Some other really good games worth checking out: - Elemental Gearbolt (on rails gun shooter) - Rollcage Stage 2 (arcade racer) - Future Cop LAPD (action) - In Cold Blood (suspense, espionage, action) - Project Overkill (action, very violent) - Colony Wars Red Sun (arcade space sim) - Vagrant Story (action RPG; no exactly hidden but it's a MASTERPIECE)
@@GreyMatterShades It's a great game! Fun, brutally difficult and still very cheap. There was a Genesis game called Skeleton Crew. Never played it, but they seem very similar.
Wow yeah I loved that game. I used to play songs over intros to games, and there's a song... I think it was a Lit song that fit perfectly over the intro lol. I would try to time them to make it look like the song was the real track playing during the intro lol what a dork I was xD (and still am)
Koudelka. In the same vein that Parasite Eve was the lovechild of Resident Evil and Final Fantasy, this is the offspring of RE and Fire Emblem. The combat is turned based on a tactics board, the non-boss battles are random encounters, there is a leveling up system, and there is a very strong horror/creepy mansion element to the environment. I actually found it to be a lot more frightening and unsettling than Parasite Eve, another game that I adore.
PS1/PS2 era is probably my fav era of gaming, would recommend some other titles such as alundra,soul Reaver, Dino crisis, 40 winks, primal, shinobi, bubble bobble beyond good and evil, croc, heart of darkness, fear 2, driver, road rash, crazy taxi, beyond good and evil, worms 3d, wipeout.
Here's a few more that may not be all that hidden, but tend to get overlooked: Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Blazing Dragons, Discworld, Driver 2, Umjammer Lammy, Incredible Crisis, Omega Boost, Threads of Fate, Tail Concerto, and Moon (jp only, recently fan translated).
Huge points for shouting out Blood Omen. The gameplay is pretty clunky and it wasn't all that technically impressive, but the story, soundtrack, and atmosphere were incredible. It's definitely a game I'd love to see get a modern remake/reimagining, as long as they still captured those strong elements.
Jesus, seeing games I played A LOT as a kid like Fighting Force, Die Hard Trilogy (which is quite hard actually) and Vigilante 8 made me smile and go down the memory lane, to simpler times, when all I had to care about was good grades, having fun and drinking soda with my friends.
100%, really enjoyed part 1 and even though part 2 deviated a bit and got more action heavy, I really enjoyed that one too. A remake is definitely needed! And rumored at one point iirc...
Never thought of Fear Effect as a hidden gem. Remember it being promoted well and always thought it was a favourite for its time. Plus must have sold decent enough having gotten a sequel. One of my favourite “hidden gems” though is Devil Dice. Very fun, very addictive puzzle game I think a lot of people missed out on.
One of my favorite hidden gems is Spider the Video Game. You played a bio-engineered spider with a knife for a leg and completed levels in a 3D side scroller type of world where you'd have fight other bugs like spiders, slugs, bats, etc. while avoiding things like fire and water. You could even find upgrades for your spider like a boomerang, flamethrower and missiles.
Yes! Loving this top 10, I personally feel strongest about Policenauts. You can really tell Kojima wore his influences on his sleeve, making numerous references to western culture, pulling Meryl into the MGS universe and basically making the main character and his best pal mirror the duo on Lethal Weapon. Very underrated considering this man's bulk of titles after it
The hidden gems I played for the PS1 were the syphon filter trilogy, tenchu stealth assassins, and Blasto. The first and second syphon filter games were great had interesting characters and a decent story. Tenchu stealth assassins, may have been overshadowed by the Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell games, but without it I wouldn’t have found a taste for the martial arts sub-genre. Blasto, played it when I was 4 and couldn’t get past the first levels and completely forgot about it. Until 5 years ago when it popped in my head. Also the titular character Blasto was voiced by the late Phil Hartman who you might know better as The Simpsons character Troy McClure.
You should do a part 2 on this because there's so much more PS1 games that need more love. Here's 10 that I recommend talking about: - Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman - Brave Fencer Musashi - Tomba 2 - Legend of Legaia - Punky Skunk - Nightmare Creatures - Dragon Seeds - Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time - Threads of Fate - Tail Concerto
I never really see people talk about Spider: The Video Game. You play as, well, a spider and you can upgrade your legs with different weapons. I was obsessed with that game as a kid. And a lot of the PS1 JRPGs would probably count but Koudelka stands out. It is not a perfect game, but the story and characters are pretty great and it's a direct prequel to Shadow Hearts on the PS2 so I still love it.
I’ve played Vigilante 8 (love the extra moves you can do with the weapons, such as the mortar weapon being able to flip enemies over and also make fantastic craters in the ground, even multiple times over to dig a hole). The environmental hazards like being struck by planes in the airfield or waves in the dam are awesome - a great game! Die Hard Trilogy I haven’t played since back then but it was fun. Fighting Force I have nowadays and it’s quite fun, despite having clunky controls as you mentioned. Definitely worth it for beat ‘em up fans though!
Jersey Devil is amazing, also it has a PC version that looks a bit better but with the music trarcks changed and without the cartoon cinematics. One of my favorites together with Rayman 2 of that style and time.
Einhander is easily the most unknown hidden gem I've ever owned in my life (technically I was my dad's game, but it was for the family). It's the only sidescrolling shoot 'em up that Square's ever done (heck, the only shooter Square's ever done PERIOD outside of Dirge of Cerberus, I believe), and MAN was it a classic! Easily one of my favorite PS1 games we had when I was growing up! I got so hyped finding out about the Einhander boss in World of Final Fantasy the Einhander Easter Egg in Kingdom Hearts III!
I still have Einhander and it aged pretty well. But I know a game that's even weirder than a side scrolling shooter by Square. Omega Boost. A space mech shooter made by Polyphony Digital... more famous for... freaking Gran Turismo. Of all the games Polyphony Digitals have made, 90% are Gran turismo games and the rest are still racing game except for Omega Boost.
@@بهزادسالمی-م9ث Omega Boost can be a little bit disorienting sometimes when things go really crazy but it's hard to believe the game came out in the same era where games often had really terrible tank controls like Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and Dino Crisis. Then you have Omega boost with smooth spins and twists in 360 space even upside down.
I second the Alone in the Dark and Fear Effect. Both of which have subsequent games. Also will add horror games Echo Night and Overblood. Tho I didn't finish the latter. Echo Night had an excellent story.
