Are there any words or phrases that will instantly turn you away from a game?

[Machocruz]

Depth of Field
Minimap
"Old school"
Cover system (except if Vanquish)

 

[Cadmus]

Reddit-like titles turn me away from viewing an RPG Codex thread.

 

[Ivan]

procedurally generated levels

only Spelunky has done it right

 

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

'Experience'
'Story-driven'
'Classic fantasy'
'Mature'
'Ludonarrative dissonance'
'Modern take on'
Emotionally engaging'

 

[Jaesun]

Bethesda

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

"Cinematic Experience"

 

[anvi]

Bethesda

I should have put that in the op

 

[deuxhero]

Put me down as another for "procedural generated" (that's a defect, not a feature) and "devuno"

 

[mondblut]

RPGMaker
Dating Sim
Visual Novel
VR
LEGO
MMORPG
Casual
Superhero
Massively Multiplayer
Free to Play
Warhammer 40K
MOBA

Quality list.

Also "anime" and "inclusive"/"diverse cast"/"strong independent woman protagonist"/"progressive".

 

[holla_cabezas_de_mierda]

If I am reading about a game and it says any of these things, I will just close the tab: Streamlined, exploration, story based, survival, early access, alpha, "addicting gameplay", awesome, arcade, stealth, achievements, horror, casual, anime, walking simulator, Blizzard, or EA.

Also usually Zombies but PVZ was an exception.

arcade, anime, casual, beat-em-up, MOBA, MMO, bullet hell,

 

[holla_cabezas_de_mierda]

"procedurally generated" and "tough moral choices" are the worst.
"crafting" is up there too, but it's less off-putting because in most games crafting can be safely ignored.

yeah, I fucking hate crafting, worst shit ever carrying around pieces of string and piles of lizard shit hoping to make a recipe. Fucking awful. But I do play games with it because it is so common, I just never engage in it

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

"Old-school appeal for a modern audience"
"Designer: Thomas Beekers"
"Multiplatform release, but with no design compromises"
"Customise your hero with an immersive range of hairstyles"
"Now on PC"

 

[taxalot]

Award-winning

 

[vonAchdorf]

Quoting Ben Kuchera in the Crypt of the NecroDancer trailer stopped my from buying the game.

 

[skacky]

"It's totally like *year*"

 

[Luka-boy]

"Fun"

 

[nomask7]

I keep an open mind.

Speaking of which, can anyone recommend a great dating sim? Haven't played a dating sim yet. Don't know Japanese.

 

[anvi]

"Customise your hero with an immersive range of hairstyles"

lol

 

[JarlFrank]

Zombies

 

[Freddie]

Time travel
MMO
Diverse cast (or pretty much anything indicating game's focus is on SJW crap)
VR

 

[Gregz]

'Free to Play' (aka Pay 2 Win)

but I still play them because I hate myself...

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

Yeah man. These words:

RPG
Indie
Retro
Pixel-art
90's
Early-Access
Political
Thought-Provoking
Insightful
SinglePlayer
"You’re S.P.E.C.I.A.L!"
Loot
Epic Loot
Gear-Based
Progression
Choices and Consequences
Dialogue Wheel

 

[Blackstaff]

"gripping"

 

[sullynathan]

story driven is codename for bad gameplay

 

[octavius]

Visceral