What games do you refuse to play despite overwhelming critical acclaim?

[Jassassino]

Hahahaha, woops, guess I let slip that I have a Dev Build.

(HL2*!)

[black king]

Tried Demon Souls (2020), tried Bloodborne ... Hated them all.

This isn't the bad opinion thread loser

On the topic at hand, another game I have literally no interest in playing at all is HL3. Nothing about the idea or aesthetic, or any gameplay at all, really appeals to me. Think it looks pretty boring, and it looks like it plays like ass - which is interesting, because I'd love to play Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and I sunk hours and hours into L4D2 - both Source Engine games. Goes to show that the engine doesn't mean shi

I’m confused. You have no interest in playing Half Life 3?

Don't blame him. Couldn't live up to the hype.

[NateDog]

Tried Demon Souls (2020), tried Bloodborne ... Hated them all.

This isn't the bad opinion thread loser

On the topic at hand, another game I have literally no interest in playing at all is HL3. Nothing about the idea or aesthetic, or any gameplay at all, really appeals to me. Think it looks pretty boring, and it looks like it plays like ass - which is interesting, because I'd love to play Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and I sunk hours and hours into L4D2 - both Source Engine games. Goes to show that the engine doesn't mean shi

This video is 13 years old and E3 has been dead for 6 years.

[Departed]

There are a lot of games that I didn't like very much but I'm certainly willing to give another try one day. Games like Witcher 3 and RDR2 spring to mind, because both were games that everyone and their grandmother told me were the greatest games ever made, and while the open worlds were undeniably well realized and well lived in, and the writing was excellent, the gameplay for both games did nothing for me. In Witcher 3, the combat just never felt fun or exciting. It felt too much like RPG combat, which always felt for me like it lacked impact or reaction until the enemy is dead. And in RDR2, the missions were way too railroaded for my liking, which contradicted the more open ended nature of the world, and combat felt stale, which is sad because you look at modded RDR2 gunplay and it looks so exciting and fast paced.

I might give those two games a try again one day but I put at least twenty hours into both and wasn't enjoying myself. I do try to be more open minded about games, but conversely, I also much prefer arcade-y gameplay that's immediately gratifying, not games that feel like they're more about the story and cutscenes than the interactive parts.

The only games I can say that I will never touch are games like Hogwarts Legacy, due to JK Rowlings disgustingly gleeful transphobia. Or any of the Fallout games since the combat in each one looks thoroughly unenjoyable. Plus, I don't have enough love for Bioware to ignore the surplus of bugs.

[Null]

Any of the Fallout games? Are you fucking NUTS?

[Jassassino]

Or any of the Fallout games since the combat in each one looks thoroughly unenjoyable. Plus, I don't have enough love for Bioware to ignore the surplus of bugs.

Absolute troll get outta here

[NateDog]

Or any of the Fallout games since the combat in each one looks thoroughly unenjoyable.  Plus, I don't have enough love for Bioware to ignore the surplus of bugs.

Absolute troll get outta here

I have no idea what he's talking about either.

[Null]

Yeah but that’s no excuse to not play the original Mass Effect trilogy

[BULUPTAX]

A recent one for me was Animal Well. I know it's supposed to be great but I'm sick of so many newer indie games being Metroidvania's. And this is coming from someone who loves Metroid btw

[NateDog]

Yeah but that’s no excuse to not play the original Mass Effect trilogy