Genres/Titles you can absolutely NOT resist?

[Stammer]

Any Command & Conquer game. That's why I'm so disappointed that they haven't even announced a new one yet. Sure, Tiberian Twilight sucked, and even RA3:Uprising was pretty pathetic, but I still love me some C&C games.

I've also been a big fan of the two Dark Cloud games, and whenever Level 5 gives us a third installment, I'll be jumping for joy.

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

I will always at least try any new Need for Speed game. However, I almost always enjoy every single one.

In terms of stuff that I will buy without a second thought, there really isn't anything. If I'm going to buy a game, then I have to know that it's a good game that I'm going to enjoy. I won't ever just buy it because it's in a series or certain genre (Soul Calibur IV/NFS Pro Street made that rule for me).

 

[Bloodastral]

Any decent RPG otherwise:
Heroes of Might & Magic
Elder Scrolls
Prince of Persia

 

[Mallefunction]

We all have our weaknesses. For me, I love side-quests, collection, and exploration based game-play. I easily get suckered into series like Assassin's Creed, Minecraft, and Okami where I can dick around in the game world for HOURS before going into the actual story and missions.

Katamari Damancy is also a big weakness of mine. Same game-play every time and it's STILL fun as hell for me!

So what genres or series are you a complete sucker for? The types of games you'll want to buy/rent/borrow as soon as it's announced even if you know for a fact that it'll suck balls?

I found my game twin. I too am a sucker for Katamari and any game where you get to explore and collect all sorts of weird things in weird places and do all sorts of weird side things. That's probably the reason Fallout 3 is my favorite for this gen. Have you played Saints Row 2? You would proably dig that one.
I have been wanting to check out Minecraft but I refuse to pay that much for a beta. WE are the ones who are supposed to get paid to test a beta. It should at least be free.
Unfortunately, particularly good franchises have their peaks and then they tumble. Like GTA San Andreas was one of my favorites of last gen but I found gta4 to be very lame. Sure it had the collectables and side things but instead of being rewarded with respawning vehicles & guns as well as stat boosts, we just got achievement trophies. Even Fallout New Vegas was disappointing with locations that were comparatively shallow and a lack of weird random events; of course the worst problem was that it's a technical mess.
But that's why I rent: I keep hoping that someone will buck the trend.

I've dabbled in Saint's Row 2, but I only recently purchased Fallout 3. I've never played any of the Fallout games though so is the story going to be difficult to follow for a new player?

Yeah, I borrowed my friend's computer (he's the one who downloaded Minecraft...I'm a starving college student here XD) and went at it for an entire weekend. I'm totally hooked. Thank god I don't have a PC so I can't download it!

GTA...I never liked them to be honest. Sure, they were sandboxes, but they were boring sandboxes. There were no sci-fi elements or historic ones like in AC that made messing around more interesting.

 

[GonzoGamer]

We all have our weaknesses. For me, I love side-quests, collection, and exploration based game-play. I easily get suckered into series like Assassin's Creed, Minecraft, and Okami where I can dick around in the game world for HOURS before going into the actual story and missions.

Katamari Damancy is also a big weakness of mine. Same game-play every time and it's STILL fun as hell for me!

So what genres or series are you a complete sucker for? The types of games you'll want to buy/rent/borrow as soon as it's announced even if you know for a fact that it'll suck balls?

I found my game twin. I too am a sucker for Katamari and any game where you get to explore and collect all sorts of weird things in weird places and do all sorts of weird side things. That's probably the reason Fallout 3 is my favorite for this gen. Have you played Saints Row 2? You would proably dig that one.
I have been wanting to check out Minecraft but I refuse to pay that much for a beta. WE are the ones who are supposed to get paid to test a beta. It should at least be free.
Unfortunately, particularly good franchises have their peaks and then they tumble. Like GTA San Andreas was one of my favorites of last gen but I found gta4 to be very lame. Sure it had the collectables and side things but instead of being rewarded with respawning vehicles & guns as well as stat boosts, we just got achievement trophies. Even Fallout New Vegas was disappointing with locations that were comparatively shallow and a lack of weird random events; of course the worst problem was that it's a technical mess.
But that's why I rent: I keep hoping that someone will buck the trend.

