Your Most Played Game in Each Genre

[Zoltor]

This thread is teaching me a lot about imaginary genres.

Lol yea, WTF is a Maze Chase(what like pacman, shouldn't it be labeled arcade or just simply action)?

[eddiespruce]

Lol yea, WTF is a Maze Chase?

I think it's games like Pac-Man, Pepper II, etc.

[Zoltor]

I think it's games like Pac-Man, Pepper II, etc.

Yea, I figured that's what they're hinting/talking about, but such should be labled Arcade or action.

[NeoZeedeater]

No, it shouldn't. Just because it was once a major genre and now it isn't, that doesn't make it not a genre. I figured maze chase was a well known term among gamers but maybe you were born in the 2000s or something.

[Zoltor]

No, it shouldn't. Just because it was once a major genre and now it isn't, that doesn't make it not a genre. I figured maze chase was a well known term among gamers but maybe you were born in the 2000s or something.

Maze Chase has never been a "genre", you can't just make terms up, and then claim It's a genre, it doesn't work that way( I was around when these games were brand new, tyvm, that made up term was never used). Hell people in the arcades never even used the term Maze chase.

[StarMist]

Originally Posted by StarMist

Adventure = Morrowind by far. It's just not nearly stylized enough to consider an RPG of any class.

This makes no sense at all. Being "stylized" isn't a requirement of the RPG genre.

It makes perfect sense. A traditional RPG is an adventure game whose combat is stylized into menus which typically beget turn-based attacking, with the additional criterion (rules being a form of stylization) that it involve managing a party, one few games break (DW1, PDS, eg). An ARPG is an adventure game stylized into simple brackets derived from standard RPGs such as character/eqp levels, talk and quest based story/area triggers, and the placement of action secondary to exploration (not only combat but the circumvention of hazards and obstacles as well), along with various other subtleties largely created by 16 bit and earlier hardware limitations. If anything the ARPG was the Adventure genre's concession to 2D.
Morrowind involves no such stylizations or hardware limitations. It involves the character directly in every action (save bargaining which would require actual dialogue) and thereby becomes that gelatinous genre the adventure game. Unless the leveling process and eqp hoarding in Morrowind count for a lot to you you might as well call Arkham City an RPG.
In the near future I don't see there being any genres but Adventure--where both 1p and 3p views are available to every game--FPSes distinct only from Adventure by volume of combat, Driving, and Fighting.

[j_factor]

It makes perfect sense. A traditional RPG is an adventure game whose combat is

I stopped reading right there. Adventure games typically have no combat, or combat relegated to a minor part of the game.

[NeoZeedeater]

Maze Chase has never been a "genre", you can't just make terms up, and then claim It's a genre, it doesn't work that way( I was around when these games were brand new, tyvm, that made up term was never used). Hell people in the arcades never even used the term Maze chase.

Lol, read a gaming mag from the early '80s. Electronic Games uses the term. It's possible Katz or Kunkel coined it. Or google the term for a bunch of instances.

Adventure games typically have no combat, or combat relegated to a minor part of the game.

Agreed, I like to go with the original definition derived from Crowther/Woods' Adventure as well. StarMist's explanation is interesting at least.

[Zoltor]

It makes perfect sense. A traditional RPG is an adventure game whose combat is stylized into menus which typically beget turn-based attacking, with the additional criterion (rules being a form of stylization) that it involve managing a party, one few games break (DW1, PDS, eg). An ARPG is an adventure game stylized into simple brackets derived from standard RPGs such as character/eqp levels, talk and quest based story/area triggers, and the placement of action secondary to exploration (not only combat but the circumvention of hazards and obstacles as well), along with various other subtleties largely created by 16 bit and earlier hardware limitations. If anything the ARPG was the Adventure genre's concession to 2D.
Morrowind involves no such stylizations or hardware limitations. It involves the character directly in every action (save bargaining which would require actual dialogue) and thereby becomes that gelatinous genre the adventure game. Unless the leveling process and eqp hoarding in Morrowind count for a lot to you you might as well call Arkham City an RPG.
In the near future I don't see there being any genres but Adventure--where both 1p and 3p views are available to every game--FPSes distinct only from Adventure by volume of combat, Driving, and Fighting.

A Action/RPG(a splinter genre of the RPG genre) is one that's more action based, and thus for the most part doesn't use as many menues. Hower menues don't matter, the key word here is "action".

