Best Games You’ve NEVER Played…(part 1)
With the Winter Dashboard Update, Microsoft has included the ability to download and play X-Box Originals. In the list which, which includes Halo and Fable (two very popular games on the original X-box, I don’t think anyone is going argue that point) they included Psychonauts and Indigo Prophecy. If you first looked at these titles and said… huh?, you are not alone. These games, although highly original and well put together, did not receive the marketing or attention that they deserved and, well, ended up dying in terms of sales.
Because this happens to too many games that get swept under the carpet in the shadow of your Halos or Super Marios, I have decided to do repeat feature on spectacular games that you have probably never played, but really should…
Since I brought them up earlier, I will start with Psychonauts and Indigo Prophecy.
PSYCHONAUTS
Psychonauts is a platformer from game designer Tim Schafer who designed the extremely popular Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango and Monkey Island series (to name a few). Psychonauts is a platform adventure where you control a character named Raz who is at a summer camp for psychics. Each level is set in someone else’s mind, and believe me you do meet some very interesting characters whose minds…well, maybe you don’t want to pop into. The level design is very creative, the platforming elements are acceptable, but the story, vision and humor of this game will keep you coming back for more. If you haven’t played this game yet, you owe it to yourself to give it a download on XBL.
Indigo Prophecy
Indigo Prophecy was a game that was originally released in the UK with the moniker of Farenheit. While it sold very well in the UK, its sales were stagnent here in the states. The game was created by designer David Cage and in it, you take on the role of Lucas Kane, who, in the opening sequence of the game stabs a seemingly random individual in the restroom of a greasy spoon diner while under a trance. The story and plot do go very much out there, but the characters that are created with in the game draw you into the world. With a fantastic soundtrack and many very cinematic moments, the game almost feels like you are playing a very interactive movie. Through out it’s many twists and turns, the action is enthralling and the dialogue is well written (and, if you have the UK version, you get to see bewbs). Great game, but not for the kiddies… again, well worth the DL.
I will be back with Part 2 with some more great games that you might not have ever played, or, some cases, ever even heard of.
