What genre of game do you love/hate, and why?

[Bored Tomatoe]

I personaly play FPSs and western RPGs the most, I also have a love of stealth and horror games.

On the other hand, I hate licenced shovelware and crappy movie tie-ins. I also hate most gimmick games for the wii.

 

[Zemalac]

Adventure games, RPGs, FPS...I play a lot of genres. But I always love a good RTS or god game. There's just something about sending an unstoppable army against my enemies with but a few clicks of the mouse that makes me feel happy.

And I really hate movie-based games in general. And I'm gonna have to say that I don't like bad games. That about covers it.

 

[khululy]

I hate games that are just cheap cash ins
if they not ever remotely try to make it feel like it stands on it's own that they have failed... like movie tie-ins EA sports games THQ nickolodeon games... etc etc..
I don't have a genre I really hate
but You won't find me playing a sports game besides skating or racing and simulations they bore me...
ofcourse some movie games are ok but most of them.. games and movies still don't work well in crossover

 

[Death Magnetic]

I'm a varied man. If the games good, I don't give a flying steamy sticky gloopy poo what genre it is.

 

[BrovenHoppin]

I'm pretty varied myself. The only genre I avoid is FPS's. (I'm one of the unfortunate few who just can't stomach the first person perspective.) But my favorite genre far and away is western RPG's. I think it is larger due to a childhood (or maybe young-adulthood is a better choice of words) spent playing D&D.

 

[SteinFaust]

i like FPSs because of the immersion and sense of urgency. plus i like the weapon models and sounds of weaponfire (if they get the foleys right).

i like RPGs like Oblivion, Jade Empire, Yakuza, and Way of the Samurai 2 mainly because they tend to have higher-caliber stories and better abilities to convey such a story.

i dislike horror because the characters are dumb and unrealistic. (hey a haunted town with a trail of blood coming out of the police station, let's go check it out! hum-dee-dum-dee-dum)

i dislike JRPGs. i played FFX and that was good. then i stepped back and saw how many times that game had been made, most of which had bad cinematic persuasion and anime-eyes. no thanks.

i dislike-point-and-click because though there are some clever puzzle games, they don't plant any real importance on the need to complete them.

i dislike puzzle games because as fun as they start and as innovative they get, you WILL hit a wall. you will scream F*CK THIS GAME and hit eject.

 

[DreamKing]

I dislike FPSes because half the time, I, A) stand in one spot, trying to aim correctly, then have someone blind side me, leading to my death or B) run around in a complete circle, aiming at the floor. Movie games are bad because they are rushed and nothing really happens you already seen.

Everything else, I have no real problems.

 

[Jumplion]

I absolutely hate fighting games. No matter what I say I will always hate them as they always seem unresponsive and cause me to jab at my friends and throw the controller in their faces. The last fighting game I actually enjoyed was SSBM and even THAT was an 'iffy.

 

[N.K]

I like RPGs such as Jade Empire, KOTOR, Oblivion, etc. because they allow you to interact with the game-world as you see fit.
I like FPSes for the challenge and the sense of immersion you get from experiencing the game through the eyes of the protagonist.
I dislike horror games, because I get scared easily, and I certaintly don't want to pay to get scared.
I dislike stealth games, because I find more enjoyment in full-blown assaults than sneaky-sneaky, though a well executed stealth level can help to break up the frantic nature of some games.

 

[Perwer]

I can't really list the genres I like because in every genre there is an exception.

EXCEPT for in JRPGs. Or any manga/anime crap. I basically hate everything from Japan! INCLUDING THE JAPANESE! xD

 

[-Seraph-]

I will play and enjoy almost every genre except the following:

Sports games: Boring, very little innovation, and something I can do outside.

Movie games: Need i say anything?

99% of racing games: That 1% goes to the FUN and INNOVATIVE racing games like wipeout, mario kart, pod racing, F-zero, you get my point.