Demolition racer is one of my favorite ps1 games that I hardly hear anyone talk about. Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is probably my favorite beat em up style type game, and something i like to go back to to relax
Overblood 2 was ambitious Koudelka, Baroque for the dark gothic Martian Gothic Unification for RE/Bio lovers Chocobo racing for CTR lovers Aquanote, Kaze no Notam, Toro and Friends for the chill UFO, Moon RPG for love de lic enthusiast and also chillrpg Valkyrie Elysium and Mars Story (kasei monogatari) for more JRPG Soumatou/Kagerou to combo peasants with traps Echo Nights and Kings Quest for fromsoft lovers My personal favorite is Linda Cube: a great mix of shocking, sad, and sweet. Also known to some as like a predecessor of pokemon style gameplay (game devs are not associated with Nintendo though) There were a lot of good titles that are buried in times and best to support the archives of it.
this is officially my favorite video you have published. i have a complete copy of LSD: Dream Emulator. i also have stuff like Kodelka and the Clock Tower series. also do you remember INTERACTIVE? the demo disc was like red and black on the cover? ahhhh the PS1 will always be my favorite system!
Hell yeah Galerians! Probably my favourite Resident Evil-like on the PS1. It definitely doesn't get the love it deserves. It's great watching lists like this, because thanks to demo disks and rental shops, I've played almost all of these. I really miss demo disks.
Heart of Darkness is one of my faved treasured memories, C-12 Final Resistance was a gritty third person action shooter with scary aliens and brilliant sound design and atmosphere, and World's Scariest Police chases I remember having some wild driving mechanics and weather effects at the time (when I was like 7). I know the prior two are more known but still HoD is much less recognized than I'd expect though and truly deserves a remaster or remake. C-12 no one I know has heard of haha
- I keep hearing that Alone in the Dark games are as good as the movie. Maybe I'll check out some of the newer ones. One set in Central Park really sounded awesome to me, but I didn't have any systems at the time. -I loved Fighting Force and I think I still have the game packed away somewhere. I remember there was an ad in Gamepro that said you can visit the playable characters at an upcoming convention. They got people that looked like them and dressed them up. So goofy, but I would have loved seeing that. I think Last Bronx or Fighting Vipers did the same thing. - Boogie is my main in V8. Love that game, too. Never had the chance to play 2nd Offense. Twisted Metal 3 isn't really a good game, haha. I love all the TM games beside 3 and 4. - Fear Effect is another great Survival Horror game. It should be more known than it is. Rogue Trip Vacation 2012 is the only hidden gem on PS1 that I can think of. Another Vehicular Combat game made by the company that made Twisted Metal 2 before they were bought by GT interactive.
My dude Kai is here to show off fear effect and Jersey devil. 2 games I loved when I was younger and Fear effect 1 and 2 are the first PS1 games I completed
Personally, the whole Syphon Filter trilogy is a gem. Not many know of its existence but to me these are my favorite retro games, especially the 2nd. Loved the Bloody Roar 2 entry too.
I’m shocked you haven’t played that alone in the dark. Some puzzles are taken straight out of resident evil and are pretty much identical. Very great game. Another one I really love that not a lot of people mention and maybe it’s a bad game I just am fond of - but Overblood is a great game almost nobody knows. Very good game with a great story.
This video was a trip to memory Lane. Living in Brazil in early 2000's we had access to a bunch of uknown games, unfortunately, via piracy. My local newstand used to sell these very 'alternative' ps1 titles games that they downloaded using Limeare, Kazaa or Emule. For many years I've never seen anyone talking about Jersey Devil or Fighting Force! Those are incredible Hidden Gems! Great Video, Kai! I think you can go on and make a PS2 hidden gems video as well!
Same, PS1 back then as a kid were expensive, modchips were very abundant during that time, now it's far more easier to play the PS1 classics we missed due to region locking and pricey games so it's more enjoyable now lol
An underrated/unheard of game I really liked (ps2 I think) "killer 7". A on rails shooter with really unique game mechanic & story, u played an assassin with 7 multiple personalities...each with unique weapons & skills. I haven't played it in forever but I remember loving how different & cool it was
with the exception of Missouri Falls, PoliceNauts, and Galerian, I played these back in the day. These are truly classic hidden gems. Some PS1 hidden gems I also don't see many people talk about are: Alundra 2 (a Zelda-esque game for non-Nintendo owners) TaiFu: Wrath of the Tiger (like tekken force mode from Tekken3 and spyro had a baby) Future Cop: LAPD (the coop is crazy good) Threads of Fate (Squaresoft ARPG game before the likes of Kingdom Hearts) Soul of the Samurai (before Omnimusha, there was this Samurai battling some supernatural forces)
Those ps1 game disc's with demos on them were called jam packs. I still have quite a few I think. The one with Hercules, jurassic park and 2 extreme stick out the most. Good memories.
Chase the express is a decent PS1 hidden gem IMO. It's basically Metal Gear Solid on a train, but with classic Resident Evil controls and fixed camera angles (I think? It's been decades since I played it)
There's a big resurgence in the Armored Core franchise, but the series mostly flew under the radar during its time. Loved the Bloody Roar series, played 1-3. Wish it would come back, but I think Hudson Soft isn't what it used to be.
The Deception series (especially 2) is both long running and pretty unique, definetly worth looking into Carnage Heart is a truly hardcore mech sim (so hard you don't even pilot the mechs, you program them) Future Cop LAPD is the spiritual sucessor to the Strike series of helicopter games but with a transforming mech instead
If fear effect takes place in the year 2050, it's probably when we'll see a remake. There is supposedly a remake coming for this game, I think there is trailers I saw, probably no game play footage, of fear effect remake. It looks really good, but it has a lot of youtube downvotes for some reason. Maybe they're very slow in giving updates, not delivering something? Mayve been from years ago to few months ago barely anything changed. Whatever reason people don't like this, it'd be cool if there was a remake and I'd definitely play it. I think there's multiple endings.. I don't remember a lot of it. Mightve had someone play my save files and skip some content cause I only remember all of disc1, very little of the ... don't wanna spoil but don't remember names, "beginner guy in helicopter the thinner" let's say.. just remember him in a hot pipe room. Just remember like one small scene of I think falling platform's with the fat mustache guy. Out of 4 disc's I'm sure there was more lol but whatever happened... I guess there's multiple choices in the campaign i don't know of. I must've had a bad end cause a girls face haunted me a few years, especially in the shower/tub with a melting frosty the snowman in tub movie too... I was gonna not watch any of this since I have no interest in ps1 games even if they're hidden gems, but I like that one, and I was hoping you'd bring up one of them. One gem that is rarely spoken of, very underrated, it may've been where I learned the word "Dex" .. an "RPG Horror" I guess, I doubt I beated, barely remember, but I remember it was decent. I always forget the name and even a deep search of all ps1 games won't find it often is how "underrated hidden" it is, didn't even make it on this list, and yes, I'm pretty sure it does play like Resident Evil tank controls. I guess "RE and final fantasy if it had a baby" best way to put this one. I wouldn't even know what the name of this game is if I hadn't had it on my watch later Playlist with little vids so it's easy to find lol. Koudelka.
