The problem with video game genres

Описание: Eitan doesn’t know what a Roguelike is.

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This is the first video I made with the new format! I plan to make a lot more videos like this, especially at times where I can’t really film myself. As you can tell, it’s inspired quite a bit by Dunkey- but I tried to add my own flair to it. Please, give me feedback in the comments. I plan to improve this style, since I’m aware that isn’t perfect by any means.

The video’s subject has been haunting me for quite some time. I always saw "Action" and "Adventure" on the genres section of any video game on the 3DS eShop, and I remember thinking- wait, doesn’t every game have action and adventure??? The issue with RPGs is a bit different. This is a genre that doesn’t originate in video games- so it’s hard to classify what it is. In the beginning it was mostly the turn-based ones, but now- who’s to say games like Binding of Issac aren’t RPGs?

Regarding the citations portion, the reason I used Wikipedia alone wasn’t(only) because I was lazy, instead it was due to wanting to reflect how the general audience views video game genres. Wikipedia is pretty much the best source for that.

SOURCES
Citations:
Wikipedia- List of video game genres
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Wikipedia- Action-Adventure Game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action-...
Wikipedia- Adventure Game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventu...
Wikipedia- Role-Playing Game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-pl...

Videos referenced:
Super Mario 64 vs Resident Evil - Gaming in the Clinton Years from NAVGTR[   / navgtr  ]

B-Roll used:
1981 Arcade(Central Park, Mt. View CA, USA) from Scott Evans[   / atarigames1  ]

Gameplay footage used:
Tetris 99 from Doremy[   / @doremy  ]
Galaga from Snake Latino[   / snakelatino  ]
Mystery House(1980) from Old Classic Retro Gaming[   / oldclassicgame  ]
Pac-Man from Old Classic Retro Gaming
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(1984) from Lucas Hidemi Komori[   / lucashidemikomori  ]
Adventure(1980) from OldClassicGames[   / oldclassicgames  ]
Legend of Zelda(1986) from Zelda Dungeon[   / zeldadungeon  ]
Super Mario Bros.(1985) from packattack04082[   / packattack04082  ]
Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior(1986/1989) from Nintendo Cult[   / nintendocult  ]
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition from Kirito Maker[   / @kirivlr  ]
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from BigSharkZ[   / bigsharkz  ]

Music used:
Eccentric - Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
Encounter with Cappy - Super Mario Odyssey
Main Theme(Ragtime) - Paper Mario: Color Splash
Let Us Sing of a Hollow Victory - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Boss Battle - Paper Mario: The Origami King
Royal Sticker Story - Paper Mario: Sticker Star

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Editing: LumaFusion for iOS
Camera: iPhone 8