Lex Darko said:
So does that mean your thumbs lack dexterity, or are you just bad at them because console games are harder for you?
It means console games are dumb.
HA!
No, just kidding. It's really a hardware thing more than the games themselves, although at least prior to the current generation of console hardware I don't think there's any question there was a very real distinction between PC and console games; but I just don't get how people can play FPS titles or driving sims or that sort of thing with a friggin' gamepad. How can a rinky-dink little thumbstick match the speed and precision of a good mouse? I'm not looking to start another round of the endless PC-console debate (and I won't take part if it does happen) but the relative lack of precision in a controller is too frustrating to bother with.
And to address the original question a bit more seriously: I kick much ass at FPSs and RPGs, and I used to be a pretty good sim jock, although I haven't picked up anything new in the flying or driving department for some years now. I don't think there's any specific genre I really, truly blow at, but I just don't have the patience for the vast majority of the other genres. I'll play through an FPS even if it never elevates itself above merely decent, for instance, but to get all the way through an RTS is has to be something really special - Homeworld and Dune 2 are the only ones that come to mind. I detest platformers, but I'm working my way through the torturous yet irresistible Psychonauts - and believe me, I wouldn't put up with this kind of crap for anything less than sheer genius.
I guess if you want to see me embarrassing myself with something I'm truly bad at, make me play PGR on the Xbox. I got sucked into an afternoon of that over at a friend's house this summer, and, long story short, it was a relief all around when they finally told me to just stop and give the controller to someone else.