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What's a really popular game franchise you just can't get into? (lemmings.world)

submitted 3 months ago by frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'll start. pokemon. doesn't matter if the game's old or new I just can't get into how it plays. idk the gameplay just gets old to me pretty quickly, palworld is an upgrade in every way tbh

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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A friend tried to get me into Half-Life multiple times and I just cannot get into it.

It's a fast-paced FPS game, which means I'm likely to get dizzy after some time but something about the ambience makes it worse than usual. I can play Skyrim for up to 1.5 hours at a time, Minecraft or Fortnite for 45-60 minutes, but I'd be lucky to play 20 minutes of Half-Life without my head pounding.

Plus, it's a linear, story-based game, and I'm more into games based more on mechanics and progression (like Pokémon, Factorio, Cities Skylines, Civ, Balatro, and incremental games) than story. And at least for as long as I've tried to play it, there isn't even much of a story.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Have you tried Portal? I ask because it's half life but worse, for you, it sounds like.

You might like Dyson Sphere Program, and Vintage Story, given the list you named. They're both early access and cheap.

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[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Animal crossing.

And back when this was a thing, Candy Crush.

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Same with Pokémon. I'm not a big fan of most turn based games, but that franchise especially never spoke to me.

I have a friend who buys every new Pokémon game they bring out. Same him playing one a while back, and I was like, that's it? They can get super big now? That's the new thing? To me it's like FIFA, same game different characters.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 1 points 3 months ago

One piece

[–] RevolverSly@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Grand thef auto. Simply I don't get it

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pokemon. I was in highschool when it came out and had no time for it followed by being too poor and busy trying to survive directly after it. With no nostalgia for it, there seems to be no reason to try it. I gave pokemon go like 20 minutes and I was over it (though I did play dragonquest walk for around a year)

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[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Sonic

God Of War

Dark Souls

Call Of Duty

Final Fantasy

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Pokemon. Never played one, never will. Hot take is it's a gateway into IRL hunting which is honestly just very cruel. Do not approve.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Kinda like how GTA produces violent killers right?

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Fair point. Tbh, the mirroring between the point behind Pokemon and IRL hunting are just too similar. Don't agree with it.

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