Have You Grown Tired Of A Genre You Loved At One Time?
See Full ImageAs time passes, the industry moves forward and changes, and people get older. Opinions and preferences change as well.
Is there a genre that you used to really adore but just don't play much anymore? And if so, why? Do you have an explanation for the drop-off in interest? Or have you simply switched gears over the years?
I suppose I have to say my interest in JRPGs has tailed off almost to nothing, but that is not so much due to a personal shift as it is to the industry's shift. I have branched out a lot since my days of almost exclusively playing JRPGs during the PlayStation era, but the fact of the matter is that most of these games just aren't that great today. Production values have fallen way off and unless you're a hardcore niche anime fan, you probably won't be interested. I know I'm not. And with Final Fantasy's erosion and obvious transfer to the land of flashy action, I'm starting to really not care about JRPGs altogether.
Of course, all that would change if they'd release a turn-based Suikoden or Final Fantasy; i.e., a big-budget production for consoles, not the piddly little turn-based RPGs that are downloadable or designed for mobile devices. They're mostly for kids, anyway. So it's really not my fault. However, my tiring of the FPS genre could be entirely due to a personal shift. I've mentioned before that I'm having trouble getting into Halo 4, which doesn't make any sense because there's really nothing wrong with that game. By all rights, I should like it a lot. But I've found that straightforward shooters just aren't doing it for me anymore. I really need more in the way of drama; a decent story, characters, and an engaging setting. I don't get that in Halo 4 but I should get it in Bioshock Infinite.
So what about you? Any categories of gaming you've since left behind?
P.S. I'm sure any avid JRPG aficionado recognizes the picture in this article... It's a classic, obviously.
Tags: video games, gamers, gaming culture, favorite games
3/18/2013 10:01:25 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (24 posts)
WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 10:29:11 PM
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FPS is pretty lame now too, only stuff like Bioshock can hold my interest and command a full price purchase.
JRPG interest for me has declined as well, there are still good experiences to be had but they aren't the kind that used to have me riveted to my television screen, the mainstream action direction took too many victims this gen.
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Underdog15
Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 11:10:28 PM
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telly
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 3:31:56 PM
I liked the MK reboot, and I'll still bust out Super Street Fighter 4 every so often -- I love the art direction, and the gameplay is just SO TIGHT, even if it isn't really my thing anymore. But that's about it these days.
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Temjin001
Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 10:47:57 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 12:27:26 AM
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Xombito
Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 10:56:50 PM
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cLoudou
Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 11:41:21 PM
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Nestore
Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 11:45:28 PM
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My interest in linear action games has waned a lot and I think the games themselves have gotten much better.
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Zemus101
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 12:20:25 AM
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Now, after being pretty dang disappointed with FFXIII, I've gravitated towards different genres. Which seems to be a recurring thing. Battlefield, Guitar Hero, XCOM, Borderlands, Little Big Planet, and lots of downloadable stuff.
I miss my "new" old-school RPGs.
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dmiitrie
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 1:16:42 AM
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gumbi
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 2:23:54 AM
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Fighters used to dominate my video game life for a long while too. But These days I only play the new Mortal Kombat games, and I don't usually play them for very long before shelving them. Fighters make fun VG party games, but I don't play them solo anymore.
I still love RPG's and all the other genre's I've ever loved... I just don't have time to play them all like I used to.
My new favourite games are the "finish in under 10 hours" games. I actually get to complete them in a reasonable time frame, and that's satisfying. The longer 30+ hr games just drag on too long for me as it can take months to log those kind of hours.
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H0TSHELLZ
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 2:50:38 AM
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Jed
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 4:41:20 AM
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Ultimadream
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 4:47:03 AM
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I honestly cannot get into Ni No Kuni, I'm 10 hours in and have only just been able to capture creatures but it just seems like the story is not going anywhere yet. I'm trying my best to persist with it but it's just not capturing my interest like I hoped.
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___________
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 4:51:38 AM
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i use to love shooters they were my favorite genre!
but now we have had so many of them, and there carbon copies of eachother ive grown sick of them!
ironic considering 2 of my most anticipated games of the year were shooters!
crysis 3 oh what a disappointment that was!
and bioshock infinite, which, hopefully, will blur the lines between shooter and a fantasy RPG.
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PS3_Wizard
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 5:11:14 AM
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But I still love me some shooters. Expecially online shooters.
And I also miss how you could max out your created players in basketball and football games.
SN:
They need to bring back cheat codes and gamesharks for the next generation. They make the replay value of games skyrocket!
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MKM
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 9:25:21 AM
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xenris
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 12:57:09 PM
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I think JRPGs are also a genre I used to love but now I don't as much anymore. But for similar reasons as Ben in that there isn't a market demand for them anymore.
Obviously Ni No Kuni was a huge exception and that game is one of my favourite JRPGs ever, but it sucks that it is so rare for a good JRPG to come out now, when on the PSX and even PS2 there were dozens of great JRPGs.
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telly
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 3:35:35 PM
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Fighting games don't do it for me the way they used to (see above post.) There was a brief time, when the first Halo came out, that I really liked FPSs, but I can't say I feel that way anymore.
To flip the question: are there any game styles anyone loves now as much as they did when they were kids? I still love a good adventure/exploration game. Anything with a good story/world/characters will still pull me in, regardless of genre.
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Axe99
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 @ 6:03:09 PM
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MrAnonymity
Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 8:46:28 PM
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Apart from fighters, I would have to say my affection for the RTS genre has all but dissipated. I was madly in love with Total Annihilation, Empire Earth, C&C:RA2, and Warcraft II... but that was it. Outside of those titles I pretty much just didn't care.
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Underdog15
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Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 10:26:05 PM
Those characters stand far too closely together for existing in an age that likely didn't have toothpaste or mouth wash.
And there you have it... characters back then were way more brave than todays.