[Yuripaw]

Are there any games that you guys enjoy playing, that you normally wouldn't enjoy? A particular title from a series/genre that you normally don't like but you have a soft spot for?

Here's a couple titles I can think of games from series that could care less about, but I enjoyed these particular titles:

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja - Xbox 360- I watched the Naruto show briefly and could not really get into it at all. It probably helps that I like some anime, but Naruto was a series that just dragged on like DBZ, and while I liked DBZ when I watched it, I just can't stand sitting through that much filler again. Which makes it odd that I actually had fun playing Naruto Rise of a Ninja on the xbox 360. It's not the best game out there, and I doubt many Naruto fans consider it one of the better in the games. I think because it was one of the first anime games on the this generation of consoles, and it didn't completely suck really helped. The open world, and sidequests gave me a lot of stuff to do at a time I was really looking for more things to play on my xbox 360.

Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance - PS2/Xbox/GC- I really am not a D&D person at all, and when it comes to fantasy games, I'm really selective. I never played the PC Baldur's Gate, I don't even like Lord of the Rings to speak of. I can't even bring myself to play more of Dragon Age. I tend to stick more to Japanese fantasy than western fantasy. This game was still awesome though. I played it again recently, and was surprised to see how well it holds up. There are little things about the look of the game that make me really wish there was a downloadable HD version of this game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Xbox 360/PS3/PC - I'm not a call of duty fan at all really. The MW series has gotten so out of hand with the crap you can do in the multiplayer. There just seems to be never ending explosions, and always some asshole sniping you...but if I had to play any game in the series, I would still go back to Black Ops. Treyarch really know how to make good maps in their multiplayer, but besides that, this was the first game in the series that kept me interested long enough to actually beat the campaign. It wasn't oscar worthy material or anything, but it was a lot more fun and well done than anything in the MW games I think. The MP is more balanced, and I still get a kick out of zombies. I really liked the george romero map they put out with the other celebrities too. It was dumb, but in a good way.

That's all I can think of at the moment. What games you guys got?

[Arklite]

Wouldn't say I dislike it, but I've never had a huge interest in Metroid.

Picked up Metroid Prime one day out of curiosity and it was awesome, certain aspects reminded me a lot of the original Unreal.
Haven't touched the rest of them, though.

[sp3000]

Metroid Fusion.

Haven't bothered with the others.

[Yuripaw]

Funny how you guys both mention Metroid games, heh. I don't actively dislike the Metroid games, but I have rarely actually completed any of them. Still have never beat Super Metroid.

[outunderthestars]

Zelda: link to Past. Not a fan of any of the other games in that series.

[Guevara]

Resident Evil 4!

[SalsaShark]

The game is fantastic and probably my pick for most underrated gem this gen. Loved it.

Rest of the series is trash.

[Aeana]

I really liked Halo ODST but didn't have much fun with any of the others.

[ZenaxPure]

Forza 2, I got it for free with my 360 back in the day and had a lot of fun with it. Any other racing game I've ever played I couldn't really stomach. Thought about checking out other Forza games but never really got around to it.

[sixteen-bit]

I enjoyed Pokemon Red and Blue but never really got into the sequels

[Gooster]

Never have I been into the Need for Speed series but I absolutely loved Hot Pursuit 2010.

[Roto13]

The only Resident Evil I like is Resident Evil 5, because I played it co-op. In fact, I never played it single player once.

[Seda]

The only Resident Evil I like is Resident Evil 5, because I played it co-op. In fact, I never played it single player once.

Pretty much this. Loved 5 cause I it was a blast to play with my bro. Couldn't get into RE4. Co-op was the only reason I played RE5 at all.

[Freezie KO]

Metroid Prime Pinball
Pokemon Pinball
Resident Evil 4

And while I would say I like CoD, I'd like to echo the OP in saying that Black Ops is the best and MW3 was absolute garbage.

[AAK]

[Scirrocco]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Barely played 3, didn't play SA, hated 4, skipped all the others add on's, extras, but for some reason rockin it in the 80's scarface style is just awesome.

[Power Stranger]

Real time strategy games...Age of Empires 2

EDIT: Woops I did that wrong....ok

Resident Evil 4 is the only game in the franchise that I liked. And it's in my top 5 favorite games of all time.

[The Grim Heaper]

Tales of Vesperia

I guess I just like the cast the most?

[Byronic Hero]

Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier

Never even heard of the previous Super Robot games before. I know that they are SRPGs and I don't play many of them so I guess its not surprising. I played cause of the bewbz in the screen shots xD

[botty]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Barely played 3, didn't play SA, hated 4, skipped all the others add on's, extras, but for some reason rockin it in the 80's scarface style is just awesome.

I feel the same way, Vice City is the height of the series and I don't know why they don't just make an HD version. I'd buy it.

[KieferCrimson]

Scott Pilgrim vs The World The Game: I don't care about the movie. I dislike Michael Cera. I don't give a shit about Scott Pilgrim and didn't appreciate the annoying attempts of my friends to shove that movie down my throat with "UR A GAMUR U R SUPPASED TO LIEK DIS". Then I played the game with said friends and woah, fucking loved it.

Halo Reach and ODST: Halo is meh to me. But really liked these two, maybe I just dislike Master Chief and I think that it's just a good, but generic FPS, I really enjoyed those.

Splinter Cell Conviction: Never really liked the older Splinter Cells, felt clunky and weird compared to the amount of hours I have spent at MGS, but even if this was "dumbed down for casuals" (oh boy, I fit that description) it was a fun ride while it lasted.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Best GTA. The soundtrack, the story, the 80's. It's just magical.

[Gileadxv]

Jamestown

I got it as part of an Indie bundle, and was extremely surprised by it. I realize most shmup purists don't regard Jamestown to quite fit the category, but I generally don't like anything within the genre. Jamestown, however, was a lot of fun.

