Name a game you love despite it belonging to a genre you hate. - CHAT WITH THE STAFF!

[tendo82]

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This week's discussion topic is: Name a game you've loved despite it belonging to a genre you hate. For instance, did you love Cho Aniki even though you generally don't like shooters?

 

[tendo82]

I am not a big racing game fan at all. But, after buying Gran Turismo 3 in 2003 I briefly became a car fan to the point that I was thoroughly convinced I needed a real RX7 with twin turbos in order for my life to be complete. I also loved the extensive information it gave on car manufacturers and models.

I tried to get into GT4 but just couldn't get interested again. I was especially disappointed that the game had less information on all the manufacturers and models.

 

[Pandalisk]

Hmmm racing i'd say, i hate the genre but i loved motorstorm so much

also i hate JRPGS, but there was one (i forget the name, alas).. that i really enjoyed..

 

[iJosh]

Skate2. If that counts. Well, If skateboard games are its on genre. Or if it falls into sporting.

But yea. Skate 2 was actually kind of fun.

 

[Crowser]

Tales of Symphonia, I usually hate JRPG's but this one had a great story (even though it was very slow to start) and the combat system was brilliant. I actually felt like I was doing something instead of hitting A over and over for the attack command and then sitting back while the characters did the actions and not me.

 

[Pain_Inflictor]

I hate JRPG's but I love Dark Cloud 2. I also hate racers but love Burnout: Revenge.

 

[Mr. Fister]

I find most FPS games boring, but I did enjoy Metroid Prime: Hunters for the DS. I was pretty impressed that they were able to take the elements of a Metroid game (exploring different worlds, solving puzzles, collecting artifacts and weapons) and shrink them down to a handheld platform so well. It felt like an actual Metroid game, and not just a watered-down shooter with a name slapped on it. What it did do different was focus on the combat rather than the exploration, and I enjoyed how it was implemented into the storyline. Running into and fighting other bounty hunters along the way helped immerse the idea that Samus was racing against others to find an "ultimate power" before it fell into the wrong hands. Oddly enough, I enjoyed Hunters more than I enjoyed Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

 

[tendo82]

Not to run off on a tangent, but Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was a very overrated game in my opinion. It really didn't have that feeling of exploring a vast mysterious and strange planet that defined the previous games. That said, I'm really looking forward to playing Prime 2 as an enhanced Wii addition.

 

[kaziard]

the closest i ever got to liking sports games was playing mario football, and yes i know that doesnt really count .

 

[GodsOneMistake]

Idunno i don't really hate a certain Genre, i do dislike racing games a lot though. I have yet to play a game that would be the "exception to the rule" so to speak

 

[The Ultimate 2]

Most JRPGS but with one very big exception.

The Kingdom Hearts games, my guilty pleasure.

 

[Avatar Roku]

Not to run off on a tangent, but Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was a very overrated game in my opinion. It really didn't have that feeling of exploring a vast mysterious and strange planet that defined the previous games. That said, I'm really looking forward to playing Prime 2 as an enhanced Wii addition.

I'm not so sure about that. I liked exploring in MP3, if only because the music on Elysia was awesome, and the story (which you have to get through scans) of Bryyo was so tragically awesome.

As for the topic, platformers usually aren't my thing, but I fell head over heels for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Mirror's Edge.

 

[aww yea]

i did like fifa street even though i totally deny football games in every direction

that might not count as much though...

 

[Mr0llivand3r]

Burnout Revenge, F-Zero X, Road Rash, and Mario Kart

i hate racing games but these kick ass

 

[Ossum]

I despise halfassed sandboxing games like what GTA became after 3; but Saints Row 2 just does it for me.

I can't stand sports games but if anybody remembers Blades of Steel, or WWF Wrestling then you know why I like those.

Stealth games are boring, but Beyond Good & Evil rocked.

 

[Glerken]

Tales of Symphonia, I usually hate JRPG's but this one had a great story (even though it was very slow to start) and the combat system was brilliant. I actually felt like I was doing something instead of hitting A over and over for the attack command and then sitting back while the characters did the actions and not me.

You stole mine.
ToS. I'm not a fan of JRPG's, but it is one of my favorite games.
Shame what they did to the sequel...

 

[petrolmonkey]

I am not a big racing game fan at all. But, after buying Gran Turismo 3 in 2003 I briefly became a car fan to the point that I was thoroughly convinced I needed a real RX7 with twin turbos in order for my life to be complete. I also loved the extensive information it gave on car manufacturers and models.

I tried to get into GT4 but just couldn't get interested again. I was especially disappointed that the game had less information on all the manufacturers and models.

Well if you mention racing I have to mention Mario Kart. Its so different from the others yet doesnt feel like a racing game. I like other racers like Wipeout but when you think of racing games you think of those rediculously meticulous games that spend so much time on realism. These were just fun.

 

[Ossum]

I am not a big racing game fan at all. But, after buying Gran Turismo 3 in 2003 I briefly became a car fan to the point that I was thoroughly convinced I needed a real RX7 with twin turbos in order for my life to be complete. I also loved the extensive information it gave on car manufacturers and models.

I tried to get into GT4 but just couldn't get interested again. I was especially disappointed that the game had less information on all the manufacturers and models.

Well if you mention racing I have to mention Mario Kart. Its so different from the others yet doesnt feel like a racing game. I like other racers like Wipeout but when you think of racing games you think of those rediculously meticulous games that spend so much time on realism. These were just fun.

Yet we're all familiar with Mario Kart cheapness; you could be half the track ahead when Bowser starts going 300mph with perfect traction and no competition to drive his fat ass over your kart 50 feet from the finish line.

And I'll never forget the Seven-Blue-Shell-Rape lap on Yoshi Circuit in Double Dash.

 

[Vrex360]

I don't particulalry like hack n' slash games but this one
(*Cough cough splutter*)
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.113073#2028657

That I did a full review on... I really liked.