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 On 02/10/2015 at 03:57 AM by asrealasitgets See More From This User » |
So whatsacow recently put up a blog about what you prefer in a game, mechanics v story etc. It's a good blog. Go read it! Someone also made a comment about how some interactive experiences don't qualify as games and the term 'game' is too broad of an umbrella and some things really shouldn't qualify. It might be the same blog, I can't remember. Food for thought.
This is more about 'do you ever try new types of games that you otherwise stayed away from for some reason (no interest, too complicated, etc.) and if you made the jump into a new game type what was it, did you enjoy/regret or were your initial pereceptions correct and it just wasn't for you?
I'll go first...
Last few years I've been playing MMOs, mostly because of blogs that I read that inspired me and they were right. I really enjoyed Star Trek Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Rift and Secret World. Mostly because of Free to Play models and because of the 'themepark' design that focuses on single player.
I also played a bit of Warframe, a co-op shooter like Destiny that is free on PC and PS4. I mostly tried it out because of the Sci-Fi theme (read my Sci-Fi blog for more) and thought it was great. However, I played Nosgoth, a very similar Counterstrike type game with Vampires and hated it immediately because of the shitty community/chat/harassment.
Lastly, Strategy RPGs.
I don't normally play SRPGs because they seem complicated and slow, but I played through Blackguards 2 on PC recently and it was accessible enough for me to get into due to it's linear and directed nature, although it was way to fucking slow and I wouldn't recommend it despite it's beautiful presentation and depressing story. I want to try out more strategy games now.
-AG
It was the same blog. It was my comment too :p
I'm still going to get Blackguards 2. I like the genre. If you want to try something similar-ish, try Valkyria Chronicles or X-Com: Enemy Unknown. Both are really easy games to get into and are both a ton of fun.
I'll usually try every genre, but the one I enjoy the least has to be traditional point and click games. With a few exceptions, I find them painful and boring as shit.
I own Valkyria Chronicles. I've played SRPGs, but just a few of them, like less than 5. Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem, but I didn't try to play other games like them. I was mostly referring to SRPGs from PC like Might & Magic etc. Blackguards 2 is hex based, but it plays like a Japanese SRPG so it was easy to get into, and no permadeath.
I've heard good and bad things about those Black Guards games.
I play a lot of the same sorts of games, but I also branch out a lot and try different things, though I don't play a lot of AAA action and shooters anymore. I'm definitely not into crafting games like Minecraft etc. but I have tried them. I think the time I'm mostly out of my comfort zone is when I play horror games, which is kind of unusual for me, but which I do enjoy when they're not so much action games, but more like Amnesia or Resident Evil 2.
Playing SWTOR was a new experience for me, as I hadn't really played a MMO before, but I was pretty disappointed with that game. My lack of commitment, coupled to my shitty internet connection, makes it hard to enjoy MMO's sometimes.
My comfort zone is pretty much for plataformers, action/adventure games, racing, some puzzles and some shooters, only having a couple of game out of those. That said i'm branching out and experimenting other genres. For example, i'm loving Rogue-Likes, experimenting with strategy and tactic games like Shadowrun Returns or Frozen Synapse, i'm gaining an interest in point-and-click games, overall, i'm trying more stuff. The only one I would ignore are sport games, but mostly out of interest and I really need to get into Horror games.
MMOs is one genre I don't want to dive into. I've personally seen too many bad things happen to people who over do it on MMOs. To really enjoy it, you have to commit. You have to put in the time (and the money). Time I don't have with my family, job, and outside interests. 
The only kind of game I really can't get into is simulation sports games, like Madden or FIFA. I could not care less about those. Otherwise I just like playing good games, whether that be a mechanical powerhouse or something with a good story. I'll forgive a lot for a good story.
Sports games have become too complicated, probably more complicated than some strategy RPGs.
My comfort zone is mostly FPS and RPG's. And when I say RPG's, I mean RPG's like Dark Souls.
Those games have ruined other RPGs for me.
Sometimes I love trying a game almost at random, because I may discover something great. Condemned Criminal Origins was one and Silent Hill was another.
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