Favourite/Least Favourite Game Genre

[Solitude]

As the topic says, what is your favourite and least favourite game genres... and why?

Favourite
Mine has to be RPGs. Especially ones rich with story and lore. The Bioware ones are probably the best examples of roleplaying games that I enjoy.

Least Favourite
MOBA. I just don't get the appeal. I tried playing Dota 2 and read guides and whatnot but I just could not enjoy it. I even watched games to see the sport aspect of it and it was just boring.

What's yours?

[blaaislaai]

Favorite:
First person shooters:
- Always have been a fan of FPS games as the majority of them have an epic storyline, and graphic detail on the latest ones are usually awesome compared to other genres.

Racing:
- I am a car fan, so any racing game works for me

Least Favorite:

Role playing games:
I find these just boring, just can't play them. Regardless of storyline, or graphics quality.

Indie:
These games are just stupid.

[Pooky]

Favourite: Open world sandbox
Least: Strategy

[Solitude]

Oi guys, I was hoping for at least some justification as to why you like the genres.

[Iam3G]

Favourite
RPG's. I like the fact that you have control over your own destiny, even though the game has a predetermined outcome for you!

Least Favourite
The Sports Genre. I just don't find sports games appealing. Playing with a group of friends for some fun maybe, but for myself no.

[DieGrootHammer]

Favourite
First Person Shooters: giving that this genre is what got me into gaming, with games like Wolfenstein 3D, Deus Ex, Half Life, UT99 and Quake 3. Of late I have gotten very bored with the current crop of FPS games.

Management Games/RTS Games: I am putting these two together, as the debate which one is better cannot be resolved by my inner monologue. I grew up playing and loving games like Pharaoh, Age of Empires, SimCity, Theme Hospital and the C&C series. Ironically, I don't enjoy StarCraft all that much...

Least Favourite
EVERY SINGLE ONLINE ONLY PLATFORM: This will include MMO's, MOBA's or any other game where the whole experienced is based on other people screwing me after every turn

[Pooky]

Favourite: Open world sandbox
Least: Strategy

Oi guys, I was hoping for at least some justification as to why you like the genres.

Open world Sandbox: eg. Minecraft, Black & White, Dungeon Keeper (yes I realise some don't strictly fall into the genre)

Freedom to do whatever you want and CREATE! I love creating stuff and I just feel so free in an open world procedurally generated environment where everything can be moulded to your desire.

Strategy: eg. Turn based, RTS, etc...

I try to enjoy these every so often; the last one I enjoyed was AOEII, but I'm just plain terrible at them.

[StaggerLee]

This is a bit of a difficult topic. I can't say that I have a favourite genre. I like so many: RPG, open world, FPS, puzzle games, strategy... If I had to choose, I think that the most games that I like that fall into one genre are RPGs so I'll go with that:

Favourite:
RPG: Witcher games, old-school crpgs, Kingdoms of Amalur etc. Love those games.

Least favourite:
MOBAs. I don't see the appeal. Repetitive and they invariably have awful communities.

[PsychoFish]

Favourites :

Racing, purely due to the unpredictability of the outcome and the sheer challenge it can present. Specifically games like GRID, Forza, Shift and DIRT.
RPG. Especially ones with a rich backstory and 100s of hours of gameplay. Dungeons & Dragons derivatives like Neverwinter Nights especially. But I also enjoy Fallout and TES.
Turn based strategy. It forces you to think about each and every single move, punishes you for your mistakes while you helplessly watch your units get pounded. Best recent example of this is XCOM Enemy Unknown.

Least Favourites:
Arena Shooters - Quake 3 and the Battlefield series especially. Yes they can be visually pleasing and require twitch reflexes and some thought about approach and weapon choice. However, it gets boring quick and the conversations always end up with either "Learn to shoot n00b" or "You must be cheating"
MOBA - I dont see the point really. Click, click, click, die, respawn, repeat.
Hidden Object games - Find x items hidden in this picture in y seconds, yawn.

[Stunt]

Favourite:

• FPS - Been a fan since Wolf 3D/Blake Stone. It's in my blood!
• RPG - Fallout and TES and the odd Titan Quest Hack'n'Slash.
• TPS - I really enjoy the dynamics of bullet time and character abilities that add to functionality in games like Gears, Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell.
• Strategy - Best enjoyed with friends, C&C and the Total War series have had me addicted for decades!
• Sport - Preferably one-on-one types like boxing, mma, golf. If it's team orientated I prefer NFL (Madden) above all else.

Least Favourite:

• Soccer games.
• Sims.
• Anything where you have to look after something.