Most underrated films, games, and even TV shows

[WeskerIncarnate]

I don't think RE3 is underrated or under-appreciated...it was just widely thought of as not nearly as good as its predecessor, RE2. This happens to be something I agree with. RE3 did a lot of things well(randomly respawning enemies, Nemesis) but RE2 was just so mindblowing when it came out, and RE3 did not have the same effect.

That's exactly it, really.

It's not that RE3 was a bad game. It wasn't.

It just did not have the same mind blowing effect as RE2. That's what it is usually compared to.

And if isn't, those people don't know what they're talking about.

[VirusPunk]

The original Red Faction for PS2. It was the first FPS game ever (and still hasn't been topped even today) to feature fully destructible environments using geo mod technology.

[TheBlackMamba]

Tru Calling

the show had a great premise, it was a great show that really gripped the audience, basically a thriller packed into 45 mins an ep. The story if it were to continue would've been even more great, it should've never gotten cancelled

[kevstah2004]

I don't think RE3 is underrated or under-appreciated...it was just widely thought of as not nearly as good as its predecessor, RE2. This happens to be something I agree with. RE3 did a lot of things well(randomly respawning enemies, Nemesis) but RE2 was just so mindblowing when it came out, and RE3 did not have the same effect.

Co-sign, I think Darkside Chronicles will drive home that fact too, Mr. X owns Nemesis I think you'll all come round to my way of thinking once you see how great Mr. X is in RE2, in RE2 your not expecting Mr. X to show up all the time so your shocked when he does in RE3 you'd always expect Nemesis to show up so the shock factor has much less of an effect at lest for me it did, I thought the whole idea of Nemesis was poor from the beginning it's just reusing the Mr. X model i'm sure they could of come up with a better and more imaginative boss type.
Zero is very underrated imo it doesn't get enough love it features tons of new enemies while reusing the old formula yet everyone hates it wtf.

[Chimera]

John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987)

[DXP]

Dunno if this has been posted but does anyone remember the old robocop tv series from the 90's? not the cartoon but the live action one with richard Eden playing robocop. its a shame it only lasted 21 episodes the series had potential, same for terminator the sarah conner chronicles fox should never had cancelled that show i mean cancel that for...dollhouse which was doing worse in ratings great move fox ¬_¬

[missvalentine]

I don't think RE3 is underrated or under-appreciated...it was just widely thought of as not nearly as good as its predecessor, RE2. This happens to be something I agree with. RE3 did a lot of things well(randomly respawning enemies, Nemesis) but RE2 was just so mindblowing when it came out, and RE3 did not have the same effect.

You know, I really don't get what is so special about RE2.

I mean I like the game a lot, but it's far from the best RE game ever. It's no better or worse that most other RE games.

I really have no idea how the fuck RE2 has become this overrated.

I think RE3 was better in every way possible.

I think RE0 is on par with RE2 in terms of quality. I liked both games, but they are certainly not the best.

I think RE3 is very very underrated. And Nemesis was infinitely cooler than Mr.X as well.

Mr.X was Meh to me, just like the rest of RE2, sure it was great, but nothing ever stands out about it. Nothing stands out in RE2 above all the others in it. RE2 was good, but, all the RE games are good. It's in the middle. RE1 and RE3 however stand out in my mind an awful lot, I will never forgot those games and how good they were.

[Dark_Chris]

lol RE2 is a lot of better than RE3 in every possible way: story, characters(Jill is good, but Leon is better), enemies(Mr. X, Birkin > Nemesis)

[missvalentine]

lol RE2 is a lot of better than RE3 in every possible way: story, characters(Jill is good, but Leon is better), enemies(Mr. X, Birkin > Nemesis)

RE3 has better gameplay that RE2.

RE3 has better graphics than RE2.

RE3 has a more updated engine that RE2.

RE3 has better characters than RE2 IMO. Jill is my favorite, you know this.

RE3 has better enemy's that RE2, and every over RE game as well. Nemesis is my favorite enemy out of any game ever. I love it when he says Starsssss....