I've dabbled in Saint's Row 2, but I only recently purchased Fallout 3. I've never played any of the Fallout games though so is the story going to be difficult to follow for a new player?

Yeah, I borrowed my friend's computer (he's the one who downloaded Minecraft...I'm a starving college student here XD) and went at it for an entire weekend. I'm totally hooked. Thank god I don't have a PC so I can't download it!

GTA...I never liked them to be honest. Sure, they were sandboxes, but they were boring sandboxes. There were no sci-fi elements or historic ones like in AC that made messing around more interesting.

You'll probably enjoy Fallout 3 more having NOT played the originals. There are a couple of inside jokes but the game has a different mood that kind of went against Fallout fan's expectations. But if you love exploration, collecting, and mini-quests, you are really going to like Fallout 3. Just beware: it starts off pretty slow.
To tell you the truth, I didn't really like GTA either until San Andreas. Before that, it was the kind of game that I would put in to just mess around while thinking of a real game to play. San An had so many different weird things to do and rewards to win it was staggering. Sometimes I would just feel like driving around doing pimp missions and listening to master sounds. Not much in the way of historic or scifi elements but I certainly had a lot of fun exploring that place.
Gaming can be hard when you're a starving college student. It's even harder now than it was when I was in college. Since then Gamestop has gouged the used game market prices so they're only a $2 savings from the new price.

 

[BVBFanatic]

Every single Total War game. I love them so much.

 

[Jon Shannow]

Every single Total War game. I love them so much.

Same, that and Bioware games. i just can't stop myself from wanting to buy them

 

[Ice Car]

Anything in the Pokemon series, that isn't a spinoff or on a console. (Just the versions)

Also, the Advance Wars series, Fire Emblem series, and a few others.

 

[Thrillho]

If it has the words "Monkey" and "Island" anywhere near it, there's a good chance I own it. I have every game on PC, PS3, PS2, Wii, and Amiga. And yes, I do mean all 3 versions of Tales, all three versions of the first two games, both versions of Escape, and one of Curse. (In fact, I somehow have many copies of the first three games on PC)

And I'm sure if an HD remake of Curse was to be made *hint hint to anyone even remotely linked to Lucasarts* I would be refreshing the Playstation Store every 5 minutes from the moment it was announced until I heard the words "Captain's Log, Guybrush Threepwood. I've been lost at sea for days now, etc, etc."

 

[Mallefunction]

You'll probably enjoy Fallout 3 more having NOT played the originals. There are a couple of inside jokes but the game has a different mood that kind of went against Fallout fan's expectations. But if you love exploration, collecting, and mini-quests, you are really going to like Fallout 3. Just beware: it starts off pretty slow.
To tell you the truth, I didn't really like GTA either until San Andreas. Before that, it was the kind of game that I would put in to just mess around while thinking of a real game to play. San An had so many different weird things to do and rewards to win it was staggering. Sometimes I would just feel like driving around doing pimp missions and listening to master sounds. Not much in the way of historic or scifi elements but I certainly had a lot of fun exploring that place.
Gaming can be hard when you're a starving college student. It's even harder now than it was when I was in college. Since then Gamestop has gouged the used game market prices so they're only a $2 savings from the new price.

Ok, I'll start Fallout as soon as I finish replaying Sands of Time.

Tell me about it. I've only gotten new games thanks to friends and relatives who either lent them out to me or got me used copies. Gamestop is pricey and totally elitist (at least it is here).

 

[shogunblade]

I have a major weakness to Metal Gear Solid games (That's more a fan thing, I guess. I won't buy a PSP for the "Other" MGS titles, but I have the first 4), but I guess I have a thing for are the (For a lack of a better phrase) The "Dog on a Leash" type of gaming where you have to defend something that can't fight (or doesn't fight) and you have to defend them.

Ico did it, Resident Evil 4 did it, and King Kong Kind of, sort of did it (The King Kong levels make you do it, anyway).

