Games that you will never play. Ever.
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"Art House" drek like Gone Home or The Bridge or Proteus - The pompousness (intentional or otherwise) involved in those kinds of games drives me batty.
MOBAs - the worst people on earth utterly poison the communities that engage in those games. They're not much fun to play, either.
Tower Defense games and Retro Platformers - there are far too many of these in existence, and 99% of them depend on blatantly copycatting other titles in order to get noticed. If there were ever two genres that perfectly mirror the troglodytic intellects of their hardcore audience, these two would be them.
JRPGs - I don't need to explain why I won't bother with them -- others here have already covered that territory.
MOBAs - the worst people on earth utterly poison the communities that engage in those games. They're not much fun to play, either.
Tower Defense games and Retro Platformers - there are far too many of these in existence, and 99% of them depend on blatantly copycatting other titles in order to get noticed. If there were ever two genres that perfectly mirror the troglodytic intellects of their hardcore audience, these two would be them.
JRPGs - I don't need to explain why I won't bother with them -- others here have already covered that territory.
Games like 'I want to be the guy', where it seems it'd become very tedious very fast. Sport games, too. And after having tried a MOBA game, well, I'm in no hurry to try another.
I will never touch another MMO. I admit it was fun and i made a bunch of friends while playing, but eventually it just felt like another job that i had to do with a schedule for raid's, events and sieges.
And i'm not too fond of JRPGS with turn based combat, not to mention the ones without saves or checkpoints, i was pretty pissed off after playing for two hours and coming across an enemy that basically wiped out my whole group in a single strike and then i'm back to the title screen.
And i'm not too fond of JRPGS with turn based combat, not to mention the ones without saves or checkpoints, i was pretty pissed off after playing for two hours and coming across an enemy that basically wiped out my whole group in a single strike and then i'm back to the title screen.
Does it make me crazy if I don't want to list any games because I have a fear that, at some point in the future, I will have an uncontrollable urge to play one of those games and feel incredible shame at my naive underestimation of the extent to which we, as humans, can be tempted to subject ourselves to horrible experiences just to test our own emotional limits!?
*wheeze*
Oh, uh, probably Custer's Revenge.
*wheeze*
Oh, uh, probably Custer's Revenge.
Argh I was just about to close my laptop and go to bed. Looks like it's going to be an all-nighter then.Sean Hollyman said:Silent Hill 4, because this is in the game
Seriously that thing gives me shivers.
*Edited for some opinion relevant to the question, forgive me for I am tired...
I just can't stand realistic racing games (i.e. anything other than Mario Kart), it's just so utterly tedious. Ditto for sports games and this is coming from someone who quite likes watching sports on tv/live, it strikes me as such a waste of time (I mean all games are but at least you're not just repeating the exact same handful of actions constantly).
And anything that involves me molesting my Facebook friends with endless requests to help me buy a pig or pop some gems or similar dross.
I will play anything, apart from mobile games.
Mostly because my phone is just about good enough to handle Angry Birds, however.
I guess you could also put MMOs on that list, but that's also mainly due to the fact I don't want to pay a monthly fee on top of a game price.
Mostly because my phone is just about good enough to handle Angry Birds, however.
I guess you could also put MMOs on that list, but that's also mainly due to the fact I don't want to pay a monthly fee on top of a game price.
This. When I was in school, I played a lot of Ultima Online on freeshards. The amount of time I invested... crazy.MysticSlayer said:
Luckily more modern MMORPGs aren't really attractive to me, anyway, because of how questing, PvP and instances are designed and the like. Well, at least from what I heard, since I didn't actually try that stuff.
It seems like it's a lot more like a Diablo-clone where it's about gaining loot and levelling your character.
UO was more about interacting and RPing to me. Hell, a lot of the special armours we had and other stuff one might acquire were more about RPing than actual item stats.
And there were no quests and scripted cutscenes, unless the GMs created events.
