Any type of games or gameplay you don't like because of AS?

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The one type of game I really don't like to play are strategy games. There's just too much to manage, I can't handle it.
Also I dislike RPG's with too much freedom. I prefer Final Fantasy IX kind of RPG's, with a clear and linear story, specific character abilities and weapons, but LOTS of stuff to do on the side if I want to wonder around.

When you can do anything and become anything without some clear intent from the creators (in other words, you create the experience) it can become overwhelming, especially if I have to manage several characters.
Which is why I didn't like FFXII or never got far in Fallout for instance.

Another thing I hate in RPG's are multiple paths in a dungeon, with no clear sign which one is the main one and which one is a sidetrack. I get really anxious about missing a treasure chest by accidentally sealing off a main path due to story progression or something like that.
I really need a proper map with a sign where the story progresses.

Or difficult parts I need to replay that have a countdown, or worse an animation that lasts a few seconds with lines spoken by a character, I have to rewatch over and over and over again with every retry.

Otherwise any time a text pops up and stays on the screen for a while without me being able to get rid of it. I read really fast, afterwards it's just in the way.


It doesn't specifically have to because of AS though.

When those texts pop up they kinda soak up my attention and I find it hard to stay focused on the rest of the game... So in a sense I think it is.

I've never liked sports games, even though I did give them a try. The closest thing to a sports game I enjoyed was California Games, way back on the NES.

I had an interest in a table tennis game for a while. It probably reminded me of the two months I'd spent in a psych hospital. Occasionally, I'd get dragged into a game of table tennis. Didn't care for it much though because some of those patients were really quite good.

I don't care for games where you end up doing a lot of reading or listening. A little bit is fine, like Fallout 3, but some games get over the top with their literary allusions and the game turns into a chore to get through.

My favourite games are first person shooters but I doubt this has anything to do with AS.

Edit: I just thought about something. The fact that I don't waver from the type of games I play is probably an AS trait, the bits about not liking change. I do like the odd driving game, but like FPS, they must be played in first person only.

I stick to mostly the same types of games for familiarity, like jRPGs. I'm a completionist and don't like games that have too many side quests or I get overwhelmed, like FFXII, but I've completed everything in FFIV, VI, and VII. I like being able to devote a lot of time into the same game.

I really like Fallout 3 because I have control over how I play the game (like sneaking vs running in head on) and I can use VATS to slow down the battles. I like games like Sim City and Blockheads too because I can just relax and build up my worlds. I don't like to play stressful games like horror or FPS, or strategy like Starcraft. I like tactical games like Final Fantasy Tactics, though, because the battles are slow--not in real time--and I can spend a lot of time focusing on the details and micromanaging everything.

When there are multiple paths in RPGs I always try to take the 'wrong' path so I can be sure to get all the treasures and complete my map. I don't like missing things. I enjoy the exploration and leveling my characters.

I've never liked traditional sports games hardly at all. Meaning sports like soccer, basketball, football, baseball, etc.

I like cartoonish Nintendo published sports games a lot though especially Mario-themed ones.

I'm not interested in multiplayer. I don't like games where you need other people to get/do things.

I play Runescape but overall it's solo player friendly, not completely though. I get surprised at how many people that say they play for their friends or clan and that get bored and/or lonely without anyone to talk to. I don't play it for people. I play it for the game. I keep my friend list short and mostly play it like it's a single player game except for the rare occasion the game forces me to team up to do something.

I don't like how all those Facebook games encourage you to spam and harass your friends to get stuff. I used to play some but didn't get anywhere near as much as I could because I wouldn't pay real money or harass people for it. I didn't play my Facebook games for over several months and will never play a Facebook game again because when I recently decided to check on them 2 were gone. What if I had spent real money on them? What a waste. One was fishville and I had 7 deep sea anglers (if they hadn't all died from not being fed for so long).

I'm not interested in sports games, fps games, or fighting games.

If there's one video game genre that I really do not like possibly because of my AS it's point-and-click adventures. To me they seem to be just lame puzzle games, and it's like the entire premise of the genre is lost on me. At the same time though, there are a lot of games that I like that apparently makes me different from a lot of you. I love shooters, I love fighting games, I love multiplayer games, I have a lot of fun playing open-ended RPGs and sandbox games, and finally, I like watching sports from time to time and playing sports games.