It's a very strange thing to me, but I have a weird weakness for those kinds of games. In fact, I really want to play Bioshock 2, even though I hear of its vast inferiority to the original because the idea of defending a little sister sounds kind of cool (not to mention it always gives me this strange Papa wolf [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PapaWolf] feeling whenever it happens)

 

[repeating integers]

Sci-fi.

Good god I adore sci-fi. If a game is sci-fi and, you know, not shit, then chances are I'll enjoy it immensely. This extends to movies and TV series as well (anyone else watching BBC's new Outcasts series? That's amazing).

I've noticed that, when it comes to artistic innovation (which, I should point out, is different to gameplay innovation), sci-fi is pretty much at the top. Fantasy has potential, but there are a lot of Tolkeinesque creations, which get old after a while - the most imaginative I can remember a recent fantasy universe getting was the book "Wizard's First Rule", by Terry Goodkind (though I have been warned the series leaps off a very high cliff in quality after that book, so I'm staying away from the rest). Modern warfare-style games can be interesting, what with all the state-of-the-art military hardware and stuff, but I often find it a little boring, to be honest. Historical games are often interesting (when they aren't the hundred million billion trillionth WW2-based game, that is), considering that I've always been interested in history, but you can't really call them innovative or imaginative.

Sci-fi can, done right, involve genuinely interesting, imaginative ideas; great visual design; big and expansive backgrounds (which admittedly can also apply to fantasy, in cases like Lord of the Rings which has a mind-bogglingly fleshed out backstory); and new and exciting guns. OK, so that last one might be a bit superficial, but it's often true.

Mass Effect has all of the above, but particularly excels itself in the background department. Halo is likewise, except that its strong point (by these criteria) is its art style. Homeworld lacks the background (pretty much entirely, if I'm honest), but makes up for it with outstanding quality in all the other areas (as well as just being a great game in general). These are my favourite games, and them being sci-fi isn't just a coincidence. I find it far more interesting than all other genres/settings. I'm not sure who is to blame for this - perhaps you can blame my dad, who is also a big sci-fi nerd.

 

[GonzoGamer]

You'll probably enjoy Fallout 3 more having NOT played the originals. There are a couple of inside jokes but the game has a different mood that kind of went against Fallout fan's expectations. But if you love exploration, collecting, and mini-quests, you are really going to like Fallout 3. Just beware: it starts off pretty slow.
To tell you the truth, I didn't really like GTA either until San Andreas. Before that, it was the kind of game that I would put in to just mess around while thinking of a real game to play. San An had so many different weird things to do and rewards to win it was staggering. Sometimes I would just feel like driving around doing pimp missions and listening to master sounds. Not much in the way of historic or scifi elements but I certainly had a lot of fun exploring that place.
Gaming can be hard when you're a starving college student. It's even harder now than it was when I was in college. Since then Gamestop has gouged the used game market prices so they're only a $2 savings from the new price.

Ok, I'll start Fallout as soon as I finish replaying Sands of Time.

Tell me about it. I've only gotten new games thanks to friends and relatives who either lent them out to me or got me used copies. Gamestop is pricey and totally elitist (at least it is here).

Oh, I'll tell you about it. Especially that elitist remark: very true.
My wife's friend (who hated games before the wii: she blamed them for an ex's lack of interest in her... a bit misplaced if you ask me) went into one when the wii fit was still really rare and asked if she could buy/order one from them. They laughed at her and now she hates gamers even more than she used to. I hated that particular store even before that story for the fact that every time I went in there it was an ordeal: usually having to wait on line forever because they have to look for the disc, ask everyone else on line if they want to pre-order this, get the strat guide for that, subscribe to the other. They even forgot to put a game in the case once. I had to go back and retrain myself from smacking heads.
What is the best option for the budget gamer now a days. I was doing ebay for a little bit but those prices started creeping up to the gamestop prices. Money's less of a problem so I do the gamefly thing and the keep prices are pretty good once you've been with them long enough for the discount.

