Let's Do It! Let's make a new genre!

[Escapefromwhatever]

That's it! I'm done! Finished! No more gaming until it changes!

Fellow Escapists, I say we sit down, right here, right now, with our brains and our disgusting Game Fuel, and invent a new genre. We, as a community, need to band together to give the gaming world something it has never seen before. What will it be? First-person life simulator? A mix of Call of Duty and poker? Who knows? But something must be done. Let us take our colorful language and our bitter personalities and give birth tonight! I will start you off- I suggest our new genre include ponies somehow. Unicorns are an acceptable substitute.

 

[Brotherofwill]

A new genre has nothing to do with the content it has (like unicorns). It usually is all down to the purpose of a game or the game mechanics.

 

[Souplex]

Warlord, it is a mix of action and rts. You beat things up on the front lines while commanding your forces in the same battle.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

A new genre has nothing to do with the content it has (like unicorns). It usually is all down to the purpose of a game or the game mechanics.

Unicorns could be integral to our plans. Me suggesting a unicorn has nothing to do with a sharply pointed horn pressed ever so meancingly to my back. Seriously. *please help*

 

[Vrex360]

How about a first person survival game where you are any old civilian stuck in a city overrun by monsters of unknown origins, struglling to survive with only basic melee weapons and the occasional weapon. There would be a required shelter mechanic as well as a need for food and water, so you will need resources as well as some form of shelter and points where you can get those are marked on the map. Monsters (in this game called Hornets, kind of resemlbe Alien) also look for food sources so you have to compete with them. Finally you have to keep checking the time because routinely air strikes rian down from the sky by the American Governemt who sealed this infested city up. You have to work with other surivors and fight other factions for control of resources and protect the people you care about in the process. Further more revolvers and rifles and other guns make apperances but most of the time the combat in frantic and melee tilted so you can't be an ultra tough guy, really simulate the idea of being an ordinary person.
Whatcha think? I know it's unicornless but still.....

 

[ZeroMachine]

I want Call of Duty to tackle the Civil War. Gatling guns, muskets, molotov cocktails, revolvers, cavalry, cannons, field medics with hack saws...... yeah. Let's do it. I wanna murder some Confederates.

Huh... that... would probably be fun. Maybe as a mod, though... I don't think people would want a game where you need to reload for a long time between each shot, you know?

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

I want Call of Duty to tackle the Civil War. Gatling guns, muskets, molotov cocktails, revolvers, cavalry, cannons, field medics with hack saws...... yeah. Let's do it. I wanna murder some Confederates.

 

[meatloaf231]

Warlord, it is a mix of action and rts. You beat things up on the front lines while commanding your forces in the same battle.

I direct your attention to Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes and KUF: Crusaders. There's another proper sequel in development.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

FUCKING RIGHT. Tell me this isn't shopped. Please.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/historychannelcivilwar/index.html?tag=result;title;4

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

FUCKING RIGHT. Tell me this isn't shopped. Please.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/historychannelcivilwar/index.html?tag=result;title;4

Aw. That looks like it sucks.

Yes, but the point is that it exists =D.

 

[Undeed]

Let's combine two things that should never be together...

A poker game with RPG-style leveling, where you have skills like bluff, intimidate, and various forms of cheating. Inbetween games, fight the refs for bonus point, or your competitors for a free pass to the next round. They can't hold the cards if you break their arms.

 

[Ushario]

People here obviously have trouble seperating genre from content.

Genre is 'RTS' 'FPS' 'RPG' etc.
Content like 'first person shooter in WW2' is simply describing the content of a game that is in a genre.

So in creating a new genre you need something like "third person combat strategy role playing game"

For example, the game is third person, you command units, and you are roleplaying a character"
So you can be a Necromancer, commanding your 'legions' of undead, from a 3rd person perspective.

/endrant.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

People here obviously have trouble seperating genre from content.

Genre is 'RTS' 'FPS' 'RPG' etc.
Content like 'first person shooter in WW2' is simply describing the content of a game that is in a genre.

So in creating a new genre you need something like "third person combat strategy role playing game"

For example, the game is third person, you command units, and you are roleplaying a character"
So you can be a Necromancer, commanding your 'legions' of undead, from a 3rd person perspective.

/endrant.

Thanks for getting the thread back on track =). Also, I am changing the title to bring in more people, yet still be motivating.