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Best examples of mixing various genres into one glorious game
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noonespecial
Member
Sacrifice mixes RTS and action elements quite well.
The first game that came to mind as well. Giants: Citizen Kabuto is another RTS and third person shooting/action genre-mixing PC game from around the same time period.
shadowfall
Member
Toss in another vote for Actraiser and Musashi. I'm not sure why more games aren't like Actraiser honestly. That's one type of game I could imagine second screens actually improving.
Also Sonic Adventure games as a wildcard. A lot of us probably put more hours into the Chao Garden than the main game.
Also Sonic Adventure games as a wildcard. A lot of us probably put more hours into the Chao Garden than the main game.
I was going to say Sports + RPG, but relating to the Game Boy Color Mario Golf and Mario Tennis games.
Literally golf/tennis JRPGs.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Wonderful 101 mixed it up a lot.
The Bangai-O games fit the bill quite well. Puzzle games disguised as mecha shooters.
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Napalm_Frank
Member
I'll go with this one. That game NAILED it.
Mr. Poolman
Member
Beyond Good & Evil is among the greatest games ever.
So much creativity, it pains so few people have played it.
dragonbane
Member
Omikron was an adventure, arcade fighting and FPS game. It wasn't particularly glorious, but still fun enough when it worked.
Cameron122
Member
Xenogears had two different rpg battle systems and a fighting game tournament!
Deus Ex for obvious reasons
Deus Ex: Human Revolution how you shouldn't do it.
Mabinogi for mixing simulation with typical MMO gameplay. Even though the simulation part isn't as deep it still one of the most unique MMOs.
Although it's a mod, No More Room in Hell for mixing in Survival Horror with FPS.
But as for my favorite it has to be The Guardian Legend as people stated earlier.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution how you shouldn't do it.
Mabinogi for mixing simulation with typical MMO gameplay. Even though the simulation part isn't as deep it still one of the most unique MMOs.
Although it's a mod, No More Room in Hell for mixing in Survival Horror with FPS.
But as for my favorite it has to be The Guardian Legend as people stated earlier.
MagnaderAlpha
Member
I've brought my love of Culture Brain up before, but they did some interesting things merging RPG, adventure and action genres with some of their games. Oddly enough, you'd think that sort of combining would've caught on. I thought it was pretty cool:
Super Ninja Boy ...
... exploration was handled in traditional JRPG fashion...
... battles are random, but are handled in Beat 'Em Up bout fashion(defeat a number of said enemies to win the battle)...
... but Boss battles are handled in turn-based format...
It's predecessor, Little Ninja Brothers, was similar regarding it's JRPG exploration and turn-based boss battles, but random battles were handled more of a arena bout fashion(sticking you in a larger battle space and letting you go wild with taking out the enemies)...
Interesting thing about those games is, the battlefield space has hazards and power-ups, both of which you can use to your advantage.
^^^ Seriously, I'd LOVE to see a modern JRPG do something similar to that. Not to mention those games were quirky as hell(remind me of the type of humor you see in the Goemon games and Brave Fencer Musashi).
Magic of Scheherazade...
... exploration is very top-down LoZ-esque with room by room based maps...
... while most battles(even boss battles) are fought in real time, sometimes you'd get into a traditional random battle in turn-based fashion...
Flying Warriors...
... side-scrolling action platformer...
... with some boss battles playing out in a sort of early-QTE fighting game(you get signal cues where to hit your enemy and were he's going to hit you)...
... and some boss battles playing out in turn-based RPG fashion...
Shame Culture Brain's really strictly Japanese and are producing nothing but shovelware. They used to have some damn fine ideas.
Super Ninja Boy ...
... exploration was handled in traditional JRPG fashion...
... battles are random, but are handled in Beat 'Em Up bout fashion(defeat a number of said enemies to win the battle)...
... but Boss battles are handled in turn-based format...
It's predecessor, Little Ninja Brothers, was similar regarding it's JRPG exploration and turn-based boss battles, but random battles were handled more of a arena bout fashion(sticking you in a larger battle space and letting you go wild with taking out the enemies)...
Interesting thing about those games is, the battlefield space has hazards and power-ups, both of which you can use to your advantage.