Great video. Nice to hear someone champion Bloody Roar 2 and Fighting Force. Love those games. And Galerians too. I loved that game and the sequel too. Always wanted to play Jersey Devil. Nice to see it.
Pretty Good List! An Honorable Mention In My Opinion Is Koudelka. Its Like Resident Evil But If It Had A Turn-Based Combat System. Tenchu Stealth Assassins, Tenchu 2, Virus: It Is Aware, And Clock Tower Deserve A Bit Of A Mention As Well 👍
Seconding Koudelka. The combat system is straight out of JRPG territory but rather weird and wonky which serves to make the game even more macabre. It was followed up by Shadow Hearts on the PS2 but with the twist that it follows from the ending you get from getting wrecked by the final boss. Koudelka and Shadow Hearts also went for a dark alternate history setting with actual historical figures seen in game or referenced although their backstories in game have been... altered a bit to better suit the plot. EDIT: Also I'll add the Siren games on PS2. They were overshadowed by the Silent Hill series and RE4 but had some unique game mechanics. It also did not help that Siren 1 was deliberately designed to be obtuse and tough to figure out, the game's director wanting people to collaborate online to solve the game, as while the game is possible to get through without a guide it is frustrating especially if you didn't have the manual.
@@ladyabaxa Yeah For The PS2: Forbidden Siren, Haunting Ground, Rule Of Rose, Constantine, Obsure, Cold Fear, And Kuon HAVE To Be On That List. Siren Was Such A Underrated Game. The Sight Jack Mechanic Was Very Interesting. A Remake Of Those Games Would Cause Mass Nightmares 😬 I Remember The Booklet Alone Still Terrifies Me To This Day!😖
I loved Bloody roar, the best character for me was the mole. Unfortunately the game is really high priced and I try to find it for a decent price for years 😅. If there is one game i highly recommend that most people never played is treasures of the deep. There is even almost no contant about that game on TH-cam. It may be nostalgia but for me its highly underrated.
Alone in the Dark 4: The New Nightmare is a great game. It gives me more scared than some RE games. The flashlight use in puzzles is a great addition. I truly recommend to you to fully play the game
I was expecting Kagero: Deception II on this list. I freaking love that game. Good list but I only know Vigilante 8, I guess I didn't really play that much PS1 games after all.
"OverBlood" is another RE inspired Survivor Horror game - and was a really interesting take on the setting (in space I believe) - it was good enough for a sequel as well, but I dont think I played that one. I was so high on RE1/2 during the 90s - that this game really was great to pickup at the time. Recommend trying it, same inventory, tank controls, etc
Real solid list that's full of titles I've recommended to others over the years as well. Other hidden gems that people should play are; Apocalypse starring Bruce Willis, Devil Dice, Ghost In The Shell (you'd be surprised how many people aren't aware or sleep on this), Gekido Urban Fighters, Granstream Saga, and TRAG Mission of Mercy to name a few.
Alone in the Dark looked good but the gameplay wasn't really there. It got pretty frustrating and back in the day the solution wasn't as simple as picking up your phone. A lot of younger viewers won't remember the frustration of trading in a game because you got stuck. Koudelka is my favourite PS1 game that most people skipped over. A surprisingly adult Survival Horror/RPG 4 disks, loads of cutscenes. Eventually morphed into Shadowhearts but this was the best for our niche.
Hm. Alone in the dark wasn't that difficult for me, for some reason. Now resident evil zero I've restarted twice and still don't have the health to beat that friggin bat, that game I'm so stuck in but aitd wasn't so bad, I figured it out. Different folks I guess haha, everyone I know says they've beaten zero and I'm like I guess I suck lol.
@@kamenanew9867 oh, I love zero. Just pointed my shotgun up and let him have a clip. Stand near the alter or or other place you can see the ceiling well and shoot as soon as he closes. If you have no ammo left sorry can't help.
@@Whalewraith yeah Billy and Rebecca are both near death and I'm near outta ammo, on both attempts so far, and i havent been able to care enough to try again yet lol
Alone in the Dark on Ps1 was a BIGGGGGG DEALLL and a cult classic in that era. If you had that game you were the king of the sleepovers. We would all huddle around the TV and watch lol
I was expecting Parasite Eve in here, but I think that series is in a point that is both quite niche but also it's like a very mainstream title, which is sad because we're some fans and people always like to talk about it, but never sold so much, especially with modern Squenix expecting mediocre titles to sell in the millions, I doubt they would like to revive PE, especially since the third entry was not everyone's cup of tea
Dude!!!!! I completely forgot about Die Hard Trilogy! I friggin' loved those games man! Was so cool that all 3 were completely different games gameplay-wise, with each game really suiting it's respective film as well.
Thank you for this video! This brought me way back and reminded me of how freaking awesome my childhood was with my PS1. I had all but three entries on this list. Fighting Force probably being my fav on the list. But my all time favorite PS1 game was NFL Blitz.
Was sad not to see Parasite Eve, Legend of Dragoon, or Dino Crisis on this list. Those are all ones I highly recommend to those looking for some ps1 gems.
BLOODY ROAR LESSS GOOOOOOO, for other fighying games I'd reccomend both Gundam Assault titles, Primal Rage, Soul Blade/Soul Edge and Capcom's classic Jojo's Bizare Adventure Heritage for the Future.
Thank you Broski! Excited to watch the movie now for it. 4:37 Gallerians is amazing. Psychic Drugs for weapons is crazy, like Drew Barrymore in the movie Firestarter LOL. Perhaps the best $7 I have spent on a PS1 game. It worth much more now. RETROTECH
I would like to suggest some psx hidden gems: Baroque Planet Laika Saga frontier 1 & 2 Popolocrois Monogatari 1& 2 Gunnm Kasei no Kioku(Alita) Racing Lagoon Langrisser IV Most of these games have been recently english patched, so i think many people haven't played them yet, altough Ragnarox made a video about Baroque recently, wich might have spawned some visibility to such a great hidden gem.
Armored core, syphon filter, silent bomber and a few others. But I loved how you blasted me back to my childhood man, fighting force 1 and 2, jersey devil, vigilante 8. I love your videos, they always give me a nostalgia trip. Thank you for that!!!
