It's very difficult to recommend stuff nowadays because of fuzzy genres and while style works in theory it's very subjective.

It's very difficult to recommend stuff nowadays because of fuzzy genres and while style works in theory it's very subjective. The RPG genre is the prime example, splitting that further into JRPG and WRPG. A hotly debated topic of what a JRPG even is. Is Undertale a JRPG? Why?

Some argue that a JRPG has linear story telling

Some argue that it has a certain style

Some argue that they always end up with you killing a god

Why would it make sense for me to recommend Kingdom Hearts to Someone who likes

any iterration of dragon quest?

This problem stems from vague and fuzzy genres which stem from, as mentioned company terminology. Recommending any of the following games because I enjoy silent hill

Feels like a huge leap because they all have horror vibes

Breaking down genres by mechanics provides a much easier understanding of recommendations

Understanding that two games have similar functionality can ease the stress of deciding on the next choice.

and still let you explore out of your comfort zone

Even the most pivotal genres with clear definitions

Can bring light to oddities

And adding more detail like perspective styles and systems

Can further pinpoint exactly what you've been looking for

What people seems to misunderstand is the classification isn't "just a box"

It can be used to explore what we have explored

and what we can explore next

and when something doesn't fit these premises, then we can just make new boxes.

and when a classification is created. It doesn't need to be the only one

We can look things in more ways

and see how far areas are pushed

and how we can continue to push

and try new spins

and just enjoy data for what it is

We can decouple threads

and lay to rest silly arguments

About messy bonds

between two groups

And just allow systems to explore

The boundaries of the mechanics

to find out how they fit

I'm bad at writing so this is just my tidbit to apologize for it's layout and lack of checking.

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