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I made this quiz for fun, but I think the answers show at least a little bit of your design personality. Questions on the left, my answers follow on the right. I repasted the questions alone at the bottom if you want to copy-paste in order to answer.
Turn-based or Real Time? Turn-based
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Rounds
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Scripted Events
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Sliding Blocks
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Subscription Based
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Iron Sights
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Skill Trees
Console or PC? PC
Coop or Multiplayer? Multiplayer
Block or Dodge? Dodge
Open World or On Rails? Open World
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? Jumping
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? World of Warcraft
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Freedom Force
What famous designer do you wish you were? Warren Spector
What game's world is most interesting to you? Morrowind
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? God Hand
[Use for your answers]
Turn-based or Real Time?
Rounds or Respawn Timers?
Cutscenes or Scripted Events?
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks?
Free To Play or Subscription Based?
Crosshairs or Iron Sights?
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees?
Console or PC?
Coop or Multiplayer?
Block or Dodge?
Open World or On Rails?
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?
What famous designer do you wish you were?
What game's world is most interesting to you?
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?
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Rounds
Scripted Events
Sliding Blocks
Free To Play
Crosshairs
Skill Trees
Console
Coop
Dodge
Open World
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?
Grapple Hook
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?
Oblivion
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?
World of Goo
What famous designer do you wish you were?
I don't really envy anyone
What game's world is most interesting to you?
Braid
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?
No game deserves 13 sequels
Rounds or Respawn Timers? - Neither
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? - Both
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? - Both
Free To Play or Subscription Based? - Neither
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? - Both
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? - Neither
Console or PC? - Both
Coop or Multiplayer? - Both
Block or Dodge? - Both
Open World or On Rails? - Neither
1) What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?
- FUN (fun should always be a feature we strive for)
2) What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?
- Any game that lacks the essential feature listed above
3) What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?
- Sound Voyager for the GBA (because it does not require one)
4) What famous designer do you wish you were?
- D.J. DePree, he believed that "good design isn't just good business, it's a moral obligation" (hint: he's not a game designer)
5) What game's world is most interesting to you?
- ICO; the imagination runs wild in its minimalist design
6) What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?
- Any game that satisfies the requirement in question #1 deserves to have as many sequels made.
Real Time
Rounds or Respawn Timers?
Respawn Timers
Cutscenes or Scripted Events?
Scripted Events
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks?
Sliding Blocks
Free To Play or Subscription Based?
Free to Play
Crosshairs or Iron Sights?
Iron Sights
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees?
Skill Trees
Console or PC?
Console
Coop or Multiplayer?
Coop
Block or Dodge?
Dodge
Open World or On Rails?
On Rails
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?
Movement
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?
Oblivion
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?
Wii Sports Resort
What famous designer do you wish you were?
Shigeru Miyamoto... or maybe Tetsuya Mizuguchi
What game's world is most interesting to you?
Halflife series'
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?
Rez
Respawn Timers.
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Neither.
Sliding Blocks.
Subscription Based.
Reticule.
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Hmm.. Both.
Console.
Coop or Multiplayer? Again, both.
Dodge.
Open World.
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?
Immersion.
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?
There have been many. Most recently Resistance II.
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?
Stargate.
What famous designer do you wish you were?
Jeff Minter.. But seriously.. I am happy being me.
If the question was about anybody. Probably Jim Morrison.
What game's world is most interesting to you?
Black & White (as a concept).
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?
Elite.
Sorry for not sticking to the format.
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Rounds
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Scripted Events
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Sliding Blocks
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Free to Play
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Iron Sights
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Dialogue Trees
Console or PC? Console
Coop or Multiplayer? Both?
Block or Dodge? Both?
Open World or On Rails? On Rails
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? Competition against human players.
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? Final Fantasy VII
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Rock Band 2
What famous designer do you wish you were? Makoto Shibata
What game's world is most interesting to you? Dead or Alive
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? Mirror's Edge
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Rounds.
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Cutscenes.
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Huh?
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Neither.
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Iron Sights.
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Dialog Trees.
Console or PC? Console.
Coop or Multiplayer? Coop.
Block or Dodge? Dodge.
Open World or On Rails? Open World.
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? Free look.
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? Final Fantasy VII.
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Wipeout XL.
What famous designer do you wish you were? Warren Spector.
What game's world is most interesting to you? Crackdown.
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? No One Lives Forever.
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Respawn
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Scripted
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? ...blocks?
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Free To Play
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Iron Sights
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Uh... Skills, I guess.
Console or PC? PC
Coop or Multiplayer? Multiplayer
Block or Dodge? Block
Open World or On Rails? Open World
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?
Customization
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?
Drake's Fortune; predictable gameplay, exploding barrels solve everything, and moments where immersion is ripped away.
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?
Deadspace.
What famous designer do you wish you were?
Shigesato Itoi
What game's world is most interesting to you?
EVE Online
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?
Professor Layton. Please?!
Turn-based or Real Time? -real time
Rounds or Respawn Timers? -rounds
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? -scripted events
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? -floor tiles
Free To Play or Subscription Based? free to play
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? iron sights
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? skill trees
Console or PC? PC
Coop or Multiplayer? Coop
Block or Dodge? block
Open World or On Rails? open world
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? looking... like up, down, left and right.
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? dx2 it felt like a port
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? hl2, but only with fast weapon switch.(if it takes more than 15 seconds for me to get the the point where the gaem start loading a map I get annoyed)
What famous designer do you wish you were? a younger warren spector (oddly I think warren probably whishes the same thing)
What game's world is most interesting to you? zenoclash
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? pong... dude that would totaly blow your mind if they reinvented pong 12 times.