Calling such an Adventure game or even an Action/Adventure game is wrong. Such genres came to being for a reason, use them, don't just toss them into a random genre

And no, a RPG is based on innate char developement(aka a level system, which the xp required is obtained by hunting enemies), where a Adventure game, is strictly item based

On a slightly different issue, calling LoZ a RPG or Action/RPG is wrong, people, It's a Action/Adventure game.

[profholt82]

Maze Chase has never been a "genre", you can't just make terms up, and then claim It's a genre, it doesn't work that way( I was around when these games were brand new, tyvm, that made up term was never used). Hell people in the arcades never even used the term Maze chase.

Perhaps "maze chase" isn't the best term per se, but maze based games were incredibly popular in the 80s and there are literally hundreds in existence. I suppose you could argue that maze is more of a style within the broader action genre. This style of games was ubiquitous for a good 5 years in the early 80s though.

[Zoltor]

Perhaps "maze chase" isn't the best term per se, but maze based games were incredibly popular in the 80s and there are literally hundreds in existence. I suppose you could argue that maze is more of a style within the broader action genre. This style of games was ubiquitous for a good 5 years in the early 80s though.

Ok yea, maze may technically be a passible term for the style of mapping in this case(be that not much of a maze, but ok), but It's not Its own genre. Q-bert, Donkey Kong, and Pacman are really all in the same genre, Arcade action, they basically all have the same overall gameplay.

[Obviously]

Interesting concept since most played =/= favorite all of the time.

Platformer - Sonic 3 and Knuckles. Ugh, the hours dumped into this game... I don't want to think about it. Mario 3 probably comes in second with Mega Man X or Mega Man 2 or 3 in third.

Racing - Not a favored genre of mine. Probably the original Wipeout or F-Zero GX. I played the crap out of Lotus 2 when I was a kid though.

Sports - Does Super Dodge Ball count? If so, Super Dodge Ball. If not, NBA Jam.

Shooter - Galaga. I always have time for Galaga.

Light Gun - House of the Dead 2 by a landslide.

Adventure (graphic and text) - Space Quest series. Out of all of those I've probably played through 3 the most.

Action-Adventure or ARPG - Probably Mega Man Legends. Maybe Zelda: Link to the Past.

Puzzle - Tetris followed by Kickle Cubicle.

Rhythm - Elite Beat Agents. I don't care much for this genre but my college roommate was absolutely obsessed with it.

Roleplaying - Infinite Space for single player possibly followed by Skies of Arcadia or Xenogears. Again, not a big genre for me. For online though, it would be Phantasy Star Online which I still play today.

Maze Chase - Er, Pac-Man?

Pinball - That one that came with Windows 95. Played the living shit out of that.

Fighting - One Must Fall 2097 baby! Got to love giant robot fights. This is the game I spent all my time with when everyone else was playing Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat. My second place would be Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

Beat 'em up - Streets of Rage 2 on Genesis.

FPS - Doom or Quake, probably Doom. The original Half-Life and its various mods would be the runner up.

Simulation - Wing Commander 2 followed by every other Wing Commander and the Mechwarrior 2 trilogy.

RTS - StarCraft by a landslide.

Run 'N Gun: Gunstar Heroes

[Splatterhouse5]

Platformer - Sonic the Hedgehog

Racing - Midnight Club 3 DUB Remix

Sports - All-Star Baseball 04'

Shooter - Robo Aleste

Light Gun - T2: The Arcade Game

Adventure (graphic and text) -

Action-Adventure or ARPG - ARPG- Fallout 3 Action/Adventure - Psychonauts

Puzzle - Tetris

Rhythm - Guitar Hero 4: World Tour

Roleplaying - The Suikoden Series

Maze Chase - Pac-Man: Championship Ed Delux

Pinball - Dragon's Fury

Fighting - Soul Calibur 2

Beat 'em up - Streets of Rage 2

Strategy - RTS- Herzog Zwei SRPG - Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

FPS - Red Faction 2

[j_factor]

Ok yea, maze may technically be a passible term for the style of mapping in this case(be that not much of a maze, but ok), but It's not Its own genre. Q-bert, Donkey Kong, and Pacman are really all in the same genre, Arcade action, they basically all have the same overall gameplay.

I wouldn't really call Pac-Man an action game at all. I mean, there's no action button ("fire", "jump", etc.).

[Zoltor]

Woops I forgot a Genre in my list.

Simulation: Simcity 2000.

To Obviously: Not necessarily(It's common for better games to just come around after you've already spent time in a game/you find out about a game afterwards, likewise some games are harder then others. Just because It's not a all time fav, doesn't mean It's not a great game/worth playing), and not very likely at all or are you saying in "your" case that's how it is(if so, desregard this post)?