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Do you prefer RPGs or FPS games?

I’m Just curious about, do you prefer RPGs (Role-Playing Games) or FPS (First-Person Shooters)? Personally, I love getting lost in the story and character development of RPGs, but the fast-paced action of FPS games is hard to resist. What about you? Which one do you enjoy more and why? Let’s hear your thoughts!

De_Narm ,

RPGs, specifically turn-based or strategy ones. Action is sometimes fine too. I like stuff with complex battle mechanics and tons of customisation/planning - anything that gets the brain working is fun, really.

I don’t like FPS in general. I’ve only completed Borderlands 2 an Fallout: New Vegas. I don’t like the perspective and the gameplay often feels dull to me. I don’t feel stimulated by them.

DLSantini ,

RPG’s. Specially turn-based. But it was many years now that they started turning those into shooters “with RPG elements.” At least we got some of my favorite series, like Mass Effect, Fallout, Bioshock, etcetera, out of the deal.

Konraddo ,

RPG without only focusing on FPS. I quite don’t like ARPG these days that don’t have a good story but add a lot to combat mechanics.

Dark_Arc ,
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FPS by far … Most of the time I’m uninterested or minimally interested in a game’s story. If I wanted to read a book or watch a movie… That’s what I’d be doing.

If I’m playing a game it’s normally because I want a change or something to do that doesn’t involve being totally idle … and also doesn’t involve a ton of thinking.

Delta_V ,

I like action games, including FPS, with RPG elements.

Borderlands and Diablo - I like that you can just jump in and start blasting without really having to read anything about the setting or characters

Fallout and Cyberpunk 2077 - slower paced and less immediately fun than the previous two, but the action does keep the story interesting

Pure RPGs can be fun as an engineering project - twisting the game’s systems to create unbalanced character builds.

bionicjoey ,

CRPGs like Dragon Age Origins and BG3 are awesome

spleaque ,

What is a CRPG?

Toes ,

RPG and FPS don’t need to be exclusive tags.

For example cyberpunk does a pretty good job marrying the two.

I prefer games with a strong character creator which tend to be RPG games. I’ve been really enjoying Baldur’s Gate 3.

However, games like the sims, left4dead2 and the Borderlands series are pretty fun too.

Banichan ,
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Please tell me how left4dead2 is fun

Nima ,
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fun is classified by having a feeling of enjoyment from playing a video game.

hope this helps.

gaylord_fartmaster ,

gee how could anyone enjoy a fast-paced, challenging action game you can play with your friends? unfathomable

Banichan ,
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There are countless games that do the formula waaaaaay better

deranger ,

countless

Proceeds to list none

gaylord_fartmaster ,

Such as? Especially any examples that predate the original L4D since 2 was mostly just expanding on it.

Deestan ,

Don’t ask people to defend their enjoyment simply because you don’t enjoy the same thing.

Your comment adds nothing but an unpleasant atmosphere. It would have been better to not make it.

Toes ,

So what’s fun about that series has changed overtime.

When I first got l4d1 I was excited to share a spooky experience with friends. I found the atmosphere of the campaigns and characters interaction to be enjoyable.

When l4d2 came out I was a seasoned player and I felt that the level design was worse (but still fun) than the first game except for Hard Rain, that campaign was very challenging. However the addition of melee weapons was huge and the new variety of monsters appreciated.

But what kept me coming back was how much love went into the game over the course of its lifetime. All the l4d1 campaigns and characters got imported, extra campaigns were added. All for free (on PC) to enjoy.

The workshop added infinite replayability as there’s so many custom campaigns and other whacky content to explore.

Also the PvP mode where your team takes turns doing the campaign and playing as the zombies was easily the best way to play the game in my opinion.

So if you didn’t get into the game with a group of friends back when it was the zombie game to play. I could see why you might not think it’s fun or if you didn’t have any friends to play with. It’s not a great single player experience and the AI sucks.

Banichan ,
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I played it with friends, but quickly got bored of the simple mechanics and lack of progression. It’s like a zombie game skin over Half-life 2.

Toes ,

Yeah it’s pretty basic compared to modern games.

At the time ‘world at war’ was the other popular zombie game and it’s also pretty simple by today’s standards.

I like the lack of progression, it’s nice to know everyone starts the same with each game. No special meta build just to enjoy the game.

I think the game back4blood seriously shot themselves in the foot by lacking the co-op verses mode l4d had. It’s the biggest complaint I hear against it, that and the lack of workshop support to make your own campaigns and content.

ampersandrew ,
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quickly got bored of the simple mechanics and lack of progression

I weep for the audience of video games.

Banichan ,
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What? I want my progress to carry over multiple play sessions. Is that so wrong?

Aldo, I’ve been playing video games for 42 years. I need new and complicated mechanics to keep my attention.

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