"I might play/like this game if hype/fanboyism didn't ruin it..."

Originally Posted by OneHungryHippo

I find the people who despise FFVII and its fans to be even more annoying.

I find that to be the case with a lot of fandoms. While exceptions exist (which is pretty much my Internet motto by this point) I get more annoyed at people who complain about fandoms than the fandoms themselves. But I suppose being on the inside looking out will do that; two sides of the fence and whatnot. I've been lucky enough though that the groups I'm in don't seem to force the games on others, but it does annoy me when trolls come into the forums or boards just to start talking about how much the game sucks.

Having a different opinion is one thing, but there's a big difference between that and acting like a troll. I like respectful, perferable minimum-bias discussions. Not "This creator is bad and should die in a car crash because the series sucks".

I don't mind too much of the people that hate the fans of any game, it's just when they go overboard, saying things like the creators who made this should die, and all the girly gay fans who play it

Believe me, there are people like that, it's those people that annoy the hell out of me. I also understand why people hate the fans. I am a huge fan of FF, as many know, but when I'm on ZU, I try not to speak of the series, because I know people here hate the series for whatever reason.

I have no ideawhere I'm going with this, don't let the fans/hype let you not get the game, it just seems silly to me.

Originally Posted by Cow

Honestly, I find the whole idea of disliking something just because you dislike a certain group of people that likes it kinda silly.

I may facepalm a lot at the general attitude of certain fanbases every now and then, but I can't let that mess up with my personal experience with the game.

It's hard for me to enjoy something when I'm constantly reminded of BS.

For example, every time I turn on Sonic 4 Episode I, I'm always reminded of the time I started a thread here on ZU out of hopes to have exciting discussions regarding the game itself, levels, tips, etc. Instead, it was met with people coming in and ♥♥♥♥♥ing. Mostly about things I didn't find a problem with. How it's not as good as Sonic 3 and Knuckles, etc.

Sometimes, I really miss the old days where I could enjoy a game and happily discuss it with others, rather than ♥♥♥♥♥ing about percieved negatives.

And so instead of blissfully enjoying a game I really liked, I'm constantly reminded of the negative opinions of others. No, I shouldn't let it bother me, but that's easier said than done.

Originally Posted by Cow

Honestly, I find the whole idea of disliking something just because you dislike a certain group of people that likes it kinda silly.

I may facepalm a lot at the general attitude of certain fanbases every now and then, but I can't let that mess up with my personal experience with the game.

Basically what I was going to say.

Both of those things are always gonna be in the industry, so if you let those get to you and make you NOT enjoy a good game, that's your own damn fault.

It's like listening to IGN when it comes to reviewing games. It's just stupid.

Originally Posted by Frista

I swear, Kingdom Hearts is almost like a wannabe animé in a sense. It even has its own manga. Like, really?

Several franchises have manga adaptations including Zelda and Pokemon. Why is that a problem?

As for the topic at hand, I can totally see why people do this. I've been guilty of it with films (I loved Nightmare Before Christmas as a child, but Jesus Christ it's fan base it had while I was in high school was just awful). I'm better about it now and don't let myself associate dumb ♥♥♥♥ with entertainment I'm interested in.

Oh definitely. I've felt this about plenty of hyped games, like Mass Effect. I'm currently trying to get into the game, but it's annoying when your reason for playing it is mostly the opinions of others. Well it's not entirely the reason ofc but the hype can push you in that direction. It's much more satisfying to form your own view of the game, which is why I prefer to stay clear of reviews.
Expectations like that can just ruin the experience.

And I would have to agree about Final Fantasy, never liked it but then again I don't like turn-based RPGs at all so that's more of it not being my taste than it actually being generally overrated.

For a break from all the RPGs getting ruined, I'm gonna suggest COD.

The violence is good- everybody needs a violent game. The storyline is adequate, and occasionally brilliant (No Russian FTW). The lack of change between games is tolerable, just as it is with pokemon.

However, every, and I mean EVERY single online match is populated almost entirely by screaming ten year old children. It ruins the whole concept of online play.

Then there are the other fans, the ones who believe that NO GAEM COOD BEET CALL OF DOOTY EVAR!!!1!1one!!! The ones who it is embarrassing to be associated with.

Seriously, you want a realistic modern FPS? Play battlefield. The fan base is so much more mature, and everybody takes the matches just seriously enough.

Speaking of FPS games, Halo is another one for me that the fan base has almost ruined it for me. Halo 2 was such a great game to me, but the games after that kind of got stale. But my friends take it way out of proportions.

