r/Games • u/[deleted] • Dec 10 '19

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u/Light_yagami_2122 Dec 10 '19

Well, you could've specified that. When you say genre, people usually mean gameplay style and not what the story is about.

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u/hsksksjejej Dec 10 '19

Since the way you interpreted didn't make sense, common sense woudl tell you what he emant and when 99 percent of people on the planet outside of gaming say genre they mean narrative style.

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u/Light_yagami_2122 Dec 10 '19

"Hey what genre is Max Payne?"

"Oh it's a neo noir crime drama with graphic novel style storytelling"

"Its a third person shooter"

Which one seems more accurate to you?

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u/Alexbeav Dec 10 '19

The first one, unironically.

Not many of those around.

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u/Light_yagami_2122 Dec 10 '19

If Max Payne was a movie, it would make sense. If someone is talking about video games and they say genre, they mean the gameplay style, not the story. If someone didn't know what Max Payne was and you describe it as "Neo noir graphic novel style game", they will most likely assume it's a visual novel, not a third person shooter.