Weirdest Reason For Not Liking a Game?

[GonzoGamer]

My least favorite excuse for not liking a game is the "there's too much content" complaint. What the hell kind of drawback is that? Especially when most of it is optional: which is usually the case.
I remember people saying that about San Andreas. Personally, I loved the seemingly endless optional activities and massive tracks of landscape.
It's something we don't see too much anymore without paying $40+ in dlc. The only games from this gen that had close to that amount of content is Fallout 3 and maybe Borderlands.

Actually, this can be a valid complaint. Too much optional shit can feel like it's taking away from the actual story. Especially if the player finds the main story/game lacking. It would feel like they wasted time on pointless s**t instead of doing "real" work.

Real work? It's all a game...it's all kind of pointless shit.
Besides, if the main arc of the game is really lacking that much, you probably can't argue that it has too much content or that it's a good game to begin with. And if the player thinks the side stuff is a waste of time and taking away from the story, then it's their own stupid fault for getting sidetracked.
That's the thing, if it's a good game, how can you argue it has too much content.
And who really plays a game for the story? Every time someone tells me that I have to play a game for the great story, it ends up being a really lame story. Like those dragon age games. Everyone says the story is so amazing but it's not even good for fantasy; those old Forgotten Realms books are better... except Spellfire. That book was really truly tedious and directionless - I'd rather read the entire script for DAO than that book again.
So yes, if it's a crappy game that you're only playing for the story, I can see why you wouldn't want to be sidetracked, but if it's all optional, what difference does it make.

 

[ArchAngelKira]

I can't play games like final fantasy tactics or Disgaea because of the gameplay. I never understood why anyone needs 2 turns to move a certain distance limit instead of walking to the enemy and attacking. I'M IN DESPAIR! The irrational logic of RTS's present themselves as uninteresting games that bring themselves down-_-

 

[GraveyardTricks]

What is the weirdest/most irrational reason you've heard from someone (or maybe even yourself) for not liking a game?

So yesterday I was showing my friend No More Heroes and the conversation went like this:

ME: "So what do you think?"
FRIEND: "I don't like it."
ME: "Why not?"
FRIEND: "It doesn't fit."
ME: "What doesn't fit?"
FRIEND: "The retro stuff, it doesn't fit."
ME: "What do you mean?"
FRIEND: "Retro stuff shouldn't be in modern games. It doesn't fit."
ME: "...Okay..."

Yep that's weirdest I've ever gotten.

I had the same conversation with a mate of mine when I introduced him to Castle Crashers! Weird...

 

[SomeBoredGuy]

Oblivion: I HAVE NO IDEA, IT JUST BORES ME FOR SOME REASON!

/capslocktoshowunexplainedanger

 

[ReservoirAngel]

I didnt like Fabel 2 because there wasnt a Hero's guild

Someone else who cares about that! Although I did have Fable 2 I really didn't enjoy it. One of the things that really pissed me off was how they pretty much destroyed all the amazing lore they built up from the first game! I hated that! The game felt it was totally unrelated to the first and was a disappointment in every respect. I loath that game, especially because the first was so good.

Weirdly I can't find one person in my social groups who like the Heroe's guild set-up in the first game. It just loses a bit of its reality when there's an entire society of these superbeings yet saving the world falls to one newly-graduated dude with the only other 3 or 4 Heroes you ever see just giving words of advice.

I much preferred the Fable 2 way of doing it where it's just you and the 3 others. Made it actually seem like "okay, I'm the only one who can do this" whereas throughout Fable 1 I kept finding myself asking "okay... but why can't you do it? You're clearly much stronger than me but all you ever seem to do is stand there. Just saying, you could be a bit more useful is all."

That said I am against the "only one bloodline of Heroes left" thing, particularly when it comes to Fable 3. I mean come on, there was entire Guild full of them! I get that it was overthrown but surely not all of those people's entire families were killed? It makes no sense that only one bloodline should happen to contain Hero potential any more.

 

[Svenparty]

I hate worlds that rely on magic, religion or elfs. Lord of the rings leaves me cold or gritty serious games

Also games with annoying side characters or protagonists

 

[IamQ]

my friend dislikes half life 2 because of this:

me "look it has an awesome story and it is far superior to any shooter out there!"
my friend "well, i dont like shooters so its not even worth my time"
me "but the storys really good!"
him "what, walk down a corridor, shoot some people and then get a 5 second cutscene? yeah im not falling for it"

didnt know what to say just then

You didn't have to say anything. He simply doesn't enjoy shooters. Even though Half Life is less like CoD, it's still mainly a shooter.

 

[rvbnut]

And the Kingdom Hearts series. Got into it after my disney phase, couldn't stand the duck spluttering everywhere.

But I'm flabbergasted that someone who likes Disney movies wouldn't like Kingdom Hearts and throw in Final fantasy franchise in the mix as well its a crazy combo that works well together.

Yeah I know. But I really could not stand the duck in any of the disney shows, and that hasn't changed for KH (see I don't care for him because I can't even remember his name)

 

[Dr Pyramid Head]

"It's not realistic"- Just about anyone, on Final Fantasy, Team Fortress 2, Kingdom Hearts, Parasite Eve, Silent Hill et cetera.

 

[endtherapture]

I didn't like Oblivion as much as I could have because of the interface. and music

The fonts and the colour of the the interface and everything just reminded of a late 90s action RPG like Heretic 2. Nothing wrong with Heretic but it was so at ends with the gorgeous world the game had present that is was just weird and gave this horrible retro feel which I hated.

Plus the music was just rubbish.

 

[wurrble182]

I usually won't own an FPS game because my roommate and his haughty group of friends look down on any game that isn't an NES-hard game or an obscure JRPG. Actually the same idea used to extend to RTS games, at least until I forced him to watch the GSL with me at 5 AM a couple months ago. Now Starcraft 2 is one of his favorite games (though he proclaims that Brood War was infinitely better, despite never playing it).

wow, i would hate those people with a passion i cant even put into words dude, play whatever damn game you want, and tell those fucking posers to go dust of their nes's and have fun playing E.T. the extra terrestrial...

 

[Russell Fidler]

I had a friend tell me he doesn't like any of the Wii games because the wiimote, "Doesn't make me feel like a gamer." I can't really complain cause I didn't feel like I'm playing a game when I was playing Halo or some other console FPS

 

[Xprimentyl]

A friend of mine is an FPS buff, but can't play Half-Life 2 because it makes her motion sick.

 

[barretxiii]

A reason I heard was for Infamous. He said he HATED the entire game simply because Cole's pants made a squeaking sound when he ran. O_O The sound was actually rather subtle. So hating it is like hating your own pants because of the brushing sound they make with every step.

My reason for not liking a game: Well not I won't necessarily hate a game but I hate the result. I dislike big ultra-hyped franchises (Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty) because then when a new unrelated game comes by with similar elements in story/gameplay, too many people, including fanboys/girls, will go on and on, back and forth on which game is better, and blah blah blah.

*sigh* I will never be able to play a cover-based shooter or FPS near others without hearing: "Not as good as CoD" or "Hey, that's ripping off Gears of War!"

Really? Can I not be allowed to enjoy a game in the company of others ever again?

 

[loudestmute]

GTA IV. I came to the realization that the lights in my home weren't flickering, they were switching on and off to show what time of day it was. And I just spent five in-game days watching TV, a good portion of it reruns. I shut the game off, and decided to do something more constructive with my time.

...playing Splatterhouse. *facedesk*