Game franchises you just don't get?

Call of Duty and Final Fantasy.

I felt the same way about Metal Gear Solid before actually giving it a chance...and came away a convert. MGS is on a whole other level, honestly.

I always 'get' why people like a series.

I don't really like Halo, but I see why people would like it. Its combat has a very unique pace to it, and is entirely skill based, frantic shooting won't bring you victory.

Assassin's Creed- yeah, I don't like it, but it's an interesting open world game with many hooks and a cool story.

Pokemon- for me it's not diverse enough, but I think the presentation and the world are really neat.

Zelda- I find it boring, confusing and shallow, but it has a a fairy-tale feeling to it, and the story/world feel really epic, and often enough it's fun to play.

I don't think there's a franchise I don't "get." Some appeal to my tastes, some do not.

The whole Halo franchise, uninspired, generic, and really not all that competitive compared to real FPS games.

@BeachThunder said:

@DirtyEagles said:

games about sports

go outside and play sports!

games about shooting people

go outside and shoot people!

wow....that is by far one of the dumbest responses I've seen on this website....but it is funny :D

@TwoLines said:

I always 'get' why people like a series.

I don't really like Halo, but I see why people would like it. Its combat has a very unique pace to it, and is entirely skill based, frantic shooting won't bring you victory.

Assassin's Creed- yeah, I don't like it, but it's an interesting open world game with many hooks and a cool story.

Pokemon- for me it's not diverse enough, but I think the presentation and the world are really neat.

Zelda- I find it boring, confusing and shallow, but it has a a fairy-tale feeling to it, and the story/world feel really epic, and often enough it's fun to play.

I don't think there's a franchise I don't "get." Some appeal to my tastes, some do not.

While I might not agree with some of the examples, the general idea sums up my feelings rather well.

Skyrim, I thought it was inferior to oblivion, boring quests, horrific loot, the only thing it had going for it was a sense of place.

This thread is such a downer.

Borderlands.

@Galiant said:

This thread is such a downer.

It played exactly as I thought it would play. Everything is "dull, boring, uninspired and generic".

I have to say for me it's World of Warcraft and anything post Final Fantasy 8.

I suppose this is "Unpoular Opinions Thread II."

OK, I'll bite. In what will likely be the least controversial series to bring up, I'd have to bring up the Tales series. I can't honestly say that it has contributed anything to JRPGs.

zelda.never got it.never will.

@QuistisTrepe said:

I suppose this is "Unpoular Opinions Thread II."

OK, I'll bite. In what will likely be the least controversial series to bring up, I'd have to bring up the Tales series. I can't honestly say that it has contributed anything to JRPGs.

Fans don't take kindly to people changing anything about JRPGs, that's why they're simmering down into obscurity and infamy.

Also I don't get JRPGs, they're the horseshoe crab of gaming, but only because they both stopped evolving 450 million years ago. At least horseshoe crabs continues to be relevant, unlike...

I don't get Gears of War. Unimaginative muscle brained characters.

I don't understand why anyone likes Alan Wake.

People in this thread are listing some of the greatest games I've ever played. They're saying they not only dislike these games, but also don't understand how the games could appeal to anyone at all.

I don't get anything anymore.