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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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[–] dubs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Intentionally hard games. I get that people like a challenge, but play games to relax.

[–] h0ll0w5p4c3@hexbear.net 4 points 7 hours ago

play games to relax

I play a lot of games with permadeath or would be called "grindy" which are seen as more difficult/obtuse, I find them relaxing. I think it's differing mindsets.

I tend to find games too easy at times so I increase the difficulty. I wish more games had various options to tweak games going both ways so that people can tailor their experience because while I like being challenged I know not everyone does.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 14 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I think it's similar to people who like horror, it's a way to experience stress or challenge while being perfectly safe and in control.

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 6 points 12 hours ago

I absolutely love the souls games and the appeal for me isn't so much the challenge as it is overcoming the challenge. Beating the Nameless King made me feel good (Malenia less so because I cheesed the shit out of that fight:p)