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Popular gaming franchises you don't give a f*ck about
- Thread starter Marcus Aurelius
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If it's anime-based I probably don't give a fuck. Endless Dragon Ball references online are lost on me and so are all those games, and all the shonen anime games.
On the other hand, if it feels like military propaganda of any kind I'm also out. Your Call of Duties and Battlefields etc.
As for Nintendo, Yoshi and Kirby games skew way too young for me. I'm cool with dealing with cute visuals to get to good gameplay, but these two series tend to have gameplay that's so basic and easy that I can rarely enjoy them (with exceptions).
On the other hand, if it feels like military propaganda of any kind I'm also out. Your Call of Duties and Battlefields etc.
As for Nintendo, Yoshi and Kirby games skew way too young for me. I'm cool with dealing with cute visuals to get to good gameplay, but these two series tend to have gameplay that's so basic and easy that I can rarely enjoy them (with exceptions).
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DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Anything online multiplayer. Have never played a second of Fortnite or any of those popular games and I don't think I ever will.
Ulysses 31
Member
Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Smash, COD, any F2P game. Any series with 1-2 yearly release.
Games with gear resets.
Games with gear resets.
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MarlboroRed
Member
SoulsBorne games. I mean, I play them. And I enjoy them, too.. But unless you have completed all of them at least 3 times over while only wearing a piece of cloth around your loins, you are not considered a true SoulsBorne fan.
Also, most of The Legend Of Zelda. Sure, OoT is a classic, WW had a lovely artstyle and BotW is the Mononoke adaptation I always wanted. But the other entries always fell flat for me.
Also, most of The Legend Of Zelda. Sure, OoT is a classic, WW had a lovely artstyle and BotW is the Mononoke adaptation I always wanted. But the other entries always fell flat for me.
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Who cares what anyone else thinks? There is no rule about how you should play the game, you are not playing this game so other people call you "hardcore", you are playing this game for enjoyment.
shenmue mugen
Member
Anything Rockstar and Bethesda, Horizon, most sports, racing and FPS games.
MarlboroRed
Member
Oh 100%. Just saying, compared to some of the more fanatical fans out there I'm definitely more on the "I don't give a fuck about it" side of things.
Craig of War
Banned
COD
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Almost anything Microsoft puts out. Gears, halo, forza etc.
Virt McPolygon
Banned
Pokemon (played Persona PS1 series first)
Resident Evil (4 was the last new entry I could get into aside from the recent RE 2 remake)
Monster Hunter (slow pacing and dozens of hours of grinding for materials. had some few cool moments scattered, but no thanks)
Assassin's Creed (not much patience for "AAA" buggy messes with bad combat)
Resident Evil (4 was the last new entry I could get into aside from the recent RE 2 remake)
Monster Hunter (slow pacing and dozens of hours of grinding for materials. had some few cool moments scattered, but no thanks)
Assassin's Creed (not much patience for "AAA" buggy messes with bad combat)
lostinblue
Banned
Any yearly sports game installment
Need For Speed
Call of Duty
Main Final Fantasy installments
Any Hideo Kojima game
Any Kingdom Hearts game (extends to anything Nomura, tbh)
Any MMO
3D Sonic Games
Gears of War after Gears of War 3
Animal Crossing
Tales of games (liked some of them at some point, but they burnt a bridge for me)
Gran Turismo games
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter
Tekken
Soul Calibur
If further Persona games are like Persona 5 I'll start skipping them as well.
Probably a few more.
Need For Speed
Call of Duty
Main Final Fantasy installments
Any Hideo Kojima game
Any Kingdom Hearts game (extends to anything Nomura, tbh)
Any MMO
3D Sonic Games
Gears of War after Gears of War 3
Animal Crossing
Tales of games (liked some of them at some point, but they burnt a bridge for me)
Gran Turismo games
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter
Tekken
Soul Calibur
If further Persona games are like Persona 5 I'll start skipping them as well.
Probably a few more.
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MiguelItUp
Member
League of Legends
Fortnite
Players Unknown Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
The Last of Us (after 2)
Uncharted
Little Big Planet (I tried)
Jak & Daxter
Ratchet & Clank
World of Warcraft
Fortnite
Players Unknown Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
The Last of Us (after 2)
Uncharted
Little Big Planet (I tried)
Jak & Daxter
Ratchet & Clank
World of Warcraft
Old_and_Slow
Member
Franchise I gave a f*ck about once and never again:
Assassins Creed Black Flag.
Amazing game. Never played AC before and honestly would not have cared, if the PS4 had more launch titles. Even still I asked the opinion of a friend and read many reviews before buying. Did I play any of the sequels after enjoying Black Flag? Nope. Still feel like I played the best of the series with no desire to play the others, before or since.
Franchises I used to give a f*ck about and now don't:
NHL, NFL by Electronic Arts.
These franchises are going nowhere fast in my opinion. The move from 2-D to 3-D and from game into simulation have ruined these titles in many ways. EA Sports games used to be the most fun you could have in a two player setting. Now the games are setup to long grind better teams (or let you pay for it quickly) so you even have the faintest chance if you want to play online. Don't want to blanket blame EA here, but they hold the keys so they get the blame.
Assassins Creed Black Flag.
Amazing game. Never played AC before and honestly would not have cared, if the PS4 had more launch titles. Even still I asked the opinion of a friend and read many reviews before buying. Did I play any of the sequels after enjoying Black Flag? Nope. Still feel like I played the best of the series with no desire to play the others, before or since.
Franchises I used to give a f*ck about and now don't:
NHL, NFL by Electronic Arts.
