Posted By: Magician
Gaming industries' agreed definition of gaming genres? - 06/14/03 01:29 PM
Just curious, but does anyone know of any widely (and possibly professionally) accepted definition of the various genre of games around? Namely, genres such as adventure, action, RPGs etc.
While game genres such as simulations are somewhat easily spotted and differentiated from the other games, the merging of the traditional traits of the other genres have now confounded me. This has led me to raise questions such as 'what makes a game an adventure game?' and 'have these definition shifted since say 5 years ago? If so, in what way?'.
If there is a widely/professionally accepted definition, then I'd gladly welcome it to clear up and end the various arguments between myself and various gaming friends about the true genre of certain games
While game genres such as simulations are somewhat easily spotted and differentiated from the other games, the merging of the traditional traits of the other genres have now confounded me. This has led me to raise questions such as 'what makes a game an adventure game?' and 'have these definition shifted since say 5 years ago? If so, in what way?'.
If there is a widely/professionally accepted definition, then I'd gladly welcome it to clear up and end the various arguments between myself and various gaming friends about the true genre of certain games