Post by: wandering on May 04, 2007, 10:39:15 PM
A list of video game genres, ranked in order from best to worst:
Adventure
Action-adventure
Platformer
Simulation
Party
Strategy
Rhythm
Scrolling shooter
Light-gun
Survival horror
First-person shooter
Puzzle
Stealth
Role-playing
Vehicular combat
Racing
Sports
Beat 'em up
Educational
Interactive movie
Maze
Fighting
Massively multiplayer online
Post by: Shift Key on May 05, 2007, 02:27:53 AM
Post by: UncleBob on May 05, 2007, 02:39:18 AM
Also, I have some cleaning kits that should probably be higher than MMOs.
Post by: ShyGuy on May 05, 2007, 06:05:17 AM
Post by: Kairon on May 05, 2007, 08:54:12 AM
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 05, 2007, 10:27:18 AM
If so you did a pretty good job
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 05, 2007, 12:29:18 PM
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on May 05, 2007, 12:30:09 PM
Post by: UncleBob on May 05, 2007, 12:49:33 PM
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Originally posted by: ViewtifulGamer
Zelda killed my parents and got my sister pregnant.
Oh yeah.... gee, about that...
Post by: Kairon on May 05, 2007, 12:51:14 PM
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
Haw haw, Ty's favorite genres are Fighting and MMORPGs...
MUST...RESIST...URGE TO...MAKE...POLL!!!!!
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Khushrenada on May 05, 2007, 12:52:10 PM
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Originally posted by: ViewtifulGamer
Zelda killed my parents and got my sister pregnant.
You never told me my real father was Zelda.....or, I guess, Sheik in this case.
Actually, how can this be possible?
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 05, 2007, 01:05:38 PM
I'm not sure "maze" and "stealth" games are real genres. What exactly is a maze game, anyway? Pac-Man?
And what is an adventure game, without action? Besides a terrible idea, I mean.
Post by: Kairon on May 05, 2007, 01:19:51 PM
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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
And what is an adventure game, without action? Besides a terrible idea, I mean.
I'm selling these fine leather jackets...
and as soon as you fall asleep I'm gonna SMOTHER YOU WITH 'EM!!!
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: UncleBob on May 05, 2007, 01:27:45 PM
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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
What exactly is a maze game, anyway?
Wikipedia's list of Maze Games
Post by: Caliban on May 05, 2007, 04:14:45 PM
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Originally posted by: Khushrenada
You never told me my real father was Zelda.....or, I guess, Shiek in this case.
It's Sheik, you dumbass.
Post by: Khushrenada on May 05, 2007, 04:23:08 PM
Make one spelling error and this forum is up in arms. There's a friend code thread created in the DS forum that hasn't been locked yet but everyone is up in arms over a simple spelling error. Ohhhh, this place needs some proper priorities.
Post by: Kairon on May 05, 2007, 05:03:35 PM
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Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Shift Key on May 05, 2007, 05:05:11 PM
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Originally posted by: Khushrenada
Make one spelling error and this forum is up in arms.
I miss the threads involving segagamer posts and then several replies highlighting posting errors. Those were always entertaining reads.
Post by: Khushrenada on May 05, 2007, 05:25:07 PM
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Originally posted by: Kairon
And you're JUST the right man for the job, right Khushie?
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
If you are referring to locking the thread, then my answer is yes. I even made my case as to why I would be the right man in that thread. Otherwise, you may need to give a bit more explantion as to what you are referring to.
Post by: wandering on May 05, 2007, 06:19:21 PM
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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
did you write this list to try to troll out some response from me?
Pretty much.
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And what is an adventure game, without action? Besides a terrible idea, I mean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_game
Post by: Mario on May 05, 2007, 06:23:53 PM
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And what is an adventure game, without action? Besides a terrible idea, I mean.
Zelda *high five*
Post by: mantidor on May 05, 2007, 07:10:57 PM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 05, 2007, 10:15:36 PM
Do you guys want me to make my own list?
Post by: Shift Key on May 06, 2007, 12:14:03 AM
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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
Do you guys want me to make my own list?
Second'd
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 06, 2007, 01:49:10 AM
Fighting
First-person shooter
Rhythm
Action-adventure
Survival horror
Scrolling shooter
Strategy
Racing
Stealth tactical squad tactics stealth recon strike ops
Platformer
Puzzle
Beat 'em up
Vehicular combat
Maze / retro arcade whatever
Simulation
Role-playing
Light-gun
Party
Adventure
Massively multiplayer online
Sports
Educational
Interactive movie
Maybe this list will help you guys understand where I come from in my gaming tastes. By now, I've played over 1000 video games and I'm pretty tired of long, easy games.
The top four up there are games in the purest form, I think. Full of skill and pwn.
For survival horror, well, I've really only played RE and not any Silent Hill or D or whatever. Well, I played Siren a bit and liked it. But I really, really like most all of the core RE games, because they are interesting and challenging. I'm a big RE nerd.
