Things that instantly kill your interest in a game

[Mako SOLDIER]

Anything that involves WWII or contemporary warfare. So yes, that includes anything CoD, Medal or Honour, etc. If it doesn't have some kind of supernatural, horror, sci-fi or fantasy element (and no, fancy fictional guns don't count) then it almost always leaves me cold. Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars is the only exception I can think of.

Also: Any game that generally involves little more than item collecting (Animal Crossing, I'm looking at you).

Also Also: Anything bearing the words "Developed by Dimps".

 

[Jack O'Shea]

when a game says multiplayer and it's only online multiplayer, without clarifying it on the box.
quick-time-events that require you to repeatly press the same button really really fast.
anything that requires me to get up, wii, kinect, motion-sensor in general. i'm a lazy shit and proud of it.

 

[Ruwrak]

The backread of any gamebox.


Seriously, I don't read them. I refuse to. The words on the back display a way to bright expectation of it, which can only diminish during gameplay.

Then again, sometimes the boxart also turns me away. I dunno why but..


Thigns that turn me away from the gameplay while playing the game?
Faulty controls, unoperable gamepads, annoying multiplayer, bad overview of the situation, laggy multiplayer servers, terrible host connections, flickering monitors and things that just are plain annoying like the ASC II "YOU HAVE MONEY IN YOUR VILLA COLLECT NAO!" continuous notions. I turned off all visual aspects to fully enjoy the game, counting my own ammo, getting the maps in my head and it's breaking it for me honestly =/

 

[Zenkem]

MMO it is. It means that the plot affects nothing in the world, gameplay is grinding, and stupid NPC:s are more often than not stupid people instead.

Not to mention that the MMO:s reward you for spending more time in them, meaning that you'll be a loser if you do something else with your time.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Well, the words "Total War", or any variation immediately turn me away from the game.
Most of the time, I give them a chance, but what really turns me away from certain games are the fan base. I really don't like SC fans because they claim to be the best at "the best RTS ever!" bullshit, play a real game where winning is based on strategy rather than massing troops or zerg rushing. I hate CoD fans for the obvious, "I think I'm a professional gunsmith because CoD tells me this gun does this." I don't like many PC gamers because, let's face it, we're a bunch of elitist assholes.

Other than those, I will not buy a game based on medieval times, but that's just because of a personal experience with a past friend...

Other than that, I avoid any games with an over-abundance of brown or grey, mainly because I've yet to find a game like that which is actually fun.

I dunno, Dishonored looks like it'll be fun.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Anything that isn't either tongue-in-cheek or hilariously short and to the point in the game's description instantly makes me cringe. So I don't look at the boxesBAWKSES.

 

[The Wykydtron]

Nothing makes me lose interest on it's own surprisingly enough, except maybe a fast paced RTS... I like being able to take my time in stratagy games... And putting my buildings into pretty patterns

Yeah i prefer turn based combat (specifically Persona 4's turn based combat)

Also anything from Activision can fuck right off until they learn what the words "new IP" means

 

[Cat of Doom]

If the words 'Final Fantasy' or THQ are on the box.

 

[CarlMin]

Swords.

Games that have swords in them are always crappy to me. No exceptions.

 

[eatenbyagrue]

My girlfriend telling me to "stop playing, because we're going to the movies".

Yep, instantly obliterates any interest in a game. For the moment, at least.

 

[deathbydeath]

When I see these damming letters: 'RTS'

I've given RTS titles a chance but since I'm more of a console player than anything I never really had much of a selection of RTS titles. Starcraft was alright but I knew the cheats and I've never enjoyed any other. Also, PC exclusives. My current PC is powered by one very old and slightly over-weight gerbil so gaming isn't really an option for me on this machine.

actually, something that's pc-only is a MAJOR turn-on for me, because I know that it's probably going to be something unique and niche that simply wouldn't be viable releasing on all three major platforms.

 

[ArbiterX13]

When the primary selling point is the game's multiplayer.

I don't mind this in games like Brink or Quake, obviously, those are purely MP games, so they get a pass. I'm looking at you CoD, BF, Killzone, et al. Sell me on the single player, not the MP that I don't play.

This. Multiplayer ruined CoD MW2 for me, as they clearly decided to work more on that than the single player campaign (which I liked, mind; it was just short). This is also the reason why I now play almost exclusively single player games now. No multiplayer excuse that way.

