The Blackangel Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 We all have our favorites. That's a given. We all have games that we absolutely hate. that's another given. But what's a game that is popular as hell, but you just don't get the appeal? There's several that come to mind for me. Assassin's Creed and Grand Theft Auto. With AC, I can never get through that bullshit training in the beginning. It never ends, and lets you play the game. With GTA, what's the point? There's nothing to do in it except beat people, steal their car, and.....nothing else. It's a completely pointless game. Halo is another one. I played in a few Halo tournaments when it debuted, and the appeal never really showed itself to me. An arena fighting game. Ooohhh. Aaahhhh. Sports games are another. Don't get me wrong, I'm a major hockey nut. But playing a game on a console or PC, is just boring. The only game I have ever enjoyed is 1080 Snowboarding and that's only because I used to be a local pro/am snowboarder. Then there's games like SOCOM and COD. Maybe it's due to my experience from my time in the Marines, but these games really make no sense. If you want to be in that situation that fucking bad, then just enlist. Do something with your life in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Thats the appeal of GTA 😆. I cant say I have a genre or a game franchise that I dont like, maybe Animal crossing but I dont consider it a bad franchise I think I just prefer something with more action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executor Akamia Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) To be honest with you, after what you just put down, I'm not sure how you find appeal in anything. I mean, there's nothing that attracts me to GTA either, especially since I have plenty of other sandbox games to play with. I guess there's a social aspect to GTA that most other such games lack in some respects, but otherwise, it's not really a game for me. I'm not sure where you miss the appeal of a Halo game. The fantasy of playing a badass super soldier fighting and winning a war that was going south for humanity the last few decades in-universe is where the appeal is, from my perspective. And after you've been through that, there's always taking to the multiplayer and seeing how well you measure up to other players who have probably done the same stuff you just did and more. With that said, I guess the kind of game I don't get the appeal of isn't actually a video game, and even then, it's more a matter of taste in settings than anything else. I don't particularly care to play anything to do with Dungeons & Dragons. Games using similar systems, maybe, but not that game in particular. I'm not attracted to the high fantasy genre; I've always been more of a science fiction/science fantasy person. Low fantasy I can work with; that's what the setting of Monster Hunter is. But it's difficult to sell me on a high fantasy. I have this same problem with Magic: The Gathering. It almost turned me off from YuGiOh! too, but it was redeemed for me when I discovered there were science fiction "monsters" in the game, too; stuff from AI constructs and aliens to full-blown robots and mechs. I eventually warmed up to some of the fantasy stuff the game had to offer, but I wanted the science fiction first. Edited May 25, 2019 by Executor Akamia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 16 hours ago, Executor Akamia said: To be honest with you, after what you just put down, I'm not sure how you find appeal in anything. How so? There's loads of games I love. I just mentioned a handful of games that I don't get the appeal of. Your comment makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 @The Blackangel Interesting topic. I'm not sure that there are any games I can't empathetically wrap my mind around, but there are plenty that just don't appeal to me personally. Like I understand why Tetris is appealing to many people, but it just doesn't hold my attention. Puzzle games in general fall into this category, with a few exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executor Akamia Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 4 hours ago, The Blackangel said: How so? There's loads of games I love. I just mentioned a handful of games that I don't get the appeal of. Your comment makes no sense. Well, just the three examples you mentioned are what make me question how you can find the appeal in anything. 😕 Well, actually, just two out of the three... On 5/24/2019 at 12:22 PM, The Blackangel said: With AC, I can never get through that bullshit training in the beginning. It never ends, and lets you play the game. This doesn't sound like not finding the appeal so much as being frustrated with a tutorial segment that over-stays its welcome. And, I mean, fair enough I suppose, but that doesn't really have anything to do with the appeal of the game, per se. With a name like Assassin's Creed, I think the appeal is pretty in your face about it. It's like playing Spy in Team Fortress 2; you get to feel like a sneaky son of a bitch! How can you say no to that? 