kip5608@retrolemmy.com to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoMewgenics becomes the most-played roguelite ever on Steamwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down115
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minus-squaretomi000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoCombos are one specific element in a game, roguelite is the basic concept the game is built on. Also since when are genres very specific? Rocket League and Mario Tennis are both Sports games.
minus-squarekip@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoi think i agree with this which means i only dislike roguelite as a top level category. in your mario tennis example it might go something like sports ¬ tennis ¬ arcade (as opposed to simulation) a mario tennis where it would be practically impossible to win a randomly generated tournament without grinding out some progression would be sports ¬ tennis ¬ roguelite
Combos are one specific element in a game, roguelite is the basic concept the game is built on. Also since when are genres very specific? Rocket League and Mario Tennis are both Sports games.
i think i agree with this which means i only dislike roguelite as a top level category. in your mario tennis example it might go something like
sports ¬ tennis ¬ arcade (as opposed to simulation)
a mario tennis where it would be practically impossible to win a randomly generated tournament without grinding out some progression would be
sports ¬ tennis ¬ roguelite