PixlBit

Er, ok I'll be boring because you already know my answers. I like games with lots of exploration, story driven, humour, puzzles and not just blasting the shit out of everything.

And this is why when you recommend a game, I listen :)

Stealth games are my favorite genre and I like the action because the appeal of stealth (in a good stealth game) is that you're able to take your time and not be forced into combat. You can size up your obstacles and attack them or avoid them completely on your own terms (if you're good at stealth, and again if the game is designed well). I like the satisfaction of doing recon on an area, getting the jump on the enemies, and being able to dictate the terms of the encounter or even avoid it and move on. In good ones like Metal Gear Solid, Deus Ex, Dishonored, and some Splinter Cells you can play through the whole game without killing people, so players can decide for themselves to be non-lethal whether it's on moral grounds or just a practical solution and the killing isn't worth the effort.

I was just thinking today about how Mark and I are different inside a game like Borderlands. He's like the warmonger and can blast away at endless enemies and never get bored. Me, I like to explore the environment and shoot from a distance. I like to hear all the dialog in a game too. Mark, for the most part, could care less about that. I drove him a little crazy when we played Diablo III because I wanted to listen to every bit of dialog while he just wanted to get to the next fight. He always plays the Barbarian in Diablo while I'm always the Wizard. I guess that tells you something. 

You know me, I like RPGs and SRPGs, especially the Japanese ones. Also adventure games, classic arcade games.

And yes, I do like fighting games as they're where I make my rare appearances online. I've always loved the character designs and the movesets.

I never have been into sports or FPSs, though there are exceptions to the latter.

I like adventure stuff, rpgs, shooters, hack and slash, fighters, simulation, and stealth on occasion. It really ranges as to why i like what. Rpgs and simulation let me escape to somewhere new. Shooters let me express anger because shooting people for real is illegal regardless of how much they deserve it. Hack and slash stuff is just mindless fun for the most part. I enjoy different games for different reasons but sometimes i just need to escape this world.

I pretty much play and have fun with all types of games, from the most simple FPSs and platformers to really dense RPGs, but I really do enjoy a good story. When I first discovered graphic adventure games as a kid I fell in love with them, despite the fact that the video gamey parts of them were mostly non-existant.  I still seek out games with a good story, and I really loved Firewatch.  I thought it was extremely well written and well acted and the pacing was just right.  The length was also perfect for what it was.  At my age i prefer games to be shorter (although I'll still probably be putting close to 100 hours into Persona 5 when it comes out).

A few days ago, I bought Song of the Deep (XB1) at GameStop without really knowing much about it.  I played a couple hours of it and it's pretty good.  If you like story and exploration, you may like Song of the Deep.  AND, it's only $10!  From what I played so far, the main character is a little girl.  Her father went out fishing (or something) on his boat and didn't come back.  She builds a submarine and goes out to sea to find him.

I'm notorious for not liking JRPGS because of their turn-based battle systems. It makes me feel like a dumb jock of video games when I say that, but I suck at those games and the battle system ends up being boring. When I do well, it's due to trial and error. I still think there's hope for me, because I did enjoy much simpler combat systems like Pokemon and Paper Mario when I played them. I also really want to play the South Park games.

Menus are another thing that annoy me. Witcher III's start menu is overly complex in my opinion. I get that people want that depth and strategy, and I understand that. I'll even say sometimes I appreciate it myself. But for the most part, I want to play a game in small chunks, jump right in, and be able to finish it within a reasonable time frame; maybe 15, 20 or so hours. 60-100 is great bang for your buck, but I want those extra hours to be side missions and extra things I'm compelled to do because they're fun. Stories that last that long just make me feel like it takes too long to make any progress. 

I own Bloodborne because it was on sale at one point (still $40, so not THAT good of a deal) and I'm a sucker for things that come out around my birthday (I read The Hunger Games books only cause the first movie was released so close to March 23), but I'm not a fan of roguelikes or games that are so hard they're not fun. To me, NES hard is different than modern hard. NES hard can be unfair, but with a 2D screen, you can tell what's going on and make adjustments knowledgeably. Modern hard can be more fair, but I sometimes suck at knowing what's behind or around me as opposed to what's in front of me. Spatial intelligence is something I lack when it comes to FPS as well.

My least favorite games tend to be world building sims (SimCity) and RTS (in fairness, I haven't played one in a long time. 

My favorite games are fighters, arcade racers (so Need for Speed, not Gran Turismo), platformers, action/adventure, etc. Basically, action games. 

There are exceptions to every rule and I do like quite a few RPG elements, but in general I'm the "when do I get to shoot something?" guy, though I do like walking simulators cause I'm a sucker for a good story and soundtrack. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture was cool. Puzzle games are also up there for me.

I'll play just about anything with the exception of real time strategy and sports games. I dislike the former because of how hectic they are, and the latter because I don't understand most sports (I do own a copy of NBA Street for PS2, which is a rare exception). My favorite genre (if it wasn't obvious from the games I cover for PixlBit) is role playing, which is a bummer lately. There are so many great RPGs these days, and they're all so long! 

Also a big fan of third person action games and anything with a good story coupled with fun mechanics. But I also love mindless action, which is why Doom was my game of the year by a wide margin.

You know kinds of games I like.  It's easier for me to list ones I don't like.  Such as most sports games, strategy games, FPS games (aside from Portal), and disgusting nasty games.  Other than that, as long as it's fun, I'll play it.  My tastes have changed slightly over the year, though.  In high school I loved long RPGs (long for 16-bit anyway), but today I shy away from long games like that.

I like games that don't suck. 

I tend to try different genres of games but I am not a fan of JRPGs, and work simulator games (but I really want to get into the ones where you drive farming equipment)

I ask people what they think about games, screen shots, and I am influenced by price. At this point I'm not going to jump on a new release because it's $60 dollars. I see that price and I think I could buy a bunch of older $10-15 console games or buy a couple of bundles and try a bunch of different games.

I tend to stick to genres that I know I will enjoy like sports, platform, sand box, shooters to an extent, and of course racing. I don't care about the age of the game, but if a game is short it better be cheap. If a game is on the expensive side it better be a long game. I want as much bang for my buck.