Alone in the Dark TNN & Galatians are ones I’ve always liked as well. These are some others I liked that not many know about or played, I’d say check them out Kai if you can: PS1: Overblood Overblood 2 (had a English release in EU only) Koudelka Countdown Vampires Vampire Hunter D Tobal 2 (JP import only) Future Cop LAPD Steel Reign Treasures of the Deep
Great video. I just went to my local used game store and found a copy of Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare. It came in an old Blockbuster case. Looking forward to giving it a play.
I'm glad I've told you about the old alone in the dark games, fear effect. But I'm also surprised you mentioned Jersey Devil I still have that game, it's awesome but very janky. With my PS1 collection at the time it was dominated with tons of resident evil style games and furry platformers. I wanna recommend you try out Blasto, Kingsley's Adventure (sort of like starfox adventures before that game was even made), Klonoa, Punky Skunk, Jumping Flash, Parasite Eve, Chaos Break, Koudelka and the first dynasty warriors game.
So my recommendations are a little all over the place, and I am not sure how 'hidden' they really are... But no one seems to mention them much. 1) So mainly I would say, Syphon Filter 1-3 were such great action cheese. The plot and VA were silly and not amazing, but the gameplay and level variations between each game was SO good. Honestly my fav action series on the PS1. Wish they brought them back... 2) Next I would say, for those who love the whole Action Platformer, 40 Winks was so slept on (pun indented). The setting of going into children's dream worlds was such fun, and honestly some of the puzzles/platforming are still tricky to this day... Also racing that stupid cheating witch. xD 3) Then honestly I would just throw a couple of random ones in there, 'C-12: Resistance' is good for those who liked the big action games, as you fight robot aliens in a dystopian future with not much plot, but fun gameplay. 'Vampire Hunter D' was a decent game, obviously inspired by Resident Evil... And for fan of lightgun style games there is 'The Legend of Jesse James'. A tough as nails shooter, but a great one none the less...
Heart of Darkness is an amazing game that really impressed me as a kid, the gameplay, visuals and cutscenes are so dope! Too bad I had only one CD and at one point the game asked to insert CD 2 to proceed 😢. I don't if it's a hidden gem, but for me it's one of the best PS1 games ever
YES!! i was looking to see if someone else mentioned this game, my mom said she loved playing it and it was her favorite ps1 game before i was even born so after recently getting a working ps2 to play my old games we found a copy of it online and ordered it and that game is seriously so fun and underrated! i played it for almost 3 days straight after we got it until i beat it and every moment was a blast, i just need to get my mom to play through it again bc she said she never finished it all those years ago and i want her to see the ending so bad!
Fear Effect 2 was pure gold, the story, the characters, the scenarios, the music, the sexual tensión between the lesbians Main characters, it was so beyond his time.
I barely hear anyone mention the voice acting. The first game had it pretty darn good, but the second game absolutely nailed it. They even had freakin' Wendee Lee in it. After all, I don't remember voice acting in games generally being that amazing at the time, but I could be wrong. Been a few years, eh. :)
You making me feel old now 😅😅 used to record the episodes on VHS because it aired so late at night, I'm assuming you remember BITs also with the 3 girls? 😂
Some other really good games worth checking out:
- Elemental Gearbolt (on rails gun shooter)
- Rollcage Stage 2 (arcade racer)
- Future Cop LAPD (action)
- In Cold Blood (suspense, espionage, action)
- Project Overkill (action, very violent)
- Colony Wars Red Sun (arcade space sim)
- Vagrant Story (action RPG; no exactly hidden but it's a MASTERPIECE)
Awesome list. Project Overkill is definitely overlooked! I never see anyone bring it up, but the gameplay is super satisfying (and super difficult).
@@GreyMatterShades It's a great game! Fun, brutally difficult and still very cheap. There was a Genesis game called Skeleton Crew. Never played it, but they seem very similar.
I like the list especially LAPD and colony wars but vagrant story can go to hell
Few years ago i payed 50€ for my new version of Future Cop, only because the PSN version was only in French and English.
@@23GreyFox It's a good game that has been slowly gaining value, like Omega Boost. Luckily I got them both for roughly $24 each, CIB.
I always considerd "Jade Cocoon" as a hidden gem. One on the most atmospheric und melancholic RPG's I ever played. The Soundtrack is outstanding.
I haven't heard that game in along time...thank you
seriously though, straight masterpiece!
Wow yeah I loved that game. I used to play songs over intros to games, and there's a song... I think it was a Lit song that fit perfectly over the intro lol. I would try to time them to make it look like the song was the real track playing during the intro lol what a dork I was xD (and still am)
Koudelka. In the same vein that Parasite Eve was the lovechild of Resident Evil and Final Fantasy, this is the offspring of RE and Fire Emblem. The combat is turned based on a tactics board, the non-boss battles are random encounters, there is a leveling up system, and there is a very strong horror/creepy mansion element to the environment. I actually found it to be a lot more frightening and unsettling than Parasite Eve, another game that I adore.
It's also considered the prequel to the Shadow Hearts series. 💕
Just played through it 3 times! It was great!
@@adampindell Right? It's a hidden gem. And the sequels (Shadow Hearts) are pretty good too. I do recommend.
PS1/PS2 era is probably my fav era of gaming, would recommend some other titles such as alundra,soul Reaver, Dino crisis, 40 winks, primal, shinobi, bubble bobble beyond good and evil, croc, heart of darkness, fear 2, driver, road rash, crazy taxi, beyond good and evil, worms 3d, wipeout.
Here's a few more that may not be all that hidden, but tend to get overlooked: Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Blazing Dragons, Discworld, Driver 2, Umjammer Lammy, Incredible Crisis, Omega Boost, Threads of Fate, Tail Concerto, and Moon (jp only, recently fan translated).
Hah! High 5 on incredible crisis! 🫸🫷🫸🫷😎
Huge points for shouting out Blood Omen. The gameplay is pretty clunky and it wasn't all that technically impressive, but the story, soundtrack, and atmosphere were incredible. It's definitely a game I'd love to see get a modern remake/reimagining, as long as they still captured those strong elements.
Glad to see someone else remembers the Blazing Dragons game!!!
Such a warm and cozy video, love these videos about old games
Jesus, seeing games I played A LOT as a kid like Fighting Force, Die Hard Trilogy (which is quite hard actually) and Vigilante 8 made me smile and go down the memory lane, to simpler times, when all I had to care about was good grades, having fun and drinking soda with my friends.
Surprised that Parasite Eve wasn't on the list. That game was resident evil like but still was it's own unique game. That game deserves a remake.
true that!
hidden gems he meant. Parasite Eve wasnt hidden.
