Poll: Just because you despise a game doesn't mean someone else won't like it.

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

I was recently hit with the dilemma of whether to buy Noby Noby Boy or Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon. And I like Noby Noby Boy, but part of my KNOWS I would have liked Rune Factory just as much because I'm a Harvest Moon buff. Thing is, as gamers we rely on other people's opinions on games as much as we do on our own taste, because as we all know just because a game is based on Dragonball Z for example, doesn't make it automatically awesome. However, a Dragonball (on its own) game can buck the trend, yet it risks alienating the status quo or being rejected by gamers who won't even give it a chance because it is a licensed anime game.

I love Noby Noby Boy even though some American commenters hate it. And I want to try Rune Factory even though people told me they didn't like it. But my brother hates Valkyria Chronicles because it is a J-RPG, and I love J-RPGs because I find them fun even though he doesn't.

What happened to gaming when we all rely on somebody else's opinion about something being good or not? For this reason I don't diss Twilight too much, my (male) friend likes it and that's fine. But I only diss Twilight fangirls who claim anime is stupid because Edward Cullen is supposedly "more real" than any anime girl you could name. And that's just as stupid an argument as saying J-RPGs suck compared to first person shooters and Grand Theft Auto games because they're dripping in romanticism. It's perfectly FINE for a man to enjoy a romantic story in a game, and yet people still call you a "fag" for doing so. Heck, if you're even guilty of the "crime" of losing at a first person shooter game you are also called a "fag" or a "noob".

What do you do in a situation where there's a game you know you would like but other people tell you is horrible based on their personal taste? Heck, I thought Halo 3 was pretty fun when I played it with my brother's college dorm buddies. And I'm as Nintendo Handheld Fanboy as you can GET.

 

[GRoXERs]

You...

Wait for it...

You IGNORE them.

For even more fun, you tell them to go judge something else, as you're having fun playing/reading/banging whatever it is you like and they don't.
It's rather like when people try to preach to me about religion and how I'm going to hell because I'm not their denomination (I live in Texas, so this is actually a problem).
I don't take kindly to people presuming to judge my choices on things that affect me and only me. Now, if I were, say, stealing shit to support my drug habit, or beating my girlfriend because she didn't have dinner waiting for me when I came home after a long day of lifeguarding, then yeah, they might have some ground to stand on in telling me not to do that. Otherwise, they can bugger off as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Rodger]

As GRoXERs put it, you ignore them. And maybe they'll grow up someday and not automatically dismiss a game just because its a genre/series they don't like, or harp on someone for buying a game/series/genre they don't like. And maybe I'll be the first man to set foot on Mars.

Decide what game you want to buy based solely on your own personal preference, not because of some loudmouth.

 

[PandarenBa]

Hell, I've loved some games that every single gaming magazine and most of my friends trashed instantly.

Decide what game you want to buy based solely on your own personal preference, not because of some loudmouth.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

I take they're opinions into account when I try to make my decision about a game, but no it does not change what I like or dislike about the game instantly.

 

[akla44]

it depends if its one of my gaming buds i would take his or her opinion way above someone that i dont know that well, but i usally try games that interest me no matter what someone else might think about it.

 

[squid5580]

Nope I'll usually get the game in spite of them hoping to prove them wrong. One day my evil plan will work too. One day.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Your poll assaults me with double negatives! My Greatest Weakness! ARGH! I Refuse to Vote!

But I agree with... something...

Yeah.

Overall I feel people are welcome to their opinions. I only get riled when I feel like something weakens gaming as a medium by being f'ing stupid, like 50 Cent games and poorly made licensed games.

 

[super_smash_jesus]

if it is a friend with similar tastes I would probably not buy it, but rent it, just in case is rubbish, then I don't regret it. This never happens though, I am quite sure all my friends are the easiest to please gamers, liking everything they touch, where I am quite the opposite.

 

[Clirck]

I play games but I don't bu... obtain them.
If someone said it sucks id tried it still.
Please don't sue me !

 

[ace_of_something]

I trust the opinons of my friends who I know have similar tastes.

 

[the_baku_eats_dreams]

If I listened to Yahtzee then I would be the polar opposite of who I am. I make my own decisions when it come to gaming, and I have hardly ever been wrong to myself. but If I am buying a game for someone else in a genre I don't have much knowledge in then I do listen to other people who may know more about that than I do. In other words I neglect and often ridicule the opinion of others (goodluck convincing me that halo is a good game) because I know what I like.

 

[GonzoGamer]

I chose your very funny last choice.

I do avoid games if someone is able to convince me it is a bad game. Sometimes a game is fine and just not someone's thing, and that's fine but sometimes there comes a game that is (in all technical senses) a horribly made game that just happens to appeal to a wide range of gamers due to some sort of fan appeal and is recognized for that reason as a good game.

Like No More Heroes which was a poorly made, hollow feeling, yet stylish and sophomorically funny game. Even though the gameplay is tedious and repetitive many gamers liked it because it appeals to most otaku's style and humor.

For example, GTA4 was a very well made game that I didn't like that much because it was missing half of the things I like to do in a GTA game. That however wouldn't affect me recommending it to someone, especially someone who likes other crime dramas. I do try and make a distinction between my opinions and hard facts.

 

[JokerGrin]

I don't listen to others that try to tell me what I should do. This covers a far bigger area than games!

 

[PureChaos]

other people's opinions on games won't affect weather or not i buy it. if they had it i would see if i could play it first and then see if i still wanted to get it.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Um, is it someone whose tastes run along with mine? If so, then yeah. My one friend and I basically build our libraries based on what the one tries before the other gets a chance to.

 

[Blood_Lined]

go for the story! Jrpgs are always story and character focused which my favorite part of any story, the characters. It's cheesy i know but my favorite thing about the characters is the cliche love story. ALL jrpgs seem to have one these days and i cant get enough of it!

 

[WhiteFangofWhoa]

No way, everyone has their own likes and dislikes. What some would find unnecessary I would play the game for and vice-versa. My best friend and I have particularly opposed tastes- I can never get into PC-style RPGs like Oblivion or Fallout while he shies away from any genre besides turn-based strategy or RPG. When I bought Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia I knew not to even bother offering it to him for a play because just like with Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin he would never ever play it.

There are a handful of exceptions to this- I know full well Yahtzee's nearly impossible to please but he successfully convinced me not to try Devil may Cry 4 despite my penchant for fluid, speedy combat.

 

[KapnKerfuffle]

Everyone said Neverwinter Nights 2 was poop. But nooooo, I'm independent. No one tells me what to do. Hey I couldn't be that bad right?

Sometimes it's good to listen to others.

 

[ChaosTheory3133]

I chose yes but allow me to explain. I won't BUY a game if I hear bad things. I might rent it to see if it really is as bad as they say but you may as well tie a leash around your neck and hand the other end to next passerby if you just follow what people say all the time. And yes the analogy isn't good but all I'm saying is don't be somebodies' [Happy Thoughts, Happy Words!]