Games that you will never play. Ever.

[Casual Shinji]

Any MMO, RTS, or sports game.

The usual suspects.

 

[Mikejames]

I don't see myself getting into WOW anytime soon. I got my MMO fix back in middle school when I realized that I was mining and crafting for the sake of mining and crafting something slightly better.

Silent Hill 4, because this is in the game
*Monster snip*
Seriously that thing gives me shivers.

While I didn't think that SH4 was as scary as its predecessors, I flipped my bricks when I first saw that thing.

 

[Andy Shandy]

Any MOBA. I have no intention of getting yelled at by strangers because I didn't do one thing correctly.

Also any MMO. I've played WoW. I've not seen anything in any other one that's made me go "Oh yeah, I need to put all my free time into this!"

 

[VoidOfOne]

Any horror game.

Any sports game.

Any GTA game.

And any horror game.

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

Halo. Seems way too generic for how much people boast about its setting. Technically I played the first one for an hour or so, the second one I watched a friend play and played a little bit of multiplayer with him, and the third I again just watched. I know watching and playing are different things, but after playing the first and second one a bit, I just couldn't see what the big deal was. Even the multiplayer felt...meh, and that's what pretty much everyone talked about.

99% of MMOs. I like RPGs, I can deal with a bit of grinding, but MMO grinding is a different beast entirely. Plus no MMO has ever had engaging combat, at least to me. I had small interest in Elder Scrolls Online, but playing the beta made it fall flat. Combat had no weight like it did in the main games.

MOBAs as well. I can understand wanting to be competitive in games, hell, I'm guilty of it. I sometimes take my online games very seriously and become very invested, but I never let that cloud up my true self. If someone doesn't perform that well, I typically won't call them out on it. Some people are new. That's okay. Some people have physical issues that get in the way. That's okay. Some people just aren't that great and just want to have fun. That's okay! If I'm so competitive, I should be the one that tries even harder to make up for that less skilled player.
In MOBAs, that doesn't fly. If I mess up one tiny thing, or do something vaguely stupid, almost everyone I've played with shouts at me and gets all pissy. No, fuck that. I didn't play a game to be yelled at. I don't care how bad I was. Teach me better then, don't ridicule me.

Sports games, unless it's racing. I don't like sports. They just aren't for me. Plus I don't want to mix myself with dude-bros and amped up morons who get infuriated at someone who doesn't like their preferred team. So naturally, I don't have an instant attraction to sports games. I've played some, and I've even had a lot of fun, but I do not go out of my way to buy them, and I never play them by myself.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Any MOBA besides LoL. I don't want to go through the ordeal of learning another one of these game. It's waaaay too much of a hassle and the only reason I did it for LoL is because I had a bunch of friends learning it at the same time.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I guess I'll never play Polybius or Kilswitch.

 

[Elijin]

I feel like if you make a hard rule to never play a game or genre, you're potentially cheating yourself of an experience. Maybe saying you'd never play something again? Then you've ventured there, given it a shot and found its not for you.

Im not saying everyone needs to play every game and genre before they make a decision, just that maybe dont slam the door shut on them? I mean I loathe mobas, have never really managed to mesh with most mainstream sports games, and dont super love fighting games. But every now and then, if the situation presents itself (excessive boredom leading to try something new, friends requesting I at least give it a shot, promotional material making it look interesting) I give games from those genres a spin. They pretty much never gain traction, but I feel better for having tried and personally decided it wasnt for me, rather than pre-deciding I will never play anything within a whole market.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

any of the other Halo games besides Reach, that was the only one I could really play and enjoy myself doing so. Other than that, really any sports games and games like Civilization (which is funny cause I play Starcraft) or Team Fortress 2. Just a little too fast pacing and boring to me,

 

[Poetic Nova]

Really unpopular oppinion but:

Games set in third person (most of the time atleast), I have a hard time bonding with the character which can put me off from further investing time in the game. I don't hate all games set in third person but I can be picky about it.

Any FPS game that's just run of the mill (I.E. regenerative health w/o reason, MMS). Beaten to death, AND lacking any kinds of tactics? Yeah I'll pass thank you very much.

Sport games, with the exception of Tony Hawk's Underground 1&2: I simply don't see a use in those, especially the yearly releases that just updates the roster.