 

[TheVurdmeister]

Indefinitely the words "3-D". I really don't see the point in it in a game. But beside that, if the words "bullet-time" come up, all I can think of is "unoriginal". T.T

 

[gamermunki]

1. all women in the game are stupid or helpless
2. war, war, war and more war (don't we get enough on the nightly news?!)
3. cat people
4. dialog in-game outweighs play time (final fantasy, blarg)
5. you must endure an hour of cut scenes before getting to play
6. no female characters in a game that touts massive character customization options (Brink)
7. Only on console, must use a controller (carpal tunnel problems = controller is a no-go)
8. Cold, callous characters who are on a rampage for no particular reason
9. Being "on a rail" and not given the opportunity to explore the game world and go on tangents
10. arriving at a level or boss that is for no reason 100 times harder than anything you had experienced to that point in the game, and having to try over and over again to beat it. (aka having to memorize a sequence from a walk-through online and then execute it quickly and perfectly to beat it)


?and just to put a little positive spin on this thread - things that instantly make me want to play or finish a game:

1. powerful female characters whose dominant feature can't be described by a single letter.
2. someone took the time to make the characters lovable, a la Pixar
3. cheeky humor that makes you laugh out loud (Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, Portal)
4. games that allow non-hardcore gamers an easy/story mode and a chance to have a great experience in the game without being a master of keyboard controls (Thank you Fallout!)
5. good user interface! If the game looks great, put the polish on the UI bits, tutorials, online forums, websites, documentation, etc too please, these are part of the game experience.
6. games that build and support a community of happy players
7. a community of people in the game that is positive, encouraging and makes your experience awesome, especially when you come in as a newb.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Big beefy dudes with shaved heads and a gruff voice...

 

[ManOwaRrior]

Modern Military in a realistic setting. I don't like it. I need at least some sci-fi/fantasy/retro themes in my games if they revolve around shooting stuff.

Level Scaling enemies in RPGs. Maybe I have somehow managed to avoid games that have done this well, but even(especially) in an open world game, i want some areas to be too hard in the beginning so i can feel getting stronger when i level up. If Enemies do get stronger, it needs to happen because of some event in the game, not because of me leveling up.

Unfair rules. This goes specifically to Shift 2: If i get disqualified because i bumped into the other car in 1 on 1 race, i want the game to be fair and disqualify the AI for bumping into me. In Sift 2, i get disqualified both times.

 

[stefman]

Well escapist I was browsing GoG for a good strategy game. Clicking here and there at interesting titles when I caught myself instantly hitting the back button every time I read the phrase "Exciting turn based strategy". Now don't get me wrong I have nothing against the genre I just personally find it boring, not my cup of tea and all that.

So my lovely escapist what kills your interest in a title immediately upon reading the description?

lack of polish. the game needs to look smooth and play smoothly for me to have any interest. that and good art direction/ unique visuals.

 

[Takuanuva]

My things that instantly kill my interest in a game A.K.A. why will I never buy neither Call of Duty nor Battlefield. Any of them.
1. World War 2/Modern setting. Oh look, it's a game in which you can play as one of the brave american marines/antiterrorists/soldiers/cooks/janitors who fight the evil forces of Hitler/Russia/Middle East countries/China/Korea/Taiwan/Antarctica. How innovative. Because, you know, no one had that idea before. [sub]Developers: I know it might be easier for you to just copypaste real guns and save money on people who would have enough creativity to actually think of an interesting universe, but you won't get my money without one.[/sub]
2. Leveling up in a FPS and unlockabe/customizable weapons. Hey look, I won with you. Again. I am soooo much better than you in this game, with my my shotgun I unlocked on level 9001 and my magical scope that somehow reduces it's recoil. What was that? You played the previous part of this game non-stop since it came out? Well, too bad, because I played this one for a week and unlocked stuff that gives me advantage for no reason. Now, let me and my unfair advantage kill you again so I can get more experience so I can gain levels so I can unlock better stuff with which I can kill you so I can get more experience... [sub]Note: 110% hyperbole.[/sub]
3. Ironsights. Just... no. I don't know why, but just no.

[sub]Yes, I am a Halo fanboy. But there is a reason why I am one. I like the universe- it might not be incredibly deep or too creative, but it's good. I also like the fact, that every player gets equal chances- no matter if you played for 1 day or 1 year, no matter if you won or lost every match you've ever played, you get the exact same stuff as every other player. I want people to win because they had better tactics or skills, not because they simply played this game longer than I did. Oh, and I have a case of irrational ironsightphobia. No idea why.[/sub]

 

[Da Orky Man]

Generally only applies to sequels and remakes, but, "Streamlined for accessibility".. I hate those words. My first gaming love was RTS' namely Age of empires. And now AoE online has come around, and it's boasting just that. I'm giving it a shot tomorrow, but I'm not impressed.

 

[Monsterfurby]

1. Spiders
2. Quirky/artsy story and setting - I like my stories coherent, thank you very much.
3. No replay value

Games like LA Noire and Heavy Rain, which are basically interactive movies. Especially when their reviews proclaim them as the "artsiest of the artsy art games".

Also, the opposite of this. I actually like games that tell a story and don't require much input from me. In many games, I cheat because I don't want the gameplay to get in the way of me experiencing the story - I just don't care about the challenges. So yeah, the optimum for me would be essentially a software that auto-generates an infinite amount of feature-length films. But fortunately, opinions can differ