I had this discussion in mind for ages, but never got around making a good OP, being as lazy as I am. So instead I'll make simple OP.
Most of Suikoden fans know, that series are brilliant mix of very different genres: we have RPG part, strategic wars part, kind of fighting (simplistic though) style duels and lots of minigames, most being some sort of gambling, also let's not forget fishing or even farming.
Other example of great blend of genres is Puzzle Quest: Challenge of Warlords. It was so great that spawned plethora of RPG and match 3 hybrids, some being good, some bad.
Yet another example is Dune (1993, by Cryo Interactive) it mixed RTS with adventure game and did it really good. It might not seem so elaborate today, but it was a game to be experienced
More often than not mixing genres just don't work, but when it works it's great. These are some of my most beloved games.
Do you like such experiments? Care to share some good ones? Or bad ones to avoid?
Most of Suikoden fans know, that series are brilliant mix of very different genres: we have RPG part, strategic wars part, kind of fighting (simplistic though) style duels and lots of minigames, most being some sort of gambling, also let's not forget fishing or even farming.
Other example of great blend of genres is Puzzle Quest: Challenge of Warlords. It was so great that spawned plethora of RPG and match 3 hybrids, some being good, some bad.
Yet another example is Dune (1993, by Cryo Interactive) it mixed RTS with adventure game and did it really good. It might not seem so elaborate today, but it was a game to be experienced
More often than not mixing genres just don't work, but when it works it's great. These are some of my most beloved games.
Do you like such experiments? Care to share some good ones? Or bad ones to avoid?