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Favorite video game genre names?
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supermarioworldE
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Dope as fuck.
Wesley-Sigma
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'Stylish Action'.
CertifiedFP
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Favorite: Immersive Sim.
But for one that I have disdain for...
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. That's so unbelievably nonspecific to what it entails I don't know where to start.
Quake is multiplayer, online, and features battles in arenas. Likewise, Halo... Call of Duty... Street Fighter, so on...
But for one that I have disdain for...
Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. That's so unbelievably nonspecific to what it entails I don't know where to start.
Quake is multiplayer, online, and features battles in arenas. Likewise, Halo... Call of Duty... Street Fighter, so on...
SirNinja
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I remember that in their December 2001 issue, Electronic Gaming Monthly did a "Gamecube vs. Xbox" article where they broke down the number of games both consoles had in every genre. The genre list was normal, with the exception of "Weird Pikmin-style Games" down at the bottom. No bonus points for guessing which console won that one.
In other news, I remember the most random shit.
In other news, I remember the most random shit.
Wait, is this really a thing? If so this is bar none the best.
BlackbirdFlyAway
Neo Member
Kazuma Kiryu Simulator
Tye The Czar
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Platforming Action-RPG with Semi-Nonlinear World and a Little Ability-Gated Progression, Foucsed Heavily on Combat Over Traversal.
Metro Igavania
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
Net_Wrecker
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Tactical Loot Box MicrotransAction
So glad this fantastic genre is taking over the industry by storm. Really brings out the best in developers, publishers, and Us Gamers.
It's swell.
JUST SO GOTDAMN GREAT
So glad this fantastic genre is taking over the industry by storm. Really brings out the best in developers, publishers, and Us Gamers.
It's swell.
JUST SO GOTDAMN GREAT
Victor Omega
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Metriodvania...where two action adventure games (Metroid, Castlevania) create a sub genre where Platformers meet interconnected world maps
NoPiece
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Tye The Czar
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Metroid-like, in which players traverse interconnected world maps primarily through platforming with a heavy focus on acquired abilities for reaching areas and a light focus on combat.
Interconnected world maps? You mean essentially the only thing that they have in common?
So would that mean that 3D platformers such as Banjo-Kazooie are Metroidvanias? Zelda's a Metroidvania, but without the platforming?
Hear hear. I liked it when a developer - not sure if it was Valve - used the term Action-RTS instead. Makes a lot more sense and acknowledges the genre's roots in Warcraft III.
Interconnected world maps? You mean essentially the only thing that they have in common?
So would that mean that 3D platformers such as Banjo-Kazooie are Metroidvanias? Zelda's a Metroidvania, but without the platforming?
Hear hear. I liked it when a developer - not sure if it was Valve - used the term Action-RTS instead. Makes a lot more sense and acknowledges the genre's roots in Warcraft III.
CadetMahoney
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Steam should incorporate all of these into it's classifications.
Yup, its true. And I thought its used outside of germany, together with fps.
Shoot em up sounds cool.
Seijuro
Member
Beat 'em up.
Because it sounded cool and violent back in the day.
In the german video game magazines in the 90ies they called everything from Final Fight to Mortal Kombat a beat 'em up, so it combined 2 of my favorite genres under one name. More than 10 years later I would learn that internationally they were divided into the terms fighting games and beat em ups.
Because it sounded cool and violent back in the day.
In the german video game magazines in the 90ies they called everything from Final Fight to Mortal Kombat a beat 'em up, so it combined 2 of my favorite genres under one name. More than 10 years later I would learn that internationally they were divided into the terms fighting games and beat em ups.
snow in jamaica
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i call shmups r-type-types
Swimmer9800
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Bullet hell
Spring-Loaded
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Oh. I was hoping you had a real answer
People, if you hate a term, please come up with something better.
Beat'em up
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and far second place shoot'em up
Stylish action, stylish beat'em up, 3d beat'em up, fighting action, level based fighting, technical fighting/action/beat'em up.... you could think of billions of names that simply make sense and for that reason are 1000x times better than the "character" action non-sense.
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and far second place shoot'em up
Imo it's probably the dumbest name ever, i really don't understand who invented it and how people can use it, what the hell "character" action means?!?!?!?!?!?
What the hell "character" means? Don't all the games have "character"?
Stylish action, stylish beat'em up, 3d beat'em up, fighting action, level based fighting, technical fighting/action/beat'em up.... you could think of billions of names that simply make sense and for that reason are 1000x times better than the "character" action non-sense.
BakedTanooki
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Extreme Combat (Devil May Cry etc.)
Spring-Loaded
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But those sound dumb and terrible too 😔
"Technical Fighter" LOL ... Street Fighter apparently isn't technical anymore 😂