I don't play that game!

[Zagnorch]

Hey now!

Before the Great Crash scrubbed it from the boards, I started a thread where I asked my fellow RFGen denizens if there were any games and/or gaming genres they absolutely, positively NOT play or collect, forever and ever.

So, I'm asking y'all again.

In my case, I don't collect or play any Pokemon games at all, whatsoever. This is mainly due to the trauma I experienced at the secondary retail level in the late 90s when Pokemon was all the rage. And it wasn't so much the younger collectors as it was the (allegedly) adult ones. Before I interacted with some of these proto-Chris-Chans, I thought the whole "basement dweller" phenomenon was a mere myth. I hafta admit that Gengar's pretty cool, though.

I also don't play or collect any 2D one-on-one fighting games, aside from the Smash Bros. titles. This is mainly due to being terrible at memorizing, timing, or executing combo attacks; I simply don't have the manual dexterity or nimbleness to pull it off.

So, howzabout the rest of ya's?

[Fleach]

Interesting topic idea.

Personally I despise first person games whether they're shooters, adventure games or anything else. I have such a terribly difficult time controlling the camera and reticle which in the end leaves me feeling disoriented and then my eyes start to hurt. I don't see what makes the first person shooters so great - they all seem like the same game with a different look.

I can understand your hatred for Pokemon. That game exposed loads of basement dwelling hermits and turned kids into fanboy geeks. It was marketed amazingly well though.

[Vectorguy]

I'm not much into sports games or beat 'em ups.  Don't own a single one of either kind on any kind of platform unless my sister's kid were to locate and return and old Pulsonic Baseball II handheld I had when I was in elementary school.

[Zagnorch]

Interesting topic idea.

Personally I despise first person games whether they're shooters, adventure games or anything else. I have such a terribly difficult time controlling the camera and reticle which in the end leaves me feeling disoriented and then my eyes start to hurt. I don't see what makes the first person shooters so great - they all seem like the same game with a different look.

BLASPHEMER!!! GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN!!!

Actually, I haven't gotten into many FPSes after Quake 2. And I've always been bigger with PC FPSes over the console ones. My faves are the first Doom, the first two Quakes, and the Redneck Rampage series.

However, while I enjoy them, I'm not usually able to play for more than 90 minutes straight before nausea sets in. That's right: even though I'm not actually moving around, FPSes give me motion sickness. What the hell?

I can understand your hatred for Pokemon. That game exposed loads of basement dwelling hermits and turned kids into fanboy geeks. It was marketed amazingly well though.

Indeed it was.  So much so, I saw it come up as a case study in several of my college marketing courses. And even though it started out a fad, it's still popular enough to be a pretty reliable cash cow.

I'm seeing a similar deal being played out in Skylanders, which I had completely fallen for pretty much from day one. Just ask anyone here, they'll tell ya how much I annoy them with my Skylanders fanboyishness. So, while I almost completely despise the Pokemon phenomenon, I totally understand the motivations of the average Pokemon collector.

[Razor Knuckles]

For me I wont play and of those music or dance rhythm games such as Guitar Hero and DDR and all of their knockoffs. I just can't stand those games because I'd rather be doing the real thing.

As far as any genera's go, I won't say I hate these but they are a weakness I posses in gaming.

I can't get into fighting games well as I have the same exact issues Zagnorch has with them. I'm pretty much just a button masher at those games. I have a few fighting games in my collection and I can't master any one of them.

Tactical turn-based RPG's are my biggest weakness of all. I don't really get into RPG's much but the turn-based ones really kick my ass left and right. I don't know exactly why but I just cant get into them. 

As far as stuff goes that physically gets me the 3DS is a system I cannot play while the 3D effect is on. My eyes get cross-eyed and watery in a couple of minutes when the full effect is on. Thank god they had the courtesy to adjust the level of 3D and give you the option to turn it completely off, which is what I do.   

[Necrosaro]

The one genre I absolutely will never touch again are sports games. The last time I played a sports game might have been the 2K series on the Sega Dreamcast, and that was an in-store demo. Ever since EA monopolized the NFL for Madden, I quit on all their sports titles. I refuse to support EA Sports in any way, shape, or form. And sports games in general just aren't fun for me anymore.

FPS's I almost never bother with anymore, simply because there's way too many of them nowadays, and they all look too samey. Fighting games are a huge weakness for me, I'm decent at them but I can't master them. So I don't buy very many of those, but I still play them once in a while.

And I pretty much hate Western RPG's. I just can't get into them anymore in recent years.

[ixtaileddemonfox]

I really just wont play 1st person shooters or war games I did it in real life what do I need to do it in a game for.

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Rhythm games are my bane. Sports games I'll play with friends but never alone. Pretty into everything else.

[Munter]

I have never liked sports games, they all just seem so god damn boring. I used to like racing games a little but have pretty much given up on them as of late

[techwizard]

i can't stand most sports games (though i do have some nostalgia and a bit of love for the EA NHL series, i am canadian after all ). i also hate fighting games for the same reason zagnorch and razor knuckles listed, except the smash bros games (though i really don't like Brawl). wrestling games i can't stand either, mainly because i can't stand real wrestling. most rhythm games i don't hate, but i don't really understand the mass appeal of them. they're fun once in a while with friends, and i definitely understand them as a party game, but i doubt i'll ever put much effort into one on my own.

[Deafens Proner]

I never liked the Sonic franchise.

There, I said it!

[Crabmaster2000]

I'll play most anything under the right circumstances. My biggest dislikes would probably be something like this though:

3D Sports Games
3D Fighters
Most Military Themed Games

[Vectorguy]

However, while I enjoy them, I'm not usually able to play for more than 90 minutes straight before nausea sets in. That's right: even though I'm not actually moving around, FPSes give me motion sickness. What the hell?

I've had that happen before.  It...happens. (echo in this post)

[Sirgin]

I thought long and hard and there's probably no genre I wouldn't play. I even like sports games, although not all of them. Despite being hugely popular in Europe, I can't really get excited for a soccer (football) game. FIFA 08? Pfff, no thanks. Probably because I find actual soccer equally boring.

[Zagnorch]

I never liked the Sonic franchise.

There, I said it!

Hey, you'd better take that back, or Razor Knuckles is gonna put out a hit on ya!