Games you refuse to play
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I boycot any and all games that stink of money (Call of Duty, Halo, Gears of War, Battlefield, Command & Conquer 4, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Final Fantasy 13 etc) and are surrounded by a fanbase so ravingly rabid it makes a pack of hyenas high on laughing gas look dopey.
Same with MMORPG's, in that they obnoxiously encourage endless grinding to waste your lifetime away, plus it's always PvP this and PvP that. No respect for people who want to just get into end-game PvE, and even then there are only dipshits to be found who hog all the loot and diss the healers because they're too busy Leeroying the bosses to read up the proper tactics.
Same with MMORPG's, in that they obnoxiously encourage endless grinding to waste your lifetime away, plus it's always PvP this and PvP that. No respect for people who want to just get into end-game PvE, and even then there are only dipshits to be found who hog all the loot and diss the healers because they're too busy Leeroying the bosses to read up the proper tactics.
Madden. Until the rights EA has to the nfl that ensures no one else can use nfl players and teams but them expires; they can basicly put out the same recycled game every year. No competition= no reason to care about the quality of games you put out, especially if everyone keeps buying them.
Well there are games that I don't have much inkling to play, games I dislike and games that, to me, can go fuck themselves.
But refuse to play? Certainly not, there aren't games out there wherein you play as Hitler and get electric shocks every ten seconds (that's something I'd REFUSE to play).
But refuse to play? Certainly not, there aren't games out there wherein you play as Hitler and get electric shocks every ten seconds (that's something I'd REFUSE to play).
Portal.
I quite honestly refuse to play any game that has a fan following that act like a bunch of self-righteous twats who know exactly one joke that they never shut the fuck up about, and also have a tendency to flip the fuck out upon the revelation that yes, some people have not played Portal in this strange world. WEIRD RIGHT? RITE GAIZ? ALSO DA CAEK IS TEH LIE LOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLOLOLOLOLOLLOL
I quite honestly refuse to play any game that has a fan following that act like a bunch of self-righteous twats who know exactly one joke that they never shut the fuck up about, and also have a tendency to flip the fuck out upon the revelation that yes, some people have not played Portal in this strange world. WEIRD RIGHT? RITE GAIZ? ALSO DA CAEK IS TEH LIE LOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLOLOLOLOLOLLOL
any JRPG. i dont see what is fun in a bunch of angsty teens with messed up haircuts walking down linear corridors and taking turns to whack a goblin in the head
This might set some people off: Mass Effect games
I played through the first one, at first I found it boring, but I stuck with it. It had started to suck me in a little, and I was just starting to really like it, when the game ended.
What ever happened to the days what RPGs were pretty much required to be massive? It's been ages, but if I remember rightly, Mass Effect took me about 5 hours to complete.
I played through the first one, at first I found it boring, but I stuck with it. It had started to suck me in a little, and I was just starting to really like it, when the game ended.
What ever happened to the days what RPGs were pretty much required to be massive? It's been ages, but if I remember rightly, Mass Effect took me about 5 hours to complete.
I wouldn't say I refuse to play them, but I don't play RTS's. I don't care what people say, but I find I have less control over what I'm doing playing an RTS than any other kind of game. I like to personally shoot enemies. I like to aim and put rounds into their kneecaps, then go "WTF!?" when they die from those two shots...instead of clicking once. And then clicking again if someone doesn't do what I tell them the first time.
Aside from that, there is nothing I refuse to play because of some bullshit moral standard. I'll play anything, and if I don't have fun after a while, I'll stop playing it.
Aside from that, there is nothing I refuse to play because of some bullshit moral standard. I'll play anything, and if I don't have fun after a while, I'll stop playing it.
Guitar heroes and similar rhythm games. Thing is, I'm not bad at some of them (yes, I tried most, hence the reason I refuse to play them now), I just don't get any fun out of them, not even the music since I'd usually be too busy watching the screen. The only time I do get to enjoy the music is when someone else is playing.
Company of Heroes is a good game and the OP just sucks at it.
"Refusing" to play a game makes no sense anyway.
Not having any interest in playing a game is normal and list of games people won't play because they have something better, would fill a booklet for each member here.
The point is: it's no big deal.
What a silly thread.
"Refusing" to play a game makes no sense anyway.
Not having any interest in playing a game is normal and list of games people won't play because they have something better, would fill a booklet for each member here.
The point is: it's no big deal.
What a silly thread.
I refuse to play anything from Valve. I don't like the company and what I have seen of their games I was never impressed, overhyped crap basically in my opinion
There's games that I refuse to see through to the end and games I refuse to play flat-out.
