Big-name games you don't find appealing at all.

There's a common thread on these forums which is "Big-game name you don't like" where people will answer stuff like : "I tried Killzone 2 but it sucks" or "GTA IV was badly overrated, it's not that good" or "I hate CoD" or "I don't get what the fuss is with MGS4, it looks extremely boring". (Those are not my opinion, just random examples where critically acclaimed games are bashed).

Along the same lines, I'd like to know if it ever happened to you guys to just hear about a game, read/watch some reviews, see it getting 80, 85 or even 90 from all critics and you still go like "Meh, doesn't look good, I won't even try it".

It happens to me sometimes, more than I thought it would. For example, I have absolutely no interest in Heavy Rain, no matter the multiple AAA and AAAA scores it received. It's not that it looks like a bad game, it just doesn't appeal to me one bit. Mafia II is a big meh as well, as well as other games I'm forgetting.

Of course sometimes I can be proven wrong. Uncharted just didn't appeal to me at first, and when a friend who works a EB Games told me it was probably the best thing on PS3 (in late '08 ), I went for it. Boy was he right, one of the best experiences on PS3. So it CAN be misleading.

What about you guys? Any big-name game you don't find interesting at all?

Definitely agree with you, there are a bunch big name games that, ironically, I have little to no interest in.

Here's just some:

Metal Gear Solid 4 - from the looks of it, too many cutscenes, confusing story, whatever - not interested

inFamous - made the mistake of buying this game, it's downright awful

LittleBigPlanet - not really into the whole platformer thing

Uncharted (any of them) - good story, but too linear in my opinion. They're not bad games, just they didn't appeal to me.

Before anyone starts ranting about this, please remember it's just MY OPINION. Yours may be completely different, and that's fine.

Assassin's Creed - Most gamers love it. But i think the gameplay is dull and repetitive. I played the first one halfway through but got extremely bored

that i felt like i was wasting my time. So, Ejected it from my PS3 and sold it.

Uncharted 2 - I know this game is Epic for most gamers, and yes i don't find it appealing.

Final Fantasy XIII - I admit this is a great game but not as great as the old ones. They lost the Final Fantasy "feel" since the 12th installment.

GTA4 and RDR, just couldn't get into them.

Little Big Planet - Insanely creative with user levels, but I didn't find much appealing about the platforming. Then again, I didn't play with other people either, maybe that's the appeal of the first, I don't know.

Infamous - Couldn't get into it. I felt it was rather bland.

Generally, any online shooter. I've even soured on MAG. If I wanted to play Counter-Strike, I'd play Counter-Strike. I tend to find the same things, even in team games, in each one I try.

Assassin's Creed - Most gamers love it. But i think the gameplay is dull and repetitive. I played the first one halfway through but got extremely bored

that i felt like i was wasting my time. So, Ejected it from my PS3 and sold it.

Uncharted 2 - I know this game is Epic for most gamers, and yes i don't find it appealing.

Final Fantasy XIII - I admit this is a great game but not as great as the old ones. They lost the Final Fantasy "feel" since the 12th installment.

GTA

Killzone, Infamous and Resistance. Tried to like 'em, I really did! :oops:

Grand Theft Auto series, Call of Duty series (I must admit I have never played one, it just doesn't seem like my kind of game), God of War series, Resistance series, Ico and also Shadow of the Colossus.

My list could go on... but I'll end it there.

The first Assassins Creed. What a steaming pile o' poo.

That game was so damned overrated it was not even funny. Tedious and repetitive certainly come to mind.

I also bought and did not enjoy Army of Two. I just didn't like the mechanics of the game at all. But my son loved it so it wasn't a total waste.

GTA4- It was boring and I dislike it for some reason (I liked RDR though..)

Assassin Creed 1 - Forced myself to beat it and it was boring tbh. (2nd and brotherhood is great though)

Infamous - Was ok for a bit till it was the same thing over and over again. (good story though)

Of course. Regardless of how much other people like the games, my money is finite, so I'm not going to buy a game to just give it a chance unless it's dirt cheap.

For instance, Socom.

mainly racing, jrpg games a few titles/upcoming i have no interest in are:

• GT5
• LBP2
• Bulletstorm
• Dragon Age 2 (mainly due to all the DLC that will come out waiting for GOTY edition)
• Any Final Fantasy game
• Any MGS game
• Crysis 2

I stay away from FPS, excessive gore, bland or robotic narrative, moral choice type, simulation, sport, rhythm, online, WOW like game and over the top stylish hack-n-slash.

• God of War
• DMC
• Bayonetta
• Mass Effect
• Dragon Age
• Fallout
• Demon's Soul
• Ninja Gaiden
• Every single big name FPS (COD, Crysis, Killzone)
• GT5

RDR, Dragon Age and all the CoDs after the first MW.

