I thought it would be a cool idea to post about some unknown/obscure games that don't get mentioned much, or at all on many forums. I know other forums post these sort of threads as well but usually it seems to be games that actually have a following and or are just smaller on consoles. I'll start off with a few:
CHAMELEON (2005)
The main things I know about this is that it was done by a lot of the team from the first Mafia, "The game was released in a limited quantity in a limited number of countries and has never been released in western markets. The development was already finished in 2003 but it was published in 2005" it is very strange that it didn't go west as it was published by Take Two and English voice overs and was considered good 78% on Mobygames.
VIVISECTOR (2005)
I remember this game for having some great destructible enemies, you could shoot chunks of meat off them, allowing you to see the skeleton below. Also had some pretty wide levels. "It was originally intended to be an entry in the Duke Nukem franchise titled Duke Nukem: Endangered Species Hunter "-Wiki
YOU ARE EMPTY (2006)
This one seems to have a cult following. "The game is set in an alternate-history Soviet Union. It begins with the protagonist waking up in a ruined hospital, and it soon becomes clear that the populace has been afflicted by mutation and madness. He then must battle to stay alive and unravel the mystery. " -Wiki
COLLAPSE (2008)
Game from Ukraine, I remember really enjoying this, action combat with a sword like God of war combined with 3rd person shooting. There was also an expansion called Collapse: The Rage in 2010.
WHITE GOLD/XENUS 2 (2008)
This one might be more well known in PC circles as it is the sequel to Boiling Point: Road to Hell.
It is an open world game where you take on main/side missions and based on that your alliances change with the different factions. There are vehicles to drive from cars/helicopters/boats etc... these developers always went super ambitious (which meant lots of bugs).
PRECURSORS (2009)
From the same developers as the game above (Boiling Point and White Gold), but even more ambitious. Had the same gameplay loop as those games just on a galaxy level
"The game features a free-roaming world, with vast open areas, diverse weapons and a multitude of land, air and space vehicles. The player will be able to do a multitude of missions on six different planets or moons and even the interior of spaceships and space stations. Different vehicles can be used in engagements on the ground ranging from simple buggies and flyers to hover tanks and mechanical robots. After getting a spaceship, the player can also engage in space trade and combat with other factions in between the planetary missions. The player's spaceship can be upgraded throughout the game and the player character himself can be developed using a perk system " -Wiki
Theres a lot more I'll post as I remember them.
CHAMELEON (2005)
The main things I know about this is that it was done by a lot of the team from the first Mafia, "The game was released in a limited quantity in a limited number of countries and has never been released in western markets. The development was already finished in 2003 but it was published in 2005" it is very strange that it didn't go west as it was published by Take Two and English voice overs and was considered good 78% on Mobygames.
VIVISECTOR (2005)
I remember this game for having some great destructible enemies, you could shoot chunks of meat off them, allowing you to see the skeleton below. Also had some pretty wide levels. "It was originally intended to be an entry in the Duke Nukem franchise titled Duke Nukem: Endangered Species Hunter "-Wiki
YOU ARE EMPTY (2006)
This one seems to have a cult following. "The game is set in an alternate-history Soviet Union. It begins with the protagonist waking up in a ruined hospital, and it soon becomes clear that the populace has been afflicted by mutation and madness. He then must battle to stay alive and unravel the mystery. " -Wiki
COLLAPSE (2008)
Game from Ukraine, I remember really enjoying this, action combat with a sword like God of war combined with 3rd person shooting. There was also an expansion called Collapse: The Rage in 2010.
WHITE GOLD/XENUS 2 (2008)
This one might be more well known in PC circles as it is the sequel to Boiling Point: Road to Hell.
It is an open world game where you take on main/side missions and based on that your alliances change with the different factions. There are vehicles to drive from cars/helicopters/boats etc... these developers always went super ambitious (which meant lots of bugs).
PRECURSORS (2009)
From the same developers as the game above (Boiling Point and White Gold), but even more ambitious. Had the same gameplay loop as those games just on a galaxy level
"The game features a free-roaming world, with vast open areas, diverse weapons and a multitude of land, air and space vehicles. The player will be able to do a multitude of missions on six different planets or moons and even the interior of spaceships and space stations. Different vehicles can be used in engagements on the ground ranging from simple buggies and flyers to hover tanks and mechanical robots. After getting a spaceship, the player can also engage in space trade and combat with other factions in between the planetary missions. The player's spaceship can be upgraded throughout the game and the player character himself can be developed using a perk system " -Wiki
Theres a lot more I'll post as I remember them.
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