It's time for the semi-provocative listblog thing!

I start off with the "other" black sheep of the Zelda series after Zelda 2. However, unlike that game there is a group of people on "the internet" who think it's great. I think otherwise. I found MM to be a frustrating title that focused on sidequests at the expense of what makes Zelda games good, namely the dungeons.

No. I don't think games are art. No. I don't like escort missions. Consider Shadow of the Colossus to also fit in here.

I think this falls under the "I had to be there" category. I personally find MvC2 (and all versus games) to be totally impenetrable for a person like me, who only has a decent grasp of how to play regular fighting games. Thus, mechanics like Air Combos, tag teaming, and CURLY MUSTACHES will forever be beyond my reach.

Maybe my problem is that I don't hate myself enough (and believe me, I experience constant self-loathing), but the concept of a brutally hard RPG that punishes you for doing poorly and practically forces the use of a guide to avoid total frustration doesn't really click with me. For the record, I still haven't played Demon's Souls so maybe that will change my mind. It sounds cool enough.

If this list had an order, this would be #1. Morrowind continues to be the bane of my existence, not only because I have tried multiple, multiple, multiple times to get into it with no success, but also because it is revered across the interwebs by certain people who enjoy telling me that I am missing out and how Morrowind is way better than Oblivion (which was watered down for the plebeians). I don't think walking at a snail's pace with no fast travel, no guidance, and no real understanding of what I am supposed to do sounds good in any respect. But what do I know? Apparently this is the greatest game ever made.

For the record, I think this game is ok, but to say that it deserves a spot as one of the medium's all time greats is hard for me to understand. Once again, I probably had to be there when it happened.

I know jumping on the FFVII hate bandwagon is kind of douchey, but hear me out: being that I was a Nintendo Bitch right up until the Wii made me decide otherwise, I never played this game when it came out. Thus, the wonky translation and the dated mechanics have yet to convince me of this game's majesty. Ironically I think the SNES games are far more awesome than this one.

Also: Gran Turismo series. Why would I want to play a driving game where I have to use the brake for more than drifting? I don't like driving in real life, so why would I want to emulate that in my video games?

Believe it or not, there are people who will actually defend this game. After the first one singlehandedly sold me on the RPG genre, this one was a massive bummer. Admittedly I'm grasping here, but there are people who like this game. Whoever they are, they have bad taste.

Sure, I like Civ games in concept, but in execution I find them to be rather dull and sluggishly paced. Sorry. I like my gratification in more than 3 hour increments.