilogy, but with a great addition of freezing water.
Apart from it being a little easy, and the combat being a tad stale, I cant think of any other flaws it would have.
I'm guessing the dissapointment of the 2008 PoP not being continued didnt help that one much. Plus, the film ruined the game as usual.

 

What I can think of off the top of my head...

Persona 3 Portable - only because P3P was the one that was released this year.

Super Meat Boy - It's gotten really good reviews, but I don't think a lot of people will pay it much attention even though it's a great platformer.

Minecraft - Even though it's been garnering a lot of attention lately, it deserves all the recognition it can get.

Will add more later.

 

Technically, Minecraft came out last year in the Classic stage.

Other games this year that deserve a little more recognition.

No More Heroes 2, which was just as good as the original. When NMH: Heroes Paradise comes out this year it'll be my GOTY for sure. 1's bosses and story with 2's gameplay? Sign me the fuck up!

Yakuza 3, which was amazing and got very little recognition in the west.

Just Cause 2 also fits the bill, as it was a damn good freeroamer where you could do just about anything, and was fun as hell.

There are more too, that I again forgot.

 

True that the classic came out last year, but the alpha came out this past summer and it's the good version. One more Indie platformer I just remembered...


VVVVVV

 

Yeah, whatever. It's all good. But if that counts, then so does Demon's Souls.

And that just reminded me or another game I forgot: Beat Hazard.

Insert any music you want, combine it with great shmup gameplay that actually reaches its climax points during the heavy parts of the songs, and add a pinch of Asteroids and Amplitude. Great game all around.

 

Someone mentioned Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and I just wanted to point out his much dick that sucked compared to Enslaved: Oddysey to the West, the best action game of the year, and a very under-appreciated title. Not only was the gameplay tight, the characters and story were absolutely top notch. I would often have Monkey carry Trip on his back just because I thought it was sweet. There aren't a lot of recent games, big or small, that create those sort of connections between player and characters.

Also, Captain Smiley and ilomilo.