It seems like games try to make everybody feel like "the chosen one" nowadays, which is kind of silly when everybody goes through the same quests, more or less.
Just pick up an axe and become a lumberjack, for crying out loud. Become special in the game's world. Don't have the game pretend for you that you are.
EDIT: Also, games with particularly messed-up DRM, like Diablo 3.
Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, well most all fantasy themed games in general. I played WoW for less than 18 months (running total) but that was enough to kill Fantasy for me. I get around this with Skyrim because I mod the hell out of it.
Ubisoft games, until they get Uplay right, maybe. I don't think I will ever go back to EA games, I seriously doubt even Mass Effect 4 (no matter how good it is) will be enough to pull me back (regardless of how fast they hit the ground running, they always trip and fail right before the finish line).
Call of Duty and Battlefield, the single player campaigns are too short with no replayability. The online aspects have no interest for me.
Titanfall. No single player and from what people I know who have played it have been telling me, the multiplayer has become too repetitive, they have even backed off from playing it.
Mario & Zelda. I used to play them, when I was 12. Haven't since.
Candy Crush. Not because the makers are tools of the highest caliber, but because I find games like that to be too boring.
Ubisoft games, until they get Uplay right, maybe. I don't think I will ever go back to EA games, I seriously doubt even Mass Effect 4 (no matter how good it is) will be enough to pull me back (regardless of how fast they hit the ground running, they always trip and fail right before the finish line).
Call of Duty and Battlefield, the single player campaigns are too short with no replayability. The online aspects have no interest for me.
Titanfall. No single player and from what people I know who have played it have been telling me, the multiplayer has become too repetitive, they have even backed off from playing it.
Mario & Zelda. I used to play them, when I was 12. Haven't since.
Candy Crush. Not because the makers are tools of the highest caliber, but because I find games like that to be too boring.
I would say give number 2 another shot it's much better. But If that doesn't make you like Mass effect nothing will.Vigormortis said:
as for the question. umm *scratches chin in thought*
All sports games they are worthless and boring.
And R.T.S games never liked them really.
League of Legends.
I admit, I tried it once, but I got scared 'cause people started yelling at me. It doesn't seem like what I'd call a "fun" game, since the experience largely consists of people telling you you're doing something the wrong way.
I admit, I tried it once, but I got scared 'cause people started yelling at me. It doesn't seem like what I'd call a "fun" game, since the experience largely consists of people telling you you're doing something the wrong way.
1. I'll play multiplayer games, just not ones where the only thing to do is multiplayer. I found it impossible to "try something new" without being given brilliant titles by teammates. That said, I'll play it if all teammates are RL friends.
2. Any games where the player is essentially transit service for the main character. I played Tomb Raider for about 6 hours before giving up on Lara "tard" Croft. eg. Uncharted, The Last of Us, most Anime-RPGs.
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2. Any games where the player is essentially transit service for the main character. I played Tomb Raider for about 6 hours before giving up on Lara "tard" Croft. eg. Uncharted, The Last of Us, most Anime-RPGs.
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BloatedGuppy said:
World of Warcraft. Never once tried it, not even a trial. It just doesn't appeal. It's... How do I say this? It looks like the "grey paste" of MMORPGs. Also I've always hated Blizzard because everything in their catalogue of IPs are poorly veiled Games Workshop ripoffs (hell, even Warcraft was meant to be a licensed Warhammer game but Games Workshop said no. So they changed all the names and shipped it anyway.)
I have, however, played almost literally every other MMO on the planet, so I don't actually have a thing against the technology in general.
I also am currently enjoying a 9 year long boycott of Ubisoft.
I have, however, played almost literally every other MMO on the planet, so I don't actually have a thing against the technology in general.
I also am currently enjoying a 9 year long boycott of Ubisoft.
MOBAs. In particular LoL. I really didn't enjoy the community and grew to resent them and playing that crappy game was just stressful. You don't play a game to get stressed out.
