Games that are fun to watch, but not play.

[J T]

Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, Cliffhanger.

[Nemoide]

...Night Trap, Double Switch, Fahrenheit, Corpse Killer, Time Gal...

[aaron]

I think any game with fantastic graphics but average gameplay qualifies (e.g. Jungle Book for Sega Genesis).

this is really a contender for post of the year.

[MrPopo]

...Night Trap, Double Switch, Fahrenheit, Corpse Killer, Time Gal...

I thought playing these WAS watching them.

[noiseredux]

...Night Trap, Double Switch, Fahrenheit, Corpse Killer, Time Gal...

I thought playing these WAS watching them.

nope. In fact, to beat Night Trap you pretty much have to miss most of the story.

[Anapan]

I like the floaty camera and the overpowered volumetric lighting in SotC but I can see where you're coming from. Everything else I fully agree with.
I was thinking of mentioning Uncharted but I actually avoided it for just this reason.
There's some arcade puzzle games (names escape me) that I've seen on youtube with crazy combos in the videos but I can't seem to even aproach without dying. I at least understood the basics of the mechanics, but I didn't find them fun.

I'm interested; Does anyone feel this way about Tetris, or is it universally fun for everyone who even attempts it? I feel it's the total opposite of this topic, but does anyone actually dislike it?

[StuntDouble]

I think I spend more time spectating in War Thunder, than I do actually playing it.

That's more likely because I suck hard at that game, and end up running out of planes in the first 5 minutes of a match though.

[CavZee]

I can think of plenty of times where I've enjoyed watching someone play a game. I can't really think of any game where I wouldn't rather be playing it myself though...

[TheSegaSaturnGuy]

For me I would say its more fun for me to watch someone play Resident Evil games than to play them. I am a big panzy when it comes to playing the games, mainly because of the many nights I spent as a kid watching my dad play them in pitch black dark lol.

[soul_hacker]

Capcom fighting games. I hate playing them, but I love watching (good) people play.