Are there genres or subgenres you've never tried?

[Anapan]

I'll substitute "tried" with "played" as I'll try anything defined as a videogame I'm able to.

Dating sim. I've tried to diversify my game experience to the max, but I honestly can't even qualify these as games. Mostly I find the mechanics laughable, and the whole experience so mechanical that I cannot play them. I'd even prefer a hidden object game to the trial and error part of their interactions with the fembots, no matter how well written they might be.

Flight sim (hardcore ones). I really tried to play the last microsoft one without the (aparently required) USB controller set and could not for the life of me get the planes off the ground or an already in-flight plane to make a successful landing. Again, barely a game and not fun imo. I prefer my gamepads to a full keyboard of arbitrarily placed control buttons (I classify Elite in this category too).

MMORPG. I have tried them as well, but very little. My first experience with them was Ultima Online and it was not pleasant. Mostly a group "come on, keep up" message as I tried to spend more than 7 hours a day playing (or farming cotton) to build a new life for myself. The other times I was put in control of already fully capable characters in the world, and told about how long it took to build them and how powerfull these personas were. I have an addictive personality and choose to abstain from this particular life consuming addiction because it has the capacity to kill me. IMO they are very well built traps.

Train games. I don't understand, and will not even attempt to breach the genre. I did try Arctic: Active Rail Playing, but I'm not sure if that counts, and it was very brief.

[noiseredux]

these are the sorts of threads we should keep in mind when thinking about Together Retro titles for next year...

...not that I'm gonna start talking about that yet. It's too early. Stop looking at me!

[NeverGoBak]

I'll substitute "tried" with "played" as I'll try anything defined as a videogame I'm able to.

Dating sim. I've tried to diversify my game experience to the max, but I honestly can't even qualify these as games. Mostly I find the mechanics laughable, and the whole experience so mechanical that I cannot play them. I'd even prefer a hidden object game to the trial and error part of their interactions with the fembots, no matter how well written they might be.

Flight sim (hardcore ones). I really tried to play the last microsoft one without the (aparently required) USB controller set and could not for the life of me get the planes off the ground or an already in-flight plane to make a successful landing. Again, barely a game and not fun imo. I prefer my gamepads to a full keyboard of arbitrarily placed control buttons (I classify Elite in this category too).

MMORPG. I have tried them as well, but very little. My first experience with them was Ultima Online and it was not pleasant. Mostly a group "come on, keep up" message as I tried to spend more than 7 hours a day playing (or farming cotton) to build a new life for myself. The other times I was put in control of already fully capable characters in the world, and told about how long it took to build them and how powerfull these personas were. I have an addictive personality and choose to abstain from this particular life consuming addiction because it has the capacity to kill me. IMO they are very well built traps.

Train games. I don't understand, and will not even attempt to breach the genre. I did try Arctic: Active Rail Playing, but I'm not sure if that counts, and it was very brief.

You ever hear of DFo? They have a system where, if you play too much in one day, your "Fatigue Points" wear out and you're forced to stop playing(I'm sure it's not the only one either). Personally I really like that system, but they're planning on getting rid of it, and I'm almost a little scared of the possibilites . In this case, I usually don't play at all for 2-3 days, then get on and use up all my fatigue points and crave way more action.

[Ack]

I know there's a bunch of you here who haven't played a roguelike. Fess up.

Actually I have played a few roguelikes.

I'm a little surprised that so many of you avoid survival horror...well, ok, I can understand why.

Pu...er...uhm... I'm probably the same way, but I stopped trying with those games because of the R.C. controls. That was always irritating, the genre was in 3D from the getgo, if I press left, make the character move toward the left. Not holding up to move forward.

Actually most survival horror games did away with that control scheme a decade ago. You should try out some of the more modern ones.

[fastbilly1]

Ive tried most every genre and subgenre. If someone who's opinion I respect says this a game worth playing, I will give it a sporting chance. However I do not actively look for games in most of the genres mentioned. ie I have never really felt the draw of a dating sim, but Ive played through a couple of them - Typing of the Date was one I just had to try (its a Japanese only dating sim that runs on the Typing of the Dead engine on the Dreamcast - I HAD to try it).

I also avoid some real hardcore gaming stuff. A title like Gary Grigsby's War in the East I know is supposed to have AMAZING depth and I want to play it for the PC gamer cred it would buy me, but in actuality, I'm not really interested.

Its just a chit wargame on the pc. If you want a real mans game get ASL:

You read that right: $140 for the rule book alone. It implements all the rule changes since 1970 when Squad Leader was first released. And that is just the poster child of wargames, go deeper and get a monster war game that is unit level instead of squad and things get crazy. I gave Grigsby's a go a while back, then returned to Vassal since while the AI was good, playing against a real player is so much better.

these are the sorts of threads we should keep in mind when thinking about Together Retro titles for next year...

...not that I'm gonna start talking about that yet. It's too early. Stop looking at me!

So you want nothing but visual novels and dating sims? Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more

[noiseredux]

Typing of the Date was one I just had to try (its a Japanese only dating sim that runs on the Typing of the Dead engine on the Dreamcast - I HAD to try it).

whaaat? That sounds hilariously awesome.

[Erik_Twice]

Typing of the Date was one I just had to try (its a Japanese only dating sim that runs on the Typing of the Dead engine on the Dreamcast - I HAD to try it).

Tell us about it. NOW.

If you want a real mans game get ASL: You read that right: $140 for the rule book alone.

I read that the ASL Starter Kits are a good way to start playing and they are pretty cheap.

However I'm not man enough for it. I only have two moustaches so I'm stuck playing pasted-on medieval themes for the rest of my life.

[wip3outguy7]

MMORPGs - I am way too ADD for my time to revolve around a game in the manner that this genre often requires. I have a very difficult time setting aside say, 9 o'clock for anything, much less a raid.

Music Games - This is probably just snobbery on my part. I don't care for karaoke and I didn't like Simon. I think that pretty much kills this genre for me.

[fastbilly1]

Typing of the Date was one I just had to try (its a Japanese only dating sim that runs on the Typing of the Dead engine on the Dreamcast - I HAD to try it).

Tell us about it. NOW.

Its just the same engine:

However I'm not man enough for it. I only have two moustaches so I'm stuck playing pasted-on medieval themes for the rest of my life.

You and me both. I play ASL, but it is like how I play football, just because I play doesnt mean I am good. I vastly prefer a game of Memoir 44 or Battlelore over any amount of ASL. Atleast you have two moustaches, I have none (girlfriends request).

[Lodestar]

I've tried just about everything, but I stray away from RTS, sim-anything, casual gaming (Farmville, Angry Birds, etc.), sports, rhythm-based games, adventure games (though I did like Grim Fandango), text-based games and card battle games.

Everything else is fine.