Popular games you couln't get into.

[Moviefan2k4]

- Any Legend Of Zelda Game (aside from the first one and Adventures of Link):  I did like the first two and thought Link's Awakening was alright, but just could find much enjoyment in any of the ones I've played beyond those (though, to be fair, I have not played a great deal of them and never actually finished any other than the aforementioned three).

You really should play "A Link to the Past" and "Ocarina of Time". Both were hailed as among the best games for their respective systems.

[Quazimoto]

- Any Legend Of Zelda Game (aside from the first one and Adventures of Link):  I did like the first two and thought Link's Awakening was alright, but just could find much enjoyment in any of the ones I've played beyond those (though, to be fair, I have not played a great deal of them and never actually finished any other than the aforementioned three).

You really should play "A Link to the Past" and "Ocarina of Time". Both were hailed as among the best games for their respective systems.

I have played a little bit of Ocarina Of Time.  Only about two hours worth, so definately not enough to really unearth the story and all.  Perhaps I shall try it and A Link To The Past sometime.

[kaysow]

@Quazimoto: when hdloader froze up i had to use someone else's save to continue with god of war. he'd been playing on a harder difficulty, i couldn't change it back, and i actually ended up appreciating it in a whole new way after that. the series as a whole is still kind of played out though.

[wiggy]

- Any Legend Of Zelda Game (aside from the first one and Adventures of Link):  I did like the first two and thought Link's Awakening was alright, but just could find much enjoyment in any of the ones I've played beyond those (though, to be fair, I have not played a great deal of them and never actually finished any other than the aforementioned three).

You really should play "A Link to the Past" and "Ocarina of Time". Both were hailed as among the best games for their respective systems.

I have played a little bit of Ocarina Of Time.  Only about two hours worth, so definately not enough to really unearth the story and all.  Perhaps I shall try it and A Link To The Past sometime.

My absolute fav!

[Quazimoto]

@Quazimoto: when hdloader froze up i had to use someone else's save to continue with god of war. he'd been playing on a harder difficulty, i couldn't change it back, and i actually ended up appreciating it in a whole new way after that. the series as a whole is still kind of played out though.

As a big game fan, I must say that I'm a wee little bit ashamed to say this, but...  I usually play games on the easiest difficulty setting whenever possible.  At least at first.  There's just so many games I want to play and not enough time to enjoy them all, so I try to maximize my ability to play a variety of games by doing so on easier difficulty settings (well, that and I kinda suck at a lot of games - lol).  I think the God Of War thing was mostly due to it being so over-hyped when I finally did play it (which was about a year ago), particularly my from my Brother who calls it one of his all-time favorites.  It's certainly not a bad game.  Just not something I was able to get into much.

You really should play "A Link to the Past" and "Ocarina of Time". Both were hailed as among the best games for their respective systems.

I have played a little bit of Ocarina Of Time.  Only about two hours worth, so definately not enough to really unearth the story and all.  Perhaps I shall try it and A Link To The Past sometime.

My absolute fav!

Well, that settles it then.  Two people recommending I play it means I've got to do so sometime.  Now, all I need is a Super Nintendo (had to sell mine recently) and a copy of the game.  Might be a bit of a wait for that unless I find a killer deal somewhere.  My next major purchase is gonna be one of Wiggy's backlit GameBoy Advances.

[mariocaseman]

I cannot get into the Uncharted games for PS3.  I want to, I try, but I just get bored.

[sheep2001]

I cannot get into the Uncharted games for PS3.  I want to, I try, but I just get bored.

Me too - they look fantastic - and when i see someone play them, they look great, but when i try myself, i get bored in about 5 minutes (this includes the Vita one which I got 'free' with PS plus.).  I was the same with the tomb raider games too.

[SasoriSoren]

I cannot get into the Uncharted games for PS3.  I want to, I try, but I just get bored.

Me too - they look fantastic - and when i see someone play them, they look great, but when i try myself, i get bored in about 5 minutes (this includes the Vita one which I got 'free' with PS plus.).  I was the same with the tomb raider games too.

