Multiplayer stuff (avoid 95% of it) and roguelite stuff (avoid 70% of it). I would say anime crap stuff, but I always give the game a chance first if the gameplay looks interesting.
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What genre do you dislike ERA?
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Multiplayer games that have progression that makes you stronger. If you have a life or any non-gaming hobbies you're basically told by the game to quit and do something else.
Can't believe people complain that sea of thieves isn't one of those games.
Can't believe people complain that sea of thieves isn't one of those games.
Fighting games for me. I just don't find them fun. Oh and I guess the creepo anime games but thats obvious.
Roguelikes are hit an miss for me. I really dislike the start-over-from-scratch mechanics that most of them employ. RTS games aren't my jam, outside of Age of Empires. Something about AoE struck a cord with me. I find hero shooters to be too much, coming from an AFPS background. The mechanic feels tacked-on and unnecessary. The vast majority of modern shooters are really boring to me. I don't understand how it's 2021 and every game still uses an SMG as a weapon, even in space.
Strong dislike:
Most sport games (only ever liked wipeout and f-zero, they are both dead)
Battle Royals
Gacha
Survival/crafting/open world (it's basically the worst part of mmo all in one package most of the time)
Moba
Mild dislike:
Most turn based rpgs (tactical and drpg like etrian odyssey are fine, stuff with action gimmicks like undertale or mario & luigi are alright too. Everything else is just terrible to me. Most old classic jrpgs are unbearable. Wrpg it's not much better)
Most modern TPS/FPS with a major focus on story and presentation.
I'm inclined to say any action games with dodge rolls as avoidance mechanic at this point. It's not bad and i still go through a few, but i have grown to dislike it. It's overdone and quite honestly gets old really fast. I feel personally offended every time i see bullet hell patterns in a game and... yeah no let's just dodge through this mess instead, that's how all the heavy hitters do it nowadays after all. Make it stop...
Most sport games (only ever liked wipeout and f-zero, they are both dead)
Battle Royals
Gacha
Survival/crafting/open world (it's basically the worst part of mmo all in one package most of the time)
Moba
Mild dislike:
Most turn based rpgs (tactical and drpg like etrian odyssey are fine, stuff with action gimmicks like undertale or mario & luigi are alright too. Everything else is just terrible to me. Most old classic jrpgs are unbearable. Wrpg it's not much better)
Most modern TPS/FPS with a major focus on story and presentation.
I'm inclined to say any action games with dodge rolls as avoidance mechanic at this point. It's not bad and i still go through a few, but i have grown to dislike it. It's overdone and quite honestly gets old really fast. I feel personally offended every time i see bullet hell patterns in a game and... yeah no let's just dodge through this mess instead, that's how all the heavy hitters do it nowadays after all. Make it stop...
JRPGs are almost always incredibly boring. Hope Yakuza comes back to being a brawler eventually.
Not really a genre, but PvP anything. I'm not competitive by nature, and I don't enjoy losing enough to feel motivated to try to "git gud". So any game or genre that is primarily or only focused on this is already out. I do generally enjoy any kind of co-op or campaign mode that might exist as part of games that are primarily played for their PvP, though, so it's not really the genre I hate, it's the competition aspect.
As for genres not covered by the above: gachas, realistic sim/management games (e.g. sports games, realistic racing games, Farm Simulator, etc.), match-3 kinds of ""puzzle"" games, and arcade-y games (I already know I suck, I don't want to play a game that will score me and actually show me the C. I also don't really enjoy the idea of replaying the same level over and over to get a higher score.).
Oh, and I'm not a super huge fan of "action" games (or "character action" or "stylish action" or whatever we're calling these now -- I can't keep up). I don't have the attention span (to be able to memorize all of the abilities and their use cases and track my character's place in the state machine, for planning combos and reactions) or reaction times for these. Sucks because generally this is a combat system I can't get into, inserted into a game I would otherwise enjoy.
There will of course be exceptions to this, but generally it's these.