RE3 has more features than RE2, such as dodge, and manually run up stairs.

RE3 has better unlockables after beating the game, such as mercs mode, which is even better than RE4 and RE5's mercs mode.

RE3 has the most replay value out of all the RE games, except Outbreak. Since RE3 and only RE3 has randomly spawning enemies.

RE3 has the coolest and most interesting location settings.

RE3 has the best ending movie in the series.

RE3 has the best bosses in the series.

RE3 has the most fun gameplay in the series.

RE3 has a great little story that helps the gameplay along nicely.

RE3 adds a lot to the back story of RE.

Now what the fuck does RE2 have that can outdo this?

[TheSelfishGene]

RE3 has better graphics than RE2.

True.

RE3 has a more updated engine that RE2.

True

RE3 has better characters than RE2 IMO. Jill is my favorite, you know this.

As awesome as Dario is, he's got nothing on Irons.

RE3 has better enemy's that RE2, and every over RE game as well. Nemesis is my favorite enemy out of any game ever. I love it when he says Starsssss....

Subjective - but I agree with you.

RE3 has more features than RE2, such as dodge, and manually run up stairs.

You already made that point.

RE3 has better unlockables after beating the game, such as mercs mode, which is even better than RE4 and RE5's mercs mode.

True

RE3 has the most replay value out of all the RE games, except Outbreak. Since RE3 and only RE3 has randomly spawning enemies.

If that's what gives you replay value? Not... I dunno... 4 whole scenarios with changing enemy and item placements?

RE3 has the coolest and most interesting location settings.

Subjective.

RE3 has the best ending movie in the series.

Subjective

RE3 has the best bosses in the series.

Subjective, and you made that point already.

RE3 has the most fun gameplay in the series.

Subjective.

RE3 has a great little story that helps the gameplay along nicely.

It's very self contained, but it's not too bad.

RE3 adds a lot to the back story of RE.

True, in it's epilogues which is forces you to beat the game 8 times to view.

Now what the fuck does RE2 have that can outdo this?

Relevance to the rest of the story.

[Darkmoon]

Unfortunately, a lot of that is your opinion rather than had fact.


RE3 has better gameplay that RE2 - True enough. The dodge was nice. Although I found the Gun Powder system extremely pointless...who the blue hell is leaving gun powder all over the city? Where is she getting the shells for the ammo?

RE3 has better graphics than RE2 - Barely. It's not something people are going to notice especially.

RE3 has a more updated engine that RE2 - I was under the impression the engine wasn't touched much. Either way it makes less of an impact.

RE3 has better characters than RE2 IMO. Jill is my favorite, you know this - You also had Carlos though.

RE3 has better enemy's that RE2, and every over RE game as well. Nemesis is my favorite enemy out of any game ever. I love it when he says Starsssss.... - Personal preference. A lot of folks prefer Mr X and the tragic(ish) Birkin.

RE3 has more features than RE2, such as dodge, and manually run up stairs - This falls under gameplay, really.

RE3 has better unlockables after beating the game, such as mercs mode, which is even better than RE4 and RE5's mercs mode - Mercernaries is the best bonus to date, it's true. The 4th/5th Survivor was good as well, just not as good.

RE3 has the most replay value out of all the RE games, except Outbreak. Since RE3 and only RE3 has randomly spawning enemies - Yeah...no. For all intents and purposes there are four separate scenarios in RE2. It's one of the things I loved the most. I think RE2 wins on replay value there.

RE3 has the coolest and most interesting location settings - Again, I disagree. The dead factory seemed more like something that should appear midgame. The extra street areas and the hospital were nice though.

RE3 has the best ending movie in the series - Nah, I prefer RE2's. The whole tentacle blob assault was awesome. I didn't like the nuking or Raccoon City very much.

RE3 has the best bosses in the series - Eh. Personal opinion again. The only bosses I can actually remember are the Grave Digger and Nemesis.

RE3 has the most fun gameplay in the series - Sadly that award has to go to RE4/RE5. They may not be scary but they are nice to play. Otherwise the other games are about on par.

