Seeing a question on this image post #60019 made me think yesterday. Sure Sonic gets a lot of the credit for creating and maintaining furry interests but I ask you, e6, what are some of your favorite (relatively) obscure furry related vidya games?

The picture above is of course of Jon Talbain (left) and Felicia (right) from the Darkstalkers (/Vampire Hunter and Vampire Savior) 2D tournament fighters from Capcom. A series which also gave us Q-Bee and several other iconic (if less distinctly "furry") game girls.
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The Darkstalkers games are in my opinion superior to the Street Fighter series. The world and characters are just so much more imaginative and fun, and the games were innovative for their time because Capcom felt safe using them to experiment. Darkstalkers is definitely in my top 5 favorite franchises, if not my top three right after Castlevania and Sly Cooper.

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The male characters have never been as popular sadly, I suppose it just goes to show that the "monster girl" fetish is a lot more widespread than many would admit.

I like Darkstalkers more than Street Fighter, as most of the Street Fighter characters seem to be too much of the same. But I loved Conker's Bad Fur Day. It had some of the funnest multiplayer ever. Gex: Enter the Gecko was also a good platformer.

Yes, yes, it's a high-profile choice, but Star Fox really is up there as one of my favorites, and not just among the furry-related series. I loved the gameplay. It seems like there's still a loyal fanbase there, so I still haven't figured out why Nintendo hasn't done the series justice since Star Fox 64. I mean, really, the last three entries were Star Fox Command, Star Fox Assault (because SF was known as a run-and-gun shooter... right?), and Star Fox Adventures which wasn't even supposed to be a Star Fox game in the first place.

Ratchet & Clank is my #2 pick. A quality platforming series with a great sense of humor. R&C Future was why I picked up a PS3 (that, and I learned Sony was going to discontinue hardware-based backwards compatibility with PS2 games).

Would the Shining series (Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force, etc) get an honorable mention? I don't think I would necessarily call it a furry franchise, but it did feature furry characters fairly regularly.

I wonder if anyone here has ever played Bubsy the Bobcat. I'm not going to defend its design decisions, it was a technically competent platformer with some rather poor level design.

I played Bubsy 3D and it sucked so bad.

ikdind said:
Would the Shining series (Shining in the Darkness, Shining Force, etc) get an honorable mention? I don't think I would necessarily call it a furry franchise, but it did feature furry characters fairly regularly.

Sure. I meant it to include games that are related but not necessarily furry-centric.
I mean heck, depending on who you ask the main protagonist(s) of the Darkstalkers games is/have been Demitri Maximoff (Vampire) Morrigan Aensland (Succubus) or Donovan Baine (half-demon Monk) none of whom would qualify as "furry" by any but the loosest standards. And even then only Morrigan with her bat-wing ears or maaaaybe Demitri's true form would put them up for consideration.

ikdind said:
I wonder if anyone here has ever played Bubsy the Bobcat. I'm not going to defend its design decisions, it was a technically competent platformer with some rather poor level design.

I bought Bubsy II for $1.50 at a used store, let's just say I was glad I didn't pay any more for it.

I liked the beast races in Elder Scrolls.

I dunno. I don't game much.

I also love the Bloody Roar series. Hudson Entertainment closed while they were working on Bloody Roar 5. Such a damn shame.

For me, the Sly Cooper Trilogy.

Furry Vengeance

I liked the furry folk of Elder Scrolls best, but I also liked the games Spyro, Pokemon, and a little known game on SNES called Paws of Fury, a furry Mortal Kombat style game. Another pretty good one was (and I feel bad for saying this) Happy Feet for Gamecube.

I agree with Acolyte, but I'm also a bit biased '>>

The Klonoa games are sadly underrated,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmSAQwbbig8

It's not even out yet and it beats whatever the fuck you chumps already posted.

Wurd

JustFrame said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmSAQwbbig8

It's not even out yet and it beats whatever the fuck you chumps already posted.

Wurd

Another sucky hack n' slash? Not for me. More people would be excited over another Bloody Roar or Darkstalkers, because those games are actually good, while what you posted only has good graphics.

Ultima_Weapon said:
Another sucky hack n' slash? Not for me. More people would be excited over another Bloody Roar or Darkstalkers, because those games are actually good, while what you posted only has good graphics.

Ahh, Bloody Roar. I'm not even into fighters but my cousin managed to draw me into it for a time. I'm always sort of bummed that there isn't more art of it on this site.

There are probably a few furry-esque games I've played, but I can't really think of them. I never play games just because they have furries in them, and when they do I usually don't pay it too much mind.

Nightcoon said:
I agree with Acolyte, but I'm also a bit biased '>>

Biased? Did you work on it?

JustFrame said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmSAQwbbig8

It's not even out yet and it beats whatever the fuck you chumps already posted.

Wurd

I prefer to reserve judgement until the game is actually out. That said, the art looks fantastic.

JustFrame said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmSAQwbbig8

It's not even out yet and it beats whatever the fuck you chumps already posted.

Wurd

That commercial has nothing on the Vampire Savior attract screen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D78WABf8rEs

I fucking loved Bloody Roar. All of them. I still have a thing for Uriko.

I hated Uriko. I always used either Xion or Reiji.

ikdind said:
Biased? Did you work on it?

No, my fursona is a raccoon, so naturally I'd love that game ^^

Don't forget about Ecco the dolphin.

Ultima_Weapon said:
I hated Uriko. I always used either Xion or Reiji.

I just wish Hans the Fox had been in more games, instead of getting replaced by Jenny the Bat even though she was pretty cool as well.

Hans was kinda weird, and Stun should've been replaced by someone better.

Ultima_Weapon said:
Hans was kinda weird, and Stun should've been replaced by someone better.

Kinda weird? He was basically the exact same character in-game as Jenny except he was male and a fox instead of half-bat. They even had the same "Ooh the sight of blood excites me!" taunt as I recall.

Ratty said:
Kinda weird? He was basically the exact same character in-game as Jenny except he was male and a fox instead of half-bat. They even had the same "Ooh the sight of blood excites me!" taunt as I recall.

I still felt a "psycopath" vibe from him, which gets kinda old. Stun had like no personality, and I kinda liked Jenny because of her suave attitude. Fighting-wise, I have to give props to Reiji. I could shred people with that crow better than anyone.

Ultima_Weapon said:
I still felt a "psycopath" vibe from him, which gets kinda old. Stun had like no personality, and I kinda liked Jenny because of her suave attitude. Fighting-wise, I have to give props to Reiji. I could shred people with that crow better than anyone.

I haven't gotten to play BR4 yet, does it suck like everyone seems to suggest?

Ratty said:
I haven't gotten to play BR4 yet, does it suck like everyone seems to suggest?

Pfft, no. BR3 seems a little better, but the fourth is still good.

Anyone remember Inherit the Earth?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherit_the_Earth:_Quest_for_the_Orb
That game was a lot of fun back in the day, and I think it was my first major encounter of anthropomorphic creatures actually aimed at an older audience.

Hmm interesting, no I'd never heard of that one Shatari, thanks!