"Mask of Eternity is a great example of how a classic adventure game can be mixed with RPG." ... thought Sierra's Quest for glory series did this a lot earlier.... and a lot better :P

Mask of Eternity is one of my favorite games. It isn't Planescape, but is still a fun romp. Maybe i like it better than most because i never played any other Kings Quest prior, but i found it quite enjoyable back when it was released, and still will reinstall and play it from time to time.

It definitely qualifies for underrated, given all the hate it gets for not being the same style of game as the rest of the series.

It is hard to talk about "underrated" when most of the games are classics. Sticking with adventures, here are some that may be overlooked:

* I'm playing "Broken Sword - The Director's Cut" and loving it
* I have fond memories of "Space Quest 4", especially of the music in the shopping mall
* I was very impressed with "Under a Killing Moon", back when it was released
* I'm looking forward to playing "The Secret of the Silver Earring" (already bought it). I've played "Mystery of the Mummy" and liked it (even with its flaws).

definitely Alone in the Dark: New Nightmare

King"s Quest 7 did not "fly under the radar."
It received an enormous amount of attention from the video game press.
The reason it didn't do as well as the previous games was that it was 1. way too different from the gameplay in the series, coming off of the success of the sixth game and 2. way, way too easy compared to every other game in the series.
I remember thinking that with how easy it was, and with the disney-like graphics, it must be aimed at little kids.
I don't think it's too big of a jump to make if you consider that Robert Williams had just experienced an enormous success with the re-release of her twisted mother goose game for younger players. She must have made KQ7 with that target audience in mind, while shifting her aging adult audience towards the Phantasmagoria type games.
In any case, KQ7 was not under-appreciated or a hidden gem. It was widely-publicized and somewhat successful, but also a bit lamented by fans of the older series. It doesn't really belong on a list of under-appreciated games.

I completely agree with KQ8, it was totally forgotten, and is an awesome game that totally slipped under the radar, probably because people only wanted FPSs and Diablo at the time, and also because roberta williams did not have the same importance to sierra that she once did by the time KQ8 came out.
Also, and this is a big issue that effected a lot of games around that time, KQ8 came out at the change-over between windows 95 and 98, and there were tremendous compatibility issues that made the game difficult or impossible to play for a lot of people.


I disagree with Return to Krondor. That game was not exactly "obscure" either.

Uru wasn't obscure either. Uru was like one of the biggest stories in video game failure history.
For those who don't know, Uru was supposed to be the Myst MMO. Cyan released the basic game, and let people explore the world before they were able to get it online. They then developed the MMO portion as an add-on that required a subscription.
Because they dragged their feet, people lost interest in the game and no one subscribed to it. Then they basically went bankrupt because they blew their whole wad on development.
So basically, if you play URU now by yourself, it's like playing an MMO without any other folks online. It's got some interesting ideas, and there are puzzles to solve, but it definitely plays like something designed to wet your appetite for the main course, and that course will never come. I found it a little sad actually.
So, not that it's really a bad game, it's not bad at all, it's just not a hidden-gem, Uru can better be described as a "widely discussed public debacle."

My list would definitely contain:

-ADVENTURES-

Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
In Cold Blood

-RPGs-

Enclave

Deus Ex. I want it on GoG.

I was restraining myself from buying games since i still have a backlog from last year's sale, but I caved in after reading this article and fetched Riven and Uru. I really enjkoyed Myst back in the day and the only reason i never bought the other Myst games was because I didn't feel like paying a lot for a game I would only play once. At these prices that's no longer an excuse.

Aso, i bought HoMM 3 since i've heard so many good things about it here and wanted to try out a decent TBS.

the witcher is an awesome rpg

What about Elder Scrolls: Arena, and Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall? Bethesda is already offering them for free, so it'd be nice to see them in GOG's catalogue.

hey it would be awsome to see dungeon siege 2 and DS2 Broken world up here!!

Fun fact: I purchased DS1 used for about $4 recently, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. The DS games seem like just the sort of thing that would fit right into GOG's catalog.

I never knew there was a "Skip Battles" cheat - I enjoyed the game when I bought it back in the days but when I was halfway through the frequent combats began to bother me and I finally gave up (not really a fan of JRPG combat anyway). Maybe I should dig out my old copy and search for that cheat on the internet. Thanks, mawy! :)

*hint*hint*


(I expect GOG is actually trying to acquire those titles, though.)

-Khalaq

Hmm, my two favourite genres!