Have you ever not given a game a chance because you cant stand the characters/story

I agree with this, the silent protagonist was much preferable.

Nah, I give games a chance even when I know that I will hate the characters. Good thing though. Infamous Second Son had one of the worst main characters ever and it was still an awesome game.

No, I can still get behind a good game if the character designs are horrid.

For example, I think everyone is God Eater looks like fucking trash. All the males looks like D-tier J-pop losers and all the females are just one monster swipe away from being completely naked. I hate everything about the designs in this game, but it's still a pretty fun game in the end.

I find it hard to get into 3rd-person games because I can see the character. When I play games, I usually equate the character with me. Seeing how they look like ruins the illusion. I started noticing this after I examined my backlog of unfinished games: The Witcher 3, all the Mass Effect games, Alan Wake, Watch Dogs, Heavy Rain, MGS 4.

That's why I prefer games which have a 1st-person view. I get immersed in the game better when I don't see what my character looks like.

Bayo 1/2, GTA IV, FFIX

It's a very baffling game. They clearly put much attention and care into the presentation, for the time period, Final Fantasy 8 would have been incredible.

Yet almost no attention at all on gameplay. Within in less 20 minutes of playing, it becomes readily apparent that the Guardian Force is completely exploitable.

It's almost as bad as Resident Evil 4 where you can just kick every enemy and knife them to death, knock over ladders and kick doors e.t.c...

Really poor design.

Every JRPG has gameplay. Don't be silly. As for SOTC, just play the remaster to avoid performance issues.

Don't waste your time on him, he routinely talks from his ass to shit on games he's never played, aka an average System Warrior.

I couldn't finish Valkyria Chronicles II because of the teen cast and high school-esque setting. I felt like it went overboard with the anime tropes and I just couldn't stomach it past a few hours. And this is coming from someone who absolutely loved the first Valkyria Chronicles.

I can't get behind the j-pop crew of FFXV and their cringe-worthy character designs. I'll give it a shot when it's on sale or super cheap.

Final Fantasy 15 and most of the stuff you weeaboos recommend.

Watch Dogs 2, I'd take the boring Aiden Pierce over these actively annoying hipsters any day.

The characters in this game also feel like they were the product of a bunch of Ubisoft execs going "we need characters that will appeal to young, hip gamers!" **** off. I am so turned off by the game's whole vibe that I didn't really give it fair shot on the gameplay side of things.

Thank you!

I would have so much to say but just go and see the most hyped JRPG on this forum: Persona and see how it plays. F**king ridiculous for a $60 title. I have seen flash games with better graphics and gameplay.

kingdom hearts.

.... this explains it to me. You just have a terrible concept of what gameplay is. Oh and I dont expect you to agree, seriously.

Bayonetta

Let me guess... you hate turn-based combat, right?

I've made it a point to stay away from 3rd-person games. The only 3rd-person games I've finished are the Uncharted games plus Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

The rest are in varying stages of where I left off, even the 10/10 TW3. I find it hardest to get immersed with 3rd-person games.

Yep, all Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.

But MDK is awesome.

I can't get immersed when I can see what I look like. When I bought my two Blackmagic Voodoo 2 cards, one of the bundled games was MDK. I gave both CDs to my nephews who had a blast with it.

I'm an oddball when it comes to games. There are games I simply can't get into and then suddenly, I can. So, I've kept these games even though they're backlog for now.

I can't stand most modern third person action games. Hide behind a wall is about as boring as it gets.

Off topic - this was out in 1997, astounding visuals

Actually I had a misfortune of trying FFXIII and I couldn't even believe that it was actually a game mechanic. Fucking ATB. I thought they were messing with my mind in a Kojima style, so I turned to internet and found out that it actually is a combat system called game ATB. I'm still in shock people actually play suck trash in this day and age.

Yes, unless it fits the genre or scenario like army placements or logistics in RTS or such game I find it stupid that you take turn fighting in a swords play, that's stupid and incompetence when current gaming technologies allow realtime fighting systems. It's especially pathetic if a game sells for $60 and not an indie title. Furthermore I hate the style of JRPG and their girly man or manly girls art.

Uh, manly girls is something that Western games are known for, not JRPGs.

I don't know I still haven't figured out what the cast of JRPGs actually consist of. They are definitely not men or even women.

Of course. They're just pixels and polygons. Duh.

Yeah, but in the games they are living characters and I can't figure out if they based it on men or women.