100%, really enjoyed part 1 and even though part 2 deviated a bit and got more action heavy, I really enjoyed that one too. A remake is definitely needed! And rumored at one point iirc...
Parasite Eve >>> 🤍
It was as popular as Resident Evil back in the day. It's just faded into obscurity.
Never thought of Fear Effect as a hidden gem. Remember it being promoted well and always thought it was a favourite for its time. Plus must have sold decent enough having gotten a sequel.
One of my favourite “hidden gems” though is Devil Dice. Very fun, very addictive puzzle game I think a lot of people missed out on.
Yeah a quarter of these games aren't reslly hidden gems. Maybe forgotten because the games are old but they were hot in their heyday.
One of my favorite hidden gems is Spider the Video Game. You played a bio-engineered spider with a knife for a leg and completed levels in a 3D side scroller type of world where you'd have fight other bugs like spiders, slugs, bats, etc. while avoiding things like fire and water. You could even find upgrades for your spider like a boomerang, flamethrower and missiles.
Yes! Loving this top 10, I personally feel strongest about Policenauts. You can really tell Kojima wore his influences on his sleeve, making numerous references to western culture, pulling Meryl into the MGS universe and basically making the main character and his best pal mirror the duo on Lethal Weapon. Very underrated considering this man's bulk of titles after it
He destroyed the series. Remember? What took you so long? *Hideo kojima voice
I blew him up with a rpg several times on his escape in the jeep. It was glorious.
It's Blade runner. 0 original about it.
The hidden gems I played for the PS1 were the syphon filter trilogy, tenchu stealth assassins, and Blasto.
The first and second syphon filter games were great had interesting characters and a decent story.
Tenchu stealth assassins, may have been overshadowed by the Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell games, but without it I wouldn’t have found a taste for the martial arts sub-genre.
Blasto, played it when I was 4 and couldn’t get past the first levels and completely forgot about it. Until 5 years ago when it popped in my head. Also the titular character Blasto was voiced by the late Phil Hartman who you might know better as The Simpsons character Troy McClure.
Didn't splinter cell come out on PS2?
@@Crazyoldman84 yes but you get the idea
I remember playing Syphon Filter, Jackie Chan stunt master, Armaggedon, Dino Crisis, Chess master, Croc and Scooby Doo.!
You should do a part 2 on this because there's so much more PS1 games that need more love. Here's 10 that I recommend talking about:
- Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman
- Brave Fencer Musashi
- Tomba 2
- Legend of Legaia
- Punky Skunk
- Nightmare Creatures
- Dragon Seeds
- Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
- Threads of Fate
- Tail Concerto
I second Tomba 2 and suggest Tomba. I've only seen Tomba one in person once and it was very expensive; £125.00 GBP.
legaia? never heard someone mentioning it as a hidden gem
I never really see people talk about Spider: The Video Game. You play as, well, a spider and you can upgrade your legs with different weapons. I was obsessed with that game as a kid. And a lot of the PS1 JRPGs would probably count but Koudelka stands out. It is not a perfect game, but the story and characters are pretty great and it's a direct prequel to Shadow Hearts on the PS2 so I still love it.
Holy cow! I completely forgot about that game.
One of my personal favorites was Twisted Metal: Small Brawl. It was like Twisted Metal, but with RC cars. Awesomeness.
I really like Suikoden 1 & 2, most people never heard of them. They actually have a remaster coming out soon! Solid PS1 game!
Suikoden 2 is still my fav game of all time after all these years , I’m so glad when people knew it’s existence 🎉
When's the remaster coming?
@@thegamingprozone1941 sometime this year, nothing official yet. I have been checking weekly though. Such great games!
I really liked this one it's kinda like Breath of Fire 2 with all the secrets and base building.
Had a blast playing both.
I’ve played Vigilante 8 (love the extra moves you can do with the weapons, such as the mortar weapon being able to flip enemies over and also make fantastic craters in the ground, even multiple times over to dig a hole). The environmental hazards like being struck by planes in the airfield or waves in the dam are awesome - a great game!
Die Hard Trilogy I haven’t played since back then but it was fun.
Fighting Force I have nowadays and it’s quite fun, despite having clunky controls as you mentioned. Definitely worth it for beat ‘em up fans though!
Jersey Devil is amazing, also it has a PC version that looks a bit better but with the music trarcks changed and without the cartoon cinematics. One of my favorites together with Rayman 2 of that style and time.
Einhander is easily the most unknown hidden gem I've ever owned in my life (technically I was my dad's game, but it was for the family). It's the only sidescrolling shoot 'em up that Square's ever done (heck, the only shooter Square's ever done PERIOD outside of Dirge of Cerberus, I believe), and MAN was it a classic! Easily one of my favorite PS1 games we had when I was growing up! I got so hyped finding out about the Einhander boss in World of Final Fantasy the Einhander Easter Egg in Kingdom Hearts III!
I still have Einhander and it aged pretty well. But I know a game that's even weirder than a side scrolling shooter by Square. Omega Boost. A space mech shooter made by Polyphony Digital... more famous for... freaking Gran Turismo. Of all the games Polyphony Digitals have made, 90% are Gran turismo games and the rest are still racing game except for Omega Boost.
@@chamoo232 Omega Boost is one of the best Mecha Games on PSX Along With Armored Core Series.
@@بهزادسالمی-م9ث Omega Boost can be a little bit disorienting sometimes when things go really crazy but it's hard to believe the game came out in the same era where games often had really terrible tank controls like Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and Dino Crisis. Then you have Omega boost with smooth spins and twists in 360 space even upside down.
I second the Alone in the Dark and Fear Effect. Both of which have subsequent games. Also will add horror games Echo Night and Overblood. Tho I didn't finish the latter. Echo Night had an excellent story.
Alone in the dark new nightmare was absolutely terrifying
Demolition racer is one of my favorite ps1 games that I hardly hear anyone talk about. Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is probably my favorite beat em up style type game, and something i like to go back to to relax
Overblood 2 was ambitious
Koudelka, Baroque for the dark gothic
Martian Gothic Unification for RE/Bio lovers
Chocobo racing for CTR lovers
Aquanote, Kaze no Notam, Toro and Friends for the chill
UFO, Moon RPG for love de lic enthusiast and also chillrpg
Valkyrie Elysium and Mars Story (kasei monogatari) for more JRPG
Soumatou/Kagerou to combo peasants with traps
Echo Nights and Kings Quest for fromsoft lovers
My personal favorite is Linda Cube: a great mix of shocking, sad, and sweet. Also known to some as like a predecessor of pokemon style gameplay (game devs are not associated with Nintendo though)
There were a lot of good titles that are buried in times and best to support the archives of it.
this is officially my favorite video you have published. i have a complete copy of LSD: Dream Emulator. i also have stuff like Kodelka and the Clock Tower series. also do you remember INTERACTIVE? the demo disc was like red and black on the cover? ahhhh the PS1 will always be my favorite system!
