Games that EVERYONE loves but you don't?
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Final Fantasy (Besides, it has too many sequals for a game that has Final as the first word in it's name), Call of Duty, Halo, Bioshock, Oblivion, hell, a good chunk of mainstream games just make me shudder and turn a pale color. Give me Resistance, Armored Core, or Blazblue anyday
I could never get into the Half-Life games. God knows I've tried, I had the first one on PC ages ago and I've got a borrowed copy of The Orange Box sitting here on my shelf, just above my eyeline as I type this, but I just can't bring myself to care. I'm not entirely surprised by this because I don't like FPS as a rule. The main reason I borrowed my brother's copy of The Orange Box is because several people who know about shooters told me that Half-Life 2 would be the game to make me love the genre. In that respect, I was disappointed... although it did introduce me to Team Fortress 2, which remains the only proper FPS since Goldeneye that I've genuinely enjoyed.
I own a couple of other shooters, mainly as part of the experiment to see if there was any that I liked. Halo 3 was the first in the experiment, got bored of that within a couple of hours - if I'm gonna play a shooter, I'd rather be using guns instead of things that look like toys I had as a kid. Call Of Duty 4 was the most recent, not bad, still not really my thing but I got distracted by other things in life before I could properly get into it... thinking I'll have to start again now.
As for games within genres I'd normally be expected to like: Mass Effect. Oh, Mass Effect. At the time, I lived with two huge fans of the game. I like RPGs, so decided to give it a chance. First time I tried it, most of the few hours I played were spent reading enough text to make the Encyclopaedia Britannica jealous. I got to... some place or other, got told I was a Spectre, read more bloody words before abandoning it soon afterwards out of sheer boredom. Second time I tried it - for some reason I decided it deserved a second chance - I played for half an hour, then *fizz* *black screen* "oh no, seriously, no..." *restart Xbox* *lolredring* "fuck you, buddy". Yup, my Xbox actually committed suicide rather than let me play that game. I took it as a sign and haven't considered playing it again.
I own a couple of other shooters, mainly as part of the experiment to see if there was any that I liked. Halo 3 was the first in the experiment, got bored of that within a couple of hours - if I'm gonna play a shooter, I'd rather be using guns instead of things that look like toys I had as a kid. Call Of Duty 4 was the most recent, not bad, still not really my thing but I got distracted by other things in life before I could properly get into it... thinking I'll have to start again now.
As for games within genres I'd normally be expected to like: Mass Effect. Oh, Mass Effect. At the time, I lived with two huge fans of the game. I like RPGs, so decided to give it a chance. First time I tried it, most of the few hours I played were spent reading enough text to make the Encyclopaedia Britannica jealous. I got to... some place or other, got told I was a Spectre, read more bloody words before abandoning it soon afterwards out of sheer boredom. Second time I tried it - for some reason I decided it deserved a second chance - I played for half an hour, then *fizz* *black screen* "oh no, seriously, no..." *restart Xbox* *lolredring* "fuck you, buddy". Yup, my Xbox actually committed suicide rather than let me play that game. I took it as a sign and haven't considered playing it again.
Wow everyone seems to hate XII but I find that one the best in the series. (I played from VI onwards except VIII) It has the largest world fun side stories, and searching for new espers in unexplored regions of the game never gets tiring.FargoDog said:
For mr its Bioshock. Lets be honest the game flat out sucks ass. The feature most people love about the game (the environmet and atmosphere) is essentially what turned me away from the game. All the characters are fucked up and its hard to get into especially since I have much better FPS games lying around.
COD its fun but not OMG TIZ IZ AWESUM!!!!!!!1111!!!!ONEONEELEVEN!!!!! BEST GAME EVAR!!!!!!!!! and Halo 3 it
was fun but to short
PS: GTA SA it didnt feel as GTA I prefer VC
was fun but to short
PS: GTA SA it didnt feel as GTA I prefer VC
Mass Effect, and every Bioware game I've played. I hate the whole "be who you wanna be" attitude. I couldn't give a shit what my guy says, I don't wanna pick, and I don't wanna sit there for three quarters of the entire game looking at someone's face, it really doesn't help that the story sucks too because it makes me care even less what the guy is saying, every time I've tried to play ME2 I've turned it off within 10 minutes because it's a fucking chore to play. I know I can skip the speech parts but I can't skip the forced, confined exploration. Yes, the Citadel is pretty, but that doesn't mean I wanna run around in it for 30 minutes to progress. Plus, the shooting parts are mediocre at best so I really have no desire to play the game. It's the same story for every Bioware game I've played.
Saying this reminds me of how much I hate Bioware fanboys too, who act like they're intellectually superior because they enjoy games that have "depth" to them. Fuck those people, if I want a "save mankind!" cliche story I'll go watch Star Wars or something, games that focus on a story driven experience (imo) tend to be flawed anyway because the stories never seem to go past the idea of saving humanity, because that's what makes good gameplay. There are exceptions of course, but for the most part; balls.
