I try to play everything and every genre because I've been occasionally very pleasantly surprised by liking something I never thought I would. With that said, one of the genres I tend to not enjoy as much are 3D platformers like Mario 64 or Tomb Raider or any of the numerous clones that don't feature some type of auto-tracking auto-map (or some big honking directional area that says "hey stupid, head in this direction"). I've said it before and I'll say it again--I get lost in those things and get frustrated when I can't find my way around, and they're certainly not conducive to me mapping them due to their mostly real-time natures. It's one of the reasons why I enjoyed a "simpler" game like Crash Bandicoot (a mostly on-rails 3D platformer) over Super Mario 64, even though I could see the technical superiority of the latter. Of course I do occassionally make exceptions, like with the PS3's "Uncharted" when I feel there's something really special underneath, but even that I haven't played as much as I would like.
I'm also not a big puzzle game guy, and I certainly don't like the Bejeweled-style games, though I do like the falling blocks/colors games and the Zuma/Luxor type games a great deal. Otherwise, I can't think of a genre I specifically avoid.
I certainly am very careful though with modern sports games because of their overall complexity (too many buttons and options mean they're difficult to play on a casual basis, which is only what my time allows these days), but I must admit to getting rather interested in the latest NHL and NBA games from EA for various reasons, though luckily I've been unable to pull the trigger and actually purchase them (around the start of baseball season I find myself getting a jones to buy at least one baseball game (which I typically do), and this year a football game mostly because the Jets are doing good this year and there's a lot of promise for the future--of course I didn't play last year's Madden's Collector's edition much, so I'm trying to control myself).
I recently got a fascinating new PC speaker system with lights and fans, so I'm even contemplating attempting to get back into more PC gaming. I'll see if my old Dell tower is up to it, otherwise I may have to consider a budget PC gaming rig. Again, baby steps here these days until I can ensure I can actually play what I want to play...
I try to play everything and every genre because I've been occasionally very pleasantly surprised by liking something I never thought I would. With that said, one of the genres I tend to not enjoy as much are 3D platformers like Mario 64 or Tomb Raider or any of the numerous clones that don't feature some type of auto-tracking auto-map (or some big honking directional area that says "hey stupid, head in this direction"). I've said it before and I'll say it again--I get lost in those things and get frustrated when I can't find my way around, and they're certainly not conducive to me mapping them due to their mostly real-time natures. It's one of the reasons why I enjoyed a "simpler" game like Crash Bandicoot (a mostly on-rails 3D platformer) over Super Mario 64, even though I could see the technical superiority of the latter. Of course I do occassionally make exceptions, like with the PS3's "Uncharted" when I feel there's something really special underneath, but even that I haven't played as much as I would like.
I'm also not a big puzzle game guy, and I certainly don't like the Bejeweled-style games, though I do like the falling blocks/colors games and the Zuma/Luxor type games a great deal. Otherwise, I can't think of a genre I specifically avoid.
I certainly am very careful though with modern sports games because of their overall complexity (too many buttons and options mean they're difficult to play on a casual basis, which is only what my time allows these days), but I must admit to getting rather interested in the latest NHL and NBA games from EA for various reasons, though luckily I've been unable to pull the trigger and actually purchase them (around the start of baseball season I find myself getting a jones to buy at least one baseball game (which I typically do), and this year a football game mostly because the Jets are doing good this year and there's a lot of promise for the future--of course I didn't play last year's Madden's Collector's edition much, so I'm trying to control myself).
I recently got a fascinating new PC speaker system with lights and fans, so I'm even contemplating attempting to get back into more PC gaming. I'll see if my old Dell tower is up to it, otherwise I may have to consider a budget PC gaming rig. Again, baby steps here these days until I can ensure I can actually play what I want to play...
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