That interactive demo disc was how I discovered tomb raider, resident evil, jersey devil, and tekken as a wee child
Tomba was my undderated gem. Only played the demo but great fun. Also saga Frontier with its soundtrack and painted art style graphics
Hell yeah Galerians! Probably my favourite Resident Evil-like on the PS1. It definitely doesn't get the love it deserves.
It's great watching lists like this, because thanks to demo disks and rental shops, I've played almost all of these. I really miss demo disks.
Fighting force and fear effect were 2 favorites of mine growing up
Heart of Darkness is one of my faved treasured memories, C-12 Final Resistance was a gritty third person action shooter with scary aliens and brilliant sound design and atmosphere, and World's Scariest Police chases I remember having some wild driving mechanics and weather effects at the time (when I was like 7).
I know the prior two are more known but still HoD is much less recognized than I'd expect though and truly deserves a remaster or remake. C-12 no one I know has heard of haha
There’s a great game called Crisis Beat by Konami that is similar to Fighting Force, it plays like a 3D Streets of Rage.
Fear effect is the shit I’ve got them both. If I remember rightly each level is a disk each, and they are 4 disks games.
- I keep hearing that Alone in the Dark games are as good as the movie. Maybe I'll check out some of the newer ones. One set in Central Park really sounded awesome to me, but I didn't have any systems at the time.
-I loved Fighting Force and I think I still have the game packed away somewhere. I remember there was an ad in Gamepro that said you can visit the playable characters at an upcoming convention. They got people that looked like them and dressed them up. So goofy, but I would have loved seeing that. I think Last Bronx or Fighting Vipers did the same thing.
- Boogie is my main in V8. Love that game, too. Never had the chance to play 2nd Offense. Twisted Metal 3 isn't really a good game, haha. I love all the TM games beside 3 and 4.
- Fear Effect is another great Survival Horror game. It should be more known than it is.
Rogue Trip Vacation 2012 is the only hidden gem on PS1 that I can think of. Another Vehicular Combat game made by the company that made Twisted Metal 2 before they were bought by GT interactive.
My dude Kai is here to show off fear effect and Jersey devil. 2 games I loved when I was younger and Fear effect 1 and 2 are the first PS1 games I completed
Personally, the whole Syphon Filter trilogy is a gem. Not many know of its existence but to me these are my favorite retro games, especially the 2nd. Loved the Bloody Roar 2 entry too.
They are all playable on ps plus.
I’m shocked you haven’t played that alone in the dark. Some puzzles are taken straight out of resident evil and are pretty much identical. Very great game.
Another one I really love that not a lot of people mention and maybe it’s a bad game I just am fond of - but Overblood is a great game almost nobody knows. Very good game with a great story.
This video was a trip to memory Lane. Living in Brazil in early 2000's we had access to a bunch of uknown games, unfortunately, via piracy. My local newstand used to sell these very 'alternative' ps1 titles games that they downloaded using Limeare, Kazaa or Emule. For many years I've never seen anyone talking about Jersey Devil or Fighting Force! Those are incredible Hidden Gems! Great Video, Kai! I think you can go on and make a PS2 hidden gems video as well!
What's so unfortunate about that? If it wasn't for piracy you wouldn't be able to know and play those.
Same, PS1 back then as a kid were expensive, modchips were very abundant during that time, now it's far more easier to play the PS1 classics we missed due to region locking and pricey games so it's more enjoyable now lol
I love Galerians and Fear Effect! I’d love them both to get remade
I love Alone in the Dark and Fear Effect.
An underrated/unheard of game I really liked (ps2 I think) "killer 7". A on rails shooter with really unique game mechanic & story, u played an assassin with 7 multiple personalities...each with unique weapons & skills. I haven't played it in forever but I remember loving how different & cool it was
with the exception of Missouri Falls, PoliceNauts, and Galerian, I played these back in the day. These are truly classic hidden gems.
Some PS1 hidden gems I also don't see many people talk about are:
Alundra 2 (a Zelda-esque game for non-Nintendo owners)
TaiFu: Wrath of the Tiger (like tekken force mode from Tekken3 and spyro had a baby)
Future Cop: LAPD (the coop is crazy good)
Threads of Fate (Squaresoft ARPG game before the likes of Kingdom Hearts)
Soul of the Samurai (before Omnimusha, there was this Samurai battling some supernatural forces)
....Mizzurna Falls
Those ps1 game disc's with demos on them were called jam packs. I still have quite a few I think. The one with Hercules, jurassic park and 2 extreme stick out the most. Good memories.
Chase the express is a decent PS1 hidden gem IMO. It's basically Metal Gear Solid on a train, but with classic Resident Evil controls and fixed camera angles (I think? It's been decades since I played it)
There's a big resurgence in the Armored Core franchise, but the series mostly flew under the radar during its time.
Loved the Bloody Roar series, played 1-3. Wish it would come back, but I think Hudson Soft isn't what it used to be.
The Deception series (especially 2) is both long running and pretty unique, definetly worth looking into
Carnage Heart is a truly hardcore mech sim (so hard you don't even pilot the mechs, you program them)
Future Cop LAPD is the spiritual sucessor to the Strike series of helicopter games but with a transforming mech instead
If fear effect takes place in the year 2050, it's probably when we'll see a remake.
There is supposedly a remake coming for this game, I think there is trailers I saw, probably no game play footage, of fear effect remake. It looks really good, but it has a lot of youtube downvotes for some reason. Maybe they're very slow in giving updates, not delivering something? Mayve been from years ago to few months ago barely anything changed. Whatever reason people don't like this, it'd be cool if there was a remake and I'd definitely play it.
I think there's multiple endings.. I don't remember a lot of it. Mightve had someone play my save files and skip some content cause I only remember all of disc1, very little of the ... don't wanna spoil but don't remember names, "beginner guy in helicopter the thinner" let's say.. just remember him in a hot pipe room. Just remember like one small scene of I think falling platform's with the fat mustache guy.
Out of 4 disc's I'm sure there was more lol but whatever happened... I guess there's multiple choices in the campaign i don't know of. I must've had a bad end cause a girls face haunted me a few years, especially in the shower/tub with a melting frosty the snowman in tub movie too...