As for genres not covered by the above: gachas, realistic sim/management games (e.g. sports games, realistic racing games, Farm Simulator, etc.), match-3 kinds of ""puzzle"" games, and arcade-y games (I already know I suck, I don't want to play a game that will score me and actually show me the C. I also don't really enjoy the idea of replaying the same level over and over to get a higher score.).
Oh, and I'm not a super huge fan of "action" games (or "character action" or "stylish action" or whatever we're calling these now -- I can't keep up). I don't have the attention span (to be able to memorize all of the abilities and their use cases and track my character's place in the state machine, for planning combos and reactions) or reaction times for these. Sucks because generally this is a combat system I can't get into, inserted into a game I would otherwise enjoy.
There will of course be exceptions to this, but generally it's these.
FPS. Worst perspective by far. Any FPS game I like is speaking volume cause it means I like or love them despite being god awful first person. I never understand how someone can say it's more immersive it just doesn't resonate with me at all.
Whatever genre Life Is Strange and The Walking Dead fall under. Quasi-Point & Click Emotional Manipulation simulators? Hacky attempts at evoking sadness from the player with no real substance and the illusion of choice.
One possibility is some FPS just happen to be set in more immersive worlds or generally more realistic with Rpg elements and whatnot.
Do not like real-time strategy, tower defense, MOBAs or anything that requires me to handle a bunch of little fiddly things in real-time (Pikmin being the one exception). I'm also terrible at competitive shooters -- I don't mind them in theory, but playing online is a misery.
Point and click is the only one that comes to mind but even those are more tolerable on handhelds.
- Anything "looter shooter" or strongly focused on gathering/filtering randomized loot is almost inherently garbage in my eyes. Even if part of macro-genres I should supposedly like.
- I don't exactly hate JRPGs in principle, but I loathe the overwhelming majority of them in terms of execution. I particularly dislike how they seem to focus mostly on grinding and repeatable content and then switch to completely non-interactive story setpieces.
- I came to terms few years ago with the fact that I'm utter trash at playing any sort of "RTS" anywhere near competitive levels (and this extents implicitly to MOBA), but I don't exactly hate the genre. I just prefer the ones strongly focused on the story campaign and base building and avoid anything demanding in terms of micro-management like a bubonic plague.
- I don't hate sport games either, but MAN if it isn't hard for any of them to catch(and keep) my attention for more than a passing try once every few months.
- I don't even bother with MMOs. Haven't really paid attention to one in years. Too time consuming and relying on relentless farming BY DESIGN. I recently went back after YEARS to WoW for a couple of weeks when Shadowlands launched and as soon as I realized I was done with the basic content and I was hitting the ceiling of the "I'm now in farming status for stuff" I ejected once again.
- I don't exactly hate JRPGs in principle, but I loathe the overwhelming majority of them in terms of execution. I particularly dislike how they seem to focus mostly on grinding and repeatable content and then switch to completely non-interactive story setpieces.
- I came to terms few years ago with the fact that I'm utter trash at playing any sort of "RTS" anywhere near competitive levels (and this extents implicitly to MOBA), but I don't exactly hate the genre. I just prefer the ones strongly focused on the story campaign and base building and avoid anything demanding in terms of micro-management like a bubonic plague.
- I don't hate sport games either, but MAN if it isn't hard for any of them to catch(and keep) my attention for more than a passing try once every few months.
- I don't even bother with MMOs. Haven't really paid attention to one in years. Too time consuming and relying on relentless farming BY DESIGN. I recently went back after YEARS to WoW for a couple of weeks when Shadowlands launched and as soon as I realized I was done with the basic content and I was hitting the ceiling of the "I'm now in farming status for stuff" I ejected once again.
My love or hate relationship with a genre changes with the times. It's very easy for a genre to fall victim to lazyness or its own tropes and feel unrewarding to play, but at the same time a new game might come along with fresh ideas and an interesting take on the genre that will make my interest increase again.