😂 On 5/24/2019 at 12:22 PM, The Blackangel said: With GTA, what's the point? There's nothing to do in it except beat people, steal their car, and.....nothing else. It's a completely pointless game. There is a disturbing amount of games you can similarly reduce with reasoning like that, and I bet dollars to doughnuts most of the games you like are among them. I never played GTA. Never cared to; it's not in a genre I'm actually interested in. But I have played at least one other game in that genre, Crackdown, and while the premise is slightly different, it really does boil down to beating people and commandeering cars. Difference is you're playing as some kind of supercop, and your boss in-game will get mad at gratuitous death and destruction with regard to civilians, but y'know... Details... On 5/24/2019 at 12:22 PM, The Blackangel said: Halo is another one. I played in a few Halo tournaments when it debuted, and the appeal never really showed itself to me. An arena fighting game. Ooohhh. Aaahhhh. 21 hours ago, Executor Akamia said: I'm not sure where you miss the appeal of a Halo game. The fantasy of playing a badass super soldier fighting and winning a war that was going south for humanity the last few decades in-universe is where the appeal is, from my perspective. And after you've been through that, there's always taking to the multiplayer and seeing how well you measure up to other players who have probably done the same stuff you just did and more. Granted, I don't know where the "arena fighting game" remark is coming from. Sounds like Tekken more than it sounds like Halo, but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Here's my game library. Tell me why these games have no appeal. NES - - - 8 Eyes A Boy And His Blob Abadox Astynax Bad Dudes Batman Blaster Master Bubble Bobble Castlequest Castlevania 1,2,3 Clash At Demonhead Contra Contra Super C Deadly Towers Demon Sword Dig Dug 2 Donkey Kong Classics Double Dragon 1,2,3 Dr Mario Dragon Warrior Excitebike Faxanadu Festers Quest Final Fantasy Friday The 13th Gauntlet Gauntlet II Gyromite Hydlide Iron Sword Junior Edition Jeopardy Karate Champ Kid Icarus Kings Knight Kirbys Adventure Kung Fu Legacy Of The Wizard Legend Of Zelda, The(gold) Little Mermaid, The Marble Madness Mario Bros Mega Man 2,3,4,6 Metroid Milon's Secret Castle Ninja Gaiden Punch Out Q*Bert Rescue Rangers Rocketeer, The Rygar Shadowgate Solstice Spy Hunter Street Fighter 2010 Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt, SMB2,SMB3 T&C Surf Designs Taboo The Sixth Sense Time Lord TMNT 1,2,3 Wizards & Warriors Yo! Noid Yoshi Zelda 2 The Adventure Of Link(gold) ********** Game Genie ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SNES - - - Arcades Greatest Hits Beavis & Butthead Blackthorne Donkey Kong Country 1,2,3 Drakken Earthworm Jim 2 Final Fantasy 2,3,4 Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Illusion Of Gaia Jim Power The Lost Dimension In 3D Killer Instinct (CIB minus soundtrack) Lagoon Legend Of The Mystical Ninja, The Legend Of Zelda A Link To The Past, The Legend Of Zelda Goddess Of Wisdom, The Legend Of Zelda Parallel Worlds, The Lion King, The Magic Sword Mario All Stars Mario Is Missing Mario Kart Mario Paint Mario RPG Legend Of The 7 Stars Mario World Mega Man X Mortal Kombat 1,2,3 Populous Ren & Stimpy Veediots Rocketeer, The (CIB) Star Fox Street Fighter 2 Turbo Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts Super Putty Super Off Road The Baja Ultima The False Prophet Ultimate Mortal Kombat Warlock Wizard Of Oz Yoshi's Cookie ************* SUPER SCOPE- Battle Clash Metal Combat Super Scope 6 X Zone Yoshi's Safari **************** Super Game Boy **************** Game Genie ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** N64 - - - 1080 Snowboarding Banjo Kazooie Castlevania Conker's Bad Fur Day Daikatana Donkey Kong 64 Forsaken 64 Hexen Mario 64 Mega Man 64 Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero Namco Museum 64 Nightmare Creatures Quest 64 South Park Space Invaders Star Fox 64 Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire World Driver Championship Zelda Majoras Mask (both gold, one hologram) Zelda Ocarina Of Time (standard & gold) Zelda Ocarina Of Time Master Quest ********** Game Shark ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** GAME BOY - - - Arcade 4 Defender/Joust Donkey Kong Land Jungle Book Jurassic Park Jurassic Park DNA Factor Killer Instinct Mario Kart Super Circuit Metroid II Mole Mania My Little Pony Rainbow Namco Museum (Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian) Pagemaster, The Pinocchio Pocahontas Quad Desert Fury Speedy Gonzales Spyro 2 Season Of Flame Spyro Attack Of The Rhynots Super Mario Deluxe Super Mario Land 1,2 Tak & The Power Of Juju Zelda 4 Swords Zelda A Link To The Past Zelda Links Awakening (Color, and Original) Zelda Minish Cap Zelda Oracle Of Ages (GBA Copy & GB Color Copy) Zelda Oracle Of Seasons ********** Game Genie ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SEGA GENESIS - - - Galahad Ghouls 'N Ghosts Jurassic Park Pitfall The Mayan Adventure Shining In The Darkness Sonic 1 Sonic 2 Sonic & Knuckles Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition Sub-Terrania Tinhead ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** PS1 - - - Castlevania Symphony Of The Night Final Fantasy 8 Monopoly ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** PS3 - - - Bound By Flame Castlevania Lords Of Shadows Castlevania Lords Of Shadows II Dantes Inferno Dark