Genres you didn't enjoy, but can understand why others do.

Another thread made me think about this notion.  Please give reasons and not just blatant flame bait  "I hate super franchises x/y/z and don't know why anyone would!" type of shit.
 
"Character Action Games"  *God of War 3/Bayonetta/Devil May Cry series/Ninja Gaiden*
 

Simulation racing is probably the only genre i outright don't like, but fully understand how a series like GT is good and loved.

JRPGs, not so much the gameplay as the story, some people love japenese madness but frankly i don't and find it more annoying then charming

3D platformers.
RTS. 
Driving games. 
Sports games. 
 
Really... all genres I dislike. There isn't a genre I simply can't understand why people would like.

Racing games, and sports games.
Blehh.

I will not say "Racing and Sport" because not only do I not enjoy them, I also CANNOT understand how anyone does. 

I'm not into the whole racing/sports genre. Unless its gimmicked up like kart racing with weapons, I love me some Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing! Also not a fan of minigame collections or party games.

Sports games. They're sooooo boring and I honestly can't see what's so damn entertaining about damn stats. 

Games I don't like are the ones that give me a headache during play.  I can understand
why some people can enjoy those because they don't get headaches from it. :)

Fighting games for me. There's a huge following of fans for games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, but I could never get into them. It's not that I couldn't get good at them if I tried, it's just that I don't want to. I can understand why people like them tho, especially since playing against friends and against other people online is probably pretty fierce competition.

I never understood the appeal of games like Myst.  Sure the graphics were the sheite back then but I could never get into those type games and I play almost every genre.   But if I learned one thing in my time here it is that everyone is very very different.  Also I never was into treasure hunting games.  It is all me.  I feel to much pressure to find everything but I haven't the patience so I usually walk away.  

1. Games that Pretend to be Movies (All games) 
2. Simulated Sports Games

Fighting games, though... I don't know. I have a love/hate thing for the genre.

" JRPGs, not so much the gameplay as the story, some people love japenese madness but frankly i don't and find it more annoying then charming "

I'm biased against the sandbox genre, mostly because I feel it provides excuses for small developers to make sloppy assets with loose structuring.  There are some expert examples, to be sure, but I could never distance myself from this. 

I'm not biased against any genre really. If the game is made well, regardless of the genre, I will enjoy it 9/10 times.  
 
FrogSox

Non kart/crazy wrecking shit racing. Hell, I loved Burnout for a while then the terrible rubber-banding involve and the terribleness of me kind of killed the fun. I suck at fighting games, so those. 
 
But I love sports games. That's probably because I like actual sports though, so I do get excited by RBIs and what my WHIP is.

FPS and wii games... Well, the first, I find the lack of inventiveness unappealing.  You have a gun, you see it from a "first person" perspective and you shoot stuff.  Not entertaining enough for me.  I enjoy story driven games a LOT.  I also LOVE me some street fighter!!  DUH!  lol.  Wii games...well, most of them are, as we know, minigame collections.  And I don't fly that way.  I need something that stimulates my brain, and "point at the screen and press the A button" doesn't cut it.  Also enjoyed the hell out of Oblivion and Fallout 3...

Sports and fighting games. I'm also not a huge fan of JRPGs, but I haven't had much experience with them.

It's almost as if you want me to kill you. For my entry, I'll say Secret of Monkey Island, as it's the only one I can think of currently.

Racing games, all of them from super realistic Forza to Mario Kart. 
 
I've enjoyed plenty of them in my time gaming but I've never felt that spark I know fans get when they play. For example I bought Mario Kart DS because all my friends were and online racing sounded cool. However, I played it for a while and while I was entertained I never really felt into it. I know some people really love it though but I have just never felt that connection.

Definitely adventure games. I know that these are enjoying a resurgence of late, but they still seem the same to me. I can never solve the puzzles, and when I finally consult a strategy guide I'm baffled at how I was expected to think of that. Although I was able to get through Myst and Riven (though not without help)--they seem more like puzzle games than adventure games.  I can see the appeal, though. I bet solving those puzzles makes you feel like a genius. I wouldn't know, I've never been able to; maybe I shouldn't have bought the telltale pack during steam holiday sale...
 
I would say CAGs but I can't wrap my head around what people enjoy about them.
 
Fighting games, for sure. I've tried to get into them (I got pretty good at playing Milla in Guilty Gear), but my heart ain't in it. I'd like to be able to enjoy them.
 
Most other genres I'm able to wring enjoyment out of on a semi-regular basis. Though my love of driving games occurs in two year cycles. I still have a G25 left over from the last one.

