Games you love from genres you hate

[ShinobiMan]

Recently a co-worker and I were discussing Star Craft and how much fun we had with it back in the day. He went on to talk about other RTS games like Age of Empires and Settlers III. I realized that Starcraft was really the only RTS I ever enjoyed playing, aside from Actraiser, which was a hybrid. The rest of them were never my cup of Nestea. I'm not patient enough to complete them... very nerve-racking having to command a large group of characters. I'm more of a "lone hero against all odds" kinda guy.

Now I'm curious. What games do you love, but hate the genres they spawn from? Tell us the game, the genre, and why you love or hate them.

I love you honey, but I hate your friends.

[XYXZYZ]

Punchout!, Excitebike, Duck Hunt, Blades of Steel, Double Dribble and Rad Racer are games I enjoy though I have zero interest in sports or the sport video game genre.

[jb143]

I can never get into RPG's and generally can't stand the features that make a game an RPG but I love Chrono Trigger.

[mnbren05]

Do not like RPG's but Chrono Trigger and FFVII were exception to this

I typically am bored by racing game but I love Burnout Paradise, Full Auto, Mario Kart

Never cared much for shooters but I like Gradius and R-Type

[MasterJSP]

I hate FPS but I love Left 4 Dead.

[Xian042]

I liked Double Dribble and Tecmo Bowl but I generally hate sports games.

[Smashed Brother]

Hate Sports games, but loved NFL 2K1 (DC) and Tony Hawk 3 (PS2)

Not a fan of RPG's, but I absolutely love Valkyrie Profile (PSX)

[coreys429]

I got caught playing Settlers 3...which I play every few days or so. My friend was like you play RTS? I said what is RTS? I never played any others to realize this. Legend of the Seven Stars from Super Mario RPG. Only RPG I ever finished.

[bangtango]

Hate "game show" games like Jeopardy, Millionaire, etc. but I enjoy playing the Game.com version of Wheel of Fortune (largely because it is portable).

[thom_m]

Legend of the Seven Stars from Super Mario RPG. Only RPG I ever finished.

First game that came to my mind when I read the OP. I really don't have the patience to play RPGs, but this was really fun.

[Flippy8490]

Not a fan of RPG games...at all. But I really do love the Gameboy Poke'mon games.

[TheRealist50]

Are point and click adventures their own genre? if so I'd go with Maniac Mansion and Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle.

[The 1 2 P]

I can't stand rpg's at all.....except the Kotor series. Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic 1 and 2 are two of my favorite games. I love the story, characters, settings and the relevance to the Star Wars mythos while carving out it's own spot(unrelated to the movies) in that galaxy far far away.

[Tupin]

Not a fan of RPGs in the traditional sense, but I like EarthBound, the Mario RPG games, and games that mix RPG elements with another genre.

[thom_m]

Not a fan of RPGs in the traditional sense, but I like EarthBound, the Mario RPG games, and games that mix RPG elements with another genre.

Well, if "mixed" RPGs count, I really like Arcus Odissey (Genesis).

[CosmicMonkey]

I really can't stand turn based RPGs. But Skies of Arcadia is one of the finest video games ever created.

I also used to really enjoy multiplayer on the original Kobe Bryant's NBA on the N64.

[crom]

I can't stand rpg's at all.....except the Kotor series. Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic 1 and 2 are two of my favorite games. I love the story, characters, settings and the relevance to the Star Wars mythos while carving out it's own spot(unrelated to the movies) in that galaxy far far away.

Have to agree here with KOTOR 1 only, (part 2 can go to hell) not a big fan of RPG's any more... actually let me rephrase that... not a big fan of RPG's unless Biosware makes them, (mass effect too)

Recently a co-worker and I were discussing Star Craft and how much fun we had with it back in the day. He went on to talk about other RTS games like Age of Empires and Settlers III. I realized that Starcraft was really the only RTS I ever enjoyed playing, aside from Actraiser, which was a hybrid. The rest of them were never my cup of Nestea. I'm not patient enough to complete them... very nerve-racking having to command a large group of characters. I'm more of a "lone hero against all odds" kinda guy.

loved star craft (star wars galatic battlegrounds was close) but all other RTS's can go to hell too...

[123►Genei-Jin]

I hate music-based games (don't even know how the genre is called) but I love Um Jammer Lammy.

I've never been a fan of J-RPGs (I love American RPGs like all of Black Isle's games) but I really liked the Tales of Destiny games.

Also, if point and click can be considered, then I love the original Sam & Max and Legend of Kirandia.

Survival horror is another genre I could never get into, but I love the hell out of Fatal Frame II.

[scooterb23]

Can't stand RPG style games. Loved Everywhere Road Trip on the PS2. You remember, the CaRPG? I've been jonesing to play it again (well, mainly the car golf mini game), but can't find my copy...

[geneshifter]

I hate sports games but I do like golf games for some reason. The new Tiger Woods game on Wii sounds interesting.