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Games you just couldn't get into

Started by Razgovory, June 17, 2013, 09:37:31 PM

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sbr

Of games I have actually tried to get into:

Bioshock
Oblivion
Bastion
Baldur's Gate
Torchlight II


Jaron

I couldn't get into Baldur's Gate either. I think it is probably a great game, but maybe its too dated to enjoy for a first time play through. Or maybe I just don't like the real time battle. I would much prefer turn based like Fallout, but that might not have been too slow paced for this type of game.

I enjoy the storylines (from Wikipedia :P ) but I wasn't able to get into the gameplay. Sad.
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katmai

Diablo and it's ilk
C&C
none of the xxxCraft games
Civilization
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garbon

Quote from: katmai on June 19, 2013, 06:13:24 AM
Diablo and it's ilk
C&C
none of the xxxCraft games
Civilization

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Josquius

Totally Morrowind. Everyone always says its so good...it really isn't.

Diablo I guess too. It has all its emphasis on the bad side of RPGs and totally neglects the good side.

Recently Arkham Assylum too.
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Valmy

Quote from: Tyr on June 19, 2013, 08:25:41 AM
Totally Morrowind. Everyone always says its so good...it really isn't.

It took me a couple times but eventually I got it.  Exploring all the ancient ruins and trying to piece together the plot, which I am still not totally sure about, was so much fun it almost made up for the horribly unbalanced combat system and tedious leveling system.  At least you could train levels so it wasn't as suicide inducing as Oblivion.
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Quote from: Tyr on June 19, 2013, 08:25:41 AM
Totally Morrowind. Everyone always says its so good...it really isn't.

It really, really is.

The problem's not Morrowind. It's you.
and the horse you rode in on

crazy canuck

Quote from: katmai on June 19, 2013, 06:13:24 AM
Diablo and it's ilk

Did you play the original Diablo or Diablo II when they were released or is this based on more recent experience with Diablo III?

The reason I ask is back in the day when Diablo was first released it was incredibly addictive for most people.  Looking back on it all now it is fair comment to wonder why we thought it was so great but at the time, compared to what else was available, it was an incredible time sink.

mongers

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katmai

Quote from: crazy canuck on June 19, 2013, 11:26:20 AM
Quote from: katmai on June 19, 2013, 06:13:24 AM
Diablo and it's ilk

Did you play the original Diablo or Diablo II when they were released or is this based on more recent experience with Diablo III?

The reason I ask is back in the day when Diablo was first released it was incredibly addictive for most people.  Looking back on it all now it is fair comment to wonder why we thought it was so great but at the time, compared to what else was available, it was an incredible time sink.
played them a little. My roommates at time loved them but they never grabbed me.
I tried at demo of III but again wasn't enticed by it.
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Ed Anger

Starcraft. Boring click fest
Any MMO. What the fuck is this shit? 15 bucks a month to be annoyed? Pass.
World of Tanks. Virgins with guns. Fuck that shit.
Forza and the Sony nerd car game. I want to powerslide through the other cars. Not tweak my tires. Boring nerd shit.

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Razgovory

Diablo was way to much of a click fest for me.  I tried to like it, I really did.  I think I eventually beat the first one, but it was a chore.  Many times I'll try a game, shelf it and they try again a year or two later and love it.
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: mongers on June 19, 2013, 02:45:41 PM
Life.

I think Careers took that concept and made a much more enjoyable game out of it.
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dps

Quote from: Jaron on June 17, 2013, 10:35:54 PM
with a lot of Paradox games that aren't CK or EU I feel like I just don't have the desire or patience to learn the detailed mechanics.

Yeah, although in the case of Rome it wasn't so much that the mechanics were hard to get into, it was that the gameplay was so bland.

And there are whole genres I just don't have much use for:  shooters, platform jumpers, CRPGs other than the Elder Scrolls series (and even there, I was never really into any of them except for Daggarfall).