[televator]

I like the Mario Galaxy games, and I just somehow don't care about any other Mario platformers. Is that weird?

Wouldn't say I dislike it, but I've never had a huge interest in Metroid. Picked up Metroid Prime one day out of curiosity and it was awesome, certain aspects reminded me a lot of the original Unreal. Haven't touched the rest of them, though.

I consider the trilogy as one game, really. 2 has some flaws, but still remains memorable. 3 just brings it to a whole other level. You shouldn't miss out.

Metroid Fusion. Haven't bothered with the others.

Super. Metroid. You must.

[Night_Trekker]

Does FF count if I liked the earlier games and have no use for the series now?

Never have I been into the Need for Speed series but I absolutely loved Hot Pursuit 2010.

Same here but with the original Hot Pursuit.

[Gattsu25]

Chaos Theory vs. the other Splinter Cells

It seemed to be the least trial and error of the entire lot (until that point. I only played the 1st two games for a few hours before they pissed me off too much. it was also the last SC game I played), plus there were less instances where I got caught and did not realize why.

Oh yeah, it was also pretty fucking awesome. That helped.

Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance - PS2/Xbox/GC- I really am not a D&D person at all, and when it comes to fantasy games, I'm really selective. I never played the PC Baldur's Gate, I don't even like Lord of the Rings to speak of. I can't even bring myself to play more of Dragon Age. I tend to stick more to Japanese fantasy than western fantasy. This game was still awesome though. I played it again recently, and was surprised to see how well it holds up. There are little things about the look of the game that make me really wish there was a downloadable HD version of this game.

As far as recent console releases... Dungeon Siege 3 is somewhat similar

[Akuun]

Legend of Grimrock.

Usually I don't like roguelikes/dungeon crawlers, but I'm really enjoying myself.

[Clairvoyance]

I hate GTA but I like San Andreas.
I hate RPGs in general, but I like Chrono Trigger and the Xeno games.
I hate Need for Speed, but I liked Underground. Hated the second one though.

[AwayFromInfinityx]

The fallout series

I didnt touch any of the games until Fallout 3 came out for the Current consoles. Needless to say i loved F3. I havent gotten to new vegas yet but i will soon.

Are the originals on pc worth playing as well?

[ZZMitch]

None of the other Kirby games really clicked with me, but I enjoyed Kirby's Epic Yarn.

[Jintor]

The game is fantastic and probably my pick for most underrated gem this gen. Loved it. Rest of the series is trash.

Boom. This mole droppin' truth bombs.

[RiderKairuu]

Don't kill me but I was never crazy about Mario games except for Super Mario 64...so many fond memories.

[MigueelDnd]

Metroid Prime 3. I didn't like MP1 and skipped MP2 but MP3 is special. I don't know why, but as long as I'm enjoying it...

Super Monkey Ball 2. I disliked the original, but got 2 as a gift and had a blast with it. I tried 3 but couldn't get into it and the Wii entries were bad.

[Orayn]

Picked up Dead Space for $5 and it's quickly selling me on survival horror in general. Yes, I know it's very much a third person shooter as well, but it's still not normally a genre I've ever liked.

[Serialxp]

Resident evil 4, I dislike survival horror and particulary the cheese bmovie thing from the ps1 resident evil games but RE 4 is a great game.

[flintstryker]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Barely played 3, didn't play SA, hated 4, skipped all the others add on's, extras, but for some reason rockin it in the 80's scarface style is just awesome.

you must be my brother.

[Jintor]

Vice City is best City

[Gattsu25]

Vice City is best City

In this case, states are better than cities

San Andreas >> Vice City

[RevolverFox44]

[Jintor]

In this case, states are better than cities San Andreas >> Vice City

Incorrect

too much nothing

I appreciated las venturas a lot more after actually going to vegas though

[valentine71]

The game is fantastic and probably my pick for most underrated gem this gen. Loved it. Rest of the series is trash.

Did you play the first or the second one?

[Sagitario]

Resident Evil 4 (and just recently 5).

I have always liked the cheesy story and characters, but I am not a fan of survival-horror.

[AlphaDragoon]

Xenosaga Episode II (and yes, I know most people on here dislike that one). It was the only game in the whole series I didn't outright hate/think was an abomination to the Xeno name.

It helped immensely that Ep. II had actual sidequests and optional stuff instead of the linear movie that was the original, and much less Shion. Such a terrible character.

[Shorty]

Did you play the first or the second one?

srsly. driver 1 was amazing.

[SalsaShark]

Did you play the first or the second one?

1 was ok back then, never loved it. By the time 2 came out i tried it and it did nothing for me.

[jonno394]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Barely played 3, didn't play SA, hated 4, skipped all the others add on's, extras, but for some reason rockin it in the 80's scarface style is just awesome.

Agree with both of these. I'd also add Call of Duty World at War to this list. Loved the campaign especially the Russian parts but can't play any of the other current titles (mw 1-3 blops).

[CorvoSol]

Kirby for the NES. It's not that I have anything against the Kirby series, its just that the NES Kirby is the only one I've ever really liked.

[Bombadil]

Empire Earth 2. I played 1 but I loved 2 more, and heard that 3 was complete trash. Rather than redeeming themselves the studio renamed themselves and got rid of all mention of EE3 from their website. I haven't gotten into any other RTS games.

[QMontague]

What about whole genres? I dislike all racing games, but love, love, love

WipeOut

[Dash Kappei]

Splinter Cell Conviction is the only one I really liked for the same exact reasons most SC fans hated it. Could never get into the SC franchise at all, soooo clunky and stiff.

[Metalic]

Tales of Vesperia , Never been a huge fan of the Tales series.