Is there a game you always wanted to play but did not dare? (updated , new ga)

Dark Souls or any game with that kind of camera, I can't play anything because as soon as the camera starts "spinning" i'm completely lost, no sense of orientation at all xD

They are Billions, love the setting but hate that we can't save the game, it's just stupid when developers decide to have that kind of stuff in a game, if someone wants to play without saving or only 1 save good for him, but doing this just stops lots of people to go and play their game.

It WAS Tales of Maj'Eyal, for years. So daunting. I tried several times and never made it more than a few minutes in. One day I powered through it a little longer.

Now with 2k+ hours in and it solidly my fav game of all time, I'm glad I forced it...

Balrum was another one, finally hunkered down and just did it. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment once it clicked. I put hundreds of hours in out of sheer enjoyment, eventually 100%ed it and really wish there was a sequel.

But I'm also currently in the same boat as described with Kenshi, Rimworld and Caves of Qud lol.

I guess that would be Kenshi for me. I like the idea, I like the brutalness about it. But I gave up on the controls part and shortly after refund it.

Any of those franchisees that currently has like a dozen games, I don't know where to start, like Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, a lot of japanese stuff

Skyrim. I feel like if I put a toe in there, I'll be swept up in it for years.
Also, I don't have the time to put in the hours it would need.

I would have to say the Final Fantasy series - the MMO game I played and wasn't a fan of, but looking at some of the games in the series... I'm confident I would like them but due to the sheer size of the stories and complicated backgrounds, I would have to play them in order - and I'm not willing to really invest my time into that when I don't need to for other games.
(According to a benchmark(?) test, I would also need a hardware update, but I've never had a problem with literally any other game I've played so I've got no incentive as I'm not behind the PC curve at all.)

Fighting games in general, specfically tekken. The reason I really wanted to play Tekken was cause of King.
I used to watch wwe a lot as a kid. And honestly in my country, wwe was really popular. Both my dad and I would watch it so much. We used to think Undertaker and Kane were brothers etc. So like seeing King fight using so many wrestling moves is just pure hype for me. In tekken 8, King even does rko, pedigree and he already did powerbomb. I think even a casual wrestling fan would enjoy watching King combos in tekken.
So why I do not dare? Sadly, I have the habit of button mashing a lot. And this is something I do regardless of the game I play. I don't have the precision. And doing the same combo from both left and right side of screen with different level for blocking, along with combos, it's without a doubt beyond my ability. And also I don't really play multiplayer games that much. So it would not be proper experience if I just play story mode vs AI.

big rpg's. I want to get sucked into them, but real life always gets in the way...

For me it's probably vintage RPGs like the old Wizardry and Ultima games. I'd probably like them, but they sorely lacked quality of life features in the 1980s and 1990s.

Console ones, too. I think I played half of the original Phantasy Star.

Half-Life: Alyx. I bought it and everything, I even downloaded the environment and spent more time than any reasonable person would in there, but I don't think I can handle heights and jump scares in VR.

The Yakuza series. I did jump into Yakuza 0 and loved how over the top it is and how much fun I had in the world, but the first boss gave me finger cramps (I did not know that was even a thing). I fought very unskillfully and it took an awfully long time and many many attempts to beat him. I knew I wasn't good at beat em ups, but I did not know it would be this brutal. Now I don't dare to go back. I'm afraid I would fall in love with the game but not be able to advance.

For me, the ultimate "double-edged sword" genre is horror, especially survival horror games. I think gaming is the best form of media for the horror genre because the interactive component makes it scary in a way that it never is in a book or movie, so I'm often reluctant to play such games, like I think to myself, "Do I really want to put myself through this?" On the other hand, when I do decide to go for it anyway, this is also what makes it so exhilarating to play them, because it really is an adrenaline-pumping, simulated/vicarious experience of terror and repeatedly cheating death that is far more intense than any other game genre.

The Final Fantasy series for sure. Even though I know in my head that they're all separate from each other, it still seems like a HUGE mountain to have to climb. And on a similar (ish?) line, the Atelier and Tales Of games. They all look like something I'd enjoy, but they're such imposing and intimidating monsters.