I was gonna not watch any of this since I have no interest in ps1 games even if they're hidden gems, but I like that one, and I was hoping you'd bring up one of them. One gem that is rarely spoken of, very underrated, it may've been where I learned the word "Dex" .. an "RPG Horror" I guess, I doubt I beated, barely remember, but I remember it was decent. I always forget the name and even a deep search of all ps1 games won't find it often is how "underrated hidden" it is, didn't even make it on this list, and yes, I'm pretty sure it does play like Resident Evil tank controls. I guess "RE and final fantasy if it had a baby" best way to put this one.
I wouldn't even know what the name of this game is if I hadn't had it on my watch later Playlist with little vids so it's easy to find lol.
Koudelka.
YES!!! Fear Effect is one of my all time favorite games on the PS1.
Bloody Roar, Fear Effect...
Freakin Die Hard. Yeah, real HIDDEN gems.
Great video. Nice to hear someone champion Bloody Roar 2 and Fighting Force. Love those games. And Galerians too. I loved that game and the sequel too. Always wanted to play Jersey Devil. Nice to see it.
Soul of the samurai is the only samurai game that looks identical to resident evil. Highly recommended
Wow that looks amazing 😮 thank you
@@liminal_head it is amazing! I enjoy playing it
I had the demo as a kid and it's was Hella fun. I really wish I would have searched for it after its full release
This game is awesome
Pretty Good List!
An Honorable Mention In My Opinion Is Koudelka. Its Like Resident Evil But If It Had A Turn-Based Combat System.
Tenchu Stealth Assassins, Tenchu 2, Virus: It Is Aware, And Clock Tower Deserve A Bit Of A Mention As Well 👍
Seconding Koudelka. The combat system is straight out of JRPG territory but rather weird and wonky which serves to make the game even more macabre. It was followed up by Shadow Hearts on the PS2 but with the twist that it follows from the ending you get from getting wrecked by the final boss. Koudelka and Shadow Hearts also went for a dark alternate history setting with actual historical figures seen in game or referenced although their backstories in game have been... altered a bit to better suit the plot.
EDIT: Also I'll add the Siren games on PS2. They were overshadowed by the Silent Hill series and RE4 but had some unique game mechanics. It also did not help that Siren 1 was deliberately designed to be obtuse and tough to figure out, the game's director wanting people to collaborate online to solve the game, as while the game is possible to get through without a guide it is frustrating especially if you didn't have the manual.
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Yeah For The PS2:
Forbidden Siren, Haunting Ground, Rule Of Rose, Constantine, Obsure, Cold Fear, And Kuon HAVE To Be On That List.
Siren Was Such A Underrated Game. The Sight Jack Mechanic Was Very Interesting.
A Remake Of Those Games Would Cause Mass Nightmares 😬
I Remember The Booklet Alone Still Terrifies Me To This Day!😖
I loved Bloody roar, the best character for me was the mole. Unfortunately the game is really high priced and I try to find it for a decent price for years 😅. If there is one game i highly recommend that most people never played is treasures of the deep. There is even almost no contant about that game on TH-cam. It may be nostalgia but for me its highly underrated.
I recently played bloody roar on the GameCube and it was a lot of fun to play, was not aware of the previous PS1 game though
I still play both blood roar games on the ps classic , still good blast
Alone in the Dark 4: The New Nightmare is a great game. It gives me more scared than some RE games. The flashlight use in puzzles is a great addition. I truly recommend to you to fully play the game
Fighting force on psone is a true gem, amazing co-op
I was expecting Kagero: Deception II on this list. I freaking love that game. Good list but I only know Vigilante 8, I guess I didn't really play that much PS1 games after all.
Fighting force was so good! Loved it
Expected to see Urban Chaos ..
And just remembered! ! Nightmare Creatures! !!
Apocalypse with Bruce Willis.
"OverBlood" is another RE inspired Survivor Horror game - and was a really interesting take on the setting (in space I believe) - it was good enough for a sequel as well, but I dont think I played that one. I was so high on RE1/2 during the 90s - that this game really was great to pickup at the time. Recommend trying it, same inventory, tank controls, etc
I'm gonna play that soon thx 😊
This reminds me! Vampire hunter D is also a great gem on PS1 too 😊😊
Overblood is super fun, very early scuffed ps1 experience but always entertaining
Thanks for the reminder of Fear Effect. Going to look for a playthrough.
I loved Fighting Force, such a fun game to play with multiplayers.
Real solid list that's full of titles I've recommended to others over the years as well. Other hidden gems that people should play are; Apocalypse starring Bruce Willis, Devil Dice, Ghost In The Shell (you'd be surprised how many people aren't aware or sleep on this), Gekido Urban Fighters, Granstream Saga, and TRAG Mission of Mercy to name a few.
Policenaughts is such a classic game. Kojima at his finest.
Alone in the Dark looked good but the gameplay wasn't really there. It got pretty frustrating and back in the day the solution wasn't as simple as picking up your phone. A lot of younger viewers won't remember the frustration of trading in a game because you got stuck.
Koudelka is my favourite PS1 game that most people skipped over. A surprisingly adult Survival Horror/RPG 4 disks, loads of cutscenes. Eventually morphed into Shadowhearts but this was the best for our niche.
Hm. Alone in the dark wasn't that difficult for me, for some reason. Now resident evil zero I've restarted twice and still don't have the health to beat that friggin bat, that game I'm so stuck in but aitd wasn't so bad, I figured it out. Different folks I guess haha, everyone I know says they've beaten zero and I'm like I guess I suck lol.
@@kamenanew9867 oh, I love zero. Just pointed my shotgun up and let him have a clip. Stand near the alter or or other place you can see the ceiling well and shoot as soon as he closes. If you have no ammo left sorry can't help.
@@Whalewraith yeah Billy and Rebecca are both near death and I'm near outta ammo, on both attempts so far, and i havent been able to care enough to try again yet lol
Alone in the Dark on Ps1 was a BIGGGGGG DEALLL and a cult classic in that era. If you had that game you were the king of the sleepovers. We would all huddle around the TV and watch lol
Fear Effect was slept on tough!
I dont know if you mentioned before in different video, but Chase The Express was great PS1 game. Resident Evil meets Syphon Filter.
I was expecting Parasite Eve in here, but I think that series is in a point that is both quite niche but also it's like a very mainstream title, which is sad because we're some fans and people always like to talk about it, but never sold so much, especially with modern Squenix expecting mediocre titles to sell in the millions, I doubt they would like to revive PE, especially since the third entry was not everyone's cup of tea
Parasite Eve wasn’t hidden though. 😂
Dude!!!!! I completely forgot about Die Hard Trilogy! I friggin' loved those games man! Was so cool that all 3 were completely different games gameplay-wise, with each game really suiting it's respective film as well.
