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Valve's Artifact Classic card game. I actually found the basic formula to be really fun.

I think this game died for two reasons:

A) The game was review bombed for its monetization (IMO a lot of this was the non-target audience trying it and leaving a bad review)

B) Valve said following the review bombing that they were going to make major changes. This resulted in a lot of Artifact fans (IMO) leaving the game because ... why invested and learn a game that's going to undergo major changes.

So Valve worked on Artifact Foundry (and never finished it) ... before eventually everyone at Valve gave up and released both Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry for free. The original Artifact Classic is still a great time with a friend and all cards are now totally free so you can build whatever decks you want.

It's basically a AAA studio card game, with cross platform support, released in complete, for free ... because of some poor decision making. Some things may be unbalanced but if you're playing with friends anyways ... just have a friendly agreement to not use the cards that cause problems in your decks. It also could bounce back into active development if it starts to acquire a player base again (because Valve).

Darkstar One. And it is just now getting rereleased, so it doesn't count.

So instead, I'll pick The Legend of Dragoon on PSX. Such a fun RPG that really needs revisited.

Mega Man Legends. Fuck you, Capcom, for killing the blue boy.

A new Command and Conquer Generals. It was a big departure from the classical C&C formula of stuff being built on the UI on the right and more like every other RTS, but it was fun nonetheless. Zero Hour bringing the specialized generals was also a nice idea.

Dunno if it counts as a game, but something like MTV Music Generator on PS1 and PS2 would be awesome, especially with the ease of sharing stuff around nowadays.

There are many Star Wars games that deserve a second chance, but I think Republic Commando could really use the sequels "Imperial Commando" and "Rebel Commando" first. I'd personally love a sequel to Jedi Academy

With all the "boomer shooters" making a comeback, Heretic and Hexen could receive their respective 3rd installments.

Lastly, Virtual On Cyber Troopers. Something that plays like the very first game of 1995, that'd be 😗👌. I think that game is what paved the way for the many Gundam games that play a lot like it - On PC, you can get a taste of that gameplay with Bootfighter Windom XP

I don't even remember the name but the game where you run around a weird post apocalyptic world dueling with decks of cards. I would love a modern remake.

Edit: Phantom Dust!

Underrated:

• Scarlet Nexus
• Wii U Gameland
• Colobot

Deserves a Second Chance:

• Atomega (Died because ubisoft didn't update it)
• Biomutant, Lots and lots of dialogue but I actually liked it

Sexy Parodius is a bit sketchy, yes. But, it's easily the most-fun shmup I've ever played. The music is fantastic, too. I've managed to 1cc the game, but I've never beaten the bonus stage which is just so ridiculously difficult, I question whether it's even possible without a very specific strategy or something.

Unfortunately, the best version is the arcade one, and MAME doesn't do the best job with it. Still playable, though.

I wish Toonstruck would get its remaster and sequel.

Marble Blast!!

It was one of the first PC games I played as a kid. Incredibly simple mechanics: you are a marble and you roll and try to reach the finish line (sometimes you need collectibles first). But the level design was top notch. Perfect blend of challenging and rewarding.

i want another midnight club

Blinx the time swipper, haven't seen any other game trying to play with time like that.

Oh, and crimson skies.

Elebits! The sequel plays nothing like the original and I would love to have it get a proper sequel! The art and character designs were done by Akihito Tsukushi, who created Made in Abyss, another great thing I love very much!

I was gonna say I was still waiting for a seaman 2, but apparently it existed in Japan. Still, with AI bullshit being all the rage I could see it make a comeback.

Test Drive Eve of Destruction from the original Xbox and PS2. More recently, Code masters' OnRush.

Sacrifice

Don't know quite how underrated/forgotten this is, but I wanna see a remake of Vib-Ribbon. That, or have an open source clone of it made by someone who actually knows how to properly program (not me), if it already doesn't exist.