The DRM thing is patently untrue. It is not possible for you to play a game you bought today on any platform (except GoG) without DRM. Every game on Steam, XBox and PlayStation have DRM without exception. The consoles themselves have built in technology to check that discs are genuine. Every digital store bought game is tied to an account.themutantlizard said:
Except for MMOs and browser/mobile games (most of which have microtransactions) and GoG titles there are almost no games available that can be bought DRM free.
MOBAs, and I'm done with diablo-clones as well, I hate the controls, passionately. Tired of the RTS, point&click and puzzle genres as well, and anything in the Zynga/King/etc style, if it looks like a facebook game, count me out. Same with pretty much everything labeled free to play, it's become a curse phrase.
Command and Conquer 4, because it's just objectively wrong in it's mechanics for a C&C game.
Asides from that I can't really think of any abominations. I have a strong dislike for horror, so if it had to be any genre I would happily abstain from that.
Asides from that I can't really think of any abominations. I have a strong dislike for horror, so if it had to be any genre I would happily abstain from that.
Wow. Reading the thread I'm surprised by the amount of actual nevers given.
I've dabbled in every genre and subtype out there when it comes to games, so the OT is a moot point anyway, well where the never is concerned.
but games/types I wouldn't actively seek out would be
Sports Games: They just don't do anything for me. I'm not a fan of the sports they're emulating and the concept behind them just doesn't spark any enthusiasm from me. Though on occasion I have had fun with it. Ex: Boxing, mma, goofy sports games.
Racing Games: urrrgh. These are so dull, doesn't help my bias that most of my friends are dudebros and aside from their yearly cod/sports they play racing games to maintain their macho street cred. The kart games are fun though.
That's about it. Gems stem out from all of the genres so I'd rather not close the door on some potentially awesome experiences.
like Dark Souls to name one. I heard all the same BS most of the peeps above mentioned about difficulty and pvp blah blah and I still decided to give it a shot. It's a fun game. NO where near as hard as it's lauded to be either, so don't let that stop you.
EDIT: Guess I'll throw in League in there too. I never thought I would play that game in fact I shunned it lol. but when I moved into a place with roommates, all they did is play league and the environment got to me. IT CAN BE A LOT OF FUN. My advice to those that dabbled and left, keep your kid mentality and it will be a blast.
Once you open your eyes to the meta- innocence is lost man. You can never go back.
All you'll see is counter champs, fotm, cpm, tried and true builds ad nauseam. it's no longer a game but a job, you need to maintain to feed your inner elitist.
I've dabbled in every genre and subtype out there when it comes to games, so the OT is a moot point anyway, well where the never is concerned.
but games/types I wouldn't actively seek out would be
Sports Games: They just don't do anything for me. I'm not a fan of the sports they're emulating and the concept behind them just doesn't spark any enthusiasm from me. Though on occasion I have had fun with it. Ex: Boxing, mma, goofy sports games.
Racing Games: urrrgh. These are so dull, doesn't help my bias that most of my friends are dudebros and aside from their yearly cod/sports they play racing games to maintain their macho street cred. The kart games are fun though.
That's about it. Gems stem out from all of the genres so I'd rather not close the door on some potentially awesome experiences.
like Dark Souls to name one. I heard all the same BS most of the peeps above mentioned about difficulty and pvp blah blah and I still decided to give it a shot. It's a fun game. NO where near as hard as it's lauded to be either, so don't let that stop you.
EDIT: Guess I'll throw in League in there too. I never thought I would play that game in fact I shunned it lol. but when I moved into a place with roommates, all they did is play league and the environment got to me. IT CAN BE A LOT OF FUN. My advice to those that dabbled and left, keep your kid mentality and it will be a blast.
Once you open your eyes to the meta- innocence is lost man. You can never go back.
All you'll see is counter champs, fotm, cpm, tried and true builds ad nauseam. it's no longer a game but a job, you need to maintain to feed your inner elitist.