Kingdom Darksiders Darksiders II Dark Souls Dark Souls II Demons Souls Devil May Cry 4 Dishonored (2 Copies) Dragon Age II Dragon Age Inquisition Deluxe Edition Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition (DA Origins, DA Origins Awakening) Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Fallen Angel Sacred II Family Guy Back To The Multiverse Final Fantasy X, X2 For Honor Gold Edition God Of War 1-3, Chains Of Olympus, Ghost Of Sparta, Ascension Heavenly Sword Lair Ninja Gaiden 3 Razors Edge Reckoning Kingdom Of Amalur Rise Of The Argonauts Risen 3 Titan Lords South Park The Stick Of Truth Thief ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** PS4 - - - Dragon Age Inquisition Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age God Of War Kingdom Come Deliverance Lords Of The Fallen Pillars Of Eternity Complete Edition Shovel Knight Styx: Shards Of Darkness ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* ATARI - - - (GP = Game Program) 3 Tele Games Air-Sea Battle(GP) Asteroids Backgammon(GP) Barnstorming Battlezone Berzerk Blackjack(GP) Bridge Centipede Circus Atari(GP) Combat (GP) (2) Defender Dig Dug Dodge 'Em Donkey Kong E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Fast Food Football Football(GP) Freeway Frogger Grand Prix Haunted House(2) Home Run(GP) Jr. Pac-Man Jungle Hunt(2) Kaboom Kangaroo Mario Bros. Maze Craze(2) Miniature Golf(GP) Missile Command Mouse Trap Pac-Man Pitfall Q*Bert Raiders Of The Lost Ark River Raid Shark Attack Slot Machine(GP) Space Invaders(GP) Stampede Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Street Racer(GP) Super Breakout Swordquest: Earthworld Swordquest: Fireworld(2) Video Checkers(GP) Video Chess(GP) Video Olympics(GP) Video Pinball(GP) Word Zapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteelyardDweller Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 multiplayer games in general. i get their appeal but i just dont get into them i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I think EA above has listed a lot of games I can think of. I think most of the network dependent games kind of turn me off these days. I am in need of campaign based games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 2:40 PM, StaceyPowers said: @The Blackangel Interesting topic. I'm not sure that there are any games I can't empathetically wrap my mind around, but there are plenty that just don't appeal to me personally. Like I understand why Tetris is appealing to many people, but it just doesn't hold my attention. Puzzle games in general fall into this category, with a few exceptions. Tetris is legendary, don't ask me why but it is the only puzzle game that I still will play. Something about fitting shapes together is addictive...🤣 Every other puzzle game annoys the hell out of me though. Then there is card games, I periodically watched the original Yu-Gi-Oh series and it was entertaining but I'm not that interested in card games at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 16 hours ago, killamch89 said: Tetris is legendary, don't ask me why but it is the only puzzle game that I still will play. Something about fitting shapes together is addictive...🤣 Every other puzzle game annoys the hell out of me though. Then there is card games, I periodically watched the original Yu-Gi-Oh series and it was entertaining but I'm not that interested in card games at all. True, I have never gotten into card games either now you mention it. I tend to forget that they even exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 7 hours ago, StaceyPowers said: True, I have never gotten into card games either now you mention it. I tend to forget that they even exist. Card games bore me to death - even as a mini-game in other games, I always tended to avoid card games like the plague. In FF8, I was so pissed just having to play through the tutorial of the card mini-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Triple Triad was always easier than Go Fish to me. The only time I had a problem with it was if I was dumb enough to attempt the Queen Of Cards side quest. I don’t even consider that anymore. As for IRL card games I used to play MTG a ton. I was pretty damn good too, but that was during 8th edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 @killamch89 @The Blackangel I remember being interested in Magic: The Gathering as a kid, but never got into it because 1-I recall my mother thinking it was evil, and 2-well, it meant buying a lot of cards. In terms of video game card games, somehow they never seem to hold my attention. Though I do admit to playing way too much poker in RDR. But that's a different sort of card game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, StaceyPowers said: @killamch89 @The Blackangel I remember being interested in Magic: The Gathering as a kid, but never got into it because 1-I recall my mother thinking it was evil, and 2-well, it meant buying a lot of cards. In terms of video game card games, somehow they never seem to hold my attention. Though I do admit to playing way too much poker in RDR. But that's a different sort of card game. Regular card games like Poker are understandable but I'm talking monster card games mainly - even the Pokemon card game turned me off as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
