Grand Theft Auto, its not really to do with the game (which is pretty good) its just the controls are so absolutely shit i cant bare it, see also Red Dead Redemption
Famous Franchises that do nothing for you...
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I liked Assassins Creed and Ass-Creed 2 but when they started rolling out AC-2.4 and AC-2.8 I just lost interest. The same can be said of Kingdom Hearts, where I loved the first game but I couldn't play the second and it seems like every other game was a spin-off or, side-story.Ctmnt08 said:
Out of all of the PS3 exclusives I've played, none of captivated me (I guess LBP is the only franchise-title that I've played). Uncharted looks really boring to me as well but I wasn't a fan of Tomb Raider back in its heyday either.
Since I see it coming closer to being a franchise, the reason I don't plan on ever playing Borderlands 2 is because I played Borderlands 1.
Honorable mention goes to military shooters and not just modern ones but basically all of them stretching as far back as the original Battlefield: Call of Honor. Also games based on real-world sports. I can kind of get into the more whimsical ones and, Wii-Sports but if they're meant to be realistic then I don't care. My favorite Football game for example is without a doubt Tecmo Super Bowl on the NES.
Valve games: According to the internet Valve is the greatest thing in gaming, but I just don't see it. Not to say that they make bad games, just nothing spectacular.
Assassin's Creed: It's weird, because I want to like it, but I never feel all that engaged when I play the games.
Grand Theft Auto: See Assassin's Creed.
Zelda: Again, see Assassin's Creed.
Resident Evil: Horrendous, horrendous writing.
Metal Gear Solid: Bonkers story with overly convoluted plots.
Sidenote: I see a lot of folks aren't big on the major shooters/action games (Halo, Gears, Uncharted, COD, Battlefield). Funnily enough, those are some of my favorite games.
Assassin's Creed: It's weird, because I want to like it, but I never feel all that engaged when I play the games.
Grand Theft Auto: See Assassin's Creed.
Zelda: Again, see Assassin's Creed.
Resident Evil: Horrendous, horrendous writing.
Metal Gear Solid: Bonkers story with overly convoluted plots.
Sidenote: I see a lot of folks aren't big on the major shooters/action games (Halo, Gears, Uncharted, COD, Battlefield). Funnily enough, those are some of my favorite games.
That's exactly my problem with the series (at least since it's gone 3D). I've tried both the console versions and on the PC, and whether I use a controller or a keyboard and mouse, I can't find any way to play any of them that doesn't feel wrong to me and just can't get into them no matter how many times I've tried when people have convinced me to give them another chance.spartandude said:
Pokemon
I don't hate or dislike it, I've just never been even remotely interested in it, despite the fact that it's a pretty big fucking deal in the world of gaming.
I don't hate or dislike it, I've just never been even remotely interested in it, despite the fact that it's a pretty big fucking deal in the world of gaming.
Halo and Call of Duty I liked at first but got so stale and repetitive so fast that I can barely stand them anymore, and I can't help but be amazed by the froth of people (I almost said fanboys but I know a lot of females as well that do this) foaming at the mouth over Black Ops II and Halo 4. Assassin's Creed's gameplay is a great and well-executed concept, though it has gotten pretty old pretty fast, but I love the story enough to power through.
I've never been able to get into any Bethesda game, so I'm not big into Elder Scrolls, at least after Daggerfall (which still wasn't anything spectacular). Morrowind was cool at first, just due to its expansiveness, how many things you can do, etc but it got plodding so fast. Oblivion was a bad game. The graphics were pretty good, but it was so barren and every landscape repeated. The character interactions looked bland and the actual context wasn't any better, the fighting was atrocious, and the story tried to be huge but it wasn't engaging at all. I loved Skyrim the first 20 hours. Just because it's so beautiful, the fighting is actually decent (not fun mind you), the story actually starts off really good, but it also gets so boring after a point. There's too much to do and it's all the same. If you could just hammer through the main quest without getting your ass kicked I'd be ok with it, but forcing exploration of a beautiful but boring world filled with meaningless and repetitive tasks is not something I can get into.
Legend of Zelda. Not bad games, I find them very interesting, but aside from A Link to the Past, I've never been able to derive fun from them. And don't get me started on making the same game over and over every two console generations (though to be fair, it's been basically the same format since Ocarina).
Also, I've always thought Virtua Fighter is a severely bland fighter. I never found Borderlands any fun, Half-Life doesn't tickle my fancy but I plan to give it another go soon. I know there are so many I can't think of at the moment.
I've never been able to get into any Bethesda game, so I'm not big into Elder Scrolls, at least after Daggerfall (which still wasn't anything spectacular). Morrowind was cool at first, just due to its expansiveness, how many things you can do, etc but it got plodding so fast. Oblivion was a bad game. The graphics were pretty good, but it was so barren and every landscape repeated. The character interactions looked bland and the actual context wasn't any better, the fighting was atrocious, and the story tried to be huge but it wasn't engaging at all. I loved Skyrim the first 20 hours. Just because it's so beautiful, the fighting is actually decent (not fun mind you), the story actually starts off really good, but it also gets so boring after a point. There's too much to do and it's all the same. If you could just hammer through the main quest without getting your ass kicked I'd be ok with it, but forcing exploration of a beautiful but boring world filled with meaningless and repetitive tasks is not something I can get into.
Legend of Zelda. Not bad games, I find them very interesting, but aside from A Link to the Past, I've never been able to derive fun from them. And don't get me started on making the same game over and over every two console generations (though to be fair, it's been basically the same format since Ocarina).
