WHAT OTHER GENRES/GAMES DO YOU LIKE/PLAY THAT AREN'T RPGS?

I was big into RTSes before they went 3D and overcomplicated the genre. Command & Conquer is one of my all-time favorite games. I used to mod Red Alert quite heavily, too. I played StarCraft but never online/battle.net. I only played with my friends co-op vs AI. The last RTS I really got into was C&C Generals. I am currently trying to get into C&C 3

I liked FPSes back when they were fun and not grey/brown. Unreal Tournament was a ton of fun. So was GoldenEye on the N64 (the remake on the Wii kind of sucks - where the fuck are my remote mines, bitch?). And in general Why a two weapon limit. WHYYYYYY? Starwars Battlefront on the XBOX was the last FPS-like game I've played extensively, but I just picked up Battlefront 2 for the PC for $10. It's pretty good.

I played the shit out of platformers like Super Mario Bros (3 is the best, btw). Way too many to list, and the 2D platformer genre is one I want them to make more of.

I don't care for any fighting games - Super Smash Bros is the only fun fighting game I've ever played. The rest are so... meh and finger pretzel-y, where I fighting the controls more than I am fighting the opponent.

I liked several racing games, like Mario Kart and Burnout and F-Zero. Fuck realism though. Arcade-y racing games are where the fun are. Realistic racing games are bleh. (same with realistic flying games)

I also enjoyed flying games like SW: Rogue Squadron and Fury 3 and Descent (hybrid flying-FPS).

"casual" games like Plants vs Zombies and Forgotten Lands are a lot of fun. Angry Birds is pretty meh, though. Also, fuck off hidden-object games. And quit fucking posing as adventure games goddammit.

SimCity and Civ III were also huge timesinks of mine.

For sports games, the only ones I really got into were the 2D top down NHL games.

In general, it seems like I prefer arcade games and the "fuck-realism-here's-fun-instead" game design school of thought. Maybe that's why I don't care for a lot of the new games coming out these days? They just don't seem fun to me.

I don't play sports games... I think that is the only genre I don't play. I've been a very big fan of third-person shooters this generation.

I play mostly non-RPGs I guess. I've been having a lot of fun with co-op games of different kinds occasionally lately. Playing with friends is a lot more fun than playing with not-friends.

Still single-player experiences will always have a place in my heart. Looking at my steam games I play I guess... I'm into all kinds of games.

And I said I play mostly non-RPGs but looking at it most of the games I play have RPG elements!

But yeah. Other favourite games... I like first person shooters. I suppose I really do. Left4Dead 2, Portal 2, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2. I guess if a game has 2 in it then it's alright. (Battlefield 2142 has two 2s!)

Though I suppose now that Battlefield 3 is out I have to change that outlook and look forward to games with 3s in them!

Apart from the occasional good shooter I also like strategy games. I have loads of hours put into Europa Universalis 3 (look there's a 3... So there is a precedent for those 3s) and Tropico 3 (another 3!). Also a gem I found some time ago for some casual strategy fun that requires heavy thinking Frozen Synapse, you should all seriously try it.

Speaking of Europa Universalis 3, the upcoming Crusader Kings 2 looks pretty awesome too, but just like, say Football Manager 2010, you could make the argument that Crusader Kings and Football Manager are RPGs.

Other strategy games I enjoy are the Total War series. Generally when it comes to strategy I don't like it to be too frantic. If I can pause or if it is turnbased then it is definitely for me. The exception would be my hours put into Dawn of War, but there's a pause button there even though it is hidden. And that's really the only reason I play that game. And the fact that it's set in the Warhammer 40k universe and also really seems to "get" it. It's a case of me playing a game more for the setting and atmosphere than for the actual game.

Finally I suppose there's Grand Theft Auto, which is just such an awesome series that I can even live through horrible, horrible PC ports just to play it.

On console I like to play music games occasionally. I don't have a console anymore, but whenever I go to my mom's (and my little brother's), I tend to pick up a plastic guitar and play a bit. Because it's fun. I've also been a fan of the Resident Evil games on console, but haven't been keeping up lately. (WHERE ARE MY ZOMBIES MAN) I love the metaplot of Resident Evil though. It's crazy and awesome.


This was just a very long post saying that I play almost anything. I prefer games where I get to think just a little bit. But my play history indicates that I also just like to shoot things (I want Space Marine!).

In fact one of the genres I like the least is the jrpg!

Alpha Protocol
Doom
Half Life
Team Fortess 2
Plants vs Zombies
Sims 2
Sim City 4
Mario
God of War
Wii Fit (chix dig it)

I loved Dungeon Keeper 2.

You're in luck Craze the market is oversaturated with tower defense games. Especially on Steam.

I love my survival horror and my rhythm games like Dance Central.

Plants vs Zombies is one of the greatest games ever.

I play the load of PS2 action games more than I ever RPG'd like: Shinobi, Devil May Cry, and etc. Not God of War though. That's complete trash. Otherwise, I play the Castlevania series a lot as while as a lot of other action sidescrollers. With the recent Castlevanias, I wish they would just take away the RPG mechanics, heh. Probably the biggest detriment to the games besides level design.

Puzzle games. Racing games.