RE3 has a great little story that helps the gameplay along nicely - Not as great or as important as RE2's storyline though.

RE3 adds a lot to the back story of RE - Really? Compared to RE2? It only adds the bits about the UBCS and the Nemesis Project that I recall, and even then not a great deal about either.

Now what the fuck does RE2 have that can outdo this - Well, the four playable scenarios featuring two characters was a good start. I personally prefer the story and characters, and most of the enemies (the only monsters I wished were in it were Hunters) and I found it less action orientated than RE3, and more enjoyable for me.

[missvalentine]

As awesome as Dario is, he's got nothing on Irons.

If that's what gives you replay value? Not... I dunno... 4 whole scenarios with changing enemy and item placements?

Relevance to the rest of the story.

Irons is better I agree, I do love RE2's characters especially Claire. But Jill is in RE3, so she wins it for me. Plus I love Carlos and Nicholai a whole lot as well.

RE2 has a lot of Replay value as well I agree. I in no way hate RE2, it's one of my favorite games. It's just I don't like the fact people act as if it's the god of RE and that RE3 was a failure and stuff like that. Really pisses me off a lot.

RE2 has more relevance to story yes, but I think that is the only thing that it can certainly outdo RE3 on. But then again, RE1, RE2, and RE3 all had B grade story's so it's not saying much. I never saw what was so good about RE2's story myself anyway. I'm more of a gameplay orientated person.


Also, forgot to add. RE3 has very very well rendered cutscenes for a PS1 game. And more rendered cutscenes than RE2 had. And it's cutscenes were of better quality than RE2. I think overall RE2 is a very good game, and that RE3 improved upon RE2 in every way, but yet was overshadowed somehow because it only came out 1 year later which was sad. It should get more respect.

[Dark_Chris]

the 4th survivor is better than mercs mod in RE3

RE2 is longer game so it has more replay value than RE3

RPD and Umbrella lab is more cool locations than park or hospital

RE3 ending is lame

RE2 has a lot of cooler bosses than RE3

RE2 and RE3 both has same gameplay with only little diferences

RE2 gives G-virus......

you just love Jill that's all about

[TheSelfishGene]

I agree with alot of the reasons you listed, but RE2 is still by far the better game. The story is really what wins it for me. It is what the whole crux of the series becomes. RE3 needs RE2 to contextualise it, because it does nothing to explain the zombie outbreak. RE2 is better written. The game was mindblowing back in 1998, whereas RE3 seemed to offer a whole lot less, although it's still a great game.

[Zombie Fred]

Now what the fuck does RE2 have that can outdo this?

I will say that it is subjective, in my opinion, but I’d say Resident Evil 2 is the pinnacle of survival horror back in that generation no shadow of a doubt, and let me explain why.
Resident Evil 2, compared to 3, introduced a level of fear to the player for the first time, and I’m not saying that 3 didn’t. It’s just that 2 had a far better execution on brining elements the created a far atmospheric game compared to nemesis. 2 is still the strongest out of the two when it compares to the music for the two games; Bio G Medley gave a feeling of dementia and fear to the player as you encountered Birkin, or the music when Ada bid farewell to Leon, there’s more songs I can recall in the game than with 3; Nemesis’s theme and the save room are the only two.
And when it comes to the graphics, I agree that 3 were far better detailed in areas, but I think what comes down to it is the art direction that you were more satisfied with. I think that clock tower was fan-fucking – fantastic and still the highlight of the undead city, and let’s not forget the undead factory. However, I think the Silent police department, with many sophisticated rooms (The STARS untidy mess flooded with paper work with the communication COMS, the many paintings from Brian’s obsessive collection, and the entrance with the chilling cue where the true horror starts to begin) detailed is one fine example of having much more remembrance, and I still think Birkin is the best art direction for a boss in Resident Evil to date.
This is just one example how it is subjective on which game is better, but they’re both great with their own pros and cons, it’s down to your own personal preference at the end.