what's your favourite genre? just, like, in general?

[plaindillo]

Its kinda hard to put this under one umbrella or name but I just like a story with some form of tragedy or emotional weight to it. The story doesn't have to be melodramatic or anything.

I just care about a narrative the most when it feels that bad things can really happen in them. I like stories where bad things do happen, and it hits hardest when the reality of irreversible damage is not shyed away from.

 

[Mahopon]

Fantasy! I loved fantasy for as long as I remember.
And recently I found Ars Magica! I probably would never have a chance to play it, so I just read Ars Magica for fun. I love the setting so much!

 

[Boofytan]

Used to be jrpg but now it's probably adventure, followed by action rpg and survival horror.

 

[DjQuick2008]

rail shooters then SHMUP vertical.

 

[Picketinny_Railgun]

i looooooooooove psychological horror, i feel like its quite clear from my pfp but still, 90% of media i consume is just psychological horror, i love it when media fucks with my brain and i feel really sad over said media.
bonus if it's sci-fi, i think its aesthetic is just so beautiful, with all its computers and tech and crap, double bonus if it's cyberpunk, i love bright colours so layering that with sci-fi is just... chef's kiss.
triple bonus if it's a dystopia.

Ditto. My God, it's just so good.

 

[PrismRed]

Games > RPG, Stealth, anything arcade-y.
Theme > Post apocalypse, I don't really like Fantasy to be honest.
Music > Old hip hop, punk rock, I'm not very knowledgeable about music.
TV shows or Movies > Definitely comedy.
Hentai > Maid, redhead, no fat ugly bastard and preferably no ntr. I'm okay with extreme stuff.

 

[extermist]

You know for as simple as that question is, I really don't know what my favorite genre is.

I like action, sex & violence, speed, horror elements, cool looking robots, nudity, psychological elements, philosophical ideas and concepts.
Honestly, I don't know..

 

[BrawlMan]

Action, sci-fi/cyberpunk, horror (mainly psychological or semi-grounded), animated films, aventure films, and I am really heavy into martial arts films.

Gaming wise: brawlers, arcade racers, stylish action, survival horror (mainly the over-the-shoulder kind), the occasional puzzle games, and mostly arcade style games in general.

 

[Alkider]

Chiptune because it could be whatever I want it to be XD
real talk though It's a toss up between rouge games or dungeon crawlers. I think I personally prefer dungeon crawlers because just allow for a lot and while I like rouge games they tend to over complicate the controls since a lot of them try to use the whole keyboard where the E key would be enough. Nothing quite beats this feeling for 40 hours with the looming threat of getting your ass whooped by some hallway camper.

For a particular genre in the context of the setting anything that can mix both of these together seamlessly XD

 

[Turbo Kid]

Lately, turn based JRPGs (thank god we are getting a new Final Fantasy game that is going back to its roots) and old school platformers in the style of Mario, Sonic, Spyro, Astro Bot, etc. Most other genres these days I just find annoying, with some exceptions.

 

[diet_orange]

For storytelling? I like high fantasy, hard sci-fi, Cyberpunk, psychological horror, and Pulp.

Pulp feels very underappreciated and underrepresented these days. I grew up on stuff like Lee Falk's The Phatom and Alan Moore's Tom Strong. It's also how I try and write when I do find the time to put text to digital paper

Music? I like a ton of electronic genres (namely techno, darkwave, industrial, and EBM) and pretty much anything that catches my auditory fancy. I always looks for a wall of sound, just something that carries a sense of mood

 

[Aldia Aldia]

I've a sweet spot for psychedelic and existential storytelling.

 

[Bump'n'Ys]

Vidya games: RPGs, Platformers, Fighting Games, older FPS's
Music: Metal, Prog Rock, a lot of game OST's regardless of genre (I know, I probably sound a bit like a dweeb musically lol. I do have some country and one fusion jazz CD on my shelf though).
TV/Movies: Honestly don't watch them a lot so either something serious in tone to some degree for animated stuff or just like, documentary type stuff in general. The less sensational in tone the better.
If we're talking settings for stuff in general, I am a huge slut for fantasy or post-apocalyptic scenarios. I do like some sci-fi too however, as some of my favorite games (Doom and System Shock) fall into it nicely. Contemporary settings can work fine but naturally being the times we live in I find them not as fun as either the future or the past in some way.

 

[Turbo Kid]

I guess we're talking more about themes and settings than genres

Sci Fi, fantasy, or the supernatural. Basically anything that pulls me away from the drab and boring real world that we live in and makes me go "What if?". What if magic was real? What if aliens existed? What if ghosts are a real thing? What if there was more to reality than what we see everyday?

Real life is boring and sometimes depressing

 

[NOTthatHARD]

RPGs, racing games and fighting games.

 

[NonomuraMaster]

Visual novels

 

[Cuestionador]

I like genres like science fiction and noir because both touch humanistic and moral themes in different manners, technology is not only an extension of the human senses, it's like a mask: not merely a disguise. The classic archetype of the hard-boiled detective/p.i is a mythical figure to me, in the same league with Heracles or Oddyseus. I grew up with things like The Dark Knight Returns, The Metamorphosis and books like The Book of Sand by Jorge Luis Borges and classics like Poe and Lovecraft. Recently i'm reading a book with all the tales of Solomon Kane and i'm enjoying it so much. Regarding horror, i like the japanese spin of it because of his folkloric roots.

Pulp feels very underappreciated and underrepresented these days. I grew up on stuff like Lee Falk's The Phatom and Alan Moore's Tom Strong. It's also how I try and write when I do find the time to put text to digital paper.

There's a pulp writing contest on Deviantart right now, maybe you can participate.

 

[Sheepy765]

I enjoy fantasy quite a lot but I can’t say no to a well-written romance subplot (or even main plot on occasion).

 

[null_exe]

I guess we're talking more about themes and settings than genres

Sci Fi, fantasy, or the supernatural. Basically anything that pulls me away from the drab and boring real world that we live in and makes me go "What if?". What if magic was real? What if aliens existed? What if ghosts are a real thing? What if there was more to reality than what we see everyday?

Real life is boring and sometimes depressing

I'm in a similar boat. I've always liked sci-fi and fantasy stuff but I tend to lean more toward "low fantasy/sci-fi" settings.