What is a Genre?
Genre is any collection of codes and conventions that we associate with a particular type of game.
Example: Horror, sport, adventure …. What do you expect to see in those types of games?
Whi is Important?
If we don’t follow the code and conventions of the genre, the audience will be alienated and confused about the game they are playing.
Even if you want to create a new genre you still must follow the rules that someone set up before you.
Genre type
Action And Adventure
Adventure games is the exploration of an area collecting items and tools and use these Items and tools to complete challenges, often puzzle related, NO COMBAT.
Action games are the idea of a player being in combat situations more than anything else.
Action Adventure we have the act of the player going around picking items and solving problems and there will be a combat thrown in two, the mix between combat and problem solving.
Shooters games are an action game, but specifically as you can image this type of game involves shooting, games like this can come in first person or in third person view modes.
First-person mode is for the eyes of the player, you are seeing it from first person perspective, seeing the world from the eyes of the hero.
Third Person games are usually viewed over the shoulder of the character looking into the world as you use your surroundings more.
The first person and third person have different things to consider, but they do share similar DNA. Mostly through their level of design. Shooter games are easier to pick due to the similar controller they have from one game to another.
Role playing games or better known as RPGs, are games centered around the player customizing the
Character to fulfill a role or fantasy.
Some games implement elements of RPG in their games. RPG elements in another types of games make a player feel good about the progress they are making.
Platform the focus of the platform, as the name implies, the platforming is the ability to jump from platform to platform and climb different areas.