Poll: Which Genre has the worst games?
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Sport games... not so much because the games themselves have to be bad (although I woulnt be caught dead playing a game like fifa) - but more because its games about stuff you can, and fucking should, do in real life not infront of a computer!
I mean, RTS, FPS, RPG ect are atleast games about stuff we (mostly) are never going to be able to do - sport games are just retarded in my oppinion...
I mean, RTS, FPS, RPG ect are atleast games about stuff we (mostly) are never going to be able to do - sport games are just retarded in my oppinion...
I'm gonna say sports games. I hate sports games, and I think they're terminally boring.
If you mean specifically which genre has the largest number of games widely considered to be crappy in all aspects? I'm not sure...I can give the personal preference answer based on what I like or don't like, but I can't honestly think of any one genre that has the most literally *bad* games.
I mean, to some people, sports games might be quite good. And I know a lot of people here are ragging on JRPGS, and sure, there are shitty JRPGs, but if you don't like the genre anyway... =P
Maybe those execrable hidden object games they make ad nauseam for PC? But even then, if you like hidden object games...
GAH! I don't know =P
If you mean specifically which genre has the largest number of games widely considered to be crappy in all aspects? I'm not sure...I can give the personal preference answer based on what I like or don't like, but I can't honestly think of any one genre that has the most literally *bad* games.
I mean, to some people, sports games might be quite good. And I know a lot of people here are ragging on JRPGS, and sure, there are shitty JRPGs, but if you don't like the genre anyway... =P
Maybe those execrable hidden object games they make ad nauseam for PC? But even then, if you like hidden object games...
GAH! I don't know =P
To be fair what I have seen of them is incredibly poorly written and everyone really does look like they dress in the darkest cave in the universe and close their eyes when they shop for new clothes too. They also all seem to have the same combat system I find incredibly dull. Select the most powerful attack I have that works with the asshole of the hour's weakness, and repeat until I run out of Mana, in which case use a potion and start again. And if I really want to get tactical, use one guy exclusively for healing. This works with with all CRPGs I've ever played too, except you just constantly spam all your abilities. Not all of them fall into this obviously, such as Valkyria Chronicles which seems kind of Wormsish minus the humor (not that I'll ever know, I don't have a PS3).Steppin Razor said:
OT: I'd have to go with FPS, and Adventure games. The first becaue they're popular and everyone want's to cash in, the other because they're very easy to make with very little thought.
Probably RPGs. They have a lot of garbage from Square Enix (not just Final Fantasy, but pretty much every other RPG they have made is quite bad too; Kingdom Hearts for example, mashing X for however long that game was is not fun), plus most of the MMOs. Because, you know, once I get done with the massive grind of mashing X in Kingdom Hearts, I want to log into an MMO and grind some left mouse button mashing. Fuuuun.
...Hmm, no. Actually the "rhythm" genre is worse, because RPG has some good games too. Rhythm has nothing but quick time events, bad music, and more quick time events. Thankfully, the fad has ended again, and hopefully it won't return for quite some time.
...Hmm, no. Actually the "rhythm" genre is worse, because RPG has some good games too. Rhythm has nothing but quick time events, bad music, and more quick time events. Thankfully, the fad has ended again, and hopefully it won't return for quite some time.
Going to assume you missed the 3 and put a 2, because what 2 learned from in 1 and improved on, 3 did away with presumably because Molyneux doesn't really understand why his games sell. If in fact you did mean 2 then I guess I proved that we don't in fact all acknowledge it as crap.IamSofaKingRaw said:
I don't know that I could rightly say any one genre has more bad games than another. I kind of agree on JRPGs in a way, because it seems like in some games the combat is the same as it's been since Final Fantasy 1 and I just don't get interested. But on the flipside I can't write them all off since I enjoy some of them.
Honestly I do dislike sports, racing and fighting games. I don't necessarily think they're bad, but it seems like a lot of the time they suffer from what many people accuse the FPS genre of suffering from; remaking games with a different tileset and upping the graphics and selling it for 60$ a pop. I can't judge them individually, as I'm sure some games do things interestingly, but it really seems like a lot of them are just remakes.
I know some racing games have a function where the goal is not in fact to reach a certain point before other vehicles but to cause as much damage as possible, which sounds like fun, so as I said before, not writing them all off.
I feel bad for JRPG's now. Perhaps before playing them, one should consider what the "J" means in the moniker. It stocks itself with a different rational, culture, and feel. I'm not saying their aren't shitters. But what genre doesn't have both gems and flops? 
Whatever.
My least favorite has to be sport titles. They just seem so flippant. Nothing to gain, no fun to be had, and no point to be seen. Not that their aren't those enjoyable. I just get tired of seeing "Random Sport [Insert Number of Year, Edition, Dick Size Here]" every time.
Whatever. My least favorite has to be sport titles. They just seem so flippant. Nothing to gain, no fun to be had, and no point to be seen. Not that their aren't those enjoyable. I just get tired of seeing "Random Sport [Insert Number of Year, Edition, Dick Size Here]" every time.
