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FearDeniesFaith t1_ja7xiir wrote

Yes that critically acclaimed game was definitely underrated.

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thewdfthr t1_ja9q5rg wrote

Bro have you checked out this slept on underrated game called Red Dead Redemption 2?

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alaincastro t1_jaaayqj wrote

What?!?! They made a sequel to that hidden gem that I’m pretty sure I was the only person to ever play it?????

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TalithePally t1_jab6rsm wrote

Wait until you hear about this small indie game called The Witcher 3

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MrDabollBlueSteppers t1_ja9gquy wrote

The sales were middling at best despite it being an excellent game, so it definitely is underrated in a way

Maybe niche would be a better word though

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Lemmejussay t1_jaccxgd wrote

Just gonna take this opportunity to let any Americans here know that the word 'niche' is pronounced 'neesh', not 'nitch'. No offense meant, just makes intelligent people look very ignorant.

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No-Plankton4841 t1_jaa9wr6 wrote

>so it definitely is underrated in a way

Underrated refers to ratings or the general opinion of something.

The game (PS5) has a 86% critic score on Meta right now. That's fair. Although the users score PS5/PC is at like 7.5 and 6.5. So that is kind of 'underrated'. Not sure why thats so low there. Did it get bombed or something?

Underappreciated, maybe.

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PM-ME-PMS-OF-THE-PM t1_jac2yj7 wrote

>Although the users score PS5/PC is at like 7.5 and 6.5. So that is kind of 'underrated'. Not sure why thats so low there. Did

Anecdotally, a lot of people really hated it because they had no experience with roguelites before and didn't like the starting from the beginning after you die aspect of it. There was also quite a bit of hate because you couldn't save mid run and come back to it the next day, also pretty common in rogue games but not really mainstream.

As for the roguelite aspects of it they are lite, the powerups that you loot are pretty basic stat boosts that don't really change up how you play all the much, that being said it was a solid game with 10/10 sound and visual design and I'm excited at the prospect of a Returnal 2 or a spiritual successor.

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From a personal viewpoint I'd also have loved a "loop" mechanic where you start from the beginning after killing the last boss in an NG+ sort of sense.

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BrokenMemento t1_ja9ixqw wrote

On PC nobody even knows the game, so it’s quite niche outside consoles. Seems like it kinda bombed sales wise on steam

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rarz t1_jadt1le wrote

I've had my eye on this for a while. It's been on my wishlist as well, but I'll wait for the price to drop as 60 euro is far too much for any single game. :)

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jstack91 t1_jaaglfb wrote

90$ a game you better believe it better be the best thing ever, or everyone else will wait until its on sale 30%+, rightfully so.

Also it's a roguelite game and we paid 44$ for horizon and god of war when they came out. Much bigger games by comparison

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