Few games in this genre approach the level of polish and design seen here.
Nioh is one of
the few games in its genre that doesn't slap the player in the face for trying to build into a Jack - of - all - trades type of character.
Few games in this genre can boast about its writing, while Lovecraft's Untold Stories absolutely nails it.
Few games in the genre cater to such varying abilities so well, and that is part of the appeal of Team Ninja's often misunderstood fighter.
It is easily the quintessence of an Action RPG done right on Nintendo DS, given
the few games in the genre available on the console.
Not exact matches
[Update 11:23 AM:
In a press release Tuesday morning, Nintendo noted that the length of the rewind depends on the genre of game: «Players can go back a few minutes in role - playing games such as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, while action titles such as Super Mario World offer around 40 seconds, ideal for re-trying short segments of gameplay.&raqu
In a press release Tuesday morning, Nintendo noted that the length of the rewind depends on the
genre of
game: «Players can go back a
few minutes
in role - playing games such as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, while action titles such as Super Mario World offer around 40 seconds, ideal for re-trying short segments of gameplay.&raqu
in role - playing
games such as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, while action titles such as Super Mario World offer around 40 seconds, ideal for re-trying short segments of gameplay.»
An excellent puzzle
game that definitely draws inspiration from other classics
in the
genre such as Portal and The Talos Principle (there are even a
few direct nods to the latter if you look close enough).
While Pokémon has evolved (yes, pun intended) into other
genres like puzzle
games (like my personal favorite, Pokémon Puzzle League), card
games, the wildly - popular Pokémon GO on mobile, and even photography simulators (I still hold Pokémon Snap dear to my heart),
few games in the series have gone to the lengths of Detective Pikachu to turn the world of Pokémon on its head.
Fortunately, Chandor has a stellar ensemble cast of actors at his disposal, most of whom are at the top of their
game here — particularly Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons as the steely head of the firm, and Paul Bettany
in a dynamic performance that makes you wonder why he's been wasting his time making
genre films for the past
few years.
Racing
games have been
in abundance over the past
few years, being one of the most developed
genres in the gaming market to date.
Needless to say,
in the past
few years Activision's grasp on the Toys to Life monopoly has started to slip ever so gently as more
game publishers attempt to barge their way into the
genre.
I've never been a massive fan of
games in the clicker
genre, as apart from a
few exceptions, I tend to lose interest over time as it doesn't really feel like I'm doing anything.
There are myriad reasons people like to throw around for that dark time: Microsoft focusing on the Xbox and paying less attention to the PC, Windows XP breaking compatibility with a bunch of older
games from the «90s,
fewer companies
in the CPU / GPU markets, the increasing popularity of PC - centric
genres (like shooters) on consoles, the fact that consoles actually provided the PC with some reasonable competition
in terms of graphics, the rise of DRM, Steam looking like garbage
in its infancy.
When asked how he would imagine Mario incorporated into the
genre, Koinuma mentions that Mario would need to branch away from the hand - to - hand fighting seen
in Smash and mentioned a
few moves that will likely sound familiar to players of Hyrule Warriors, or any Dynasty Warriors inspired
game.
With so
few big budget horror
games on the way and the remaining kings (Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Dead Space) either dying slow deaths or losing much of what made them special
in the first place, The Evil Within stands out as a potential «savior» for the survival horror
genre.
Tower defense
games have become a popular
genre in the last
few years.
The Jet Ski
genre was forever changed with the release of Wave Race 64, which proved that there were people interested
in Jet Ski racing and since then we have seen quite a
few Jet Ski
games.
The
game has a lot going for it as it fuses gameplay types from a
few genres in a seamless fashion: from match three to a survival to a villain - based RPG with a funny and unique storyline.
Ninja Gaiden
games are supposed to be very hard and make you want to throw your controller through the television
in a fit of rage, they're among the
few games in the hack - n - slash
genre that require actual technique and not just mindless running from one enemy to the next tapping a
few button combinations over and over.
It can evoke a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction like
few other things
in video
games can, and masterpieces of the stealth
genre like Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell, Hitman, and Thief, to name just a
few, have demonstrated this time and time and time again.
To make sure you're never left idly moving the cursor around the environment
in order to discover what can be interacted with Darkestville Castle employs one of the adventure
game genres few innovations
in the form of a button that highlights everything of interest.
Telltale set the bar for what this
genre has become yet
few have been able to capture the way that TWD
games are able to suck you
in and keep you wanting more.
The Arcade Edition has had its own patches here and there the last
few years, but Capcom has now decided that it's time for a brand new version, and hence Ultra Street Fighter IV has been announced during the finals of the EVO 2013 Tournament that took place last night
in Las Vegas (
in case you didn't know, EVO is the biggest fighting
game tournament
in the world, so it would make sense to announce a new
game in the greatest scene the
genre has to offer).
The MOBA
genre has been one that has not changed massively
in recent years, with the titans that are League of Legends and DOTA 2 are still remaining dominant and very
few new
games rising to give these two
games some true competition.
