Games you wished you liked.

[I_am_not_mafia]

Tried Total War Shogun 2 last night but had real trouble getting into it. The last time I enjoyed the game was Medieval 2 and when Empire came out I completely lost interest. I was hoping Shogun 2 would rekindle my interest.

[abaris]

Tried Total War Shogun 2 last night but had real trouble getting into it. The last time I enjoyed the game was Medieval 2 and when Empire came out I completely lost interest. I was hoping Shogun 2 would rekindle my interest.

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[Chad32]

Tried Total War Shogun 2 last night but had real trouble getting into it. The last time I enjoyed the game was Medieval 2 and when Empire came out I completely lost interest. I was hoping Shogun 2 would rekindle my interest.

I started the series with M2. I really like S2, but I miss being able to upgrade old units with new military buildings. I also don't like that realm divide only impedes your clan. Some other clan can take half the map, and you don't see every other clan going to war with them.

Is there anything in particular I might explain for you.  before you give up completely?

[Cecelia]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It'd be nice to have a new GTA to play.

Demon's Souls. Atlus is one of my favorite video game companies.

Any first person shooter after Perfect Dark. Lot's of people play those games, but I've never liked any of them.

[abaris]

I never got into any shooter. They start to bore me after a very short time. For me it's seen one, seen them all.

[Edwardo Piet]

One word: Doom.

[TaraJo]

Assasin's Creed and Minecraft probably tops my list.
I still don't get why those games have so many fans

Big Assassin's Creed fan here, but I can understand the reason some people aren't into the series: Fuckin' Conner.

[houseofcantor]

I kinda wish I could get into 'em like I used to. 

Other than than, I cannot really empathize with the OP.

[robvalue]

All those Bethesda games. They sound good, but for some reason they just rub me up the wrong way.

The only one I've liked is Dishonoured. (Is that right? Been a while.) Teleporty stealthy assassin stuff. I absolutely loved that and played it through multiple times.

Oh, and Bioshock. I hated it. I wanted to love it, but I thought it was shit.

[Homeless Nutter]

I guess I wish I liked all those games I bought at some point and never felt compelled to play beyond a tutorial level, or whatever. Including, but not limited to:

Bioshock 2 - I quite liked the first one, so I bought the sequel - and it's been gathering dust ever since...

Mass Effect 2 - same as above. Decided not to bother with the 3rd one.

Half-Life 2 - it's supposed to be a classic, but it took me years, before I made myself give it a proper try and - while it seemed good - it felt like a chore, so I stopped. Good thing Portal was on the same disc, so it wasn't a total waste of money.

Final Fantasy XIII - I actually finished this one and I not so much wish I liked it, as much as I wish it wasn't sh*t...

Dragon's Dogma - I'm not sure why I even bought it, it's supposed to be an innovative RPG, but at first glance it feels so generic I can't bring myself to learn the mechanics.

L.A. Noire - I don't know what people (used to) see in this game. To me it seems like an Aspberger's Syndrome simulator, because I can't for the life of me tell from those creepy face expressions, whether the puppets I'm interrogating are telling the truth, lying, or having a stroke...