Always online, micro-transactions, season passes, etc.

For me, if a game doesn't have some form of single-player then I'll skip it.

Games that are pay-to-win can eat a bowl of fuck

Art style/ aesthetic. Art style usually goes hand in hand with the type of tone the game is trying to set for its world and narrative; one that is really cartoony with exaggerated features (Such as, for example, Overwatch) is clearly setting a tone of a more comedic and lighthearted setting. That just doesn't interest me in the slightest, though I guess I could get over it if the gameplay were really special. The kind of art design used for JRPGs actively repels me though.

Kind of stuff I like is that gritty near-future "lived in" scifi aesthetic. One where you feel the world around you is one being lived in and works. A couple examples I can think of that do this well are Halo (pre-343), Alien, Titanfall, Avatar (james cameron) and Mass Effect to a degree. Even the newer CoD games are starting to interest on aesthetic alone. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are series which just go flat out retarded in their designs like 343 Halo and Destiny. Mass Effect sort of toes this line but the games themselves really pull it back.

Same for fantasy stuff; a technically accurate fantasy game that feels accurate to medieval warfare or whatever generally trumps ridiculous stupid designs (see: JRPGs).

None of this is concrete but as a general rule, if I'm gonna play a game I wanna get invested in the world. My interests align with hard-scifi and low-fantasy so that kind of stuff interests me. I can generally accept a less technically impressive game as a product of its time (Texture quality, lighting effects etc aren't as important to me unless its particularly noticeable).

In terms of gameplay mechanics; platformers, JRPGs, pretty much anything produced by Nintendo, Sports games and the Ubisoft Sandbox formula (AC/ Far Cry/ Watch Dogs etc) all disinterest me entirely. Though the only one I'll actually refuse to play is JRPGs, anything else I'm willing to give a chance.

So yeah. Bad/ uninteresting art style, being part of a genre I dislike, P2W/ Microtransaction bullshit, Day One DLC, copypaste mechanics like Ubisoft games, obnoxious fanbases (bringing their thing up whenever they can, aka Witcher 3) and digital-only games (I live in a rural area so internet speeds are crap, so I rarely buy digital. Only game I have on my XB1 is Elite Dangerous, everything else is disc based). I only pick up two or three games a year so I tend to go with stuff in a category I already like, so usually shooters/ rpgs. I'm willing to stray out of my comfort zone but that usually means buying pre owned when it's cheap.

No single-player / campaign

I honestly couldn't imagine buying the first Titanfall at full price, I happily got it and it's DLC for £10 and it was an absolute blast

And with 2, I've put far more time into campaign than multiplayer

When there's some bullshit behind the scenes like with IW being just another cash grab

Weaboo shit. I don't care if the game is amazing to play, if it's got people with tiny heads and giant eyes I'm not playing it.

I avoid P2W games like the plague.

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on November 21, 2016, 07:23:35 AM

Liberal pandering, forced diversity, and gay acceptance. That's why I never made it past Mass Effect 1.

It didn't have it in Mass Effect 2 either. It was 3 that had it, but it was only forced if you went to romance Cortez. Other than that, he's a bro, and better than a lot of the characters.

Now that's NOT the case with Dragon Age: Inquisition where it forced trans people in for whatever reason. Same with Assassins Creed Syndicate.

femshep has always had homosexual options though and that's just as bad, arguably worse.

Turn-based gameplay. Boring as shit.

Ah man, there are some fun turn-based games out there. Preferences I know, but maybe give some a try?

Is Worms / Hogs of war technically turn-based games?

-If it's associated with EA in any way
-If it's some rehashed retro-inspired member berry bullshit
-If it's a MOBA