Turn-based or Real Time? Turn-based
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Rounds
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Cutscenes
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Neither
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Free
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Both
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Dialogue trees
Console or PC? PC
Coop or Multiplayer? Multiplayer
Block or Dodge? Dodge
Open World or On Rails? Open World
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? Discovery / fog of war
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? Sim City 4 - it turned out that I just didn't care any more!
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Doom
What famous designer do you wish you were? Sid Meier
What game's world is most interesting to you? Pirates!
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? GTA (fortunately!)
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Respawn timers
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Scripted events
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Sliding blocks
Free To Play or Subscription Based? The games I play - free. The games I make - subscription based.
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Both
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Skill trees
Console or PC? Both, favoring PC
Coop or Multiplayer? Depends on the game
Block or Dodge? Depends on the game
Open World or On Rails? Open world, maybe a few well-scripted railrides
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? Gravity gun in HL2 / ASHPD in Portal
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? Any with a rootkit DRM
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Metroid Prime
What famous designer do you wish you were? Ken Levine
What game's world is most interesting to you? Wasteland/Fallouts
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? Deus Ex (original)
Turn-based or Real Time? Real Time. Only Strategy Games are Turn Based.
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Respawn. Don't make a player wait to play again.
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Cutscenes. If I want the player to see story they will see story. Don't want them looking the wrong way when plot happens.
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Neither if you an avoid it. When you're doing stuff with blocks or tiles you've run out of ideas.
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Subscription. That way everybody can have everthing. Microtransactions are a mistake I hope we correct. Soon.
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Crosshairs, because they flatten the learning curve a bit.
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Skill Trees, so as to give the player real options.
Console or PC? Console. But that's just me...my PC is crippled with Vista. =C
Coop or Multiplayer? Coop. I find working together to be more fun than fighting.
Block or Dodge? Dodge. Because a true hero doesn't block attacks, he dances out of the way.
Open World or On Rails? Rails. As a Designer I want iron fist control over every second of the experience.
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? I think it has to do with context here. I mean a great feature may not work in all aspects. So, I've got nothing.
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? I'm with Tommy, Deus Ex 2 was so disappointing. It's like they took all the stuff I liked about the first one and let it wither.
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Mirror's Edge. No UI for me thanks.
What famous designer do you wish you were? Tim Schaffer. As far as I'm concerned, he's a Rock Star.
What game's world is most interesting to you? Mass Effect's. Spaceships!
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? 13 Sequels? That would be terrible. I would be happy to see Team Ico do 13+ games though, just not sequels.
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Both
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Both
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Both
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Both
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Depends on
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Skill Trees
Console or PC? PC (But depends...)
Coop or Multiplayer? Both, better Coop but not as we see out there :/
Block or Dodge? Dodge
Open World or On Rails? Both
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? Wall Dodging (UT)
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? Every GTA, Just Cause, God of War (for the puzzles)
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Hm... Metal Gear 3, Desperados, Audio Surf
What famous designer do you wish you were? Bleszinki, Akio, Kojima
What game's world is most interesting to you? Devil May Cry
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? Metal Slug, Bioshock, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Rounds
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Scripted events (also depends on game)
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Sliding Floor Tiles
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Free to play
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Iron Sights
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Dialoque trees
Console or PC? PC
Coop or Multiplayer? Coop
Block or Dodge? Dodge
Open World or On Rails Rails
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? Jump
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? all sequels after Tomb Raider 4
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Plant Vs. Zombies
What famous designer do you wish you were? Guys behind Half-Life
What game's world is most interesting to you? Half-life
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? Metal Gear, Mario, Half-Life, Modern Warfare, Tomb Raider, God of War
Real Time (though I'll swing both ways).
Rounds or Respawn Timers?
Rounds (some games are far better with respawn though, like FPS's).
Cutscenes or Scripted Events?
Scripted Events (but cut scenes have their place).
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks?
...Either, but with great moderation.
Free To Play or Subscription Based?
Subscription-based.
Crosshairs or Iron Sights?
Crosshairs.
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees?
Skill Trees.
Console or PC?
Console.
Coop or Multiplayer?
Competitive Multiplayer (nothing wrong with co-op though).
Block or Dodge?
Both, but preferring block and counter.
Open World or On Rails?
On Rails, but open world has it's place.
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games?
Balance and fairness (sometimes with asymmetric balance).
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played?
I try not to remember those, only what they did wrong. I know I've played something terrible, I just can't remember what it is...
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface?
Pokemon Platinum.
What famous designer do you wish you were?
David Sirlin.
What game's world is most interesting to you?
It's hard to nail down just one, but I'm really interested in the Mega Man universe (mostly the X and/or Zero timelines).
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels?
If Mega Man X didn't get worse as more came out, I'd probably say that (same goes for some other series', now that I think about it). Otherwise, I'm impartial to seeing that many sequels in a franchise.
Rounds or Respawn Timers? Respawn
Cutscenes or Scripted Events? Cutscenes
Sliding Floor Tiles or Sliding Blocks? Sliding Floor Tiles
Free To Play or Subscription Based? Free to Play
Crosshairs or Iron Sights? Iron Sights
Skill Trees or Dialogue Trees? Both
Console or PC? Console
Coop or Multiplayer? Coop
Block or Dodge? Dodge
Open World or On Rails? Hmm... I think a mix of them.
What is the most beautiful feature or mechanic in games? A great history behind the game.
What is the most disappointing game you have ever played? Marvel vs Capcom 2
What is your favorite game judging solely by user-interface? Baldurs Gate II
What famous designer do you wish you were?
What game's world is most interesting to you? Diablo / Baldurs Gate / Metroid
What game would you most like to turn into a franchise with 13 sequels? Neverwinter Nights