[game_preservation] Descriptive terms for Video Games

[Jan Baart]

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On 15.06.2011 20:06, Rowan Kaiser wrote:

> Jan, what is a "Personal Development" game? And I agree 

> whole-heartedly about Action-Adventure being necessary. It started as 

> a genre hybrid, perhaps, but it's become its own, Zelda-like thing.


These are games which have the goal of teaching the player a real life 
skill or certain knowledge. Think of Brain Training, Miracle Piano, 
Typing of the Dead, Math Rescue or My Word Coach.


>

> I actually agree with Andrew about multiplayer, at least in one 

> crucial instance, which is the MMRPG. I'm not sure classifying WOW as 

> just an RPG is enough - especially if the classification system is 

> intended to lead people to games that they play.

>


Well, in the case of my own taxonomy, MMORPGs are a subgenre of RPGs. 
Like I mentioned, we have much more granular subgenres under those more 
general genre headings. Yes, a ridiculous amount of subgenres ;)
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