Digging through my old stuff back in Australia, I've been reminiscing on buying games as a teen for no reason other than they were cheap. What video/board game you found in the budget bin defied expectations?
@Boardgamefeast The whole Warlords series was so good for this RTS obsessed teen back in the day. Played it when I had exhausts Warcraft & Command & Conquer. (but just before my Total Annihilation addiction)
@BeardedRogue I don't recall that I actually played a lot of it, but was absolutely obsessed with Warcraft and modded campaigns and anything in that vein. Spellforce was another one I picked up for similar reasons.
@Boardgamefeast The Cardboard Dad once bought a PS1 memory card bundle that included Suikoden. Assumed it would be trash, but I played and enjoyed the heck out of it.
@cardboard_kid I skipped most of that era of RPGs but I've heard Triple Click podcast talks often about how good Suikoden 2 is and I've been meaning to look into it.
Suikoden 1 and 2: Konami's Cult Classic RPGs are Being Remastered - IGN

Suikoden 1 and 2, the beloved Konami RPGs, will return as HD remasters for PlayStation, Xbox, Steam and Switch in 2023.

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