Almsot anything that involves zombies: For fuck sake (and with all due respect if you like it) I can't see what so fun about hordes of brainless idiots trying to gett you.

Might be that I miss on or 2 gernes but you'll gett the idea.

 

[WeepingAngels]

Star Ocean, Disgaea, FF, Kingdom Hearts, Valkyrie Chronicles, and so many others have the anime aesthetic.

If Chrono Trigger isn't "anime", then I don't know what is.

But suit yourself. I still will never understand why people limit themselves in such arbitrary manners, but they're free to do so.

We all know Chrono Trigger is anime looking today but we didn't know that in 1995. I believe that Japanese games started losing their popularity when technology allowed them to show the games as they were really meant to be. Sprites lacked the detail of 3D models.

Ehh... I'm not so sure about that. The characters and settings of Chrono Trigger were still designed by Akira Toriyama, and he was already known at the time for Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.

The sprites may have lent themselves to a slightly different overall aesthetic, but it's still very "anime" in its designs, which you could see by contrasting to the likes of The Legend of Zelda, Super Metroid, Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, or most especially Phantasy Star; All cartoony games which feature less culturally-influenced aesthetic designs. A Link to the Past's pink hair is probably the most "anime" thing out of any of those games. Compared with Star Ocean, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy VI, and Dragon Quest, it's not hard to see the differences in the art direction between JRPGs and other genres.

That's not to say I discount the possibility of people being turned off of them because of the better technology allowing games to more closely resemble their anime inspirations. But many JRPGs have clearly been inspired by anime for a very long time, and the only difference today really is in the graphical capabilities.

I can tell you that, for me, seeing the true look of the characters in the PS1 cutscenes...I was turned off. It never occurred to me that they looked so corny until then.

 

[COMaestro]

I'll never play an MMO again. I did for a bit, but after a short time it became more of a job than a game. Even worse was the monthly subscription fee. So I go to work to earn money that I can use to pay my subscription to work in the game??? What!? Eff that!

I don't really enjoy competitive games either, so I'll never again purchase a game that focuses solely on MP play, such as Titanfall or (as far as I'm concerned) CoD and BF. I can enjoy a few rounds of Assassin's Creed, Uncharted or Last of Us MP (all of which have a solid single player experience), but I'd much rather play a co-op game like Dragon's Crown or similar. Even better, I'll just play solo, as I have kids and often need to step away from games to see to them, so I pause often.

 

[pandorum]

Fifa, I hate them, nothing interesting happens ever, soccer is a boring sport anyway buy my god are the games abysmal, the same shit new box art. If someone reply's with COD, at least they try something new.

 

[lacktheknack]

Silent Hill 4, because this is in the game

Seriously that thing gives me shivers.

One of the best scary fights in gaming is where you stumble through a new door, Henry and Eileen battered and bleeding, hoping for a new hole leading back to a save point... and instead, there's six of those things.

Six.

Pointing. Whispering.

Then the fight begins.

;______;

OT: I have no interest whatsoever in MMOs anymore. So every single new MMO probably qualifies.

 

[gorfias]

Thief. Just not into stealth and relatively low power. The original ad for the first one was, "No anti tank guns. No machine guns. Just a bow. And a few arrows." Heck, gimme my BFG5000! And I've heard the latest just isn't that good.

 

[Mudokon]

i will never play bubsy 3D, enough said.

 

[StriderShinryu]

Probably any sort of 4X game. Also, any first person/cockpit view flight game especially if it's set in space. Just no interest at all in either of those.

I'd say RTS and MOBAs as well, but I can at least see some appeal there so I won't say never.

 

[Snydeclyde]

Fifa, I hate them, nothing interesting happens ever, soccer is a boring sport anyway buy my god are the games abysmal, the same shit new box art. If someone reply's with COD, at least they try something new.

Sorry, i don't know why but this made me laugh, It's no surprise that you hate FIFA since you hate the base material ('soccer'). Although unfortunately you're completely right, the box art is shit, and i'm getting sick of seeing Messi on it every year.

OT:
Most horror games, same with horror movies, i don't enjoy the experience.
I don't enjoy waiting around for something to make me jump.
Also MOBA's. from what i've read the seem like the 'Mean girls' of gaming