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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Dort_Owl@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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For me it's a couple

First is GTA. I played a LOT of Vice City and and San Andreas as a kid, but mostly because everyone else played them at the time and there wasn't really many games quite like it where you could mess around and explore a massive city and find cool vehicles just by exploring. But by the time GTA 4 rolled around other open world games did things just as good and the edgey humor has starting to wear thin on me so I had moved on to things like Elder Scrolls by that time.

Another is Minecraft. Minecraft is the exact kind of game I should be in to, it looks so fun! But I just found the artstyle so damn ugly. It's so rare for me to avoid something for aesthetic reasons, usually low poly art is charming but for some reason Minecrafts style just looks really unappealing to me. This is coming from someone who likes a lot of games people think are ugly.

Lastly are what I'll call "grizzled white guy action games" Uncharted, Red Dead, The Last of Us. They just feel too much like they're trying to be be a blockbuster for for guys that don't want to be made fun of for liking games rather than games. I know that that probably isn't the case, but they just seem too normal to me.

However I respect that these are all good series but they just aren't for me. Are there any game series where this is true for you?

Don't be afraid to say a series you know I like, I won't be offended.

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[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Basically any game that is well-made but at the same time ridiculously difficult (looking at you, Silksong).

Cozy games: I understand the emotional need they fulfill, but they tend to feel saccharine to me.

Most visual novels (I love the Ace Attorney series though).

Those really old Roguelikes where everything is ASCII graphics and you have to memorize a million keyboard commands.

Most Roguelikes in general. There are a few I enjoy, but that's in spite of their Roguelike elements rather than because of them.

And for the inverse: I like the Pokemon games but can understand why people would find them off-putting from an animal exploitation/unfortunate implications perspective. It entirely comes down to whether the setting and creatures as presented are fantastical enough not to evoke discomfort, and that line's going to be different for everybody.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Cozy games: I understand the emotional need they fulfill, but they tend to feel saccharine to me.

if you're open to suggestions I have the same issue with a lot of these and then Easy Delivery Co. really hit the spot because it is not at all saccharine