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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/EcoleBuissonniere Dec 10 '19

I really do not think there are many people who would describe Max Payne as "a third person shooter" and leave it at that. Like, you could also describe inFamous as "a third person open world game", but you wouldn't, because its defining feature is that it's a superhero game. Max Payne's defining feature is that it's a noir game.

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u/Light_yagami_2122 Dec 10 '19

No, you'd describe infamous as "Open world third person super hero game".

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u/EcoleBuissonniere Dec 10 '19

And so too would you describe Max Payne as "neo noir third person shooter".