mainstream modern-day cult games

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This is a pretty difficult thing to do these days, though, since if something's "cult" it basically means EVERYONE loves it due to the internet saying they shuold. Like BG&E would be a great example if it didn't gain traction from EVERY PERSON ON THE INTERNET basically saying "best ps2 game" all the time or whatever.

What's a good comparison to "cult" in this context? Like for example I've heard people call Oldboy a cult film, and yet virtually everyone I speak to about movies around my age has seen it and loves it.

― ㇱ (Will M.), Monday, July 6, 2009 10:40 PM (Yesterday)

or like Rocky Horror Picture Show gets called a "cult" movie all the time, since people seem to like it well enough but a particular subset of the population BREATHES it (at least one night a year, anyway). I suppose Earthbound is the Rocky Horror Picture Show of games.

― ㇱ (Will M.), Monday, July 6, 2009 10:41 PM (Yesterday)