10 Underrated Video Games That Were Way Ahead Of Their Time

1. Crysis

The game that saw your measly home computer setup and laughed a hearty laugh.

"You think you can run me... on that?!" it appeared to bellow, as developers Crytek cared not one bit that only a fraction of the populace could see the full potential of what they'd created - they just wanted to make the most graphically impressive game of them all.

To some degree, you can blame Crysis for the obsession many gamers have on frantically buying up the latest graphics cards just to match whatever top specs are out there.

Here was a game that no two people would be able to have the same experience with. It fostered the same sort of "Well, if you tweak this, then that can go higher, but oh- what bout this?" mentality you see with vinyl collectors forever chasing a 'warmer tone', or better setup for that over-the-rainbow 'perfect' listen.

Before The Escapist's Yahtzee Croshaw would label the 'PC Master Race' accordingly, Crysis had already laid the foundations for the aesthetic arms race to come.

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Which other titles were so far ahead of their time, they never got their due attention? Let us know in the comments!