What's your favourite genre?
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What's your favourite genre?
Everyone has a particular type of game they enjoy, so what's yours?
I'm a huge fan of shmups, both horizontal and vertical and can play them until the cows come home. In my mind they require the core mechanics for any skilled gamer, it's all about the reactions and skill levels.
I'm a huge fan of shmups, both horizontal and vertical and can play them until the cows come home. In my mind they require the core mechanics for any skilled gamer, it's all about the reactions and skill levels.
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I think I like games that involve mixing genres to some degree.
For example, on my C64, the Last Ninja series which involved fighting and exploration. Or Citadel / Paradroid, which involved blasting things, but also contained an element of strategy.
It would seem that in general, I prefer any game (genre) which requires me to excercise my brain cells to some extent, as opposed to my less than lightning quick reactions...
For example, on my C64, the Last Ninja series which involved fighting and exploration. Or Citadel / Paradroid, which involved blasting things, but also contained an element of strategy.
It would seem that in general, I prefer any game (genre) which requires me to excercise my brain cells to some extent, as opposed to my less than lightning quick reactions...

I really dig arcade-adventures - The sort of multi-screen game where you have to explore and figure out puzzles.
I can also play Shooters in the Gradius/R Type vein till the cows come home...or till my girlfriend moans about wanting to watch telly!
I can also play Shooters in the Gradius/R Type vein till the cows come home...or till my girlfriend moans about wanting to watch telly!

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As long as that doesn't include the atrocious Double Dragon mateSwainy wrote:Decent scrolling beat em ups, not that there are that many. That are decent, that is.

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Manic Miner made me love platformers forever.
Also a lover of arcade adventures (or Aardvarks to the Zzap! crowd
). I don't know why the term went out of favour - I much prefer it to the crappy action RPG tag that stuff gets these days. Stuff like Starquake, Underwurlde, Cadaver etc
Can anyone recommend any decent arcade adventures for the GBA (not RPG's)? Apart from the Zelda and Metroid titles that is.
Also a lover of arcade adventures (or Aardvarks to the Zzap! crowd

Can anyone recommend any decent arcade adventures for the GBA (not RPG's)? Apart from the Zelda and Metroid titles that is.
I've always been in love with turn-based strategy games for some reason. The likes of Shining Force, Fire Emblem, Vandal Hearts, X-Com and so on really do it for me.
They're great because you can choose to take them at a relaxed pace or you can exploit every last tactic to get the most out of a squad. Taking turns is great too so you can enjoy a cup of coffee and a bacon butty in between moves.
They're great because you can choose to take them at a relaxed pace or you can exploit every last tactic to get the most out of a squad. Taking turns is great too so you can enjoy a cup of coffee and a bacon butty in between moves.
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Shmups, vertical and horizontal (though I do have a bias towards horis). I did used to have a tendency to play too many of them and not really improve at any individual game. I had a bit of a clearout and now focus on doing well in a handful of favourites.
Other than that, when the mood takes me I can get thoroughly stuck into a console RPG. As long as there's plenty of character stat micromanagement and an absence of random encounters I'm sorted.
My main gaming time is spent on a bunch of MMORPGs though. EVE Online, FFXI and WoW.
FFXI and WoW will almost certainly be ditched when Phantasy Star Universe makes an appearance, but I'll play EVE for as long as I'm playing games, I think.
Other than that, when the mood takes me I can get thoroughly stuck into a console RPG. As long as there's plenty of character stat micromanagement and an absence of random encounters I'm sorted.
My main gaming time is spent on a bunch of MMORPGs though. EVE Online, FFXI and WoW.
FFXI and WoW will almost certainly be ditched when Phantasy Star Universe makes an appearance, but I'll play EVE for as long as I'm playing games, I think.
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