Also, I've always thought Virtua Fighter is a severely bland fighter. I never found Borderlands any fun, Half-Life doesn't tickle my fancy but I plan to give it another go soon. I know there are so many I can't think of at the moment.
Though your sidenote threw me off, I have to agree with the first four titles. Though part of what I do like about Resident Evil (through 4) is the horrible, almost blasphemous when you consider how much those people get paid, writing. It's kind of like that cheesy, horrible 60's Horror or Sci-Fi movie that's so bad it's awesome.sammysoso said:
Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2. I just don't enjoy them anymore. If sequels were announced, my reaction would be "meh" (and then I'd get warned/suspended for a low content post). I'm bored with killing zombies and backstabbing pyros. Anyhow, they're nothing special. I prefer to play something with a little more... substance.
Pokemon, out of all the grindy boring uninteresting RPG's out there this seems to be the only one that seems popular. And I just can't fathom why, it's just plain boring, all the games are exactly the same minues newer, and even uglier, pokemon each time. Hell have they even made the pokemon do more than flicker during a battle yet?
Everyone everyone already mentioned, I never get on these forums fast enough and I don't wanna sound unoriginal, so I'll just agree with everyone, especially cause they are all ironically my opinions on the franchises mentioned. Well, less irony and more fact.
Uuuuh Dead Space! No one mentioned that one! Liked the 1st one, but the 2nd one I played all the way through and kept lying to my self thinking "I am having so much fun with this game! *giant awkward grin*" which I wasn't. Same outcome may appear with 3...
And Resident Evil (original, I know): 1-3 had a silly story with a silly premise and had silly moments that were supposed to be taken SERIOUSLY, then 4 comes along and while still silly, its so silly that the story almost feels intentionally self parody and I wouldn't love it any other way! Then 5 came and shoved a silly story in my face that tried to make me take it SERIOUSLY... 6 did the same thing... So I guess you can say RE4 is the Kung Pow of video games, a masterpiece in campy silly storytelling. While 5 and 6 were the last hopes to save the doomed franchise, the outcome: They doomed it and then some.
Uuuuh Dead Space! No one mentioned that one! Liked the 1st one, but the 2nd one I played all the way through and kept lying to my self thinking "I am having so much fun with this game! *giant awkward grin*" which I wasn't. Same outcome may appear with 3...
And Resident Evil (original, I know): 1-3 had a silly story with a silly premise and had silly moments that were supposed to be taken SERIOUSLY, then 4 comes along and while still silly, its so silly that the story almost feels intentionally self parody and I wouldn't love it any other way! Then 5 came and shoved a silly story in my face that tried to make me take it SERIOUSLY... 6 did the same thing... So I guess you can say RE4 is the Kung Pow of video games, a masterpiece in campy silly storytelling. While 5 and 6 were the last hopes to save the doomed franchise, the outcome: They doomed it and then some.
Grand Theft Auto - I understand that it's supposed to be satirical or ironic or something like that but I can't play as characters who are such unbelievable ***holes as the people in these games... Also killing innocent people bothers me even in a videogame.
Half Life 2 - I'm sorry I'm really, really trying with this game but its just so long and my enthusiasm just drains so quickly.
Killzone - I've really enjoyed every Call of Duty game I've played thus far but for some reason this one I just can't seem to get behind even though its largely the same thing just in space! Which should be an advantage really? I don't get it...
Half Life 2 - I'm sorry I'm really, really trying with this game but its just so long and my enthusiasm just drains so quickly.
Killzone - I've really enjoyed every Call of Duty game I've played thus far but for some reason this one I just can't seem to get behind even though its largely the same thing just in space! Which should be an advantage really? I don't get it...
Im going to add another one. Fallout: New Vegas
I don't know why, I should like it, there are lots of things I like about it but for some reason I just cannot get into it. I think it's because I bought it after I had Skyrim and only have it on consoles so I am bothered by the graphics but I could never get into it.
I hear a lot of praise for it so im kinda dissapointed that I couldn't get into it but oh well.
I don't know why, I should like it, there are lots of things I like about it but for some reason I just cannot get into it. I think it's because I bought it after I had Skyrim and only have it on consoles so I am bothered by the graphics but I could never get into it.
I hear a lot of praise for it so im kinda dissapointed that I couldn't get into it but oh well.
Right now the question is "what franchises still do it for me"? None, I'm afraid.
I grew up on Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil. One by one they fell in their own way.
The last year that I was truly exited for gaming (with something resembling child-like glee) was 2005. I had a Gamecube, so I got Resident Evil 4. I also had a PS2 so I got MGS 3.
Then the next generation started. With its brown/ grey military shooters, pandering to the lowest common denominator (dumbing down/ streamlining), DLC bonanza, gimmicky bollocks like Move/ Kinnect/ Wii, shorter singleplayer campaigns and an overall lack of innovation.
Now I am only cautiously interested in certain titles, like BioShock Infinite and Thief 4.
Gaming has gotten big, now it just needs to mature.
I grew up on Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil. One by one they fell in their own way.
The last year that I was truly exited for gaming (with something resembling child-like glee) was 2005. I had a Gamecube, so I got Resident Evil 4. I also had a PS2 so I got MGS 3.
Then the next generation started. With its brown/ grey military shooters, pandering to the lowest common denominator (dumbing down/ streamlining), DLC bonanza, gimmicky bollocks like Move/ Kinnect/ Wii, shorter singleplayer campaigns and an overall lack of innovation.
Now I am only cautiously interested in certain titles, like BioShock Infinite and Thief 4.
Gaming has gotten big, now it just needs to mature.