Bman54 on 17 May 2017
| eva01beserk said: So far Im against everything said in this thread. Not a game has been a genre change, just an advancement in tech. 2d to 3d, should not count. Linear to open world either. also changing camera positions, first or third person view is not a genre. And for the one who said turn base rpgs going action rpgs, this is the only one i think is closest. Still rpg is the base game. |
I'd argue camera change does make it a different genre, hence why we have FPS and third-person shooters. They play very differently, with third person shooters tending to have more of an emphasis on cover, and FPSs being more fast paced and twitchy. Sure, you could just lump them as shooters, but then you could jsut throw 2D shooters in there too, and they play wildly different.
That's why I'd say Metroid Prime would be considered a successful genre change. It was more than just a 2D to 3D change, like with Mario or Zelda. More emphasis on combat, scanning the environment, puzzles, etc.