Strategy, I like Starcraft and Advance Wars and FOOTMAN FRENZY
About stealth tactical squad tactics stealth recon strike ops, well, I'm not sure what all goes in there, like Metal Gear and Rainbow6/Tom Clancy's Pro Skateboarder/Counterstrike? Those are pretty fun. Metal Gear feels a bit more action-adventure to me, though.
I liek drifto. Some average genres filling out the middle.
For RPGs, you guys have probably heard me talk smack about them before. But really, it's not the genre itself, it's just that most companies are terrible at making them, IMO. Fallout 2 and FF6 are in my top ten games ever, but there's a hundred games outside of those that suck balls.
Same with light gun games, I love Time Crisis, but the other games in the genre are terrible. I played the newest HotD here in Japan and it sucks, and so do Area52/Target Terror/etc in American arcades. I haven't gotten around to playing Time Crisis 4 yet though since most of the places I've seen it, it costs 2 bucks to play.
Every party game that isn't Pac-Man Fever and Pac-Man Versus pretty much sucks
Adventure games, LOL. http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/77.html - I guess if that DS game with the party van bait and the ghost sidekick was an adventure game, that was pretty good.
MMOs, LOL. As you guys may know, I play a lot of WoW, but it really seems like more of a deathmatch game to me than an MMO. If you're playing WoW on a PvE server, you're probably playing one of the worst games ever made.
Every sports game that isn't Tecmo Bowl or Tiny Toons Acme All-Stars pretty much sucks
And I don't understand how anybody could possibly place an educational game or interactive movie game above anything else. Unless it's a porn game, then I'd move this genre to at least the middle.
Post by: vudu on May 06, 2007, 03:32:11 AM
QuoteJust doing my part.
Originally posted by: Shift Key
I miss the threads involving segagamer posts and then several replies highlighting posting errors. Those were always entertaining reads.
Post by: Caliban on May 06, 2007, 03:48:55 AM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 06, 2007, 04:20:01 AM
So I guess the short version is that I find them way too boring.
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on May 06, 2007, 08:19:50 AM
Post by: that Baby guy on May 06, 2007, 08:40:57 AM
Post by: Kairon on May 06, 2007, 09:18:18 AM
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: wandering on May 06, 2007, 03:52:07 PM
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Maybe this list will help you guys understand where I come from in my gaming tastes. By now, I've played over 1000 video games and I'm pretty tired of long, easy games.
The top four up there are games in the purest form, I think. Full of skill and pwn.
I respect your position. I'd probably feel the same way, if I didn't suck at games.
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Adventure games, LOL. http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/77.html - I guess if that DS game with the party van bait and the ghost sidekick was an adventure game, that was pretty good.
Trace Memory? Yeah, that's an adventure game. As is Touch Detective, and Hotel Dusk. The best adventure game on the DS, though, is Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
I like adventure games, partly because their non-violent, puzzle-oriented gameplay appeals to my pacifist sensibilities, but mainly because I have terrible reflexes.
As far as that old man murray article - eh. Bad/illogical puzzles are a big problem with the genre. The worst thing about bad puzzles is that they don't just hurt the games they appear in. To really enjoy an adventure game, you need to be able to trust that, if you're stuck on a puzzle for an hour, it's because you're being stupid, and not because the game is poorly designed. It's hard to do that when you've been burned by bad puzzles in the past.
...But, still. There are a ton of good adventure games out there. I'm not sure if 'adventure' is my favorite video game genre (I know I just said it was, but I'm high on the excellent Sam & Max: Season One right now. If I just beat a Zelda game, I'd probably be going on about how great action-adventure games are) - but it is, in my opinion, certainly a worthy one.
Post by: Kairon on May 06, 2007, 11:09:06 PM
Out of This World, DoTT, Monkey Island, and Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise were all that I needed to cement the genre in my childhood memories even though I wouldn't play another adventure game for years. Then Phoenix Wright came along to remind me that the best games weren't only going to be in the past, they'd be in the future as well.
Seriously, Adventure games are great not only because of their non-violent properties (EXTREMELY RARE in videogames) and because they can be a channel for excellent writing (though this is hit-and-miss) but also because their problem-solving emphasis appeals to everything that it means to be human, sentient, creative and intelligent.
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 07, 2007, 12:43:59 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 07, 2007, 05:45:52 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on May 07, 2007, 05:54:07 AM
Use key
I'm sorry I don't know how to 'Use'
Use key in lock
I'm sorry I don't know how to 'Use'
Turn key
I'm sorry I don't know how to 'Turn'
Just use the freaking key!!!!
I'm sorry I don't know how to 'Just'
Screw this
I'm sorry I don't know how to 'Screw'
Go North
You were eaten by a Grue
Post by: NWR_pap64 on May 07, 2007, 06:26:39 AM