Originally Posted by leftyrock91

Speaking of FPS games, Halo is another one for me that the fan base has almost ruined it for me. Halo 2 was such a great game to me, but the games after that kind of got stale. But my friends take it way out of proportions.

Really? My experiences with the halo fanbase have been reasonable to good, although I hated all the hype about the awful anniversary edition. Which is to say that I hated that there was hype at all. God, how I hate that game...

Originally Posted by Mister Blak

Really? My experiences with the halo fanbase have been reasonable to good, although I hated all the hype about the awful anniversary edition. Which is to say that I hated that there was hype at all. God, how I hate that game...

It's not really the entire fanbase in general, its just a lot of my friends. They always boast about how much **** talk they can do on Halo. Now don't get me wrong, I love the Halo story line. I'm kind of excited to see how Halo 4 turns out.

Halo has a fanbase? I thought it was just a bunch of people who like, played Halo and that was the end of it. lol. Im serious. I had no idea that series had this huge frothing fanbase. I like, never see em.

I don't think there has been a game I've actually decided not to play because of the rabid fanbase, but there have been close calls. Final Fantasy VII and Touhou were games I eventually played and enjoyed, but I was thoroughly unimpressed by the fanbase. Some other games with rabid fanbases probably would've also turned me off had I paid any attention to them. ^_^;

I'm sure games like World of Warcraft also have rabid fanbases, but that's different because I've always abhored MMORPGs to begin with. XD

Nope, I play games if they look good.

If I cared about fan hype, I would dispise Call of Duty. I like Call of Duty quite a bit.

I mainly don't pay attention to the hype. I'll look into a game if it looks somewhat good, if I like it, I'll buy it, if not, I wont. On multiplayer games, I turn off my mic. I now suffer from no fandom ♥♥♥♥storms.

I do doubt that I will play any Kingdom Hearts games though. They look to stupid for my taste. Disney meats Final Fantasy? Now THAT is a recipe for disaster.

Originally Posted by Red Shadows

I do doubt that I will play any Kingdom Hearts games though. They look to stupid for my taste. Disney meats Final Fantasy? Now THAT is a recipe for disaster.

I know some people might hunt me down in my sleep for saying this, but I think the combination of Disney and Squaresoft works rather well.

Originally Posted by Red Shadows

I do doubt that I will play any Kingdom Hearts games though. They look to stupid for my taste. Disney meats Final Fantasy? Now THAT is a recipe for disaster.

Amusingly, that was my first reaction to the series, too =P Now it's one of my favourites.


Can't even trust your own first impression, sometimes. I mean, obviously you can't go and play EVERY game to get an accurate opinion on them, but I try to not talk about games I haven't played, even if they look terrible from the trailer or concept.

Sometimes they may surprise you.

Originally Posted by OneHungryHippo

I know some people might hunt me down in my sleep for saying this, but I think the combination of Disney and Squaresoft works rather well.

My loathing for KH has nothing to do with the fact Disney is involved. lol! Its the fact theres a bit too much Square up in that shizz that bugs me. It gets all melodramatic and a bit angsty, when i wanted fun RPG adventure with Disney characters and a kid with Shonen hair! I DIDNT WANT A SOAP OPERA!

Originally Posted by Florinasaur

My loathing for KH has nothing to do with the fact Disney is involved. lol! Its the fact theres a bit too much Square up in that shizz that bugs me. It gets all melodramatic and a bit angsty, when i wanted fun RPG adventure with Disney characters and a kid with Shonen hair! I DIDNT WANT A SOAP OPERA!

The parts of the game I have played haven't really involved Final Fantasy. I haven't gotten very fair into the game. It is mostly due to my problem with the battle system being a bit repetitive.

Mass Effect is slowly falling into one of these categories.

I mean, I still love the poop out of it, and always will, but the extend some fans have gone to through their obsession has got me quite concerned, to the point where I don't feel comfortable Googling or Tumblr searching anything related to Mass Effect. I love discussing what I thought about certain aspects of the plot and how awesome some characters are, but yeah.

I think I'm just going to enjoy it silently.

Originally Posted by Florinasaur

My loathing for KH has nothing to do with the fact Disney is involved. lol! Its the fact theres a bit too much Square up in that shizz that bugs me. It gets all melodramatic and a bit angsty, when i wanted fun RPG adventure with Disney characters and a kid with Shonen hair! I DIDNT WANT A SOAP OPERA!

The first KH game isn't really guilty of that.

Not really fanboyism per say, but an annoying classmate pretty much spoiled every joke there is in Portal for me. I will never again laugh at the cake being a lie again.