Poll: Game Genres You Don't Play

[DanielDeFig]

Racing, and other sports games (if racing is a sport in the real world, why treat games of it differently).

Also, beyond games like Bioshock and Borderlands i don't see enough difference between shooters to bother playing them. I have tried the single player campaigns of CoD 2 and Modern Warfare, to check the genre out. I enjoyed the single player campaigns (still don't see a reason to buy more), but have no interest in competitive online (Hmm, mbe that should be a category too).

Finally, as there are only three equally successful and boring ways to play fighting games (Mash buttons randomly, use same cheap move, spend a lifetime mastering a single character), i really don't see the point of playing them. Music games can be fun, bu i wouldn't buy one myself (mooch off other people).

 

[Gantiz]

Racing games: driving around in a circle for hours in order to unlock more cars to drive around in more circles...... it makes the Sims look exciting

 

[MercurySteam]

Its no surprise that sport games are a waste of time for the average gamer. They're just plain stupid.

 

[Jelly ^.^]

I'm no good at music games. No freedom to press the buttons you want.

I am prone to enjoy the odd racing game or too, and Tiger Woods PGA multiplayer is one of the funniest drunken experiences you can play, especially on One Ball Mode (don't ask.)

 

[doggie135]

Well, I voted RPGs, as I don't have the time or effort to put into them, but come to think of it, I've (almost) never played a sports game! :O

 

[Sir Boss]

Racing games put me to sleep apart from Mario Kart and Kirby's Air Ride
I don't get why people would rather play sports games than actual sport
Music games, why not play an actual instrument?

 

[Silent Biohazard Solid]

I voted Sports games, but I also don't play FPS games. Not only do I generally suck at them, but I like seeing my character on the screen. I like to see the character model and its animations and all that good stuff. I feel like in a lot of cases, FPS games are made because the developers are too lazy to animate the main character.

Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. I so love to play Fallout 3 in first person. And New Vegas.

 

[infohippie]

Hard to fit my dislikes into a simple poll like that. I prefer not to play JRPGs, music games, RTSs, sports "games" and especially shooters.

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

I am curious to play this "Roll-playing" genre. Nonetheless, mostly sports/music games. I haven't played any racing games since N64.

 

[putowtin]

I am curious to play this "Roll-playing" genre.

By the time I realized my typo there were too many funny comments about roll-play, it's fast becoming my favourite genre!

 

[Madara XIII]

Very very very few Role-Playing games I can actually enjoy and no I definitely don't play MMORPGS... hell the only JRPGs I played were Final Fantasys 7-10 then nothing else caught my interest.

So no. RPGs and MMORPGs can bite it in my opinion.

 

[mrdude2010]

JRPG's and turned based combat stuff

 

[Stammer]

Too bad Escapist polls don't allow you to vote for more than one thing, because it's obvious almost everyone's just going to vote "Sport".

I hate shooters and I hate fighters. Sadly neither was on the poll so I had to vote "Other".

 

[Vault101]

RTS MMO's and "realistic" racing games and shooters (I do like a good shooter though)

think thats weird? considering Im a PC gamer?

 

[Ulvai]

JRPGs. Art style is unbearable, and most of them never try to use this thing called "logic".

 

[Zacharious-khan]

sports and racing games except mario cart. they tend to be stupid

 

[Vault101]

I am curious to play this "Roll-playing" genre. Nonetheless, mostly sports/music games. I haven't played any racing games since N64.

what exactally makes an RPG is somtimes up for debate

like some games that arnt traditional RPG's have RPG elements (such as leveling and getting new weopons) Like God of war, or Batman

some people claim ME2 isnt an RPG (lack of inventory managment? not enough numbers?)

yeah some epople feel that the whole trdicional RPG genre is getting mixed with "action" RPG (after the whole DA2 mess)