I'm not sure how many people have actually played this game or on its actual popularity but I'll go with
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. This was a game back on the PS1 (feels so long ago now) but anyway this game and a few others really made up a chunk of my childhood games and I feel that sometimes it gets overlooked.
I don't really know what it was about this game but I really loved it as kid, maybe it was my young mind but I really appreciated the themes the game showed. A story wasn't really present in the game itself however I thought what little narrative it had it done great. It was all about this young crocodile who was had no parents and was raised by a strange small Tribe, known as the "Gobbos". Eventually Croc over grew his raisers and and suddenly they where all kidnapped and it was up to us to save them. For some reason the story really gave, me as the player, a motive to go out and save the world, maybe it was because the story was personal as the tribe who raised us where kidnapped.
Looking back now the gamplay and controls seem really poor and I do remember the sheer frustration as a kid. The game was generally perceived as a
Mario 64 clone which I think is a bit harsh considering the game itself differed in ways. However the controls where quite poor as was the camera angle but hey if a 6 year old can complete the game then it can't be truly bad right?
Just a fantastic game in my opinion and when I see people mention the "Golden Era" of gaming and more specifically titles on the PS1 I never see this game get mentioned and it's kinda upsetting in a way as I loved this game so much. I do see why it gets the criticism it did but I would have love to seen this game get more praise and recognition, maybe even the soundtrack at least as I thought it had one of the best in game soundtracks ever.