Favourite cult game? [Archive]

Kernow

Nov 28, 2005, 07:21 AM

The recent threads on Ikaruga (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=163782) and Shadow of the Colossus/Ico (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=163795) got me thinking.

Some games, like the two above, don't sell particularly well, and seem to fall under most people's radar, but both have very passionate supporters and almost have cult status amongst some gamers. Another one I can think of is Rez, for the PS2.

I know we've already had a favourite games thread, but a lot of that was the usual suspects (Zelda, Half-Life, WoW etc) - all good games, but I'm quite interested in the lesser known, non-mainstream games.

So, what are your favourite cult games?

fistful

Nov 28, 2005, 07:52 AM

SotC
ICO
Viewtiful Joe (does that count?)
Vagrant Story
Einhander

uuummmm, that's all I got...

Aarow

Nov 28, 2005, 07:56 AM

Is Katamari Damacy one? Not the new one, the first one. I dunno.

mpw

Nov 28, 2005, 08:06 AM

...So, what are your favourite cult games?

I like the one where we all chase the chicken round and the one who catches it gets to kill it drink the blood and then choose which virgin to sacrifice while wearing the old goats-head hat.....oh hold on, you're talking non-mainstream video games. Nevermind, forget I said anything:o

shadowmoses

Nov 28, 2005, 08:09 AM

Ninja Gaiden on Xbox....

Think that gets a shout, it was a poor seller but it does have a very large cult following from ninja gaiden fans, not to mention it is a great game,

SHadow

eva01

Nov 28, 2005, 08:21 AM

Animal Crossing for me :P

Kernow

Nov 28, 2005, 10:28 AM

Viewtiful Joe (does that count?)

Depends which version - 1st one on the GameCube - definitely, sequels on other systems, perhaps less so, but still an excellent game. :D

Is Katamari Damacy one? Not the new one, the first one. I dunno.

I think so. Another criteria for cult games seems to be quirky gameplay, which definitely fits the bill here.

kwajo.com

Nov 28, 2005, 11:03 AM

one phrase describes my favorite:

All Your Base Are Belong to Us.

ZeroWing is at once brilliant and one of the most frustrating games I've ever played. you can play it for an hour and you hit one little thing and you die and go back to the beginning! :mad: it's infuriating!

XNine

Nov 28, 2005, 11:47 AM

I enjoy Caslevania: Symphony of the Night for the PSX. It's a very rare game and definately has its own following. Simply the best Castlevania game ever.

Katamari Demacy, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, and Mr. Mosquito are others I enjoy as well.

Symtex

Nov 28, 2005, 11:52 AM

Under a killing moon series. very well done, very high-tech for the time it was release

louis_sx

Nov 28, 2005, 11:59 AM

I love Katamari Damacy. I'm not to big on the sequel...the original just did everything right and all the gimicky goals of the new one (such as the firestarter, underwater, rolling up the Sun, the stupid lightning bugs, and the clouds) are all either boring or relatively frustrating. The one exception is the sweets one where you uncover a picture. I can 100% that one every time anymore. The first, though, is just the better game.

Oh, and Penny Arcade today reminded me of another: Moonbase Commander

buryyourbrideau

Nov 28, 2005, 12:01 PM

Phantasy Star Online for the Xbox

MMORPG that didnt have the grpahics, but did have tremendously addictive gameplay. :)

Mitthrawnuruodo

Nov 28, 2005, 12:13 PM

Don't know about the cult status, but the original Master of Orion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Orion) still holds great therapeutic values for me... ;)

Sutekidane

Nov 28, 2005, 12:29 PM

Shenmue 1 and 2.

pknz

Nov 28, 2005, 01:28 PM

Definitly Shuffle Puck

Deefuzz

Nov 28, 2005, 01:41 PM

One of my all time favorites:

Samba De Amigo.

Also high on my list would be:

Katamari Damacy
Rez
PSO
Ikaruga

and thats all I can think of off of the top of my head

Nezza

Nov 28, 2005, 02:15 PM

I could tell you, but the "the monkey's are listening".

It may have been mainstream, but it has cult following! :D

Jedi128

Nov 28, 2005, 03:37 PM

jalagl

Nov 28, 2005, 04:05 PM

X-Com: UFO Defense :D

louis_sx

Nov 28, 2005, 04:09 PM

Sonic Adventure sold well. And it sucked. So that's why I didn't mention it. And it's been remade and re-released, so I also excluded for that. :D

Anything Zelda has been a huge commercial runaway success. That eliminates it.

As for Shining Force, hooyah...another that should be on the list. Especially Shining Force III, as it got killed by the Saturn. *sob*

Patmian212

Nov 28, 2005, 04:14 PM

Uplink hackers elite for pc and mac, almost any computer can run it, it is very challenging, very addictive and it has tons of in-game possibilities. Has a very active forum aswell.

Deefuzz

Nov 28, 2005, 04:28 PM

Shinning Force

Oh yeah, add that series to my list as well! Good pick!

MacRumorUser

Nov 28, 2005, 04:43 PM

Wow, so many come to mind....

Since everyone is saying Katamari Damacy I suppose I will join in with that one. But we have left off many, well here are a few of my favorites...

Sonic Adventure
Zelda
Phantasy Star Online
Shinning Force
Perfect Dark(does that count? should just go with GoldenEye I guess)

There are more, but this is what comes to mind right now.

Are any of those really CULT? They all sold very well enough and in some cases were major releases on their respective systems (perfect dark, zelda).

