Caporegime
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Not a good and bad games thread
Just more interested in what types/genres of games that you are good or bad at and whether you persist with trying to get better, or just stick to games you are good at.
And this isn't about if you think you are the best in the World, just general competence
Good at:
First Person Shooters - I grew up on Doom 2, Duke Nukem, Unreal etc so am comfortable playing these, even though I won't win any awards online.
Third Person action - Again, I played a lot of these from when these were in their infancy. Tomb Raider, Max Payne etc. Arkham games are one of my most replayed games.
RPG - I do love a game with a levelling or XP upgrade system. Balders Gate 3, Wasteland 3 are two I've played recently. Often games straddle First and Third person and RPG, such at The Witcher 3 or Fallout: New Vegas.
Turn Based Strategy - Probably one of my favourite genres going all the way back to UFO Enemy Unknown in 1994. I literally have spent 1000+ hours playing XCOM, XCOM 2, XCOM: Chimera Squad, Gears of War: Tactics, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, Jagged Alliance 3. Even Marvels Midnight suns, which has a great game in there unfortunately paired in an annoying Mansion and grounds central hub.
Bad at:
Fighting Games - I can never remember the combos, I just mash buttons. I've got no inclination to learn about frame data, invincibility windows etc. It's just something I know I'm not good at. The last one I really enjoyed was SoulCalibur on Dreamcast!
Real Time Strategy - I do enjoy these, but i'm not good at them. I grew up playing Dune 2: Battle for Arrakis, Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Starcraft, but my brain is terrible at multi-tasking. I didn't realise how bad I was at these until I played StarCraft over a LAN around the late 90's and got thrashed consistently by a friend.
Sports - Not interested in the genre.
Simulations - I'm lumping lots in here. Flight Simulators, Racing, City building etc games like Cities: Skylines 2 etc. All the marketing for Flight Simulator was getting my hyped for that release, but when it finally came out I was very bored once I got over the fact that I could fly over my home town.
I know I've left out plenty of other genres. Some I am ok at, so more indifferent too.
Just more interested in what types/genres of games that you are good or bad at and whether you persist with trying to get better, or just stick to games you are good at.
And this isn't about if you think you are the best in the World, just general competence
Good at:
First Person Shooters - I grew up on Doom 2, Duke Nukem, Unreal etc so am comfortable playing these, even though I won't win any awards online.
Third Person action - Again, I played a lot of these from when these were in their infancy. Tomb Raider, Max Payne etc. Arkham games are one of my most replayed games.
RPG - I do love a game with a levelling or XP upgrade system. Balders Gate 3, Wasteland 3 are two I've played recently. Often games straddle First and Third person and RPG, such at The Witcher 3 or Fallout: New Vegas.
Turn Based Strategy - Probably one of my favourite genres going all the way back to UFO Enemy Unknown in 1994. I literally have spent 1000+ hours playing XCOM, XCOM 2, XCOM: Chimera Squad, Gears of War: Tactics, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, Jagged Alliance 3. Even Marvels Midnight suns, which has a great game in there unfortunately paired in an annoying Mansion and grounds central hub.
Bad at:
Fighting Games - I can never remember the combos, I just mash buttons. I've got no inclination to learn about frame data, invincibility windows etc. It's just something I know I'm not good at. The last one I really enjoyed was SoulCalibur on Dreamcast!
Real Time Strategy - I do enjoy these, but i'm not good at them. I grew up playing Dune 2: Battle for Arrakis, Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Starcraft, but my brain is terrible at multi-tasking. I didn't realise how bad I was at these until I played StarCraft over a LAN around the late 90's and got thrashed consistently by a friend.
Sports - Not interested in the genre.
Simulations - I'm lumping lots in here. Flight Simulators, Racing, City building etc games like Cities: Skylines 2 etc. All the marketing for Flight Simulator was getting my hyped for that release, but when it finally came out I was very bored once I got over the fact that I could fly over my home town.
I know I've left out plenty of other genres. Some I am ok at, so more indifferent too.