These franchises are going nowhere fast in my opinion. The move from 2-D to 3-D and from game into simulation have ruined these titles in many ways. EA Sports games used to be the most fun you could have in a two player setting. Now the games are setup to long grind better teams (or let you pay for it quickly) so you even have the faintest chance if you want to play online. Don't want to blanket blame EA here, but they hold the keys so they get the blame.
Potato Chip PRO
Member
The Legend of Zelda... And the fact the 40-50 year old fanbois won't shut up about their nostalgia
Allnamestakenlol
Member
FIFA
COD
Plenty more, but those two jumped to mind first.
COD
Plenty more, but those two jumped to mind first.
Iced Arcade
Member
Most games that come from Japan. Over the top anime guys who look like chicks with swords the size of surf boards doesn't do much for me.
Most of its fucking weird (to me) thus Splinter cell > metal gear.
No disrespect for Japan or anyone who likes that shit though.
Most of its fucking weird (to me) thus Splinter cell > metal gear.
No disrespect for Japan or anyone who likes that shit though.
balls of snow
Member
Anything nintendo not named Metroid
Edgelord79
Gold Member
Gears of War
Halo
Final Fantasy
The Last of Us
Super Mario Brothers
Halo
Final Fantasy
The Last of Us
Super Mario Brothers
ThatOneGrunt
Member
Same. I bought and tried to play Uncharted 4 and TLOU Remaster, and didn't finish either. Cutscenes are great but actually being a game is terrible. Not engaging at all. I love stealth games, wanted to like TLOU, and got so bored with it. Don't understand the love.
ranmafan
Member
Ok I can list a few:
Halo - Loved the first, but after that was bored by it, and I hated having to play as the Arbiter in the 2nd and 3rd games. Didn't care for the character and it soured me on halo after that.
Gears of War - bored me so much
Forza - Didn't like all the time penalties when i played the second game. Prefer GT over it by miles.
Mario Kart - I just don't like kart racers to be honest
The Last of Us - Its not all terrible, but honestly after the big gut punch of a beginning in the first game, the rest is a slog to go through. 2nd game completely drained the last little interest i had in the series
Apex Legends - I tried so hard to like it as friends of mine think its the greatest, but I just hate everything about it.
Genshin Impact -- While just one game at the moment I have to put it here as its popular now. Literally put me to sleep as I played it. Immortals and BOTW are much much better games. Immortals especially, deserves more attention than Genshin anyday
Probably more I could list but thats enough for me
Halo - Loved the first, but after that was bored by it, and I hated having to play as the Arbiter in the 2nd and 3rd games. Didn't care for the character and it soured me on halo after that.
Gears of War - bored me so much
Forza - Didn't like all the time penalties when i played the second game. Prefer GT over it by miles.
Mario Kart - I just don't like kart racers to be honest
The Last of Us - Its not all terrible, but honestly after the big gut punch of a beginning in the first game, the rest is a slog to go through. 2nd game completely drained the last little interest i had in the series
Apex Legends - I tried so hard to like it as friends of mine think its the greatest, but I just hate everything about it.
Genshin Impact -- While just one game at the moment I have to put it here as its popular now. Literally put me to sleep as I played it. Immortals and BOTW are much much better games. Immortals especially, deserves more attention than Genshin anyday
Probably more I could list but thats enough for me
J
JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
2K, FIFA, UFC, and Madden.
I only like the half-dead genre of arcade sports instead of the realistic stuff. It’s a shame what happened to EA Big and Midway Sports.
I only like the half-dead genre of arcade sports instead of the realistic stuff. It’s a shame what happened to EA Big and Midway Sports.
Velius
Banned
The Last of Us.
It's a hamfisted quilt of every apocalyptic trope button. It plays out as a fanfiction. There wasn't a single thing that happened in either game that I didn't predict with rolling eyes. This extends to the Uncharted series because it's the same thing, just with a different genre. ND is even more narrow than Bethesda. They have one game they do over and over. If you like it, that's great. I just can't appreciate them the way others do I guess.
Any Gran Tirimasu game, or game with cars in it.
It's fucking boring. Any time someone starts talking about it I get a nosebleed.
Any sports game NFL/NHL/NBA/UFC
As far as the worst types go it's between this and the last one. I'd even rather play TLoU than these types of games.
It's a hamfisted quilt of every apocalyptic trope button. It plays out as a fanfiction. There wasn't a single thing that happened in either game that I didn't predict with rolling eyes. This extends to the Uncharted series because it's the same thing, just with a different genre. ND is even more narrow than Bethesda. They have one game they do over and over. If you like it, that's great. I just can't appreciate them the way others do I guess.
Any Gran Tirimasu game, or game with cars in it.
It's fucking boring. Any time someone starts talking about it I get a nosebleed.
Any sports game NFL/NHL/NBA/UFC
As far as the worst types go it's between this and the last one. I'd even rather play TLoU than these types of games.
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
1 v 1 me poosie
Captain Toad
Banned
Halo, Gears, Forza
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
Does "Pixelated Indie Trash" count as a gaming franchise? Since most of the concepts are stolen from other games anyway.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I haven’t owned a PlayStation since the PSOne, so I guess I don’t care about any of Sony’s franchises. However, I really want a PS5 to play new games.
Captain Toad
Banned
If you get a PS5 and play the games on the PS+ Collection, you'll wonder what you've been doing with your life.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I felt that way about Zelda/Mario when I finally got a Switch a couple years ago. Hopefully it’s the same feeling with the new Sony games.