I go for

Ico. Animal Crossing. Giftpia. Beyond Good & Evil. Rez.

raggedjimmi

Nov 28, 2005, 04:44 PM

Tony Hawks GBA? they were pretty much just tech demos when the GBA was launched and then they stopped selling as well. which is a shame because I really liked THUG GBA.

Not so much cult but indie, Eternal Daughter is an okayish platform/adventure game. its PC only but quite good. not as fun as Metroid but it was only made by a few guys so its understandable.

oh and Turrican. few people have heard of it. well it was semi-big on Nintendo & Sega machines but I'm talking about the vintage Amiga versions which were just too good. I was so obsessed with it as a kid :)

Deefuzz

Nov 28, 2005, 05:21 PM

And BTW an interesting article on Joystiq today somewhat relates to this

http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000770069581/

Ikaruga, ICO, and Rez all make their list of top 10 hidden gems.

Kernow

Nov 28, 2005, 05:27 PM

And BTW an interesting article on Joystiq today somewhat relates to this

http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000770069581/

Ikaruga, ICO, and Rez all make their list of top 10 hidden gems.

Good article. I had forgotten about Killer 7, even though I only got it a few weeks ago :o

I think it has the makings of a cult game, but I've not had the time to really get into it and try it out.

louis_sx

Nov 30, 2005, 07:40 PM

I didn't think Beyond Good & Evil was all that great.

And I notice that a sequel for Disgaea is in the works. W00t!

real_murray

Nov 30, 2005, 08:59 PM

My favorite cult game is where everyone gives their money to the leader and drinks poisoned kool-aid ;-) Ahh...the memories...

2nyRiggz

Nov 30, 2005, 09:10 PM

siren
ALL Silent Hill Games

Bless

PlaceofDis

Nov 30, 2005, 09:27 PM

XGRA, i dont know, but i just love that game, so much fun!
and Doom 64 i love, but i dont know if that would be a cult game, i dont know how well it sales were.

MacRumorUser

Dec 1, 2005, 07:46 AM

I didn't think Beyond Good & Evil was all that great.

And I notice that a sequel for Disgaea is in the works. W00t!

An actual sequel or do you mean Phantom Brave? I got bored with both, I hate having to sit through reams and reams of speech text (between the actual RT stragergy playingfield sections).

Beyond Good & Evil was one of the few games I actually bothered finishing in the last couple of years. 40 hour epics are all well and good, but I find I usually get a bit tired of them, start playing somthing else and when I do eventually return to the game i've lost complete track of whats going on.

Literally have 200-300 games on my shelves (between all the curent gen systems) and I'd say maybe only 5-10% have actually been finished.

I think 10 hours of fantastic engrossing game is far better than 20-60 average with few highlights here and there.

DavidLeblond

Dec 1, 2005, 09:11 AM

Beyond Good & Evil was one of the few games I actually bothered finishing in the last couple of years. 40 hour epics are all well and good, but I find I usually get a bit tired of them, start playing somthing else and when I do eventually return to the game i've lost complete track of whats going on.

Literally have 200-300 games on my shelves (between all the curent gen systems) and I'd say maybe only 5-10% have actually been finished.

I think 10 hours of fantastic engrossing game is far better than 20-60 average with few highlights here and there.

Agreed. Even though I was super-disappointed to see BG&E end, that was probably the best game I've played in a while.

AoWolf

Dec 1, 2005, 10:43 AM

I would say golden sun. Maybe Escape Velocity to a lesses extent many mac users know it.

Patmian212

Dec 1, 2005, 12:11 PM

I would say golden sun. Maybe Escape Velocity to a lesses extent many mac users know it.
I really never liked this game, it feels dated, its hard to fly the ship and it feels like a cheap version of freelancer for windows.

*Getting prepared to be flamed*

louis_sx

Dec 1, 2005, 03:12 PM

An actual sequel or do you mean Phantom Brave? I got bored with both, I hate having to sit through reams and reams of speech text (between the actual RT stragergy playingfield sections).

No, a real sequel. Phantom Brave was awful...Ian McConville summed it up on the front page of machall.com:

Makai Kingdom

Picked up the game recently, and I'm only freshly in but I really dig it. As per usual, the voice acting is top notch, and the dialogue amusing. The grid combat is gone replaced with distance measurement from Phantom Brave. However, your characters don't ****ING VANISH after 5 rounds this time.

That enemies-piling-up crap got on my nerves in a hurry.

Anyway, Disgaea 2's sequel news is like 3 months old, but I just found it for myself, too: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/28/news_6134627.html

MacRumorUser

Dec 1, 2005, 04:56 PM

No, a real sequel. Phantom Brave was awful...Ian McConville summed it up on the front page of machall.com:

That enemies-piling-up crap got on my nerves in a hurry.

Anyway, Disgaea 2's sequel news is like 3 months old, but I just found it for myself, too: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/28/news_6134627.html

Doh! I actually have Makai Kingdom sat on my shelf next to the other two, I'm ashamed to say I havent even booted it up yet and it must have been there a month or two.

We also forgot to add Katamari on the list of cult games :)

mahashel

Dec 1, 2005, 05:39 PM

Alien vs Predator on the Atari Jaguar.
The graphics are terrible (though decent for its day), but the plot and gameplay were tense. First time a facehugger latched on, I jumped up and unplugged the system.. Freaky stuff back in the day.
Cheesy as it is now, I still love that game. :D