favorite gaming genre?

[randomhero00]

*Not* favorite game, but genre. Like horror, fantasy, scifi, western, etc. I personally like as big of a mix as possible. Not sure what to call it, fanfy maybe, hehe. Anyone know if there's a word for it? I like both elements of scifi and fantasy. Like multiple worlds with spaceships but also magic. Then add in some western flare and creepy horror and you've got my perfect setting. Not sure what to call that though...

[The Rose Dragon]

Post-apocalyptic and wuxia. Preferably both at the same time.

Though sci-fi is quickly moving up.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Fantasy, fantasy, and...lemme think, oh yeah FANTASY!!!

[Comet]

I like pretty much anything. Variety is the spice of life.

The one I end up playing the most though, is fantasy. And I mean proper fantasy, not just medieval stuff with pointy ears and silly hats.

[randomhero00]

Post-apocalyptic and wuxia. Preferably both at the same time.

Though sci-fi is quickly moving up.

post apocalyptic wuxia or post apocalyptic anything? Because you can have post apocalyptic fantasy for instance.

[The Rose Dragon]

Post-apocalyptic wuxia. Which is fantasy, but a specific subset of fantasy.

I dislike post-apocalyptic other forms of fantasy, because I keep asking "why haven't these awesome mages fixed everything already?".

[randomhero00]

Post-apocalyptic wuxia. Which is fantasy, but a specific subset of fantasy.

I dislike post-apocalyptic other forms of fantasy, because I keep asking "why haven't these awesome mages fixed everything already?".

I'm not familiar. Explain please?

[Camelot]

*Not* favorite game, but genre. Like horror, fantasy, scifi, western, etc. I personally like as big of a mix as possible. Not sure what to call it, fanfy maybe, hehe. Anyone know if there's a word for it? I like both elements of scifi and fantasy. Like multiple worlds with spaceships but also magic. Then add in some western flare and creepy horror and you've got my perfect setting. Not sure what to call that though...

Star Wars.

I love fantasy the most, but I do enjoy sci-fi a lot too, especially when the two are combined as you described. To me, the best genre is one that allows for anything you want to happen.

[Crossblade]

I haven't tried many, but I like me my Swords and Magic!

I want to try future-ish sci-fi with giant mechs though.

[Valameer]

Fantasy is my favorite. But I'm over-saturated with it, which makes me want to play post-apoc modern or space-western more.

[Psyren]

I like fantasy mixed with technology - the elemental-powered trains/airships, outer space filled with demons, lasers that run on mana, robots that use magic etc. Needless to say I love both Eberron and Warcraft.

[Jjeinn-tae]

I like fantasy mixed with technology - the elemental-powered trains/airships, outer space filled with demons, lasers that run on mana, robots that use magic etc. Needless to say I love both Eberron and Warcraft.

I love this style as well, practically every setting I create has some tinge of technology mixed with magic.

[PopcornMage]

Not sure what to call that though...

Kitchen-sink? Cosmopolitan? Blender? Gumbo?

Personally I like comedy. If things aren't funny from time to time, it's just not quite as fun.

[Scow2]

I like Two-Fisted Tales Adventure. D&D's Eberron and the Savage Worlds game systems are awesome deliveries of what I like.

[Knaight]

I have a slight favoritism towards very low fantasy. That said, while genre varies highly, some motifs manage to see more use than they ever deserve, one of which is industrialization, another the unknown.

[dsmiles]

I enjoy a mixture of Dark Lovecraftian Horror and Steampunk. Call of Cthulhu meets Iron Kingdoms type-of-stuff.

[BobVosh]

SciFI/Western mixes.

Firefly does a good job of showing what I like.

[Dr.Epic]

I like humorous, less-serious campaigns, though it's hard to get people to agree to them.

[dsmiles]

I like humorous, less-serious campaigns, though it's hard to get people to agree to them.

If you live in Va., I'm your man. We did a campaign based off of all the old Christmas specials, and another based off the song "Living Dead Girl." Our group loves comedy.

