On the current topic for the last few pages, I'd like to add to it.
My old bestie, whom I've known for the last 6 almost 7 years, often tried to get me into alot of games she has, some I honestly had no clear interest in whatsoever. She had a tendency to sit there for hours and play games while I watched (which I don't mind doing) but she would constantly talk about how cool of a game it was, trying to grab for straws in it to relate to the things I like, etc etc. She honestly annoyed me so much with it that she turned me off from alot of them, namely
Dark Cloud,
Disgaea 2,
Fable 2, and others. I was actually a little interested in
Star Ocean: 'Til the End of Time but, like I said, she messed it up because she was trying too hard to get me interested in it. And when it was a game I clearly had no interest in, I would tell her I didn't, but she'd keep trying to get me into it and such.
I know some of you guys prolly think I shouldn't let this affect my opinion on said games, but srsly, she really annoyed me horribly over it. She was basically trying to push them on me and such. I don't hate aforementioned games, just killed any interest I had in them tho I may go back to them someday. (And to add, I did have alot of initial drama with her when we first became friends, that included as well as other things. She was very self-centered when we first met, but that's a long story.) Anyway, this prolly goes along the lines of ending up with a negative reaction. The few I did like that she actually showed me (tho it was moreso because it caught my attention faster than she ranted about it) were Kingdom Hearts and Xenosaga III.
Another, but positive example is my boyfriend, Jesse. See, I initially was not interested in FFVIII at least not for a while, but Jesse eventually explained the story a little bit and such and I watched him play it at his house and he started to get me into it. (FFVIII is his favorite FF more or less, tho he loves most of the other FFs as well). Eventually I do look forward to playing FFVIII because of it and he also was the one who got me into Supernatural as well
. I think the reason he didn't turn me away like my old bestie did was because he didn't bombard me with it and rant about it constantly. He sorta, edged me in at a slower pace, I guess you could say xD.
But, those are 2 different confrontations I had with garnering interest in games (and movies to a degree). I myself would say that outside forces do sometimes have an influence on things, but it doesn't always have to be permanently ruined. For some it may be, but for others, it isn't. I believe it also depends on how a person tries to get you interested in whatever game/movie/book/etc they like too, considering that people are different and certain ways can rub some the wrong way, like my bestie did by trying to bombard me with it. As well, stated by Omega, it also can work in the opposite direction. In the end, it's possible I may go and try them again one day, but for now, no.
As for fandoms, I normally don't let fandoms ruin something for me, tho some things certain fandoms do tend to annoy me quite a bit (like the twitards who want to bombard people with their
opinion that they believe Twilight is a "literary masterpiece" when it isn't
). Yes, I do enjoy Twilight, but
only for the romance story, not falling all over how hot the vampires and werewolves are and such. Plus, I make fun of it a lot too so I'm only a casual fan
. Anyway, fandoms can annoy me, depending on certain things, but I do agree it's also part of the fun of liking something too. So that's my input.
~ Raz