Games like NFS, gran turismo, and all those other "realistic" racing games are complete bore fest and do not provide that critical aspect of racing games, Sense of speed. I get no feeling as if i am just plowing through the track and zipping by everything like you would see in burnout. All I see is mundane, boring, slow, and repetitive pacing that give me no feeling as if I'm going 100mph.

Now games like wipeout and F-Zero give me the feeling that I am zipping by everything and that I am going at insane speeds. You can see and feel it as you are racing as it is really difficult to control the racer, bumping and grinding against everything. Throw in weapons and it gives a nice added punch to the game, hence why wipeout is my all time fav. These games, excluding mario kert, give you the insane sense of speed and required damn good reaction time and skill to survive the tracks which are more like roller coaster rides than nascar tracks. This is what racing games need, that feel of going at insane velocities and grinding hulls with your opponent as you both zip through the tracks at 100+ mph.

That is what I find satisfying and important in racing games, if it doesn't have that feel, why bother playing racing games when I can set up the little toy car track and watch those zip around for half an hour. It's a hell of a lot cheaper.

 

[Loiterer]

I tend to go for RPGs (mostly western, but there's the odd JRPG I'll like), RTS, action/adventure, and third person shooters.

Racing and sports games just seem repetetive and dull, and most FPS offerings are too generic to attract me.

Oh, and on movie games, I liked the first and second Spiderman games, and king kong, but the rest tend to suck a whole bunch of arse.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

Turn Based RPGs.

I love being able to make moves and take turns at my leisure inbetween chores and other stuff. I hate the lack of innovation in the genre. They can't even employ collision or physics into the animation sequences, so lazy.

 

[1-800-STFU]

I love any type of RPG. Western, JRPG, whatever they are all good.

I hate MMO's. Probably because I hate people.

 

[unholy vagrant]

I play all genres but I love rpgs, both Western and from Japan.
The only games I don't like are racing games, except for the F-Zero games. Shooters are really starting to get on my nerves now.

 

[Ares Tyr]

With the exception of NBA Street, Extreme sports, and the occasional basketball game, I really hate sports games in general. I find them extremely boring and I find it lazy how most just give it a graphical boost, one new feature and an updated roster upon every year's release. Coincedentally, my younger brother's favorite game series is the Madden franchise.

My favorites would probably be 3-D and some 2-D fighters (Tekken, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter, Battle Arena Toshiden, Bloody Roar) and action-adventure games (Devil May Cry, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 4 [though its partially horror], Shinobi, generally games with boss battles).

 

[E.v.a.n.g.e.l]

I love RPG's with amazing and original storylines. So I pretty much love all the games that Bioware made. Obsidian is my second favorite, though their games can be confusing as hell sometimes.

I depise fighting games/FPS.
Fighting games because its just buttom mashing.
FPS gets me motion sickness.

 

[Mister Ash]

RTS.. (loved finding C&C on the PSN store) FPS, TPS, and some puzzle games...

most racers/sports games bore the hell outta me. except Burnout. thats more fun, but if i wanted to play basket ball, i'd walk to the local park with some friends, and pray it didn't rain.

 

[insectoid]

I'll play pretty much anything, always willing to give it a go.

I don't like sports games though, and 'realistic' racers.

I used to be really into RTS, but I've gone away from that genre a little, and very much enjoy RPG's (western more so than others), and even played some FPS (which used to make me ill) now.

Movie games should be outlawed.

 

[Ares Tyr]

RTS.. (loved finding C&C on the PSN store) FPS, TPS, and some puzzle games...

most racers/sports games bore the hell outta me. except Burnout. thats more fun, but if i wanted to play basket ball, i'd walk to the local park with some friends, and pray it didn't rain.

Someone who understands me! Haha. Just go to the park and wear a team jersey, hey, maybe you'll get good and actually play it in the future!

And the same for Burnout, best and only car racing game I like.