We understand that MS was whooping your asses
in the shooter
genre a
few years ago, but I fear you may have over compensated, and now you're alienating the more Japanese - centric
gamers by announcing shooter after shooter after shooter.
Hunter's Trophy 2 is a FPS hunting
game developed by Kylotonn Entertainment and
in a
genre that is
few and far between, this
game really needs to show something special and unfortunately Hunter's trophy does not bring anything to the table.
After the commercial failure of a great many
games released
in the late Nineties, it was no longer profitable to merely indulge storytelling and the
genre went through a decade long wasteland with only a
few good titles to tide over the fans.
It's hard to look at We Happy
Few, or any survival
game for that matter, without comparing it to others
in the
genre.
Praise him or condemn him, there is no denying that Kratos has lead a whole new standard for the hack - n - slash action
genre in video
games, with very
few competitors
in said
genre making even an ounce of the impact his
games have had
in six short years.
Horror fans have had to endure a lot
in the past
few years: «Resident Evil,» «Dead Space» and «Alone
in the Dark,» once bastions of the
genre, have become little more than action
games with grotesque enemies.
Playtesting The Low Road is a bit of challenge because of the
genre itself being a more focused and personal gameplay experience and not a casual jump -
in style
game so we have had a
few playtest demo experiences where the player will get lost
in the gameplay and plays for over an hour.»
LEGO Dimensions, Warner Brothers answer to Disney Infinity and Skylanders is most definitely real, weeks ago a
few rumors began surfacing about a Lego
game in the toys to life
genre coming and now thanks to a leak over on Reddit it has been officially unveiled.
LEGO Dimensions, Warner Brothers answer to Disney Infinity and Skylanders is most definitely real, weeks ago a
few rumors began surfacing about a Lego
game in the toys to life
genre coming and now tha...
Ben:
Few games have executed
in the «Metroidvania»
genre as well as Guacamelee!.
If you're a fan of the shmup
genre then there are a
few titles you must have
in your
game collection.
Fighting
game fans from beginners to veterans should give BlazBlue and its great combat system a try and at $ 40 new, you're getting a load of content that very
few other
games in the
genre can rival.
But while Dance Dance Revolution still has its niche carved out, Guitar Hero carved out an entire chunk of the video
game market, allowing Rock Band to sneak
in with it, and then imploded the
genre entirely within a
few short years.
This weeks deals with gold has a heavy focus on FPS
games, with a
few games from other
genres thrown
in for good measure.
In the last few months, Videogame Tourism ran an 8 - part series «Demystifying MOBAs» by Eron Rauch, examining in close detail the game design of several of the big games in the genre: League of Legends, DOTA2, and Heroes of the Stor
In the last
few months, Videogame Tourism ran an 8 - part series «Demystifying MOBAs» by Eron Rauch, examining
in close detail the game design of several of the big games in the genre: League of Legends, DOTA2, and Heroes of the Stor
in close detail the
game design of several of the big
games in the genre: League of Legends, DOTA2, and Heroes of the Stor
in the
genre: League of Legends, DOTA2, and Heroes of the Storm.
This is by no means a bad thing: Deponia was a fantastic point - and - click
game with very
few flaws, so there was really no reason to try to change the formula all that much, and anyway, there's no a whole lot that can be changed
in the
genre.
A person that plays
games everyday and or only plays the
games their friends play, or play on a cell phone (not real hardcore
gamers) plays» casual
games and has a very small taste
in genres and select
few games isn't hardcore get it right people.
They were one of the
few developers to master shooters on a system that lacked the control options to make smooth
games in the
genre.
The unveiling of Ubisoft's ambitious open world driving
game The Crew was one of the undisputed highlights of E3 for racing
game fans, principally because it's one of
few next generation racing
games that offers true innovation with its daringly diverse open world map covering the whole of the USA
in staggering detail that has the potential to revolutionise the
genre for the next generation.
It's a great combination of
genres in a lovely pixel art wrapper, and one of the
few games on this list that likely won't make you extremely angry at your ally.
That said, there are definitely a
few turn - based strategy
games that I love
in spite of the
genre (XCOM: Enemy Unknown is at the top of this list).
Needless to say,
in the past
few years Activision's grasp on the Toys to Life monopoly has started to slip ever so gently as more
game publishers attempt to barge their way into the
genre.
Not only that, but it was a survival horror title, a
genre that I've always struggled to get into (I'm one of the
few people who thought the more action - oriented Resident Evil 5 was an improvement over the previous
games in the series!).
City simulation
games on iOS devices generally haven't been that amazing, with very
few developers creating a small handful of worthwhile
games in the
genre.
This
game sets itself apart from the others
in the
genre with a
few key tweaks.
The princess - saving, Bowser - defeating hero is one of the most memorable characters
in video
game history, and throughout the Super Mario
games his character design has been one of the
few things to stay relatively finite as gameplay elements and
genres change around him.