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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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[–] Moss@hexbear.net 7 points 17 hours ago

I don't think I "got" Dark Souls until the second I beat Dark Soul 3 and realized I had gotten good. I spent months playing through it, getting stuck in multiple bosses for weeks at a time, quitting multiple times, but kept coming back just to see what the hype was. Then I beat the final boss in about 30 minutes and realized I immediately wanted to replay it.

There's a satisfaction to knowing that anything that goes wrong is your fault. You can learn and optimize and iterate on every attempt at a boss. It requires a level head and a want to to solve a problem, not just a drive to beat a game. It can't be brute forced. If you fail, its your fault, and if you succeed, it's also your fault, because you've learned and improved.

I've played a little of Elden Ring and it seems to be more accessible. If you can't beat a boss, you don't have to try and try again until you win. You can just fuck off and go to a different area, and return with far better gear at a higher level.