Saying this reminds me of how much I hate Bioware fanboys too, who act like they're intellectually superior because they enjoy games that have "depth" to them. Fuck those people, if I want a "save mankind!" cliche story I'll go watch Star Wars or something, games that focus on a story driven experience (imo) tend to be flawed anyway because the stories never seem to go past the idea of saving humanity, because that's what makes good gameplay. There are exceptions of course, but for the most part; balls.
GTA4. All I've heard about it was really awesome and all that crap from everyone but Yahtzee, and when I played it, it was just not all that fun and I would rather have been playing Saints Row 2. The only good part I found in GTA4 was that one glitchy swingset that would launch cars way into the air.
Most stuff made by bioware.
My parents got me the original mass effect, and at first I didn't know what to do. Then I replayed it, and I quite enjoyed it. Then it got annoying and vague on me again, so now I barely play it, and should probably trade it in or something.
My parents got me the original mass effect, and at first I didn't know what to do. Then I replayed it, and I quite enjoyed it. Then it got annoying and vague on me again, so now I barely play it, and should probably trade it in or something.
A few here.
Halo series.
Half Life series.
I do not so much as hate portal, but, it is not the miracle it is claimed to be.
Mass effect is not as good as it gets credit for.
Call of Duty series.
Gears of War series.
Fallout Three, and perhaps Oblivion. Found them buggy and bland, not so bad when I got some mods. I love mods.
World of Warcraft, though it might be better. They have fixed alot of the things I did not like since I quit.
Grand Theft Auto series.
......Just to name a few. I am sure some more will spring to mind soon.
Halo series.
Half Life series.
I do not so much as hate portal, but, it is not the miracle it is claimed to be.
Mass effect is not as good as it gets credit for.
Call of Duty series.
Gears of War series.
Fallout Three, and perhaps Oblivion. Found them buggy and bland, not so bad when I got some mods. I love mods.
World of Warcraft, though it might be better. They have fixed alot of the things I did not like since I quit.
Grand Theft Auto series.
......Just to name a few. I am sure some more will spring to mind soon.
Fallout, Oblivion.. I swear everyone but me has 1250G on them games. I cant see the addiction.
Red Dead Redemption. Just like GTA, but older, shittier, and once more repetative like all rockstar games. DO A JOB FOR ME - OK - KILL THAT GUY - OK - FOLLOW THAT CAR/HORSE - OK - NOW LETS GET TO THE PLOT - OH WAIT NO JOB FOR ME - KILL THAT GUY - OK - FOLLOW THAT CAR/HORSE.... Its a vicious circle.
I thought Red Dead was boring as f*ck. Very pretty, but boring.
Red Dead Redemption. Just like GTA, but older, shittier, and once more repetative like all rockstar games. DO A JOB FOR ME - OK - KILL THAT GUY - OK - FOLLOW THAT CAR/HORSE - OK - NOW LETS GET TO THE PLOT - OH WAIT NO JOB FOR ME - KILL THAT GUY - OK - FOLLOW THAT CAR/HORSE.... Its a vicious circle.
I thought Red Dead was boring as f*ck. Very pretty, but boring.
Shadow of the Colossus I'm afraid. I can see why people love it, and it does a great many things well. But it's just not a game for me. Hard to explain exactly why and I definitely don't think it's bad, I just didn't enjoy the 4 hours I put into it (got to 8th Colossus).
Also, Psychonauts. I got this on Steam around a year ago and while I enjoy the graphics and writing, the actual gameplay is a let down. That might be because I hate games asking me to collect shit. That game kept introducing baggage, floaty thing, webs, and god-knows how much else to hunt for. I don't have the time for shit like that.
Never been a CoD4 fan either. I just didn't like the near-instant enemy respawn, the lacklustre weapons, most of the missions or the plot. I'll grant it had one or two great missions, but so many mediocre ones.
Also, Psychonauts. I got this on Steam around a year ago and while I enjoy the graphics and writing, the actual gameplay is a let down. That might be because I hate games asking me to collect shit. That game kept introducing baggage, floaty thing, webs, and god-knows how much else to hunt for. I don't have the time for shit like that.
Never been a CoD4 fan either. I just didn't like the near-instant enemy respawn, the lacklustre weapons, most of the missions or the plot. I'll grant it had one or two great missions, but so many mediocre ones.
I know what you mean on sports games (especially football since it's my least favorite sport, yes I hate sundays this time of the year). I think the latest I have in Baseball is 2K8 and Madden is 09 and both of those are just because I got them for $3 each at a Gamestop sale. I think my dad said it best after trying 2K8 when he said, "The problem is they made them too realistic to be fun".burntheartist said:
Sandbox games. Fallout 3, Oblivion, etc.
I don't hate them, but I find them incredibly forgettable, destined to be acquired only under the saleiest of sales.
I don't hate them, but I find them incredibly forgettable, destined to be acquired only under the saleiest of sales.
