Elaborate on the kinds of games that interest you guys because I feel the majority of you do not share my interests in gaming.

My Warhammer thread was utterly barren of any enthusiam from anyone so no one here cares about Warhammer.

So me making this thread is to learn what interest you guys and to avoid making threads that don't interest you because honestly if I am gonna make gaming related topics, I gotta know what interest you guys.

Odd.

I am not a Warhammer fan and I get A LOT of shit from people in here about that.
I'd think a Warhammer thread would be gangbusters.

I just sited my Warhammer thread as an example of it not generating enough enthusiam and interpreted as not enough people here shares my enthusiam and interest in the product.

So I don't know what games people are interested here other then obvious Witcher games.

Out of the 21 games that show up there, I only see a total of ONE game that isn't part of the 40k franchise. I think Elmofongo is talking about the original Warhammer games, and not the 40k stuff, but I could be wrong.

Yes I am, Warhammer Fantasy. Now cancelled and rebooted as Age of Sigmar :(

Never played any Warhammer games, either computer or tabletop. Since you asked...

Space sims and some sci-fi stuff.

Some RPGs and ARPGs.

Isometric action / explorer games.

FPS, both story-based and plain ol' dumb action.

At least a few TPS / action titles I've enjoyed, such as Rogue Trooper.

RTS, though I haven't played any in quite a while. Related, some builder games / sims.

Currently enjoying Sunless Sea, though I'm not certain how to categorize that one. Rogue-whatever doesn't do it any sort of justice.

In my games, I prefer doing stuff to reading stuff, but a good story will sometimes capture my attention as long as it's packaged in a fun game.

If it helps, I really like Warhammer Fantasy. Shame about it getting blown the fuck up. But Chaosbane sounds... like it's something to wait and see about. I've not heard great things about How to Survive. Also I'm wary of hack and slash games like it, since most are based off Diablo 2 and I actually didn't really like it. I preferred 1's slower, more atmospheric pace.

Anyway, to the point, I play a lot of shooters, action RPGs, and grand strategy. Shooters are mostly classic, lots of Doom and Blood and Duke. A whole lot of Crusader Kings 2. I used to really be into RTS games, but now I prefer TBS and RTT, like X-Com and Myth. For RPGs I tend to prefer being down in it, and generally lone wolfing it, so I like the Bethesda style, though I do like other styles as well.

As for themes, I like horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, generally in that order. I'd also like to see more western (and weird western) and wuxia games.

I like pretty much the entire spectrum of game genres:

rpg, arpg, jrpg, tactical rpg. FPS with RPG elements. Pretty much you name it, I tend to enjoy it.

Oh, and huniepop.

I'd like to think I'd enjoy any good game, but so far I haven't found the good MOBA, the good MMO, or the good Team-based FPS- I guess I really don't care for multiplayer :D. Aside from that, I haven't found the good visual novel, or the good RTS.

I like both warhammer and 40k just fine, but I prefer the latter. I'd like to try out the total war take on warhammer, but I don't have a pc for it at the moment. I briefly tried out mark of chaos years ago but it failed to grab my interest. My preference definitely leans more toward the classic rts setting, like Dawn of War 1 up to Dark Crusade, which imo is one of the finest rts experiences out there.

I like good games, but are not that found of sports or racing games and loath anything with timed based gameplay. however, among my highest rated games are Speedball II and Rollcage, so go figure. never was into warhammer franchise.

I have only played some of the 4k strategy games, but don't know much about the lore etc.
I mostly like isometric RPGs like Baldur's Gate, Pillars of Eternity & co, but also light 'action' games like the Tomb Raider reboot or modern RPGs like The Witcher series.
I also like strategy games, preferably turn based.
What I absolutely loathe are platformers.

Remember posting a thread asking for suggestions on the MobyGames forums back in... *searches* April 2013. Was saying this (edits made now in italics, because otherwise it still applies really well, so works to largely just c/p):

Main trait desired:
- Escapism. This obviously starts with a believable world to explore and be pulled into (preferably large and open, but can make allowances for less if extremely well done). Good story and characters are a huge bonus.

Main trait to avoid:
- Frustration. This starts from a high difficulty, or perhaps even a moderate one when it comes to things that require speed and/or reflexes; not up for a challenge (possible exception, high tactical difficulty for turn-based games, or maybe even real time with pause ones, with all characters/units fully controllable by player and no issues with saving and loading anywhere, may work, even be enjoyable if it plays on my strengths of careful planning and patience). Then continues with permanent choices that can be proven to be clearly wrong much later, when it's neither an issue of seeing immediate results and being able to reload without losing anything else nor one of being able to at least make up for a bad earlier choice when you realize it's wrong in a way that'll negate any further consequences. Then, of course, nasty bugs, required grinding, pixel hunting, uncontrollable companions, generalized respawns (can be fine and even nice if limited to a few particular areas), required reliance on consummable items, too limited inventory... The list could go on, but likely with reduced relevance, though I'm sure I forgot something important...

Preferred genres (in order of preference):
1. Single character RPG. (By far.)
2. TBS with RPG elements. (Of a certain kind; liked HoMM4, really liked King's Bounty: The Legend, didn't like HoMM3 for example. Age of Wonders games were also nice enough.)
3. Party-based RPG where all characters are controlled by player. (Most preferably real time with pause.)
Non-military strategy/managerial games (or those where military doesn't have a major role) may also work. Maybe 4X too, it should if I think about it, but a long time since I last played one and keep edging away from trying another.

Genres to avoid (not counting those I don't see as possibly matching the escapism thing):
- Shooter of any kind you can think of.
- Pure adventure.
- RTS that favors offense / speed / expansionism. (Tactical RTSs focusing on actual troop management that can be won with largely defensive tactics can be ok, though not preferred and I'd need a really good reason to want to try, mainly story and atmosphere. Being more removed from individual troops also helps a lot. Enjoyed Homeworld 2 for example.)
- Platformer.
And likely a fair few others I'm dismissing so completely I'm not even thinking of.

Preferred themes / timelines (in order of preference):
1. Epic fantasy. Typical, dark, religion-inspired, more creative than that, whatever, but great scope, magic's very important, technology is medieval-ish, fantastic creatures, etc. (Again, by far preferred.)
2. Low-fantasy medieval / ancient. (Realistic medieval / ancient may work too, but definitely not preferred.)
3. Distant future, featuring either actual magic or magic-like technology and not requiring a reliance on firearms.

Themes / timelines to avoid:
- Modern, or anything thereabouts.
- Postapocalyptic.
- Anything requiring or at least favoring the use of firearms.
- Horror.
- Cyberpunk and related. (Dystopian can go here too, or if not here then under PA, so usually included either way.)

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As for Warhammer games, never played any. And for any RTSs, wouldn't be interested either.

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