If you start with the first one I can see that. I wasn't a massive fan of the first game until about halfway through. Uncharted 2 however starts off awesome and keeps it that way the entire time. If you are looking to get into the series, I find that to be the best example of what the series has to offer with no need of backstory on the first game really.

[madrocsz]

Have to agree, Uncharted 1 was good but 2 hit the spot. If it were not for 2 I probably would have labled the series into the category of meh. Same goes for Mass Effect, the first one had a great idea just poor execution, now Mass Effect 2, one of the best games I ever played.

[tiktektak]

Same goes for Mass Effect, the first one had a great idea just poor execution, now Mass Effect 2, one of the best games I ever played.

You sure about that?

I always felt 1 was superior to 2 because it had a more strategic combat. Two was more Gears like a series I couldn't get into. I played Gears one and finished it but never had the urge to play part 2.

[Megatron]

I also agree about Mass Effect 1 over ME 2.  While 2 really improved the gameplay, I think the story of ME1 is leaps and bounds ahead of 2 and 3.  I know it's all part of one epic story line, but I have never experienced a story that hooked me like ME1 did.

[KaiserWAVE]

Metal Gear Solid

I agree they are good games from a technical standpoint. I agree they try new stuff in their storytelling and game mechanics and try to evolve the series with every new game. I just can't get into it. maybe I don't "get" the series as a whole. But I think the games are just pretentious.

Also I don't understand why MGS is considered the be-all and end-all of the stealth genre when I think that the Splinter Cell series is far superior.

[madrocsz]

Same goes for Mass Effect, the first one had a great idea just poor execution, now Mass Effect 2, one of the best games I ever played.

You sure about that?

I always felt 1 was superior to 2 because it had a more strategic combat. Two was more Gears like a series I couldn't get into. I played Gears one and finished it but never had the urge to play part 2.

Take it as personal opinion, ME 1 had me interested and while be it a good game it left me not caring whether or not a sequel came out. ME2 I played and it kept me excited and made me love the entire series as a whole.  Just based on that is why I say 2 is better than 1, it just did right with me.

[kaysow]

i liked ME1 best too, mainly because the world they'd crafted is on par with the best sci-fi universes. better than star wars if you ask me. too bad the franchise went hollywood, got to ambitious with saving the world and being too grand for it's own good. they kinda burned through it all too quickly. here's hoping the upcoming sequels/prequels don't overdo it again.

@KaiserWAVE:
what MGS does best is put you in the moment. too bad you can't get into it, MGS1 and MGS3 are both in my top 5 because of their incredible sense of immersion. they're nearly paced in real-time, and after an all-nighter finishing up Snake Eater i had to leave the house and when i saw some birds outside i had a fleeting though wondering how they'd taste.
granted, story is kinda ridiculous and patched together. for one who can suspend their disbelief tho, it was the best. until #4, which was a prime example of how the relationship between an artist and publisher can actually go too far the other way. too much meddling gives you shallow hollywood crap, too much untethered crazy gives you MGS4. it's like how George Lucas ruined Star Wars or how Tetsuya Nomura ruined Final Fantasy; they were too successful for anyone to speak up before it was too late.

and on the topic of difficulty levels: for the past decade i've been trying to go through as many games as i can in as short a time as possible, so easy mode has been standard since PS2. but when i got increasingly more cynical and judgmental at the industry, i found that one way to stem my vitriol levels was to allow new games, which are nearly universally slammed for being too casual, to challenge me. sometimes you'll reveal padding and artificial difficulty, but for God of War, just knocking it up from 'easy' to 'normal' was enough to transform the entire experience from a braindead spectacle with tedious puzzles to an actual videogame in the classic sense. a well-balanced challenge (with tedious puzzles). this simple gesture of good will on my part actually helped me regain a lot of respect for the auteurs of the vidya industry.

[Moviefan2k4]

Well, that settles it then.  Two people recommending I play it means I've got to do so sometime.  Now, all I need is a Super Nintendo (had to sell mine recently) and a copy of the game.  Might be a bit of a wait for that unless I find a killer deal somewhere.  My next major purchase is gonna be one of Wiggy's backlit GameBoy Advances.

You could always play "A Link to the Past" with an emulator; I don't know of any reliable N64 ones.