Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite video game genre

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1. January 14, 2011 6:54 PM
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   Matthew, TechSpot Staff, said:

   Shooters when I'm tired, strategy when I'm not.

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2. January 14, 2011 7:02 PM
   

   mailpup said:

   Shooters first and RTS second although my all time favorite game is the RTS game Homeworld.

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3. January 14, 2011 7:04 PM
   g4mer said:

   FPS and fighting !

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4. January 14, 2011 7:04 PM
   

   hellokitty[hk], I'm a TechSpot Evangelist, said:

   Now what would music games go under...?

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5. January 14, 2011 7:05 PM
   

   princeton said:

   hellokitty[hk] said:

   Now what would music games go under...?

   Like audiosurf?

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6. January 14, 2011 7:05 PM
   

   EXCellR8, The Conservative, said:

   i think she means like band hero and such...

   shooters and racing games... i am terrible at RTS

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7. January 14, 2011 7:20 PM
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   Matthew, TechSpot Staff, said:

   I've updated the poll with an "other" option (it should be visible soon).

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8. January 14, 2011 7:36 PM
   

   TomSEA, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   I guess it would be easier for me to say which genres I don't care for - sports, platforms and the above mentioned music/dance games. Other than those, my gaming library pretty much covers it all with a heavy emphasis on the hybrid shooter/rpg's like Fallout, Mass Effect, Bioshock, etc.

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9. January 14, 2011 8:38 PM
   grvalderrama said:

   RTS all the way and beyond!

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10. January 14, 2011 9:53 PM
    

    red1776, Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe, said:

    EXCellR8 said:

    i think she means like band hero and such...

    shooters and racing games... i am terrible at RTS

    Oh c'mon Ex....Metro 2033 is your all time favorite :p

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11. January 14, 2011 10:16 PM
    Recycle said:

    I picked other for music/rhythm games.

    My obscure favorites aside, DDR is still pretty popular.

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12. January 14, 2011 10:33 PM
    

    treeski said:

    Action / Adventure

    Puzzle (Only a favorite in the case of Portal, which is arguably a FPS)

    RPG / MMORPG

    Shooter

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13. January 14, 2011 10:57 PM
    

    Zirotek said:

    I tend to lean towards FPS as a force of habbit these days but honestly, enough with the military shooters.... arcade racers like Burnout revenge and NFS:HP (yeah im a criterion fanboy) are good to break it up but even they can get a little tiresome.

    PSN and XBLA games are becoming the new breeding place for innovative ideas and concepts for games (on consoles that is.. i never got into PC gaming but im guessing the equivelent would be steam) ... That Game Company have really come up with some unique concepts and I really enjoyed playing through flower and am looking forward to their next game Journey because it does get tiresome looking down the barrel of a gun.

    Favourite Genre - Arcade, theres always something new and different out.

    With games like Pacman CE, Geometry wars, Super Stardust HD, Flower, Dead Nation, how can you not like arcade ... unless you're prone to seizures. Graphics are nice, but give me gameplay over graphics anyday. Even CoD :BO had its own secret title menu arcade game which was awesome.

    As you can tell ... not much of a pc gamer.

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14. January 14, 2011 11:03 PM
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    Julio Franco, TechSpot Editor, said:

    I usually follow shooters and sports games, maybe because neither genre requires complete time commitment but can be enjoyed in shorter bursts. That said, a handful of my favorite all time games have also been RTS, platformers and even puzzle games.

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15. January 14, 2011 11:32 PM
    

    Sarcasm said:

    I play anything that's good in the genre. Except perhaps hardcore simulation.

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16. January 15, 2011 1:13 AM
    fpsgamerJR62 said:

    Shooters for me, mainly FPS but third-person also depending on story and game play.

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17. January 15, 2011 2:08 AM
    

    Yad said:

    FPS and RPG,sometimes strategy

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18. January 15, 2011 2:31 AM
    Richy2k9 said:

    hello ...

    depends on the platform

    PC - Everything, but mostly MMOs & Strategy

    Console - Action / Adventure & Car racing

    Mobile - Puzzles

    If i had to define the 2 most favorite genre: Diablo Like & God of War Like LOL

    'hey ... it's all about G.A.M.I.N.G !!!'

    cheers!

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19. January 15, 2011 3:52 AM
    

    Benny26, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    Role Play for me....I love a good story

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20. January 15, 2011 5:55 AM
    Guest said:

    I prefer MMO's. I have been playing games for 20+ years, and find that the quality of games goes up, the length of the game shrinks, and I complete it shortly there after. The joy of MMO's is that they never truely have an ending. I've jumped from WoW, EQ, and such and located EvE which is holding my interest now.

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21. January 15, 2011 11:45 AM
    motrin said:

    RTS ! for me

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22. January 15, 2011 12:27 PM
    

    Route44, TechSpot Ambassador, said:

    RPGs - first and foremost but NOT hack and slash. H&S are real snoozers... Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Divine Divinity, the Gothic Series, NWN 1 and 2, Morrowind, to name a few of what I prefer.

    RTS - the C&C universe is my favorite.

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23. January 15, 2011 3:42 PM
    

    AnonymousSurfer said:

    MMORPG's are the bomb... World of Warcraft specifically.

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24. January 15, 2011 8:37 PM
    NickV said:

    I like Shooter gaming

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25. January 15, 2011 9:35 PM
    DokkRokken said:

    Whatever genre Just Cause 2 is.

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