Game Genres - a Design Perspective
🏥 support IGC on Patreon: / indiegameclinic Key Moments: 00:00 the problem 01:49 why are we categorising in the first place? gamers vs devs. 04:16 genre in film and literature 06:44 genre and mode in horror and Mexican food 08:55 how is this useful for developers 09:31 a stricter definition of game genre 12:12 the pyramid of game elements 16:16 when mood delays your core mechanics 19:12 random slop does not a roguelike make 21:41 back to a designer's way of thinking genre 22:39 lessons from Spelunky 26:45 your fave genre mashups are actually just one genre 28:08 roguelikes & deckbuilders as genre vs mode 30:30 back to practical developer issues Videos Mentioned: • How To (Accidentally) Make A Cozy Game
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