Right now, my most hated is the open world genre because most devs see it as an excuse for sub par world design and copy-pasted content. I know "open-world" isn't a genre in itself but it is popular enough that it could be considered one.
Right now, my most hated is the open world genre because most devs see it as an excuse for sub par world design and copy-pasted content. I know "open-world" isn't a genre in itself but it is popular enough that it could be considered one.
I definitely don't care for a lot of franchises and genres.
MOBAs
Yearly franchise games
Tactical games (XCOM, Fire Emblem, FF Tactics, etc)
Roguelike
Looter Shooters
Grindy games
Tower Defense
Sports (EA, 2K)
Most JRPGs
Most MMOs
1st Person RPG (Elder Scrolls, Fallout, etc)
Massively open world games
Gacha
Crafting (No Man's Sky, Minecraft, etc)
Management simulator games
MOBAs
Yearly franchise games
Tactical games (XCOM, Fire Emblem, FF Tactics, etc)
Roguelike
Looter Shooters
Grindy games
Tower Defense
Sports (EA, 2K)
Most JRPGs
Most MMOs
1st Person RPG (Elder Scrolls, Fallout, etc)
Massively open world games
Gacha
Crafting (No Man's Sky, Minecraft, etc)
Management simulator games
I rarely venture out of racers, shooters, or fighters but when I do, I not a fan of, or games that has elements of, MOBAs, visual novels, puzzles, most SRPGs, RTS, Tower Defense, most action-adventure games, platformers, non-arcadey sports games, MMOs, and gacha games.
Platformers, shooters, and roguelikes. I can think of a handful of examples of these I've enjoyed, but overall I'm at the point where I'm not buying them.
GaaS
Fighting games
Shmups
Twin stick shooters
Racing games
Platformers (some exceptions)
Strategy games
Looter shooters
Visual Novel
Rogue likes
Tower defense
Survival stimulators
Simulators in general
Probably a lot more genres
Anything that is flat 2D
Basically anything that doesn't have a narrative or isn't cinematic, I have no interest in.
Fighting games
Shmups
Twin stick shooters
Racing games
Platformers (some exceptions)
Strategy games
Looter shooters
Visual Novel
Rogue likes
Tower defense
Survival stimulators
Simulators in general
Probably a lot more genres
Anything that is flat 2D
Basically anything that doesn't have a narrative or isn't cinematic, I have no interest in.
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I don't like but have played: WRPGs (most of them).
Outside of Dragon Age most of these just haven't really caught my imagination
I just don't like the look of: Musou games.
They always like look like character action games with no actual danger/skill as the main character always seems obscenely overpowered. Appears style over sunstance.
Outside of Dragon Age most of these just haven't really caught my imagination
I just don't like the look of: Musou games.
They always like look like character action games with no actual danger/skill as the main character always seems obscenely overpowered. Appears style over sunstance.
Probably fighting games. I like the idea of them, pure 1v1 mechanical skill, but when I tried getting into them back in like 2008/9 the multiplayer was so fucking bad because of lag it just put me off entirely.
Also driving/racing games cause yawn.
Also driving/racing games cause yawn.
MMO - I do whatever it takes to play these solo. Like Fallout 76 (if you count it). I pay to be separated from other people. I just couldn't care less about random people when playing games, which is funny I guess coming from an extrovert.
Survival Horror - I don't want to be scared an entire game, I want to feel empowered. I want more Parasite Eve, less everything else. SH2 was the last survival horror game I enjoyed to some degree.
Gacha - Not a genre I guess, but fucking just a lame ass mechanic that feeds on people want for specific pulls. These gotcha by the wallet.
Rogue-anything - These often feel like a time suck on top of feel repetitive. Maybe I just got my fill of die and start over back on the NES?
Survival Horror - I don't want to be scared an entire game, I want to feel empowered. I want more Parasite Eve, less everything else. SH2 was the last survival horror game I enjoyed to some degree.
Gacha - Not a genre I guess, but fucking just a lame ass mechanic that feeds on people want for specific pulls. These gotcha by the wallet.
