Exceptions to the Rule

[Majora Fi]

Agreed, we haven't enjoyed the series much since the fifth entry. But even that one benefited immeasurably from the novelty of Ferrari.
There's a wonderful mod of GT4 on the repo here, it refreshes the experience.

The irony is that franchise popularized the term (and now it has been discredited)

 

[IamtheWalrus]

For the longest, I hated Souls-likes. I hated how overhyped they came off, and how everyone just knew FromSoftware for Dark Souls and Elden Ring instead of Tenchu, Otogi, Ku-On and so on.
Then I played Stellar Blade for PC, a game I was following closely since it was known as Project EVE during development by Shift-Up back 2018, before NIKKE blew up like it did. I played it, and frankly? It kinda switched a part of my brain I did NOT know existed. Since then... I look at them more favorably.
However, still wish Tenchu got another chance along with Otogi...

 

[BrawlMan]

Dark Souls could be considered a RPG? i thought that was something like a Hack and Slash

@BrawlMan check this out lol.

Dark Souls is an action-RPG. You could play it like a "hack n' slash" depending on your build, or specific mods on PC. Even then, people go to Dark Souls III for that feeling, since it plays like a modified version of Bloodborne. The closest From Software ever got with a hack n' slash is Sekiro. Though it is a legit action game and hack n' slash. It's just not arcade style, and no score ranking. Sekiro is pretty much their answer to Metal Gear Rising.

As for my pick(s): Streets of Rage 4 and Shredder's Revenge's bonus rouge-like modes got me somewhat interested in a rouge-like brawler hybrid. Double Dragon Gaiden is the only actual rouge-like/brawler game, and not a bonus mode, that kept me coming back for more and is the best one of its kind on both ends. The constant free updates and bonus for three years now help tremendously. Unlike other full rouge-likes, you're not sent back to the beginning of your run/stage automatically, and can continue where you left off, so long as you and/or the other play have the cash to continue. You can make the game as easy or as difficult as you want.

Ghost of Tsushima and Ghost of Yotei are pretty much the best Assassin's Creed games ever made. There is not much reason to play the AC games anymore, but I stopped caring after Brotherhood. I heard The Saboteur is pretty good too, but I never held any interest in the game.

The Crysis games are pretty much the better versions of Far Cry, and feel more like true sequels to the first game, and Instincts, than any of the numbered sequels. Though I do favor FC Instincts, Crysis 2, and Crysis 3 over Crysis 1.

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hen I played Stellar Blade for PC, a game I was following closely since it was known as Project EVE during development by Shift-Up back 2018, before NIKKE blew up like it did. I played it, and frankly? It kinda switched a part of my brain I did NOT know existed. Since then... I look at them more favorably.
However, still wish Tenchu got another chance along with Otogi...

Stellar Blade is more of a Sekiro and Lies of P clone than Dark Souls. The fandoms of Lies of P and Stellar Blade get along spectacularly well.

 

[Majora Fi]

For the longest, I hated Souls-likes. I hated how overhyped they came off, and how everyone just knew FromSoftware for Dark Souls and Elden Ring instead of Tenchu, Otogi, Ku-On and so on.
Then I played Stellar Blade for PC, a game I was following closely since it was known as Project EVE during development by Shift-Up back 2018, before NIKKE blew up like it did. I played it, and frankly? It kinda switched a part of my brain I did NOT know existed. Since then... I look at them more favorably.
However, still wish Tenchu got another chance along with Otogi...

I understand. It's disappointing when someone claims to be a From Software fan, but only mentions Souls-likes (as for Tenchu, I think Sekiro inherited its legacy).

 

[BrawlMan]

as for Tenchu, I think Sekiro inherited its legacy).

There is no think, it did. Sekiro was going to be a Tenchu game originally. Supposedly a reboot.

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

I generally hate sports games, but I had quite a bit of fun with NFL Blitz back in the day..

 

[Sanarchy]

I absolutely hate souls-like games, even Souls with a passion, but I played Jedi Fallen Order ages ago when I had a PS4 and absolutely loved it, it was mind blowing to me.

This video, I hope perfectly sums it up. I love how creative you can get with kills and style in a Star Wars game, something past videogames just never achieved - until now.

 

[Majora Fi]

I absolutely hate souls-like games, even Souls with a passion, but I played Jedi Fallen Order ages ago when I had a PS4 and absolutely loved it, it was mind blowing to me.

This video, I hope perfectly sums it up. I love how creative you can get with kills and style in a Star Wars game, something past videogames just never achieved - until now.

Wasn't it the director of God of War 2 who made this game?

 

[Sanarchy]

Wasn't it the director of God of War 2 who made this game?

