My vote goes too RPG. Those are usually the games with the best stotylines, and i just cant play a game i really dont get understand what im doing

mrcheese:
RPGs. I like to get value for money. Dunno about you guys, but I feel a little cheated when I pay out £3 for a game and finish it 6 hours later. RPGs pretty much guarantee you 30 hours of play at least, with more for optional content.

Yeah, that's part of the reason that I'm for RPG's as well. Normally a good game would keep me interested, but an RPG lasts forever. It's a great way to get the real bang for your 'buck.

Platforming. nostalgia contributes a bit, but remember that some of the most memorable games are platformers.

is it just me, or people are mixing up shooters (gradius, ikaruga, un squadron...) with FPS's (css, halo, etc etc etc)? maybe I'm an idiot, but aren't shooters and fps's considered different things?

anyway shooters (gradius, ikaruga, super r-type) are a close second, followed by rpg's. i used to like fps's a lot more, but it seems that everyone found out they're a gold mine and i just can't be bothered to play all fps's that came out.

This is a pretty hard one for me but I'll have to go purely by the game closest to me. So I'd have to say RPGs seeing as they have the longest life span and (usuall) some interesting game features to arse about with.

I like a game that involves you inside a story. Just doing something because the game says it must be done (Quests in RPGs, killing things in pointless shooters) I don't find all that fun.
Star Wars Battlefront Exempt.

Sidescrolling racing RPGs. But I didn't see a category so I selected Adventure, because it sounded exciting.

A good RPG is without a doubt my favorite genre. There's an emphasis on good, though, as there is a large amount of terrible RPG's out there. To be honest, I haven't played a REALLY good RPG in ages, aside from replaying old ones. Love the genre, hate what's coming out for it these days.

Edit* I'm actually surprised with the poll right now. The escapist community is certainly different than other ones, so I shouldn't have expected shooters to have hundreds of votes, but I did. A highly enlightening poll.

Gotta go with RPGs as well.

2-D shooters. Which ironically, is one of the genre that I play the least. But I love the adrenaline I get with having 300 bullets being shot at you, while you elegantly dodge them all and blast the heck out of that giant ship.

Sports games, though you didn't include them. Thanks for the overseight on a major gaming genre!

I prefere strategy, especially the deeper ones. How did you miss putting Strategy on the poll options list! Shame on you!

I went with adventure. A more accurate answer would some sort of action-adventure with rpg elements and a strong story.

It would be a tie between shooters and rpg's.

hard choice, i love rpgs where i can just immerse myself into the game and have a really enjoyable experience. But, i also love going into a room guns blazing, mowing down anything that crosses my path, friend or foe!

FRAGGING FTW! lol

I personally prefer RPGs... mostly Japanese RPGs only because i have a strange bond with them. I do enjoy a couple Western RPGs such as, Mass Effect and Oblivion (I didn't enjoy Morrow wind too much) but I never found myself enjoying KOTOR or Jade Empire that much. I guess it's just the style. I really enjoy a good storyline and in-depth characters, if a game doesn't include this, I cannot get into it. That is why I'm skeptical on picking up the Japanese import of Record of Agarest War. I played the demo and I already was in love... but then I found out that you play as this guy, but that is only 1/5 of the story; you then pick a wife and it goes into the next generation where you play as his child... this repeats four times in creating 5 main characters which I don't like. All the cool characters I was introduced to are gone before you know it.

And to be more specific, I enjoy Strategy RPGs more than any other RPGs. Disgaea, Final Fantasy Tactics, Front Mission, and I guess Persona; I'm just a strategizer so I enjoy sitting down and calculating the best move. That is why I was not much a fan of Final Fantasy XII compared to previous games, it was a bit too hectic (that is also why I'm skeptical on picking The Last Remnant right away... that game just looks crazy). But that doesn't mean I hate the others as I do enjoy faster paced J-RPGs such as the Tales series and the Star Ocean series.

I also have a fondness for third person action games.(Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Gears of War, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and YES! The Bouncer!)

Well, i dunno precisely, but i would like RPG and platform. And maybe some action... Really, i have to get into other games t osee if i like them, allthough i don't like FPS that much. Sometimes, it feels like i backtrack without realising. That's my argument.

i was tempted to say shooters but then i thaught to the crimaly short single player aspect and at the times when you feel like killing random enemys or just exploring shooters just dont do it my opion is quite split from rpg and shooters

i like FPSGPG's so w00t

Platforming (Ratchet and Clank)
RPGs (golden Sun Series, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem)

Because when i Play those games i actually have fun
and thats all thats important not the score some reviewer gives, not what anyone else thinks

Cause according to everyone FFX was Horrible yet as one of my first RPGs i had tons and tons of fun with it

Onmi:
Cause according to everyone FFX was Horrible yet as one of my first RPGs i had tons and tons of fun with it

you have only begun my young padawan.
(using force face) "you will not play any more JRPG's"

Onmi:
i will not play any more JRPG's

P.S. if you dont know what a force face looks like, its the same as doing a S#%T

Final Fantasy 10 has its problems, like a completely predictable story (apart from the completely meaningless elements), the (possibly) worst score ever made by Uematsu and annoying mini-games. The battle system, however, was pretty awesome and should've been exploited more. Unless you powerlevel you actually have to think when fighting bosses, you can't just hammer them with your most powerful spells constantly.

The complete opposite to that is Final Fantasy 8 which has a pointless combat system and an awesome story ^^