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Popular games you couln't get into.
RealPlumpBox:
As the title states.
What are some really popular games (past or present) that you could just NOT get into. I'm talking about AAA titles or game with crazy hype or huge fan base.
Me? the Legend of Zelda series. I tried OOT 3D. I mean like 25 hours. I beat 2 temples and it didnt hold my attention. Minish Cap, got for free with the 3DS ambassador program. Played 3 hours and just hated it. Wind Waker, nope did one temple and still nothing. BOTH NES games.........again nope. Twilight Princess. I think I didn't even make it to the first dungeon and just hated it (motion controls which are just stupid IMHO didn't help.)
People think im crazy for not liking Zelda. I don't know i think alot of people have a hype game they didn't like.
Oh also the HALO series, and Goldeneye.
And please don't say COD series. That series sells so fucking much. Everyone says they hate it but there it is breaking records. I mean I like it to an extent and shit I still buy them all.
Spoonman:
I'm with you 100% on Zelda. I'm the exact same way. I have 1 brother who is a HUGE Zelda fan. I just can't do them. For me I think it's more about the genre than it is the gameplay. For example, he's a huge Lord of the Rings fan, and likes Star Wars, while I'm a huge Star Wars fan, but only sort of like LOTR.
Give me Mario, Metroid series, DK, basically any Nintendo franchise except Zelda and I'm there. Lot's of people think I'm weird for that, but I just don't get the games.
I've played/enjoyed Halo games, but never owned them. Love Goldeneye.
larryinc64:
I like Zelda, but I'm not the biggest fan. OOT was alright, but not the best thing ever, I love Majora though. Haven't beaten any others so can't really comment on them but I tend to get board with Zelda 1 after the first dungeon, same with 2.
I have not gotten into much of Mega Man, namely MMX.
Also SEGA, in general. I have a Dreamcast and Genesis, and there aren't many games I want. Ecco is boring and kinda crappy, Revenge of Shinobi is boring, Golden Axe if fun, but gets boring after a while,
I like sonic, but most of the games are Meh, Excluding 2,3,Knuckles,Rush
Sonic Adventure is mostly meh, same with 2, The Sonic stages are fun, not the best, but fun. Tails stages in SA1 is Sonic, but with a annoying character and a easy way to cheat (flying). Knuckles/ Rouge stages are crap, it is Banjo Kazzoie with all the fun removes. E102/Tails SA2/ Eggman stages are fun but very easy. Amy is meh. Big is completely out of place.
Super Mario Bros. 3. I loose interest in World 2. It is just not as fun as SMB 1 or SMW. My biggest complaisant is the levels are too short, there are a lot of them, but the flow is broken with the almost pointless map screen.
To help prove my point, compare the first level of each game:
SMW
SMB1
SMB3
Megatron:
Hands down, Earthbound. I have no idea what everyone loves about that game. I had it 15 years ago, played it, played it some more, played it again...just couldn't get it. That said, I DO wish I kept my copy. That thing is insanely expensive these days.
But the biggest thing I never got into? MULTIPLAYER!
I just don't get it. I play games for the story or gameplay. And sometimes multiplayer is a nice added bonus. Gives it a little more versatility, maybe online co op in a campaign...but these death matches. Damn. I remember meeting people in line for Mass Effect 3 who had never played the series and were just buying it for the multiplayer. And now a lot of games (like COD) design the multiplayer, then just throw in some crap campaign as an after thought.
The only reason I think I ever really play MP is for the achievement points.
laurenhiya21:
The biggest one I can think of would probably be Mario Galaxy 2. I liked the first one and was expecting the sequel to be even better (or at least on par), but I guess I didn't really like how it seemed to be aimed more towards little kids or something... Also I found it a lot easier than the first one. Not sure why when everyone seems to say other wise ._.
I guess now that I think about it, I generally don't really like all the hype for Mario in general ha. I like a few of them, but there seems to be a lot of Mario platformers being released that look about the same to me :/ (and too many Mario Parties)