One game that springs to mind that I refuse to see to the end is Jericho (Clive Barker presents a Clive Barker game written by Clive Barker). A game with muddy visuals and mediocre game play, turned from a dull game into an annoying one thanks to the characters in the game. Ten minutes in, I've never felt so much anger towards a fictitious character in my life. The characters are like a Gothic diversity group, each horrible beings and have come together to spend time insulting each other and being generally annoying. I'm not sure what moment was the final nail in the coffin, if it was the blatant homophobia or the schizophrenic girl who tries to come off creepy and instead comes off as pathetic. Part of me wished the character you played at the start was the only one who survived rather than died near the start. I also wish for their spirits to be flayed and their bodies picked clean by crows, among other things that I could go all day about. They were simply the worst characters I've ever encountered in a game.
In terms of games I refuse to play at all, it would have to be Bayonetta. When I first heard of it, reminders of Dead Or Alive: Volleyball sprung to mind. I can endure some sexualisation, but Bayonetta crossed it for me. When the only defining characteristic of a character is their sexuality, then something has likely gone wrong. I've heard it time and time again that her sexuality is empowering rather than hindering, as she embraces it and uses it happily rather than does it to pander to their over-weight teen audience. If her, as a character, was the only problem then I'd probably try it out, but trying the demo I just grew bored and tired as the words "Devil May Cry" kept pulsing in my head. As much as people claim otherwise, trying the demo left me feeling "Devil May Cry, but it's sexualised for men and is absolutely confusing". To me, nothing was enjoyable game-play wise and Bayonetta embraced her sexualised nature a little too much for comfort.
One game that springs to mind that I refuse to see to the end is Jericho (Clive Barker presents a Clive Barker game written by Clive Barker). A game with muddy visuals and mediocre game play, turned from a dull game into an annoying one thanks to the characters in the game. Ten minutes in, I've never felt so much anger towards a fictitious character in my life. The characters are like a Gothic diversity group, each horrible beings and have come together to spend time insulting each other and being generally annoying. I'm not sure what moment was the final nail in the coffin, if it was the blatant homophobia or the schizophrenic girl who tries to come off creepy and instead comes off as pathetic. Part of me wished the character you played at the start was the only one who survived rather than died near the start. I also wish for their spirits to be flayed and their bodies picked clean by crows, among other things that I could go all day about. They were simply the worst characters I've ever encountered in a game.
In terms of games I refuse to play at all, it would have to be Bayonetta. When I first heard of it, reminders of Dead Or Alive: Volleyball sprung to mind. I can endure some sexualisation, but Bayonetta crossed it for me. When the only defining characteristic of a character is their sexuality, then something has likely gone wrong. I've heard it time and time again that her sexuality is empowering rather than hindering, as she embraces it and uses it happily rather than does it to pander to their over-weight teen audience. If her, as a character, was the only problem then I'd probably try it out, but trying the demo I just grew bored and tired as the words "Devil May Cry" kept pulsing in my head. As much as people claim otherwise, trying the demo left me feeling "Devil May Cry, but it's sexualised for men and is absolutely confusing". To me, nothing was enjoyable game-play wise and Bayonetta embraced her sexualised nature a little too much for comfort.
Call of Duty games and any other Military shooters. I grew up playing Unreal Tournament and I really hate the look and feel and military shooters. I just don't enjoy them.
On the other hand MMO's. I hate having to put effort into something with no reward. I'd rather play a game where I am having fun for playing it.
On the other hand MMO's. I hate having to put effort into something with no reward. I'd rather play a game where I am having fun for playing it.
I would rarely outright refuse to play a game. That seems, well, excessive. I can find enjoyment (even to a very small degree) in almost any game, even games I don't really have an interest in, such as WoW, Halo, Diablo..etc. I can still find a way to have fun. I might not buy a game if the interest is too low, but if someone handed me a game for free, I'm sure I would start it up and have a go, even if it's just once.
I've just replayed the first one again and the skill tree has loads of extra skills. there are 20 skills to advance not 4 or 5AlternatePFG said:
One of the most important parts of an rpg is the advancement system and when you dumb it down to such a level you might aswell remove it altogether and have linear advancement. There was also the planet roaming which, although not that important really, made the game seem much bigger than the sequel. One last point...the first game set the story up for a mass reaper invasion and the second one completely ignored that and went sideways. These points are why i found Mass Effect 2 so much worse than the the first and as such wont be buying into the 3 installment...schizophrenic game development aint my thing, consistency is.
So it should be since the first one was terrible in my opinion. As in most cases, when the mass market goes crazy for a game, i find it too easy and simple to be called a challenge. Yes, fighting the 2 dragons on the hardest setting was ridiculous but not in the slightest bit fun and thats why i boycott the sequel.chaosyoshimage said:
Style over substance, story over gameplay.
I've got enough films and books for story, i buy games for gameplay