^^^ Seriously, I'd LOVE to see a modern JRPG do something similar to that. Not to mention those games were quirky as hell(remind me of the type of humor you see in the Goemon games and Brave Fencer Musashi).
Magic of Scheherazade...
... exploration is very top-down LoZ-esque with room by room based maps...
... while most battles(even boss battles) are fought in real time, sometimes you'd get into a traditional random battle in turn-based fashion...
Flying Warriors...
... side-scrolling action platformer...
... with some boss battles playing out in a sort of early-QTE fighting game(you get signal cues where to hit your enemy and were he's going to hit you)...
... and some boss battles playing out in turn-based RPG fashion...
Shame Culture Brain's really strictly Japanese and are producing nothing but shovelware. They used to have some damn fine ideas.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
Conker's Bad Fur Day.... that is all! 
I just really loved that game, wish Live and Reloaded was faithful to the Nintendo 64 Multiplayer.
I just really loved that game, wish Live and Reloaded was faithful to the Nintendo 64 Multiplayer.
arglebargle
Member
Really thought I was going to be the one to bring up revengers of vengeance. Anyway didn't no more heroes have Shmup segments? Not to mention the mini games.
I always wanted Ninja Boy, but it's one of those games I ever saw in shops, and just admired from afar... but....
...yes, this I loved. Hiryu no Ken! They easily sold me with the oddball comics they had in Gamepro back in the day, and I really enjoyed the game when I finally got it. I love how the SNES releases and such were pretty much remakes over and over, haha. I like the ideas behind the Rush / Weak point system, even if it felt clunkier and more random than I'd like.
I guess the NES era games really let designers crush anything they wanted into a game without worry of it costing too much. A single game could hit upon ideas from each of ones favorite genres all at once, without it seeming completely weird.
Flying Warriors...
... side-scrolling action platformer...
... with some boss battles playing out in a sort of early-QTE fighting game(you get signal cues where to hit your enemy and were he's going to hit you)...
... and some boss battles playing out in turn-based RPG fashion...
Shame Culture Brain's really strictly Japanese and are producing nothing but shovelware. They used to have some damn fine ideas.
...yes, this I loved. Hiryu no Ken! They easily sold me with the oddball comics they had in Gamepro back in the day, and I really enjoyed the game when I finally got it. I love how the SNES releases and such were pretty much remakes over and over, haha. I like the ideas behind the Rush / Weak point system, even if it felt clunkier and more random than I'd like.
I guess the NES era games really let designers crush anything they wanted into a game without worry of it costing too much. A single game could hit upon ideas from each of ones favorite genres all at once, without it seeming completely weird.
Didn't even think of this but that's a great point. P4 took all those separate genres and mixed them perfectly.
Messofanego
Banned
When I finished Brutal Legend, people recommended to me Giants: Citizen Kabuto and Sacrifice. Should check into them since they're on GoG.
thekonamicode
Member
Platformer, action adventure, racing, photography, puzzles. Quite a lot actually, and it did them all well with a great story, enduring characters and a fascinating setting with a strong female lead that wasn't sexualized.
If we talk about dating sim and other genre mixed, usually RPG or TRPG, there are lots of those. Most not very good though, except maybe Sakura Wars series.
Spieler Eins
Member
Rune Factory
Harvest Moon x Animal Crossing x Loot RPG = crack
Harvest Moon x Animal Crossing x Loot RPG = crack
Really now? I have Nier lying around somewhere and this, along with the praise the OST gets, is making me curious to play it. Does it take long to beat? I've never bothered with it because I figured it's a long game.
LeadenStride
Member
It's rather short for an RPG, maybe around 20 hours. To get the most out of it, getting all endings is highly recommended though. The replays to get them are much faster luckily.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
The first game that popped into my mind was Kingdom Hearts. Cool mix of RPG, action, and platformer. Also it turns into a Shmup with your Gummi Ship.
ya, Rune Factory is plenty addictive (><)
Isn't Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing the same thing though? I never played Animal Crossing.
I'm not so sure that was a good thing
I was wondering who was going to mention this game. Good to know that at least one other person has good taste on the forum.
Spieler Eins
Member
It's only a life sim.
I LOVE the genre mix in Brave Fencer Musashi. Platform/RPG/Action Adventure.
Any way to get this in Europe?