Also, any Soulsborne game. I tried Bloodborne once and spent something like 4 hours trying to get past the first 20 minutes or so. I just don't have the mental acuity at my age to really 'git gud' enough at them to make playing them worthwhile.

Oh, and the big fighting games like Tekken, MK, and SF. I LOVE Tekken 3, SF 2, and MK 11, but I'm just not good enough at any of them to really get into them anymore...

Bump :)

Witcher 3. Too big of a game

I'm a daring soul. What I do find prohibitive though is my gaming schedule and the obligations I place on myself. For example: it's hard to find time to play Cyberpunk 2077 when I recently won Chained Echoes and don't want to let that gather dust, and while I have a couple curator titles I also need to give a fair shake to (which in this moment include Azarine Heart and Umbra Fields). And so Cyberpunk keeps getting pushed back.

Well, what I want but won't play can easily be summed up in 3 groups.

Firstly, as mentioned multiple by multiple people already, are horror games. I'd love to play the entire Resident Evil catalogue for example but then I'd not be able to sleep cause I'll be jumping up at the smallest sound. I already have an over reactive amygdala that perceives nearly everything as a threat, add a horror game/movie into the mix and it just goes into overdrive.

Secondly it would be any game that would require a public multiplayer lobby, especially if it needs VC. The recent fads for example with Among Us a few years back or Lethal Company lately. Both look very enjoyable but they do require a group and fast paced communication where a text chat isn't sufficient. Tried Phasmophobia solo but it became boring very quickly(and no, I don't actually consider this one horror. It has very clearly defined mechanics that make everything but a small number of "possible" jumpscares very predictable and manageable). You could argue you can play those with friends but my social circle is predominantly non gamers and even the few that are have very different tastes from one another.

The third and last category is games with absurd prices/dlc counts. I'm not talking about cosmetic DLC or multiplayer games that depend on sales to keep public servers going(i.e. digital board games like Armello) but primarily single player games that end up x3-4 the price when you include all gameplay affecting DLCs. Some examples would be the Cities Skylines franchise, the Two Point franchise, Civ and wouldn't you know it, Rimworld. I'll still pick those up if there's a good bundle or a deep discount(like Two Point Campus was on a recent Humble Choice, ofc with no dlc) but won't buy them outright like I'd do for most other games.

the kind of game you might like, but you're not sure you'll be able to get into

me everytime there is a visual novel tag

New ga added in the initial post.

I saw very interesting stories, but also ways to approach difficult games, so i'll continue to read and comment on your games :)

I always wanted to play Dragons Lair and Monkeys island, but i was too "young" when it was new and too old now that i can play it IF i had the time, in the end all my game time goes to co-op games or Civilization/Cyberpunk, some day maybe?

Games with 50+ GB size and require SSD

1 hour left before the end of this GA for those who missed it

I never got into the Assassin's Creed games. I know they're good games and I've seen plenty of gameplay but I think it would time sink me to death and I would have to 100% everything so I'd OCD never finish frustration myself.

Also Skyrim just never seemed like something I could get into without modding it which I felt like I would become obsessed with due to the complexity and sheer volume. There was an overwhelm and not any really good guide. I have nothing against the game, but it's definitely something that seemed like a lot of setup.

World of Warcraft. I played from Classic until Cataclysm. I don't dare get hooked into it again.

As an achievement hunter, I think games with too troubling achievements make me not want to play them, because I really want to do everything the game has to offer but I feel like some achievements are too hard and too demanding to enjoy. Games that have like these 'play for 1000 hours ' achievements are just RIDICULOUS. I don't really like games with difficulty achievements either, like 'complete the game on ludicrous difficulty' is just too obnoxious, I play games to have fun not to focus and concentrate too hard to complete them. I believe collectables are fine as long as there aren't hundreds if not thousands of them, they are just a waste of time with no real fun behind them, unless you do something to attain those collectables like a challenge or mission.

I don't know what I am even saying anymore, I just like games. That's it.

Sigh...I miss Marvel Heroes. It was ran by the most incompetent studios to have existed, but I still miss it.