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**xfighter1138** · 03-28-2009, 11:52 AM

You want to talk about underrated? Play the game Beyond Good and Evil and I guess im going to tell you guys about it and WARNING what im going to say is going to be longass so prepare to read.
Beyond Good and Evil is masterpeice of gaming and creativty, blended into one 10-12 hour experience, you will never forget. The creator of Rayman has offically outdone himself, by creating a game, I can easily call my favorite PS2 game...and beyond that?

An adventure game that beat off Legend of Zelda in any shape or form.

I could go into serious detail as to why this is one of the best games ever made, but many other people have already done so. What I will do, is tell you right now, while some games are great, they will often lose you at points...due to a storyline that looped one too many times or a very difficult part.

Beyond Good and Evil does not have this problem. The moment you start it, you will be sitting there, playing it till you beat it. You'll have no choice, as the game plays better then 90% of the games available on any console or the PC. You won't run into problems that kill the "zone" the game will pull you into, and belive me when I say...you are not coming out until the credits roll.

In fact, there are only two minor problems with this game. First off, due to horrible sales(average gamers are morons..more on this later), and the fact that it can be beat in about 10-12 hours on the first go.

Still, most games barely last longer, with the exception of RPGs...but RPG's are drawn out on purpose, with a random battle every minute or so. Zelda has the same issues, where if you weren't lost or fighting so much...or backtracking so often, you would be done much faster. Beyond Good and Evil eliminates problems like this, with intelligent puzzles, that are easy to solve(if you have a working brain), and the combat is easy on the hands, but fierce enough to keep you paying attention.

However, there is one other rough spot. A good chunk of this game, is spent doing the Solid Snake/Sam Fischer routine...hence, stealth based gameplay. In some ways, this could kill a game, but not Beyond Good and Evil, since it pulls that element off as flawlessly as it does everything else. It's not easy, but it's not insanely hard either.

Now, back to the average gamer thing I mentioned. When this game came out, they advertised it on TV, magazines and pro reviewers gave it outstanding, and remarkably high scores...and yet, not ONE PERSON really bought it. Why?

They were busy buying crap like Halo and Tomb Raider. I've said it a billion times, but I'll say it again. Not playing this game, is like never seeing a classic movie. It's like eating a sandwitch with no meat. Missing Beyond Good and Evil, is litterally a sin.

The production values, voice acting, characters, gameplay...it all adds up to be one of the best games you could ever own, and yet why do I feel like people are going to avoid it for no reason, other then it has no "sex and violence" appeal. Yeah, GTA was cool..but did it tell a story worth listening to? Nope. The reason I still see this game on store shelves for a mere 10 dollars used or new, is the same as I listed above. People buy crap.

Do yourselves and your console/PC a huge favor, and buy this game. If you buy it, and don't like it for a good reason, E-mail me, and I'll let you kick me in the nuts for recommending it. Yes, I'm willing to make that wager, because of all the people who have played it, only 5 I know didn't like it...and why?

They were Zelda fans. Zelda is, and has been dead people. This was set to be the new "Zelda", and it never got there(there were going to be two more BG&E games...not now though).

Final time I'm going to say it. You deserve to play this. It does not matter what kind of a gamer you are, if you like to play well crafted games, you'll enjoy this. If you like to play crap...then yeah, go play Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness or Halo 2...or whatever "pointless sex and violence" game you can find. Not saying I don't enjoy those kinda games, but Beyond Good and Evil is another league altogether.

The leauge of "Best games of all time"
I kinda feel like a fanboy saying this.

03-28-2009, 11:52 AM	#21
Regular Poster 121 posts View Stats	xfighter1138 Re: Underrated Games You want to talk about underrated? Play the game Beyond Good and Evil and I guess im going to tell you guys about it and WARNING what im going to say is going to be longass so prepare to read. Beyond Good and Evil is masterpeice of gaming and creativty, blended into one 10-12 hour experience, you will never forget. The creator of Rayman has offically outdone himself, by creating a game, I can easily call my favorite PS2 game...and beyond that? An adventure game that beat off Legend of Zelda in any shape or form. I could go into serious detail as to why this is one of the best games ever made, but many other people have already done so. What I will do, is tell you right now, while some games are great, they will often lose you at points...due to a storyline that looped one too many times or a very difficult part. Beyond Good and Evil does not have this problem. The moment you start it, you will be sitting there, playing it till you beat it. You'll have no choice, as the game plays better then 90% of the games available on any console or the PC. You won't run into problems that kill the "zone" the game will pull you into, and belive me when I say...you are not coming out until the credits roll. In fact, there are only two minor problems with this game. First off, due to horrible sales(average gamers are morons..more on this later), and the fact that it can be beat in about 10-12 hours on the first go. Still, most games barely last longer, with the exception of RPGs...but RPG's are drawn out on purpose, with a random battle every minute or so. Zelda has the same issues, where if you weren't lost or fighting so much...or backtracking so often, you would be done much faster. Beyond Good and Evil eliminates problems like this, with intelligent puzzles, that are easy to solve(if you have a working brain), and the combat is easy on the hands, but fierce enough to keep you paying attention. However, there is one other rough spot. A good chunk of this game, is spent doing the Solid Snake/Sam Fischer routine...hence, stealth based gameplay. In some ways, this could kill a game, but not Beyond Good and Evil, since it pulls that element off as flawlessly as it does everything else. It's not easy, but it's not insanely hard either. Now, back to the average gamer thing I mentioned. When this game came out, they advertised it on TV, magazines and pro reviewers gave it outstanding, and remarkably high scores...and yet, not ONE PERSON really bought it. Why? They were busy buying crap like Halo and Tomb Raider. I've said it a billion times, but I'll say it again. Not playing this game, is like never seeing a classic movie. It's like eating a sandwitch with no meat. Missing Beyond Good and Evil, is litterally a sin. The production values, voice acting, characters, gameplay...it all adds up to be one of the best games you could ever own, and yet why do I feel like people are going to avoid it for no reason, other then it has no "sex and violence" appeal. Yeah, GTA was cool..but did it tell a story worth listening to? Nope. The reason I still see this game on store shelves for a mere 10 dollars used or new, is the same as I listed above. People buy crap. Do yourselves and your console/PC a huge favor, and buy this game. If you buy it, and don't like it for a good reason, E-mail me, and I'll let you kick me in the nuts for recommending it. Yes, I'm willing to make that wager, because of all the people who have played it, only 5 I know didn't like it...and why? They were Zelda fans. Zelda is, and has been dead people. This was set to be the new "Zelda", and it never got there(there were going to be two more BG&E games...not now though). Final time I'm going to say it. You deserve to play this. It does not matter what kind of a gamer you are, if you like to play well crafted games, you'll enjoy this. If you like to play crap...then yeah, go play Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness or Halo 2...or whatever "pointless sex and violence" game you can find. Not saying I don't enjoy those kinda games, but Beyond Good and Evil is another league altogether. The leauge of "Best games of all time" I kinda feel like a fanboy saying this.