Difference between revisions of "PCGamingWiki:Taxonomy"
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| Adventure | | Adventure | ||
| Genre | | Genre | ||
| − | | Adventure game, point and click? | + | | Adventure game, narrative with puzzles. |
| + | | Distinguish between point and click vs control method? | ||
| [[The Secret of Monkey Island]] | | [[The Secret of Monkey Island]] | ||
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| − | | | + | | Brawler |
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| − | | | + | | Distinguish between 1v1 fighting games like [[Street Fighter II]] and [[Castle Crashers]]. |
| − | | | + | | [[Castle Crashers]] |
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Revision as of 12:19, 20 December 2019
| Category | Type | Definition | Notes | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure | Genre | Adventure game, narrative with puzzles. | Distinguish between point and click vs control method? | The Secret of Monkey Island |
| Brawler | Distinguish between 1v1 fighting games like Street Fighter II and Castle Crashers. | Castle Crashers |
Modes
- First-person
- Over-the-shoulder {example}
- Behind-the-back {example}
- "Free"-camera {eg: Okami}
- Fixed camera {{eg: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game}
- Isometric 2D or Bird's eye view 2D {eg: Diablo}
- Bird's eye view 3D {eg: Diablo 3}
- Top-down (2D) {eg: Grand Theft Auto}
- Top-down (3D)
- 2D sidescrolling {eg: Limbo}
- 2.5D sidescrolling {eg: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I}
- 3D sidescrolling {eg: Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project, Inside, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II}
- Text-based {eg: Zork}
Simplified into:
- First-person
- Third-person
- Fixed camera
- Free camera
- Isometric
- Top-down
- Sidescrolling
- Text-based
Notes:
Avoiding the terms 2D and 3D as nearly all modern games are built in 3D engines.
Genres
- This should be used to designate the gameplay type, not refer to the literary genre (examples of literary genres would include fantasy or Sci-Fi)
- Adventure
- Brawler
- Bullet hell
- Fighting
- Horror
- Real-time strategy
- Turn-based strategy
- Management
- Massively multiplayer
- Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA)
- Shooter
- Platformer
- Puzzle
- Role-playing
- Simulation
- Shoot-em-up
- Stealth
- Survival
- Rhythm
- Visual novel
Monetisation
- Retail
- Digital distribution
- Streaming
- Free to play
- Subscription
- Loot box
- Microtransaction
- Downloadable content
- Advertising
- Player trading