Nope, heck I should of just flat out put it in bold and red text. Fable 1 (The Lost Chapters is the one I played) is head over tails better than Fable 2 (and after 2 I didn't bother getting 3). Fable 1 had more magic, actually had armor, better quests (not kind you use your dog to dig up treasure?), BOSSES, a more interesting story with better characters and a more diverse world.bushwhacker2k said:
Other than FFXIII, Fable 2 was he biggest disappointment to me EVER. I didn't even mention the 5-6 hour story mode or the terrible coop, the nonexistence of a boss, or even the fact that the game is stupidly easy. I beat it in on my first playthrough in 4 hours and did not die. Later on I found out on the internet that you CAN'T die.
*bleep* that *bleep* game
Not my fault. It had everything, even an other option. The Escapist decided to eat it though during the thread making process.BlindMessiah94 said:
JRPGS, Sports, and Racing for all of the reasons others have already stated. There is just no innovation in any of them really...once the genres start proving me wrong, maybe I'll try my hand at them again.
Lol, those are legitimate reasons, I admit. I had some trouble with Fable 1 because it always felt a little vague, but at the same time the fact that you never really understand everything was something that made it interesting, whereas in Fable 2 everything is displayed to you almost immediately. I also agree Fable 2 was immensely easy, Fable 1 was harder but I still found it immensely easy if I abused the shield spell, I had maxed all my spells and abilities before I left the Hobbe Cave.IamSofaKingRaw said:
Overall I think I enjoyed Fable 2 more mostly because of its length but I do see what you mean now.
No I disagree there is no ONE genre that has to deal with these problems. ALL genres have for every 2 or 3 great top titles indeed there are 15 others the least. And of those 15 [the least] about 5 might yes be quite decent and pretty nice really. Those 5 might actually try to break the mold a bit and add something new if it works or not is a second thing.
Remember for instance the street/illegal racing games hype with NFS: Underground, Underground 2, Most Wanted, Carbon, Undercover. One could say this was one of the big daddy series. One of the big grand fathers and what did we get? Juiced, Juiced 2. But even Rockstar had its own Street Racing game. Now I played those rockstar games and you know they are not bad not bad at all. But yes I am tired of that whole illegal street racing scene.
Still I don't say that racing has the worst games in its genre oh no oh no!
I also could say JRPG, you know why! I haven't bought the last two final fantasies and the other JRPG's seem to stuck in their own pattern that buying title 4 of a series really is like erm... playing the game you already own. With tiny upgrades...
And yes I am not going to say that JRPG's have the worst no..the whole of JRPG is a bit in a rut right now. Yes a few titles do decent but so many fail! But that has nothing to do with the quality of the game but more the market. The market has changed, it seems that people want it different then what the usual JRPG can offer you. And so they move on!
The games on themself are pretty good done if not stuck in a rut and quite allot the same like their past brethen.
You know what I like? Games that really try to break the mold not all do it right but at least it is refreshing
I do not hold a grudge against any game in the end. Not even to those that bored me... I just stopped playing them and moved on. Guess that is the best advice when you feel stuck in a rut!
Remember for instance the street/illegal racing games hype with NFS: Underground, Underground 2, Most Wanted, Carbon, Undercover. One could say this was one of the big daddy series. One of the big grand fathers and what did we get? Juiced, Juiced 2. But even Rockstar had its own Street Racing game. Now I played those rockstar games and you know they are not bad not bad at all. But yes I am tired of that whole illegal street racing scene.
Still I don't say that racing has the worst games in its genre oh no oh no!
I also could say JRPG, you know why! I haven't bought the last two final fantasies and the other JRPG's seem to stuck in their own pattern that buying title 4 of a series really is like erm... playing the game you already own. With tiny upgrades...
And yes I am not going to say that JRPG's have the worst no..the whole of JRPG is a bit in a rut right now. Yes a few titles do decent but so many fail! But that has nothing to do with the quality of the game but more the market. The market has changed, it seems that people want it different then what the usual JRPG can offer you. And so they move on!
The games on themself are pretty good done if not stuck in a rut and quite allot the same like their past brethen.
You know what I like? Games that really try to break the mold not all do it right but at least it is refreshing
I do not hold a grudge against any game in the end. Not even to those that bored me... I just stopped playing them and moved on. Guess that is the best advice when you feel stuck in a rut!
I think that FPS is not really a genre, more a class since puzzle games like Portal and Oblivion can fall under that definition as well. All it says that you play in first person and have a long range attack/affect of some sort, even if it is expected to be a action title. so i will have to say FPS Action Games. This is probably biased though since FPS action titles are so heavily marketed compared to the horror, racing, and other genres.
RPG, both W and J. Bad WRPG's tend to be horribly clunky messes with control schemes that stretch finger muscles. The sort of things that would probably break a 360 controller. For example: Anything by Richard "Lord British" Garriot.
A bad JRPG tends to be linear clip-clopping down a hallway then letting AI do the turn-based fighting, and has a story told through the medium of several phone books worth of text. For example: FF13. (Only FF I've played, not a good first impression.)
Another one would be the stealth genre, as there are no good stealth games except Hitman and Sly Cooper. There are good stealth sections of other games, but no other good stealth-based games (that I've played)
A bad JRPG tends to be linear clip-clopping down a hallway then letting AI do the turn-based fighting, and has a story told through the medium of several phone books worth of text. For example: FF13. (Only FF I've played, not a good first impression.)
Another one would be the stealth genre, as there are no good stealth games except Hitman and Sly Cooper. There are good stealth sections of other games, but no other good stealth-based games (that I've played)