[Thorcrest]

*Not* favorite game, but genre. Like horror, fantasy, scifi, western, etc. I personally like as big of a mix as possible. Not sure what to call it, fanfy maybe, hehe. Anyone know if there's a word for it? I like both elements of scifi and fantasy. Like multiple worlds with spaceships but also magic. Then add in some western flare and creepy horror and you've got my perfect setting. Not sure what to call that though...

Your favourite type of genre would likely fall as a sub-set of science-fantasy... which is already a pretty ambiguous genre as it is really a combination of two others.

Anyways, I have always had a liking for low fantasy and sci-fi... but I'll pretty much play anything as long as the game isn't just the players stomping every last thing they meet.

[hamlet]

Equally Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Dark, Gritty, and very very Low.

[dsmiles]

*Not* favorite game, but genre. Like horror, fantasy, scifi, western, etc. I personally like as big of a mix as possible. Not sure what to call it, fanfy maybe, hehe. Anyone know if there's a word for it? I like both elements of scifi and fantasy. Like multiple worlds with spaceships but also magic. Then add in some western flare and creepy horror and you've got my perfect setting. Not sure what to call that though...

I know what we could call your genre.
We could call it...
...
...SPELLJAMMER!

[panaikhan]

I love the retro-futuristic settings, like Eberron and (to a lesser extent) Dark Heresy.

[Lhurgyof]

Post-apocalyptic Desert world for the win!

(aka Darksun)

I like games that are serious when they need to be, but zany and laid back from time to time. :)

[pife]

For me, it's all about setting.. (And DM, of course).. My staple is fantasy, preferably of a dark, gritty, horror style (Cthulu, Ravenloft, WFRP), but I also like some Sci-Fi..

And for something that I WANT to play, but have never been able to put together a game for.. Post-Apocalyptic for the win!! Twilight 2000, Gamma World (yeah, I said Gamma World).. I'm THAT old, lol. Rawr!

[bokodasu]

Put me down for Space Western as well. Also Victorian Monsters, Fantasy Superheroes, and high-powered post-apocalyptic wasteland. (I think my philosophy can be summed up as "more explosions, less grit".)

I used to own the original Gamma World, but I never did get anyone to play it with me either. I'm actually thinking of picking up the 4e version, although I don't really have time to learn a new ruleset right now.

[dsmiles]

For me, it's all about setting.. (And DM, of course).. My staple is fantasy, preferably of a dark, gritty, horror style (Cthulu, Ravenloft, WFRP), but I also like some Sci-Fi..

And for something that I WANT to play, but have never been able to put together a game for.. Post-Apocalyptic for the win!! Twilight 2000, Gamma World (yeah, I said Gamma World).. I'm THAT old, lol. Rawr!

Unfortunately WotC is ruining another great TSR title, by updating Gamma World.

[hamlet]

Unfortunately WotC is ruining another great TSR title, by updating Gamma World.

I wouldn't say "ruined" really. Just transformed into something neither your nor I would like.

I still say that WOTC could probably make a significant enough profit if they would open up the AD&D/Gamma World/Etc. rules sets again and allow people to publish under them and even release new printings of the books. They would at the very least generate a lot of good will.

[valadil]

I always come back to fantasy. I don't like it for every single game, but I play fantasy between other genre diversions. It's a good default.

[The Big Dice]

Unfortunately WotC is ruining another great TSR title, by updating Gamma World.

With 4th ed D&D style mechanics?

That's just wrong on so many levels.

Anyway, favourite genres for me are: magical samurai drama. Which is a specific subset of fantasy, but without most of the baggage that comes from a certain legacy system. I like me some Cyberpunk too, preferably with no magic, but I am getting tempted to pick up a copy of Shadowrun just to bait in my players. Superheroes too. Cape or no cape is a very serious question. Science fiction is good. Preferably a little harder than Star Wars or Dark Heresy would allow. But I'd tolerate either of those.