My recommendation of hidden gems, or underrated games, released this year: Scarlet Nexus, Guardians of the Galaxy, Super Monkey Ball

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There’s a few I would suggest you should check out: Hades Deaths Door Eldest Souls F.I.S.T, Skull Unsighted Flynn son of crimson Undermine Freak Memories of Azur Trials of Iron They should all be right up your alley.

Check out UNSIGHTED, Samurai Gunn 2

Where exactly is the RPG in Rift Breakers? Dialogue options? Moral choices? Freedom of behaviour? You can't mean stats and XP obviously, they are in every game right now and don't make a game an RPG. You can play an actual RPG with no stats and rules, no dice nor rulebooks - all you need is an open narrative with choices and character freedom.

Same. That has gotten no publicity to speak of, or surely I'd have heard about it. Literally all I watch on KZfaq is videos about upcoming games.

because it sucks

Yeah! It’s really fun! Not a lot of save areas but super fun! It’s nothing they can’t patch or add later. It’d be nice now though.

Yeah that game looks sick af

Because it’s not on pc? Psn or switch store really is not a platform where indie games get promoted a lot. With steam People try a lot of different games and a lot of people buy games based on the user reviews for which less popular games with high user reviews get some attention.

I checked that out on the making of this!

I need to play that I loved the original

I was pretty disappointed in the feel of that game's mechanics, but it was beautiful to look at. May have to revisit it now.

I liked how it looked when I first saw gameplay, but now I'd like to play it even more.

This. The Afterlife patch done made a good game great. But the dud launch was a death sentence.

I did a review in Hindi, but captions are available in English if you prefer to watch it.

The combat is good but everything else about it is pretty below average.

@@punani_slayer4209 what do you mean. Is Ultra Age very Samurai Warriors style hack and slash?

The soundtrack was great as well.

LOVE Narita Boy - and while the jumping's a bit weird, everything else picks up that slack. It's as if Tron met Ready Player One. Really hope there's a sequel in store.

Something about that game made me feel really impatient.. I got an uncomfortable feeling while playing it. Maybe the visuals and possibly the soundtrack. Idk.. It's an odd one. I can't say I've played a game that made me feel like that one did. It's currently on Game Pass.

Really enjoyed F.I.S.T as well.

amazing game.

the ascent was amazing. great to hear they're adding NG+ and transmog and stuff soon. check out blade assault and skul: the hero slayer, as well. they're my two favourite new games.

excellent choices here

the deaths gambit update is amazing. the game is so good now. the ascent is one of my favourites as well. I have not played deaths door yet.

Good to hear! I purchased a copy early on because I love the setting and style, only to hear it had game-breaking bugs and I held off waiting for patches. I'm excited to dive in when I get the chance :)

@@saintallison I never had any game-breaking bugs, the only weird stuff, although probably intentional and possibly just badly designed, was how the map interacted with sidequest markers, not always showing the right path and stuff like that. But other than that the game played like a gem. I'm guessing after more than 4 months after launch the kinks have been subsequently ironed out so I say go for it and give it a spin.

I would love to play co op with my mate but there is a bug where he gets stuck in a cut scene whenever we talk to a npc.

Definitely one of my favorite games this year!

The Ascent has excellent art and atmosphere. Best looking this year.

this right here

does the second half ever end? i beat the 4guys again on their island but the change of artstyle is holding me back. is it worth it?

welcome!

Grime is so damn good. Even at launch with the useless armor, it was a really solid game. I had already beaten it, but I just reinstalled it to check out the patch and it seems like they've made a bunch of improvements. There are loads of weapons that all feel different, excellent gameplay, decent platforming, decent crafting and upgrade systems and a very bizarre but intriguing aesthetic. Probably my new favorite 2D soulslike, except maybe Hollow Knight. It's like 25$, totally worth it.

@@johnwrath3612 Think I could play the game with a gt 1030?

@@jc.1191 It's not that graphically intensive, I would bet it would run ok. I've only played it on my rtx 3080 so I dunno how it's optimized for older hardware. It's on steam so you can always try it out for an hour and if it runs poorly request a refund - just make sure you keep the total playtime under 2 hours or you will be disqualified from requesting a refund. It's definitely worth a shot. Worst case you're out a little bit of time.

@@johnwrath3612 Thanks a bunch for the feedback.

I really liked 8 but 9 didn't catch me. Although, I never made it out of the main town.

it's on my steam wishlist. maybe I should give it a try

yea!

Yes, yes yes! HIGHLY recommend this one.

I really tried to like it, but in the first 3 hours, it KEPT taking me out of gameplay with all the dumb cutscenes. Does that ease up later on or does story stay front and center?

hey thanks!

Yea, that's a good one!

Yea! I covered that back when it came out! Was alittle too successful for a "hidden gem" imo.

There are a few games I feel also might be hidden gems: *In sound mind* (horror games with beautiful soundtrack and interesting gameplay and story, also featuring cute cat), *Severed Steel* (extremely fast pace FPS game that reminds me of Titanfall 2, with bullet time), *The forgotten city* (story-oriented game, you solve puzzles by looping over time), *Neo the world ends with you* (this JRPG has a very interesting real-time combat system that based on skills combination, decorated with stylish visual design and great music)

Urtuk: the desolation is such an awesome game; I wish it had more recognition. The combat and it's amazing flavourful variety had me hooked for hours on end.

@@adeldell8275 IKR... One of the best TBS game for me and without any RNG. 👍🏻 I forgot about GloomHaven which is top-notch also.

Thanks! They depend on my schedule, because they are alot of work.

appreciate that!

it's like neon abyss with metal slug visuals.

I played it during the making of this! Grime just barely beat it out for me and took its spot in the video.

That's crazy. I figured that combat system would've been a wet dream for you. If you didn't do it, go to the old sensei guy in town and let him train your combos after unlocking all the weapons. I didn't see how much potential the combat system had until I did all that training, then it was a whole different thing. Juggling, weapon switching, linking specials. I also thought the movement was spectacular and the game looked phenomenal. I fell in love with it and I typically don't go crazy for Metroidvania. Everybody's got their preferences tho. Lol.

Played some of Tormented during the making of this. Also played Boomerang X and Ender earlier in the year. However, never tried Forclosed!

I briefly tried it during the making of this, but still, something about Deaths Gambit feels really off to me. I think it's the enemys attack "tells"

@@BoomstickGaming It took me a bit to get into it early on, but now that I have gotten used to the quirks of the game, it is honestly one of my all time favorites. There are so many secrets and hidden sections. I’m still just now in new game + 3 finding brand new areas to explore. I love it. But yeah it may not be for everybody.

Can't find it on PlayStation

Be aware that if you get the Steam version, keyboard controls are hidden so you might have to Google key functions, but I had no trouble with plugging in a regular usb gamepad even though my x360ce program didn't recognize the controller when it was plugged while trying to assign button presses for the game.

@@pmcollectorboy2929 Thanks for the heads up

Enjoy!

Have fun!

they have an earlier game called x-morph defence as well. only in this one you're the aliens and you have a spaceship instead of a mech. they're both amazing games.

you can get it for really cheap on the key sites as well. probably getting it this weekend.

Played some but never finished it

Nice! I tried Song of Iron during the making of this video but never tried They Always Run.

Both came from the same SK developer, their most hyped upcoming game is called Lies of P, a souls game where you play as Pinocchio.

@@carbonjustin didn't know lies of P was by the same guys. more interested in that now.

@@D00M3R_MAVS sorry, should've said Publisher instead of developer. The future of indie/small developer games is exciting can't wait for Lies of P and Black Myth: Wukong.