Post-Rock. I mean, how does something succeed rock? And fighting games.

First person shooters. I guess to some people like competitive multiplayer and stuff, but really it's shooting all day to me. I find winning a match in a shooting game not nearly as satisfying as beating someone in say... Street Fighter IV, which most of the people in this thread seem to dislike.
 
And Sports games. I don't have to explain this.

Sports games, Driving games, Fighting games, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, FPS games, and the MGS series.

MMORPGs 
cast fireball... cast fireball... drink potion... cast fireball... swing sword... swing sword... drink potion ... cast fireball........ not for me

I'm going with MMORPGs as well.  I sort of get that there is a social aspect to playing these games, but I can't ever get past the fact that most of them end up being grindfests.. or at least, the ones I've played.   
 
Also, sports games.  

I just can't get into fighting games, especially 2D plane fighting games like the Street Fighter series and Capcom Vs. games. I understand how it can be fun, but I just can't get a hold of the controls and memorization that some players can invest into. I want to get into them but it's really the only genre than I am actually not good at in general.

FPS

IDK, I can enjoy a quality game of any genre. 

" 3D platformers.RTS. Driving games. Sports games.  Really... all genres I dislike. There isn't a genre I simply can't understand why people would like. "

Fighting Games:
I realize that well-made fighting games involve a lot of skill, and I imagine that that's why so many people like them, but I cannot become immersed in a fighting game, which is crucial to my enjoyment of games.
 
Real-Time Strategy Games:
 The constant clicking and micromanaging drives me crazy.  I feel overwhelmed trying to keep up with everything.  I understand the appeal of controlling an entire organization, but I like mine to be turn-based.
 
JRPGs:
The general Japanese insanity of this genre doesn't appeal to me whatsoever.  Those that love that whole culture will obviously be drawn to it.  It makes sense.  The only one I've ever liked is Chrono Trigger.
 
Racing Sims:
  I'm not a car fanatic.  Racing a car around a track at high speeds is monotonous to me, and the car tweaking between races bores me.  I totally understand why car enthusiasts like this sort of thing. 

Sport and rts games. I don't understand it that well.

" MMORPGs cast fireball... cast fireball... drink potion... cast fireball... swing sword... swing sword... drink potion ... cast fireball........ not for me "

i find it funny people answering with "I hate this genre and I can't understand how anyone could like it" when its the exact OPPOSITE of what the TC asked >_>

 
Going to say first person shooters.. I'm no good at them, but I see the following, games like Halo and MW has never been my cup of tea, I'll play, I won't be good at them, but I'd play a campaign to completion but i'd be done with it just like that.
 
Also, Racing games..ugh.. especially the ones with the whole pimp out your ride and race people.. i guess I just don't get it.
 
Sports games as well, everything else I don't mind though.

the mini game games.. like carnival games etc. i see why someone would play it for like 10 mins but...... its nothing i would go back to.. 
some racing games. gt5, pure, motorstorm, modnation, mariokart, burnout, and split second. i understand but like... idk every other "sim" racer besides gt5 i just cant play.. 
fighters. blaz blue is alright. heck soul caliber i dont like either. for some reason the only fighters i like to play is: tekken 6 and ssb
last 2 maybe cause im just picky with that genre but w/e...

Japanese rape games.... :P

There are few genres I do not like, and even those I would say I do not like I have still played several games in them that I enjoyed. I guess the top two I would have to say I dislike the most are Sports and Tactics RPG, actually those are the only two. But I have enjoyed my fair share of NHL and Links/Tiger Woods games, and Final Fantasy Tactics is a favorite too.

Simulation racing games. I can see why someone would like a game like, say, GT5 Prologue (the graphics are great and it probably does really feel like actual racing), but damn do I feel clunky playing those games.

RTS games hold no interest to me, but I understand why others like them.
 
Fighting games hold a ton of interest for me, but I understand that I will never be able to dedicate myself to it enough to be even moderately good.
 
Five years ago I was tired of World War II shooters.  Now I'm tired of modern military shooters.  I don't mind shooting, I just don't want to be an army mans anymore.

" and Final Fantasy Tactics is a favorite too. "

RTS

Pretty much all fighting games, mostly because i suck at them.

I cant stand Open world games there just to big and the missions and side quests  get so repetitive and mundane so  fast  that it kills  the experience for me, but i see the appeal for others  

3D platformers. I want to love them, but It just always seems like they have one too many 'Ds.

I like almost all genres but I've never really liked super-realistic simulators, I find them very hard and even if I did master them I wouldn't find them enjoyable enough for all the practice to have been worth it. I also don't like most sports games but I'm not into sports anyway.