Your 'I don't get it' Games

[spanky]

I also do like the music in MvC 2 and I have a soft sport for it's overall aesthetic but I could see someone playing it for the first time today would find it unappealing. Given all the extensive fan projects you see nowdays I'm surprised no one has taken a stab at modding in custom CPS2-style backgrounds and music for each character.

[JoeQ]

You are all dead to me.

[dsparil]

People have done this for the Dreamcast port, but there's been much less modding for the arcade version which is the one that sees real use. Sega NAOMI hardware uses encryption, and I think the hold up was in having to create new decryption keys that would work with a modded game.

[Apollo Chungus]

I've not played much of MvC2 (Capcom fighting games I've just never really clicked with for one reason or another), but this is genuinely the first time I've heard anyone not enjoying that soundtrack to the point of dragging the game down for them. I suppose something about that Roland synth-ass jazz fusion style works quite well for me, where it's got a closer fidelity to a live performance but with enough of that embedded artificiality in the samples that it still sounds distinctly "other". (Especially in those brass samples, which are famously tricky in trying to make them not sound like samples.)

Another series that came to mind for "I don't get them" is probably Donkey Kong Country. This isn't about the aesthetics or anything, I think they're generally quite rad, it's purely a gameplay thing. I've played a bit of DKC1/2, the first Land and Tropical Freeze, and apart from Tropical Freeze, I can't really wrap my head around the way they control. I can get a few levels in, but I'm not really able to match my understanding of the gameplay/controls with the increasing difficulty. It's hard to put into words, like I was only able to get as far as I normally do by sheer fluke. I've been thinking for some time about checking out DKC 3 which seems to be a bit slower paced overall and encourages more exploration of the overworld and such, so maybe that'll be where things can click for me?

[nightdreamer]

I remember posting that hot take about MvC2 back in a FB group (hard drive back when they were less toxic; I eventually left) and I got a lot of push back. I still haven't changed my mind though, I genuinely do not like that music the first time I heard it. And it's also one of those videogame music that just never goes away. It never does! So with me not already caring that much about its OST the first time I heard it play (way back year 2000) and now 25 years later and hearing every youtube creator play that song like it's a Youtube Audio Library Song, I just really cannot take any more of it. What's funny is that Capcom vs SNK 2 had similar fusion jazz styles but I like those way more.

[personman]

Heard rumors about Beyond Good and Evil 2 lately on a podcast reminded me... I don't get what endears people so much to the original, never did and I don't think I ever will. Perhaps I'd need to give it another fair shake someday but from what I remember it was a poor man's Zelda esque like affair with none of the intricate level design, annoying clunky stealth segments, a setting I just never felt drawn into and the only character I found remotely charming is MIA for the majority of the run time. To be blunt I feel like it got a lot of its staying power back in the day due to Jade being a bit of a rarity back then and was 'such an amazing protag' but uh... she's fine and all but honestly rather flat and doesn't warrant the admiration she gets. Yes it was a breath of fresh air to not see a lady over sexualized or shoe horned into being a barnacle to a guy but that doesn't automatically make her interesting. She's the no nonsense type who needs an affable goof ball to bounce off of and they do that correctly with Pey'j but then anyone else just falls short and in the process so does she in my opinion. They tried to do the same thing with the second partner but he was so forced and ineffectual that I can't even remember the dorks name. Anything else gameplay wise is just perfectly milquetoast and forgettable to me from the racing to the photo side things and the meh combat.

Just plain don't see it. I stress none of its bad save for the stealth segments but I don't see the reason for the hype around it and I couldn't care less if 2 ever sees the light of day. I DO understand the love for the soundtrack though to which a few of its tracks have been on my phone for years.

[dsparil]

The Anniversary Edition comes out tomorrow so you'll have your chance soon. I kinda liked it originally, but it did feel like it was being graded on a curve. There's so few decent Zelda clones that they get boosted a few levels just for that.

[JDarkside]

Beyond Good and Evil's reputation was entirely due to being a breath of fresh air at the time in terms of subject matter and attempts to tackle more serious ideas with a female lead who wasn't heavily sexualized. The actual gameplay is nothing amazing, but people never really focus on that because that wasn't the memorable part. If it's still something special in the modern day...I kind of suspect not so much.

[retr0gamer]

Eternal Darkness. It's ok, the sound and music are spectacular. The writing is excellent. Story is schlock but entertaining. It just plays like shit. Don't think o really enjoyed finishing it.

Manhunt. I remember the UK exclusive review was taken off the magazine because they gave it a 3/10. The game looked pants, slightly better than gta but without the excuse that it was a massive open world. The gameplay was really crappy stealth and holding X behind an enemy for a gorier kill that got old fast.

[Kokoro]

Animal Crossing. I don't know, maybe I'm just not into simulators, but these games have always been incredibly boring to me. I remember how hyped the Switch game was, (I can't even be bothered to remember the subtitle) and somehow, I bought into the hype, and purchased the game. Needless to say, I regret that purchase.

[Digitalnametag]

Jul 3, 2024 5:47:32 GMT -5 Kokoro said:

Animal Crossin. I don't know, maybe I'm just not into simulators, but these games have always been incredibly boring to me. I remember how hyped the Switch game was, (I can't even be bothered to remember the subtitle) and somehow, I bought into the hype, and purchased the game. Needless to say, I regret that purchase.

Agreed. I need some kind of narrative to keep me engaged like in Rune Factory. Paying back Tom Nook doesn't exactly fit the bill. I have found the closer the game is to simulating life the less I am interested in it. Realistic sports games, military shooters, and all the other life/job sims all bore me to tears.

[dsparil]

I feel the same way about Minecraft, although strictly speaking "I do get it". It was never something that interested me from a combination of lacking any kind of story, and probably from also trying it out really early on before there was much to it. On the other hand, I really liked Dragon Quest Builders especially the sequel because it did integrate a well made plot into everything and some varying gameplay quirks to go along with it.

For Animal Crossing, New Horizons went way too far into survival elements. New Leaf on 3DS was almost like a SimCity-lite if you squint very hard, and it would have been nice to lean more into that than tools that constantly break.

[Digitalnametag]

Nice! I too bought Dragon Quest Builders thinking the story would help me get into the genre but realized I just don't like building things with blocks.


Monster Hunter is another one I can't get into. The grind for better gear and killing bigger monsters is not enough incentive for me to keep playing. I liked the JRPG Monster Hunter Stories 2 though!

[Kokoro]

Jul 3, 2024 14:49:10 GMT -5 Digitalnametag said:

Jul 3, 2024 5:47:32 GMT -5 Kokoro said:

Animal Crossin. I don't know, maybe I'm just not into simulators, but these games have always been incredibly boring to me. I remember how hyped the Switch game was, (I can't even be bothered to remember the subtitle) and somehow, I bought into the hype, and purchased the game. Needless to say, I regret that purchase.

Agreed. I need some kind of narrative to keep me engaged like in Rune Factory. Paying back Tom Nook doesn't exactly fit the bill. I have found the closer the game is to simulating life the less I am interested in it. Realistic sports games, military shooters, and all the other life/job sims all bore me to tears.

I mean, I'm actually quite a fan of Nintendo, but out of all the Nintendo franchises, Animal Crossing is my least favorite. To be honest, there's free simulator games I've played on my phone that I enjoyed more than Animal Crossing.

[spanky]

I don't care for Minecraft but I did have fun with Dragon Quest Builders.

AC definitely isn't for everyone. My first girlfriend in high school owned the game and she and her two younger sisters would get into fistfights over whose turn it was to play the game. They were OBSESSED with it!