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The Difference Between Types and Genres
This is the first step needed to creating your game. You must know what type of game you are making and what genres the game is aiming at before it can be successful. Many users get confused and believe that the game type is the game genre. However that’s not true.
Examples of Game Types would be Action, Strategy and Role-Playing.
Examples of Game Genres would be Fantasy, Mystery, Romance.
Game types effect how the balance between story and gameplay.
Game genres effect what elements the story is going to contain.
Your Game Type
Depending on your game type, you’ll have a different approach to the story. When deciding upon your game type you should be thinking “How much story time should I include in this game type?”. E.g. The player would not expect to be reading tons of dialogue to proceed in an action game.
I’ll post some information on all the game types below. If you think I am missing any or would like to me to add some in please post in the comment section.
Action games
Action games would involve much greater speed and fast timing then the other game types. These would include many plat former games such as the popular Mario series where the player jumps from platforms to platforms. Most action games today are first person shooters e.g. the James Bond series.
If you are looking for a successful action game to analyse and get some ideas to design your own you should check out “Half Life”.
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