The "I hate FPS and sports games" thread

[Rocca]

TITTY

Nice one, oh wise trend starter.

[Frogacuda]

I don't agree with this post, but I can sorta relate to it. It's silly though.

I hate FPS because
1.) it's old and well-worn out genre. Sure, you can say the same for fighters and puzzlers and other games, but I think they've done everything they can do with this tired genre.

FPS are pretty varied and flexible as a genre. They've pretty much settled into a specific style of control and all, but apart from that it's really diverse. Half Life 2 is nothing like Painkiller which is nothing like UT2K4.

2.) It's too popular. Every sum-a-bitch from casual gamers to wanna-be army brats (Sorry MercX99) play it, and that seems to be all they play *cough*Counterstrike, Halo*cough*

Do you play the audience or the game? This is total elitist nonsense.

3.) Controls are messed up. MadCatz trackball/flight stick combo for DC was perfect for these games. I just don't like using a keyboard/mouse. Regular controllers are even worse.

You may or may not have been aware but there are many many excellen flightsticks and trackballs for the PC. I won't play a game with a mouse. The Logitech Trackman Marble Wheel is the single greatest pointer ever. Get one if you game on the PC.

1.) I'm not a huge enough sports nerd.

Totally relateable point.

2.) It's a non-gamers genre.

again, don't worry about everyone else.

3.) If you wanna play sports, join a team.

If you want to fight a war, join the army. This works for any non-fantasy game.

[Roufuss]

Man, I can already tell he's going to come back into this thread, and go "haha guys, I was just kidding, I have nothing against these two genres, just being funny!!!"

[Saint of Killers]

This works for any non-fantasy game.

Renaissance fairs?

[D_N_G]

Wow these topics seem to be replicating across the internet:

FPS/Sports
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47070

SNES/SFC Joys
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47071


/me mentally moves threads to Gamefaqs/IGN

[epmode]

i kinda prefer our response to theirs.

[Fe 26]

The Halo fanboys like a good game.

There is no way in hell that can be an objective statement.

[MarkRyan]

I'm fine with FPS games, but I generally don't like sports. Too much of your performance is left to probability rather than skill, and that is homo.

There is no way in hell that can be an objective statement.

Is that a disclaimer you want on all of diffusionx's posts regarding video games?

[sethsez]

i kinda prefer our response to theirs.

TITTY

[Melf]

3.) Controls are messed up. MadCatz trackball/flight stick combo for DC was perfect for these games. I just don't like using a keyboard/mouse. Regular controllers are even worse.

The Panther Stick! I wanted one of those for so long but never got around to actually buying one.

Is there no way you could change that into TITS?

"This is true statement"? I dunno, be creative.

That Was A True Statement?