Any Versitile Gamers?

[Fuzzy Skinner]

I've never been one to hang around game forums, but for whatever reason I have around here. One thing I've noticed from what people posted is that the average gamer seems to have a very narrow focus on the type of games they prefer.
Perhaps because I'm from the old school, or maybe I'm just different but I've always played a wide range of games.
I'll play anything that's enjoyable from a dry (and some call boring) resource management game like, say, Romance of the Three kingdoms, to a fast paced action game like Twisted Metal and everything in between.
The only type of games I really don't get into (but can still play fine) are sports and racing, and even with those I'll make exceptions if they're interesting enough to me.
So yeah, I like MMOs, RPGs, Strategy (both rts and tbs), puzzle, fighters, platformers, shooters, adventure, simulations and so on and so on.

[JTheJackal]

I can't think of a genre I wouldn't play. As long as the game is entertaining, y'know?

[Rhorge]

I play almost everything other than sport games and racing games. Primarily because I suck at them.

[Fuzzy Skinner]

I play almost everything other than sport games and racing games. Primarily because I suck at them.

The best sports game ever was a little obscure nugget of gold on Sega Genesis called Mutant League Football. It was amazing and gave me 100s of hours of fun, maybe more. They ended up making a sequel "Mutant League Hockey" few years after that was alright.
I'd gladly help fund a company as much as I could (although that's not much) if they were to develop a reboot for Mutant League Football. If that game were made today it would be amazing with the graphics and level of customization and depth that could be added.

[Taaltos]

I've never been one to hang around game forums, but for whatever reason I have around here. One thing I've noticed from what people posted is that the average gamer seems to have a very narrow focus on the type of games they prefer.
Perhaps because I'm from the old school, or maybe I'm just different but I've always played a wide range of games.
I'll play anything that's enjoyable from a dry (and some call boring) resource management game like, say, Romance of the Three kingdoms, to a fast paced action game like Twisted Metal and everything in between.
The only type of games I really don't get into (but can still play fine) are sports and racing, and even with those I'll make exceptions if they're interesting enough to me.
So yeah, I like MMOs, RPGs, Strategy (both rts and tbs), puzzle, fighters, platformers, shooters, adventure, simulations and so on and so on.

Versatile? Nope, none of that here. xD

[FriendlyStranger]

The average gamer is akin to the average sports fan, or even the average hobbyist. That doesn't actually say much. Most have a very narrow focus, either on a particular team or, subject matter for their hobby, with games it's a genre, however gaming is a little unique in the regard that most are easy to pick up on. Also, gamer, despite the popularity using that term for people who play videogames, applies to anyone who likes to play games as a hobby. It does seem that, the younger the the individual, the more narrow the focus. I've played just about every genre out there, and there isn't a single one I don't enjoy, except maybe adult games. They don't have any, that I'm aware, aren't of an intimately graphic nature, and the ones that are out there are just awful. Personally I've always enjoyed the racing and sports games, but the only ones I love to play are need for speed (Not world online, that turned out, meh) and Blitz the League. Blitz is an amazingly fun football game, without the typical rules of football. I once injured a players back so bad, they were out 9 seasons. That my friend, is a career ender.

[Fuzzy Skinner]

Blitz still has nothing on Mutant League Football. :P
Wanna talk about career enders? How about life enders? When you sack the querterback well enough they explode into a pile of bones and guts.

[Duskky]

I've never been one to hang around game forums, but for whatever reason I have around here. One thing I've noticed from what people posted is that the average gamer seems to have a very narrow focus on the type of games they prefer.
Perhaps because I'm from the old school, or maybe I'm just different but I've always played a wide range of games.
I'll play anything that's enjoyable from a dry (and some call boring) resource management game like, say, Romance of the Three kingdoms, to a fast paced action game like Twisted Metal and everything in between.
The only type of games I really don't get into (but can still play fine) are sports and racing, and even with those I'll make exceptions if they're interesting enough to me.
So yeah, I like MMOs, RPGs, Strategy (both rts and tbs), puzzle, fighters, platformers, shooters, adventure, simulations and so on and so on.

I will never touch a Sports or Racing game again.

Any thing else I do not care as long as I'm not kicking a soccer ball, throwing a football, driving around a circle just to upgrade a car engine.

[FriendlyStranger]

I will never touch a Sports or Racing game again.

Any thing else I do not care as long as I'm not kicking a soccer ball, throwing a football, driving around a circle just to upgrade a car engine.

You shouldn't discount an entire genre just because most of the games don't appeal to you. You'll miss out on games you would otherwise find entertaining. I would absolutely love to see a Blitz Ball game, and you can't tell me you didn't have fun with Mario Kart or Crash Bandicoot's Racing. =p

[jonwes]

I definitely will play whatever, as long as the game is good. I don't have a particular love for any kind of game. I didn't play FPS for a long time, but Mass Effect kind of broke me in. I still don't play Halo or those sort of games. But I'm sure I'd enjoy them in some senses. I just don't usually play a TON of games in a year so I am pretty choosy.