Heavy Rain: It is basically a game where you solve mysteries not much action. I need to play fun games

Killzone 2:Overatted graphics,average gameplay

Modnation Racers:Not a patch on Mario Kart

Heavy Rain: It is basically a game where you solve mysteries not much action. I need to play fun games

chocolate1325

It's not a game where you solve mysteries. It's a game that tells a specific story. Where your decisions affect what happens in the game.

Not really, I'm more the kind of person who just buys anything that looks interessting, there's rarely a game I don't get that is well received

Racing sims of any kind even the big ones like Gran Turismo and Forza, they just do nothing for me. Second_Rook

Not interested in the Killzone series or Resistance series all that much. Not that much of a fan of FPS anymore.

all of the CoD games.

InFamous

Resistance 1 and 2

Ratchet and Clank

Madden football games

Not a game, but the whole Xbox 360 console.

Dead Space - I think it's a great game but as far as it being hailed as "the greatest survival horror game" or "the scariest game ever", no. It's neither scary or survival horror. I don't find having an arsenal of a small army and military-grade weapons as scary.anime_gamer007

I LOVE the DS series. The 1st game is in my own top ten of all time, though the 2nd game may dethrone it .

However i agree with you...its not hard to survive with all the credits/health/ammo they hook you up with. Also, the scare tactics are pretty much recycled throughout the whole game.

I have to add...if you want to play Dead Space on real survivalist terms, play a run through DS2 on hardcore mode. THATS true survival horror for you.

@hawk549

funny you would say that i feel the same but i have to say all FPS, especiallymultiplayer modes with the exception of BFBC2, destroy my soul. Someone also mentioned that racing games should be as unrealistic as possible, I completely agree and my favorite one to date was burnout takedown for ps2.

[QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Racing sims of any kind even the big ones like Gran Turismo and Forza, they just do nothing for me. MrSelf-Destruct

I could never get into the Metal Gear series.

[QUOTE="MrSelf-Destruct"][QUOTE="Second_Rook"]Racing sims of any kind even the big ones like Gran Turismo and Forza, they just do nothing for me. Second_Rook

[QUOTE="anime_gamer007"]Dead Space - I think it's a great game but as far as it being hailed as "the greatest survival horror game" or "the scariest game ever", no. It's neither scary or survival horror. I don't find having an arsenal of a small army and military-grade weapons as scary.hawk549

I LOVE the DS series. The 1st game is in my own top ten of all time, though the 2nd game may dethrone it .

However i agree with you...its not hard to survive with all the credits/health/ammo they hook you up with. Also, the scare tactics are pretty much recycled throughout the whole game.

I have to add...if you want to play Dead Space on real survivalist terms, play a run through DS2 on hardcore mode. THATS true survival horror for you.

• Call of Duty series
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Metal Gear Solid 4
• Final Fantasy VS XIII and XIII-2 and XIV and any other spinoffs I've forgotten
• FIFA
• Rock Band / Guitar Hero
• Street Fighter

I'm completely uninterested in those games, and wouldn't play them even if someone gave them to me.

I played RDR for an hour and a half and all i did was ride a horse which was very akward to control. its hard for me to imagine how it got such great reviews.

I was really dissapointed in CoD WaW. i donno but this game didnt compare tothe MWseries. the funest part was killing zombies all night.

Pretty much any FPS

CoD--Boring, and involves boring and cheap tactics to get rewards. Poor design concept in my eyes.

Heavy Rain-Horrible Horrible looking and animated game. Liked the concept, played all scenerios, but it looked "dated". I believe development was too long.

Oblivion- not a fan of how it's played, hands in front of screen, why i didn't play Bioshock. Though I do plan i getting new Elder Scrolls game this Nov. I'll give it a shot.

Definitely agree with you, there are a bunch big name games that, ironically, I have little to no interest in.

Here's just some:

Metal Gear Solid 4 - from the looks of it, too many cutscenes, confusing story, whatever - not interested

inFamous - made the mistake of buying this game, it's downright awful

LittleBigPlanet - not really into the whole platformer thing

Uncharted (any of them) - good story, but too linear in my opinion. They're not bad games, just they didn't appeal to me.

Before anyone starts ranting about this, please remember it's just MY OPINION. Yours may be completely different, and that's fine.

Vari3ty

The GTA series is a turn off for me. I don't care what kind of reputation it has and its ratings. It just doesn't interest me.

I think it celebrates the lowest of social class and moral ethics. Banging a hooker and drinking some booze before I do some drugs on my way to shoot some civilians and cops just isn't my brand of fun.

COD. Just can't get into it for some reason.

I stay away from FPS, excessive gore, bland or robotic narrative, moral choice type, simulation, sport, rhythm, online, WOW like game and over the top stylish hack-n-slash.

• God of War
• DMC
• Bayonetta
• Mass Effect
• Dragon Age
• Fallout
• Demon's Soul
• Ninja Gaiden
• Every single big name FPS (COD, Crysis, Killzone)
• GT5

Everiez

Then what do you play??? Haha just playing.