With the world a day or so into the New Year, I wanted to reflect about one more aspect of gaming last year, and that's the titles that got overlooked by many people, but are solid games in their own right. 2015 saw a number of high profile releases from Metal Gear Solid V to The Witcher 3 to Fallout 4 to Xenoblade Chronicles X, but there were a number of small interesting ideas that are worth exploring:
Codename S.T.E.A.M. (3DS) - This game isn't quite up to Intelligent Systems high quality level of strategy found in Advance Wars and Fire Emblem, but it was still a pretty unique steampunk game. The idea of using steam to power attacks made players choose between attacking now or waiting later to unleash more powerful attacks during the enemy's turn. Also, only here does Abraham Lincoln fight alongside Tom Sawyer and the Lion from The Wizard of Oz.
Until Dawn (PS4) - Until Dawn is Heavy Rain done right. There is a palpable tension as you try to escape from a deranged serial killer. The game is rather short, but it does a good job of conveying the horror that series like Resident Evil have lost across the years.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Wii U) - Returning to the touchscreen control of Kirby Canvas Curse, this game features a huge reliance on the Wii U Gamepad. The game is pretty easy, in traditional Kirby style, but collecting everything can be quite the challenge. Unfortunately, it can be hard to appreciate the game's visuals on an HD TV with your eyes constantly having to gaze at the Wii U Gamepad.
What 2015 games do you feel people overlooked?
Codename S.T.E.A.M. (3DS) - This game isn't quite up to Intelligent Systems high quality level of strategy found in Advance Wars and Fire Emblem, but it was still a pretty unique steampunk game. The idea of using steam to power attacks made players choose between attacking now or waiting later to unleash more powerful attacks during the enemy's turn. Also, only here does Abraham Lincoln fight alongside Tom Sawyer and the Lion from The Wizard of Oz.
Until Dawn (PS4) - Until Dawn is Heavy Rain done right. There is a palpable tension as you try to escape from a deranged serial killer. The game is rather short, but it does a good job of conveying the horror that series like Resident Evil have lost across the years.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Wii U) - Returning to the touchscreen control of Kirby Canvas Curse, this game features a huge reliance on the Wii U Gamepad. The game is pretty easy, in traditional Kirby style, but collecting everything can be quite the challenge. Unfortunately, it can be hard to appreciate the game's visuals on an HD TV with your eyes constantly having to gaze at the Wii U Gamepad.
What 2015 games do you feel people overlooked?