A google research tells me no. I've never touched God of War, only played Santa Monica's very first game ever made, that being Kinetica for the Playstation 2.

 

[BrawlMan]

Wasn't it the director of God of War 2 who made this game?

A google research tells me no. I've never touched God of War, only played Santa Monica's very first game ever made, that being Kinetica for the Playstation 2.

No, it is God of War III where he sat on the director's chair. Stig Assumen.

Stig Asmussen - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Majora Fi]

A google research tells me no. I've never touched God of War, only played Santa Monica's very first game ever made, that being Kinetica for the Playstation 2.

Kinetica? You're full of surprises.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Which games made you realize there's hope in a genre you hate?
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I personally dislike FPS games because the most popular examples have elements that don't appeal to me (be it linear corridors or unintuitive puzzles).
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One day I found this gem for sale on the PSN and that's when I discovered what I was missing: sandbox and side quests.
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I still avoid FPS games today, but the feeling that genre isn't entirely bad has stayed with me.

You gotta check out Ultrakill, it has neither of your gripes + a shit ton of secrets and challenges. There’s even extra levels that unlock when you get perfect scores on every level in a single act. And that’s only what we have now as the game is still unfinished but gets pretty consistent updates and is nearing completion.

It also has a sandbox mode where you can fuck around and spawn a million enemies if you want and a roguelite minigame where you can even insert your own music.

 

[Sanarchy]

Kinetica? You're full of surprises.

Chanced upon it in the Repo a few months back, was an incredible experience and fell in love when that opening movie played.

I love futuristic racing games, this one's exemplary.

 

[Majora Fi]

I love futuristic racing games, this one's exemplary.

Wipeout or Jet Moto type?

 

[Bakuma1997]

Not into Plane combat sims not named Ace Combat nor Star Fox, but there's a cool Wii game that plays akin to the former known as The Sky Crawlers, my favorite of the genre

 

[Sanarchy]

Wipeout or Jet Moto type?

Never clicked with Wipeout. Extreme-G on the 64 was my gateway into the genre and since then loved entries like F-Zero GX specifically.
Aero GPX of recent note is an incredible spiritual successor.

Tried to love ballisticNG but it falls into the Wipeout ballpark in control.

 

[IamtheWalrus]

There is no think, it did. Sekiro was going to be a Tenchu game originally. Supposedly a reboot.

Yep, a good amount of what is currently in Sekiro is what Tenchu was originally meant. But then the higher ups got cold feet if I recall correctly and just turned it into Sekiro.
Woulda been nice to play Rikimaru again... though I reckon mods CAN fix that kinda, huh?

 

[MetalJack98]

I hated multiplayer shooter games a lot, until I tried Unreal Tournament 99. It was to the point where I basically would not play any FPS game unless it was Unreal or UT lol.

 

[Unassuming_Spook]

FPS until I played Borderlands 2, then the Bioshock series. I had a blast with Dying Light too.

 

[extermist]

I used to hate basketball games and just sports games in general, until I played NBA JAM.
Then I realized that what I hated was too much realism.

 

[Stare best girl]

I'm not the biggest fan of Visual Novels but The Silver Case and The 25th Ward...

also Baroque comes mind about Roguelikes

 

[Ikagura]

I don't care about racing games unless it's F-zero or an antigrav racer.

Simulation-oriented games are either requiring you to slowly learn mechanics whereas arcade are plug 'n play (aside from advanced techniques obviously).

 

[bombatomba77]

I wouldn't say I hated Pokemon or Pokemon-style games but I've never been able to get into them, and I've been trying since that Pokemon Yellow and the matching GBC was released. Then one random day I fell hard for the Yo-Kai Watch games when I found the first one at a Five Below. Granted I don't think you can get further from Pokemon in a Pokemon-style game (especially gameplay-wise), but just about every person I've mentioned Yo-Kai to associates it with Pokemon, so I'm including it.

 

[Majora Fi]

FPS until I played Borderlands 2, then the Bioshock series. I had a blast with Dying Light too.

Bioshock is truly unique

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I used to hate basketball games and just sports games in general, until I played NBA JAM.
Then I realized that what I hated was too much realism.

That's fair. One of my favorite Java games was Street Soccer, where there were no cards and fouls were settled through fighting (if you sent all the opponents to hospital, you won the match)

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I'm not the biggest fan of Visual Novels but The Silver Case and The 25th Ward... View attachment 213743

Suda 51, huh?

 

[PSVitaForever]

I don't like horror (ex. I quit RE on 3ds after a monster/zombie came out of a toilet in the ship lol, and after seeing the meat ball on the beach), BUT I've played and enjoyed "Darkest Dungeon 2", the first one is in my backlog and now I would like to read something by Lovecraft -after reading it's a source of inspiration for DD.