Rogue-anything - These often feel like a time suck on top of feel repetitive. Maybe I just got my fill of die and start over back on the NES?
I automatically dismiss any game that is polluted with gacha mechanics, but that can happen within any genre.
Speaking of more specific genres, I never liked strategy games, but at least I respect those. Similarly fighting games. I get why people love them, but it's far removed from what I want out of a game. I'd much rather play a beat 'em up; it feels much more purposeful. I dislike any kind of competitive game anyway, so that's probably why I don't like fighting games and pretty much anything multiplayer.
I used to like rhythm games, but have fallen off them hard. I generally can't stand any of the music in them these days, it's just garbage to my ears. I do like stuff like Theatrhythm though and I played a lot of Guitar Hero back in the day.
Puzzle games I have a similar dislike for as fighting games; I don't see the purpose and I need more structure and a clear ending in my games.
Rogue-likes too. I actually would like a bunch of games within the genre, but I feel they are ruined by being rogue-like. Similarly with procedurally generated games or levels.
I'll also never touch anything military, it's one of the least appealing settings to me.
And I think lastly: sims of any kind. Be it racing, flight, sports, what have you, it's not exciting in the least.
Speaking of more specific genres, I never liked strategy games, but at least I respect those. Similarly fighting games. I get why people love them, but it's far removed from what I want out of a game. I'd much rather play a beat 'em up; it feels much more purposeful. I dislike any kind of competitive game anyway, so that's probably why I don't like fighting games and pretty much anything multiplayer.
I used to like rhythm games, but have fallen off them hard. I generally can't stand any of the music in them these days, it's just garbage to my ears. I do like stuff like Theatrhythm though and I played a lot of Guitar Hero back in the day.
Puzzle games I have a similar dislike for as fighting games; I don't see the purpose and I need more structure and a clear ending in my games.
Rogue-likes too. I actually would like a bunch of games within the genre, but I feel they are ruined by being rogue-like. Similarly with procedurally generated games or levels.
I'll also never touch anything military, it's one of the least appealing settings to me.
And I think lastly: sims of any kind. Be it racing, flight, sports, what have you, it's not exciting in the least.
Platformers and stealth games; anything with an 'instant-fail' state. I find it really compelling in a game for a poor decision or bad timing to leave you in a worse-off position and having to re-strategize with a new limitation. That's super interesting. So when a game comes along and says, 'fuck that just make 30 jumps in a row', I get bored and wander off.
The yiga clan bit in Breath of the Wild made me stop playing an otherwise wonderful game. I think the only platformer I've really enjoyed was Super Mario Maker, and really only because of the puzzle maps or the speedrun 20 second ones, where there's not much time lost if you fail.
The yiga clan bit in Breath of the Wild made me stop playing an otherwise wonderful game. I think the only platformer I've really enjoyed was Super Mario Maker, and really only because of the puzzle maps or the speedrun 20 second ones, where there's not much time lost if you fail.
RTS, MOBA, Sim games, 4X games, online PVP shooters etc. Big reason I fell off PC gaming as I just really didn't like many exclusives aside from some indies that mostly eventually ended up coming to consoles.
Also can't seem to get into turn-based RPGs these days, unless it's a blended system like FF7R and not big on puzzle games or racing sims.
Mostly third person action adventure games, some FPS campaigns, WRPGs, some coop games like Borderlands and occasionally a platformer are all I like these days.
Also can't seem to get into turn-based RPGs these days, unless it's a blended system like FF7R and not big on puzzle games or racing sims.
Mostly third person action adventure games, some FPS campaigns, WRPGs, some coop games like Borderlands and occasionally a platformer are all I like these days.
The only genre I'd say I don't like are MOBAs, but that's just because no one has made the right one for me. I would have said RTS years ago but Halo Wars was fun enough.
I don't like modern sports games either, but that's not an issue with the genre but rather the poor quality of the games.
I don't like modern sports games either, but that's not an issue with the genre but rather the poor quality of the games.