Thank you for this video! This brought me way back and reminded me of how freaking awesome my childhood was with my PS1. I had all but three entries on this list. Fighting Force probably being my fav on the list. But my all time favorite PS1 game was NFL Blitz.
Devil dice. Best puzzle game on the system
Was sad not to see Parasite Eve, Legend of Dragoon, or Dino Crisis on this list. Those are all ones I highly recommend to those looking for some ps1 gems.
BLOODY ROAR LESSS GOOOOOOO, for other fighying games I'd reccomend both Gundam Assault titles, Primal Rage, Soul Blade/Soul Edge and Capcom's classic Jojo's Bizare Adventure Heritage for the Future.
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster is another hidden gem that doesnt get enough attention.
Thank you Broski! Excited to watch the movie now for it.
4:37 Gallerians is amazing. Psychic Drugs for weapons is crazy, like Drew Barrymore in the movie Firestarter LOL. Perhaps the best $7 I have spent on a PS1 game. It worth much more now. RETROTECH
LAPD Future Cop was one for me. Battlestations also
Only the top three were overlooked, at least here in Europe anyway. Fun fact, Policenauts is essentially Lethal Weapon with sci-fi elements
I don't see how being a Metal Gear fan is gonna make you like Policenauts. Same director but it's completely different
Little Big Adventure or as it was known in the US, Relentless: Twinsens Odyssey.
I would like to suggest some psx hidden gems:
Baroque
Planet Laika
Saga frontier 1 & 2
Popolocrois Monogatari 1& 2
Gunnm Kasei no Kioku(Alita)
Racing Lagoon
Langrisser IV
Most of these games have been recently english patched, so i think many people haven't played them yet, altough Ragnarox made a video about Baroque recently, wich might have spawned some visibility to such a great hidden gem.
Akuji the Heartless is dope. Especially the soundtrack
Armored core, syphon filter, silent bomber and a few others. But I loved how you blasted me back to my childhood man, fighting force 1 and 2, jersey devil, vigilante 8. I love your videos, they always give me a nostalgia trip. Thank you for that!!!
Alone in the Dark TNN & Galatians are ones I’ve always liked as well. These are some others I liked that not many know about or played, I’d say check them out Kai if you can:
PS1:
Overblood
Overblood 2 (had a English release in EU only)
Koudelka
Countdown Vampires
Vampire Hunter D
Tobal 2 (JP import only)
Future Cop LAPD
Steel Reign
Treasures of the Deep
Yeah I just mentioned overblood. I didn’t even know it got a sequel. I loved that game.
Shout out to the Koudelka mention. I'd also recommend Shadow Hearts for the PS2.
They've been working on a Fear Effect remake for years. Still waiting for it.
I think it was cancelled 😔
Great video. I just went to my local used game store and found a copy of Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare. It came in an old Blockbuster case. Looking forward to giving it a play.
Is there a way to play Policenaughts on PS1 in English? Or do you need to emulate?
I'm glad I've told you about the old alone in the dark games, fear effect. But I'm also surprised you mentioned Jersey Devil I still have that game, it's awesome but very janky. With my PS1 collection at the time it was dominated with tons of resident evil style games and furry platformers.
I wanna recommend you try out Blasto, Kingsley's Adventure (sort of like starfox adventures before that game was even made), Klonoa, Punky Skunk, Jumping Flash, Parasite Eve, Chaos Break, Koudelka and the first dynasty warriors game.
Great list. I never heard of Missouri Falls until your video!
So my recommendations are a little all over the place, and I am not sure how 'hidden' they really are... But no one seems to mention them much.
1) So mainly I would say, Syphon Filter 1-3 were such great action cheese. The plot and VA were silly and not amazing, but the gameplay and level variations between each game was SO good. Honestly my fav action series on the PS1. Wish they brought them back...
2) Next I would say, for those who love the whole Action Platformer, 40 Winks was so slept on (pun indented). The setting of going into children's dream worlds was such fun, and honestly some of the puzzles/platforming are still tricky to this day... Also racing that stupid cheating witch. xD
3) Then honestly I would just throw a couple of random ones in there, 'C-12: Resistance' is good for those who liked the big action games, as you fight robot aliens in a dystopian future with not much plot, but fun gameplay. 'Vampire Hunter D' was a decent game, obviously inspired by Resident Evil... And for fan of lightgun style games there is 'The Legend of Jesse James'. A tough as nails shooter, but a great one none the less...
This list is awesome 😎
Btw have u played Deep Freeze
Fighting force is a hidden gem?! everyone played that masterpiece back then
Heart of Darkness is an amazing game that really impressed me as a kid, the gameplay, visuals and cutscenes are so dope! Too bad I had only one CD and at one point the game asked to insert CD 2 to proceed 😢. I don't if it's a hidden gem, but for me it's one of the best PS1 games ever
Yeah, my step brother was American and he had a US PS1 and we would play heart of darkness all the time back then one of my favourites for sure!
YES!! i was looking to see if someone else mentioned this game, my mom said she loved playing it and it was her favorite ps1 game before i was even born so after recently getting a working ps2 to play my old games we found a copy of it online and ordered it and that game is seriously so fun and underrated! i played it for almost 3 days straight after we got it until i beat it and every moment was a blast, i just need to get my mom to play through it again bc she said she never finished it all those years ago and i want her to see the ending so bad!
@@mattg00004 wow your own mum played it? That legit is dope 👌👌 glad you experienced it for yourself! 😀😀
Great video my duuuude! Pls more hidden gem videos this list was so unique from all the ones ive seen
Fear Effect 2 was pure gold, the story, the characters, the scenarios, the music, the sexual tensión between the lesbians Main characters, it was so beyond his time.
I barely hear anyone mention the voice acting. The first game had it pretty darn good, but the second game absolutely nailed it. They even had freakin' Wendee Lee in it. After all, I don't remember voice acting in games generally being that amazing at the time, but I could be wrong. Been a few years, eh. :)
Hogs of war. A brilliant turn-based strategy game that had added comedy with voices by Rick Mayall
Bloody roar is a game me and my brother along our neighbor friends would play a lot and what about clock tower?
I remember seeing fear effect on cybernet and being blown away by it. Gonna try it on my S23
You making me feel old now 😅😅 used to record the episodes on VHS because it aired so late at night, I'm assuming you remember BITs also with the 3 girls? 😂
You should try urban chaos on ps1
still hoping for bloody roar franchise making a comeback someday
What a seriously wonderful collection of games! I have played most of them but some are definitely catching my interest!
Like the list. And on that note, Vigilante 8 was one of my favorite games. Beeswax was one of my favorite characters on that game.