 

[Mallefunction]

Oh, I'll tell you about it. Especially that elitist remark: very true.
My wife's friend (who hated games before the wii: she blamed them for an ex's lack of interest in her... a bit misplaced if you ask me) went into one when the wii fit was still really rare and asked if she could buy/order one from them. They laughed at her and now she hates gamers even more than she used to. I hated that particular store even before that story for the fact that every time I went in there it was an ordeal: usually having to wait on line forever because they have to look for the disc, ask everyone else on line if they want to pre-order this, get the strat guide for that, subscribe to the other. They even forgot to put a game in the case once. I had to go back and retrain myself from smacking heads.
What is the best option for the budget gamer now a days. I was doing ebay for a little bit but those prices started creeping up to the gamestop prices. Money's less of a problem so I do the gamefly thing and the keep prices are pretty good once you've been with them long enough for the discount.

Yeah, I only recently got my PS3 (Because I saved up forever to get one that was backwards compatible along with new games) and so I went on my first game spending spree since I got my PS2 almost 6 years ago. Because I was a girl and I was so excited for new games, they assumed that I was new to gaming and that I had just bought my first system. One of them even tried to show me how to use the friggin controllers that I mastered at age 5! Since when did gaming become srs bsns? Aren't fans supposed to be excited?

I've been getting pretty decent deals on certain titles. I took advantage of Black Friday especially and loaded up then, but I'm done buying for now. I've got plenty of games...just need to find time between classes to play them.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Oh, I'll tell you about it. Especially that elitist remark: very true.
My wife's friend (who hated games before the wii: she blamed them for an ex's lack of interest in her... a bit misplaced if you ask me) went into one when the wii fit was still really rare and asked if she could buy/order one from them. They laughed at her and now she hates gamers even more than she used to. I hated that particular store even before that story for the fact that every time I went in there it was an ordeal: usually having to wait on line forever because they have to look for the disc, ask everyone else on line if they want to pre-order this, get the strat guide for that, subscribe to the other. They even forgot to put a game in the case once. I had to go back and retrain myself from smacking heads.
What is the best option for the budget gamer now a days. I was doing ebay for a little bit but those prices started creeping up to the gamestop prices. Money's less of a problem so I do the gamefly thing and the keep prices are pretty good once you've been with them long enough for the discount.

Yeah, I only recently got my PS3 (Because I saved up forever to get one that was backwards compatible along with new games) and so I went on my first game spending spree since I got my PS2 almost 6 years ago. Because I was a girl and I was so excited for new games, they assumed that I was new to gaming and that I had just bought my first system. One of them even tried to show me how to use the friggin controllers that I mastered at age 5! Since when did gaming become srs bsns? Aren't fans supposed to be excited?

I've been getting pretty decent deals on certain titles. I took advantage of Black Friday especially and loaded up then, but I'm done buying for now. I've got plenty of games...just need to find time between classes to play them.

The same thing happens to my wife. When the bestbuy clerk found out that she was buying Blops for herself (I was just going to rent it) they called other clerks over to look at her.
Hmm. I usually ignore Black Friday. I'll pay more attention this year.

 

[Palademon]

Timesplitters. Only that. Only the most perfect FPS franchise in the world can have me ignore any sense of reasoning in my brain. Only Timesplitters can make me stupid.

That and maybe crack

Man speaks truth. Let us all follow his example.

 

[pyrosaw]

Point an Click adventure, Apocalypse senarios, and guns. Lots of guns.

 

[Au Naturel.]

Fighting games. Specifically 2D fighting games, specifically ArcSystemWorks fighting games, or Darkstalkers.

SHMUPs. Specifically CAVE SHMUPs.

I love these two genres. Alot.

Timesplitters. Only that. Only the most perfect FPS franchise in the world can have me ignore any sense of reasoning in my brain. Only Timesplitters can make me stupid.

That and maybe crack

Man speaks truth. Let us all follow his example.

I join these people!!

 

[Justanothergamer300]

Any 2D sonic game it's like my video game form of chocolate and I can't resist chocolate

 

[Vivace-Vivian]

If it's Fallout I'm all over it. Hard to keep away from. That and Character creation.