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Your Most Hated Genre?
- Thread starter NeoRaider
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Battle royale (is that a genre now?) and horror. The first because I tend to not enjoy shooters as-is, and battle royale is the absolute antithesis of what I like in the shooters I do enjoy.
Horror because I hate being scared. Can't do horror movies or games.
Horror because I hate being scared. Can't do horror movies or games.
MOBA for sure. Toxic culture, and it's just a watered down RTS. Its popularity contributes as well. Tons of friends want me to play LoL. I refuse.
Anything turn-based does nothing for me personally.
And generally I just can't get into racing games unless they are arcadey.
And generally I just can't get into racing games unless they are arcadey.
I don't "hate" any genre, but I've never much cared for fighters.
Also don't really dig driving sims, or anything that has a primary focus on online/multiplayer.
Also don't really dig driving sims, or anything that has a primary focus on online/multiplayer.
Hardcore simulation games (sports sims, flight sims, city building sims, military sims, etc.), RTS, western RPGs (especially the older "CRPG" style), MOBA, and gatcha stuff I usually avoid.
Coming from someone with one of the best multiplayer games ever in their avatar. :P
I'm going to say in depth sims. I want to like them, but they always have an "uncanny valley"-esque feel where the more they try to simulate, the less accurate it gets.
Visual novel.
You're not a good book and you're not a good video game so why do you even exist?
You're not a good book and you're not a good video game so why do you even exist?
Of the genres I've actually played/tried...RTSes or JRPS. Very hard to split them.
I've never played a MOBA but I'm sure I probably wouldn't like it.
I've never played a MOBA but I'm sure I probably wouldn't like it.
Sports sims.
Ironically I had to do QA for several Madden games when I worked for EA.
I mean, they're just interactive, choose your own adventure graphic novels. The quality is entirely dependent on the author.
Ironically I had to do QA for several Madden games when I worked for EA.
I mean, they're just interactive, choose your own adventure graphic novels. The quality is entirely dependent on the author.
I mean it can be a good book depending on the author. Its not really held back by the genre there. It can be a good game based on how well the developer ties the game mechanics to the story , Like phoenix wright or something.
I think your issue is with the quality of games in the genre rather than the genre itself.
It sure as hell was, and there will never be anything like it ever again :(.
I used to play a ton of multiplayer in my teens and twenties. Now 35 father of two. I like to have the world to myself now.
Hate is a pretty strong word. I can't think of any genre I hate, as I think that if there's someone out there who loves it, it's legitimate and deserves to exist.
That being said, I can't see the appeal of MOBAs or visual novels. But I don't hate them. You'll just have a very difficult time convincing me that they're any good.
That being said, I can't see the appeal of MOBAs or visual novels. But I don't hate them. You'll just have a very difficult time convincing me that they're any good.
I think mobas and visual novels are neat but I've only played exactly one of each. Both very popular genres that I'm not very interested in but that's all. No hate.
Cell phone gatcha shit I haaaaaate because it's not just for cell phones anymore. It's a disease.
Cell phone gatcha shit I haaaaaate because it's not just for cell phones anymore. It's a disease.
I wouldn't say hate but I could never get into more narrative driven games, like The Last of Us or The Witcher 3. They're good games and I have spent a few hours trying but I just don't find them very fun to play
Racing. I would rather watch paint dry then play a racing game. The arcady over the top ones are ok. The sim ones like Forza and GT forget about it.
I don't "hate" any genre. It's just a video game. If it's good I'll probably play it. If I bounce off of it then that certain game is something I don't like.
I'm not going to stop playing racing games because Forza 7(example) was mediocre.
I liked sports games growing up but stopped playing them when I was older. No hate. Just play different stuff now.
I'm not going to stop playing racing games because Forza 7(example) was mediocre.
I liked sports games growing up but stopped playing them when I was older. No hate. Just play different stuff now.
i really don't know, i love arcade like sports games and quietly envy folks who really get their money's worth from the annual fifa/madden/nba etc. plus i love boxing games, wish we still had those.
i don't really know MOBA's enough to hate them
FPS was something i resented for a bit, cause anytime the default genre of an era isn't your favorite, it feels grating - but really, i enjoy some of those too
mobile games don't often appeal to me, but there's exceptions there too (and god knows ive not really explored it too much)
i likewise don't often enjoy open world, but ill be fucked if stuff like Red Dead Redemption wasn't brilliant. damn, this is a tough question
this is a really really good answer for me - if your game isn't yakuza (or SMT, zelda a few other exceptions) i don't fuck with 100+ hour games. fuck, 50+ hours strikes me as a veiled threat
i don't really know MOBA's enough to hate them
FPS was something i resented for a bit, cause anytime the default genre of an era isn't your favorite, it feels grating - but really, i enjoy some of those too
mobile games don't often appeal to me, but there's exceptions there too (and god knows ive not really explored it too much)
i likewise don't often enjoy open world, but ill be fucked if stuff like Red Dead Redemption wasn't brilliant. damn, this is a tough question
this is a really really good answer for me - if your game isn't yakuza (or SMT, zelda a few other exceptions) i don't fuck with 100+ hour games. fuck, 50+ hours strikes me as a veiled threat
