RE: A Glossary Of Terms: Genres

A quick reply to _YALPS list https://www.backloggd.com/u/_YALP/list/a-glossary-of-terms-genres/

Had to get it done before I lost motivation because I too care about genres and classification.
Class Horror "Genre" is actually just Survival Adventure

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

Also Ape Escape freebie
And adding more detail like perspective styles and systems
any iterration of dragon quest?
It can be used to explore what we have explored
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?
About messy bonds
It's very difficult to recommend stuff nowadays because of fuzzy genres and while style works in theory it's very subjective.
and what we can explore next
and lay to rest silly arguments
and still let you explore out of your comfort zone
between two groups
Some argue that it has a certain style
and try new spins
We can look things in more ways
Why would it make sense for me to recommend Kingdom Hearts to Someone who likes
and just enjoy data for what it is

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and how we can continue to push

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

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Can further pinpoint exactly what you've been looking for

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

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

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Some argue that a JRPG has linear story telling

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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

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Even the most pivotal genres with clear definitions

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

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And just allow systems to explore

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and see how far areas are pushed

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We can decouple threads

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to find out how they fit

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

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Feels like a huge leap because they all have horror vibes

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The boundaries of the mechanics

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Can bring light to oddities

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

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2 months ago

I can appreciate the idea that genre isnt just a description and that it can also be something that reacts and benefits from the ideas of the things its assigned to, thats a good point overall.

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