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I'm not a great fan of games that scare the shit out of me.

circa 1999:
GeneralAdmission installs demo for AvP, launches game, starts sample mission as a marine. The level is pitch black, he takes a few steps down a corridor, and within seconds the motion detector starts going nuts. Moments later, multiple aliens come out of NOWHERE and shred the poor marine.

When the dying avatar's shrieks finally subside, GeneralAdmission detaches himself from the ceiling lamp in his room, promptly uninstalls the demo, and then lies awake for another hour waiting for the adrenaline and shakes to wear off.

THE END.

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[quote]I'm not a great fan of games that scare the shit out of me.

circa 1999:
GeneralAdmission installs demo for AvP, launches game, starts sample mission as a marine. The level is pitch black, he takes a few steps down a corridor, and within seconds the motion detector starts going nuts. Moments later, multiple aliens come out of NOWHERE and shred the poor marine.

When the dying avatar's shrieks finally subside, GeneralAdmission detaches himself from the ceiling lamp in his room, promptly uninstalls the demo, and then lies awake for another hour waiting for the adrenaline and shakes to wear off.

THE END.

I had a similar situation with the mirror in the bathroom in the first 20 minutes of Doom 3. Damn Near shit my pants.

Oh and I absolutely hate mirrors now.

Difficult choice, im a fan of a few of those points. First im a sucker for all good storylines, linear or not (i play all things from final fantasy to mass effect or fallout). Cars! Damn, after my sister crashed the car my father wanted to give to me just a day after getting her license im even more about them. I pretty much enjoy everything from NfS:MW to Gran Turismo or Grid! I also play alot of Action titles, especially Sourceengine ones like HL2 and all episodes or DoD:S - but no CS ... worst game ever, worst community ever and so on ... kay, might not be everyones view but i just think the game is boring as hell :twisted: . Then there are the days i just feel like playing o tower defense in wc3 till .. well lvl 50 hehe.

so i guess im pretty all over all genres as i could make the list even longer ( dont get me started on point 'n' click adventures, wii gaming and so on (NO Guitar Hero btw - im more like the singstar after heavy drinking night kind of guy XD )

and within seconds the motion detector starts going nuts

Yeah that really was the end for me too. Throw a flare, switch to motion detector, flare trips motion detector, freak out a little, rinse and repeat.

hahaha AvP & AvP 2 were awesome
and yeah the human campaign is a bit freaky at first
but the novelty wears off really fast and then you realize that they freak you off with stupid spawning techniques NOT backed off by real configuration of locations in some cases ... (moreso in AvP 1 as I remember it)

loved playing as an Alien too... was really fun in multiplayer & solo campaign was nice too...

circa 1999:
GeneralAdmission installs demo for AvP, launches game, starts sample mission as a marine. The level is pitch black, he takes a few steps down a corridor, and within seconds the motion detector starts going nuts. Moments later, multiple aliens come out of NOWHERE and shred the poor marine.

When the dying avatar's shrieks finally subside, GeneralAdmission detaches himself from the ceiling lamp in his room, promptly uninstalls the demo, and then lies awake for another hour waiting for the adrenaline and shakes to wear off.

THE END.

Yes, I remember something similar with AvP. AvP2 wasn't as bad - aside from the fact that the Predator campaign was awesome in AvP2...

Alma in FEAR made me freak out more than a couple of times. Oddly, she made me freak more when she just didn't do anything than when she actively tried to harm me.

I usually look for multiplayer games first. If I can play it with my friends online and it is decent, I will usually buy it. This is impacted by by group of friends though. If 1 person gets a game, all of us usually do.

But I vote for FPS games, they usually are mindless enough for me to enjoy after work.

Coop is the number one thing that I look for. If I can play with my friend the game is INSTANTLY 2-3x more enjoyable.

If it has an epic, intriguing story, I'm in. Don't care about linearity, HL or Fallout, I'm good to go. I also really like twitch shooters like UT. Someone just mentioned co-op too; I played WoW for much too long and still play stuff like D2 to this day.

i prefer linear games. they usually have a more lasting cinematic feel for me. Most non linear games tend to have repetitive missions: "Kill this guy then come home...good....now kill this guy and come home." I'm mainly thinking about farcry 2 and fallout 3.

I love how in Call of Duty and Half life it feels like i'm in a movie. the developers can easily make things play out in a creative way. I usually find them to have better pacing too. I fear i might stand alone in this point of view.

i also really get a kick out of real time strategy. the only RTS game that has a story that lures me in is Command and Conquer games. I just like my eagle warriors and stealth tanks ect. :)

and don't forget arcade games. I like anything that's easy to pick up and play and doesn't demand all your time. It's nice to have games to play for 5 minutes, and i really enjoy alot of them.