Popular games series you wish you liked but don't - The Bear and Badger

hylian_elf

I’m not getting into the groove on Vanquish much. Still enjoying it, but I’m just not doing very well.

cockbeard

hylian_elf wrote:

The obvious one for me is Sonic. I never really understood it, how to play it, why people like it etc. I tried the original, Sonic 2, and a couple of later entries. But none of them ever clicked.

Did you play it first time around?? Just wondered because I'd gone back to it in later life and found little there except nostalgia. At the time however it did feel like the fastest thing ever, especially compared to Mario 3 which was positively snail paced in comparison

afgavinstan

So I can go in without someone quoting me going "well actually"?

Give me a bit.

Bob

poprock wrote:

Wreckfest. On paper it’s ideal for me. Ticks all my boxes. Driving game, Xbox, fun as opposed to serious, rewards playing dirty, etc. But driving feels floaty, just disconnected from the action. I bounced off the game almost instantly.

Nooooo it’s awesome in fact if boners are still playing I’ll double dip

bad_hair_day

Have you turned the thing on yet?

Dark Soldier

Kojima games. They should be my bag absolutely, but I find him an absolute fraud and most of them.handle like arse.

Bob

bad_hair_day wrote:

Have you turned the thing on yet?

Er.. no but let’s pretend I have and that wreckfest was B and B game of the year in an alternative universe

And people
Listened to me and bought blur at launch

poprock

I did buy teh Blur at launch. Can’t remember whether you had anything to do with that, I was probably influenced by the Edge previews.

RedDave2

Rockstar open world games. I'm hugely impressed by what they do and achive but I've only finished 2 (RDR and GTA3) and I usuaully tap out quickly.

Its not the open world thing, its just that I feel they throw way too much dialogue out there (RDR2 is both impressive and piss taking in this regard) as well as too many basic labout jobs. Other open world games dont feel quite so dull. Might be because others are more focused one one or two things.

I also find the characters way too loathsome to be in the company of. There's a nastiness to a lot of Rockstars stuff that feels imature but also loses its impact because its so omnipresent.

Blue Swirl

The entire Assassin's Creed series. Tried the original and 3, neither of them would I give anything higher than a [4].

Oh, and Resident Evil 6. Not just the worst Resi, but one of the worst games I've ever played, but it has it's fans. I just wish I was one of them - I've done (a version of) every numbered Resi, except the sixth. It's setting off my OCD something chronic.

Blue Swirl

RedDave2 wrote:

Rockstar open world games.

Oh god, yes. Seconded. Right back to the original top-down GTAs. I loved causing chaos and seeing what happens when you get high wanted ratings, but the actual missions made me want to eat my own hands. I've not played any since the PS2 trilogy because 30 minutes of rioting isn't worth it.

tigersgogrrr

GTA can get fucked. Shit game. Would be much better off watching TV while playing with an action man figure.

RedDave2

tigersgogrrr wrote:

GTA can get fucked. Shit game. Would be much better off watching TV while playing with an action man figure.

Have you... have you been watching me again??

bad_hair_day

Bob wrote:

bad_hair_day wrote:

Have you turned the thing on yet?

Er.. no but let’s pretend I have and that wreckfest was B and B game of the year in an alternative universe

I and others tried our best to promote it's charms.

yourfavouriteuncle

The Sonic series too for me actually.

superflyninja

Pokémon for me.had it on the original Gameboy and just nothing drew me in.(then or since) The world and lore and all that is just so boring and uninspired. I don't like the art style of the Pokémon themselves either. I found the gameplay monotonous.

In defense of GTA open world's,the game itself is usually shit with frustrating, repetitive missions. But there is nothing like just grabbing a car and driving around the city. If I ever want to just forget real life and zone out its perfect.

JonB wrote:

I could easily list loads of series I don't get/like, but isn't the OP asking something a little different?

It's much harder to find things I really should like on paper or really wanted to like, but couldn't.

I should have clarified,I really wanted to like it.its effectively an RPG where you collect stuff. Im mad for collecting

JonB

I could easily list loads of series I don't get/like, but isn't the OP asking something a little different?

It's much harder to find things I really should like on paper or really wanted to like, but couldn't.

nick_md

Dubs wrote:

Guilty Gear: Love the visuals, the character variety and Potemkin. I just couldn't get my head around the neutral and the defensive options after years of Street Fighter's relative simplicity. I'll try again with Strive and give up after a month of blocking in the corner. Could probably expand to non-SF fighting games tbh.

Anime fighters in general for me; I'm probably too set in my ways with SF (playing those in some guise for 28 years) so the air-dash, high flash of anime fighters just doesn't gel with me. I'm appreciative of the look, and there's the odd exception (FotNS hello) but that's due to source material more than anything. I'm always appreciative of the character design though.

Oh, and I do lol at the guaranteed pantsu in every one of them, they sure know their audience.

nick_md

The Alpha/Zero series was a close call - being a teenager at the time probably helped.

ChopperByrne

NBA 2K

I've even bought the latest one to try again, but anything that requires intricate movements on the analog sticks, just leads to frustration.

hunk

Zelda for me.
I've never finished any one game, not even lttp.
I should love it as on paper it's very similar to metroid but somehow the click has eluded me.
I should try to at least finish lttp at one point.

Bob

hunk wrote:

Zelda for me.
I've never finished any one game, not even lttp.
I should love it as on paper it's very similar to metroid but somehow the click has eluded me.
I should try to at least finish lttp at one point.

Me too! Finished the one on Ds which was now I come to think of it quite good

superflyninja

Pokémon for me.had it on the original Gameboy and just nothing drew me in.(then or since) The world and lore and all that is just so boring and uninspired. I don't like the art style of the Pokémon themselves either. I found the gameplay monotonous.

In defense of GTA open world's,the game itself is usually shit with frustrating, repetitive missions. But there is nothing like just grabbing a car and driving around the city. If I ever want to just forget real life and zone out its perfect.

JonB wrote:

I could easily list loads of series I don't get/like, but isn't the OP asking something a little different?

It's much harder to find things I really should like on paper or really wanted to like, but couldn't.

I should have clarified,I really wanted to like it.its effectively an RPG where you collect stuff. Im mad for collecting

SpaceGazelle

Has anyone tried Slay the Spire and not liked it? I've yet to find anyone and was just curious.

afgavinstan

I haven't because I know I won't. Does that count?

Diluted Dante

Yeah, it looks and sounds awful.

Dinostar77

digi wrote:

Halo

Somewhere yoss senses a disturbance in the force

SpaceGazelle

It's totally the best game and if you two tried it you'd love it. Everyone who plays it loves it. Oh yes.

Hodgepodge

Dead cells. Recommended by many, but I just didn’t click with the random layout, and it felt like a chore to get through to the next part. I felt like I was missing something that everyone else could see.

ShabbyMcCrabby

yourfavouriteuncle wrote:

The Sonic series too for me actually.

Me too. I don't get it. It always felt like you were moving too fast to actually react to the levels. Unless the point is to learn them and get good at playing them super fast?

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