Who Decides The Identity of a Game?

Support me on Patreon for early and exclusive videos! Plus your name shows up in the credits!   / swoocer   Check out Yura's stuff!   / yura   If for some reason you want to hear more of my unfiltered thoughts, go here! https://bsky.app/profile/swoocer.bsky... Monster Hunter Wilds and World's streamlined nature, Final Fantasy's change from turn based to action, Zelda's switch from a more linear narrative to a more open world experience, Xenoblade X compared to the numbered games, and now potentially Genesis changing even more about the series. These are all examples of games supposedly "losing their identity" but what does that actually mean? Who gets to decide what the identity of a game is, and when should that identity change? Song List: https://pastebin.com/GQmahr6B Interviews: Aonuma Interview: https://www.ign.com/articles/zelda-te... Silksong Interview: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/... Final Fantasy sales numbers from: https://press.na.square-enix.com/FINA... https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/... https://www.statista.com/statistics/1... #finalfantasy #zeldatearsofthekingdom #xenoblade