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ExtraWildGames - Oct 19, 2024

		ExtraWildGames		Oct 19, 2024
			Do you, as people of the general public, and as a gamer, really care about "buzzword" design tropes for games? My point being when someone says "this game is a soulslike." I don't really like this one-note sorta offhand denotion of a game. Do you care if an up and coming game is a "Soulslike" or "DMC style" action game? Do those keywords in articles, and sometimes even steam pages themselves, entice you to play the game more?

		Ponut		Oct 20, 2024
			You will mostly get answers from devs or former devs here I personally have learned to not give a shit about labels. Make the game you want to make. Sometimes labels are so broad that they have lost most of their meaning; like the phrase "RPG". Okay, DOOM is an action RPG. Anyway... It is extremely unlikely anyone will give a shit about what you make, no matter how they label it. And if they do put one of these labels on it, it's frightening that they are comparing it to something so good, but heartwarming too. Fact is if you are making something professionally, you *are* technically competing with these games (DMC/Dark Souls/DOOM) for attention so being comparable to them benefits you in search results and "More Like This" sections. Entice anyone to play doesn't matter, you are competing for visibility before you compete for playtime.

		ExtraWildGames		Oct 20, 2024
			Ponut said: I see. Thanks for the words of encouragement. I actually would like it IF my game gets to that point where it can be compared to DMC or Bayonetta, but not actually directly compare it. I wanna do my own shit, stand on my own 2 feet. And I wanna share it with all of you guys, soon as I get these character models animated.

		Tiviat		Jan 10, 2025
			If the "buzzword" is a game or genre that I enjoy,then it would be mostly a no-brainer. However, passing such critical judgement on games like that happens almost always, because nowadays gamers are very jaded individuals.

		ExtraWildGames		Jan 10, 2025
			I think a lot of people are jaded because of centralized internet websites, sadly. Which is why I like coming to forums. People are a lot more relaxed on forums.