Lecture # 04

GAME GENRE
AND
GAMEPLAY

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Definition Game Genre / Type

A video game genre is a classification assigned to a video

game based on its gameplay interaction rather
than visual or narrative differences.

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Game Genre
 Action Games  Adventure Games
 Platformer  Action Adventure
 Shooting  FPS Action Adventure
 FPS  TPS Action Adventure
 TPS  Platformer Action Adventure
 Fighting  Stealth Action-Adventure
 Beat-Em Up  Survival Horror Action-Adventure
 Survival
 Rhythm  Simulation Games
 Sport Games
 Battle Royale Games
 Educational Games
 Puzzle Games
 Strategy Games
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ACTION GAMES

 An action games is one in which the character faces a series of physical challenges
that typically include violence, extended fighting, and frantic chases.

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Action subgenres:

Platformer Games

 Platformer games get their name from the fact that the game’s character
interacts with platforms (usually running, jumping, or falling) throughout the
gameplay.

 Every platformer game was played “side-on,” and characters usually ran from
left to right, in 2D.

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Shooter Games
Shooters let players use weapons to engage in the action, with the goal usually being to
take out enemies or opposing players.

Shooters are categorized by the player perspective:

 First-person shooters (FPS): The protagonist (‫ردار‬44‫زی ک‬44‫ا مرک‬44‫)فلم ک‬, and the game is
viewed through your eyes. You can really get into these games. The only downfall is
that you are not able to see how you look in the game, because you are seeing things
through your own eyes. Call of Duty, Half-Life, and Halo are good examples.

 Third-person shooters (TPS) like Fortnite and Splatoon, the action takes place from a
viewpoint where the player can see the main character, usually from slightly above
and behind. Where third-person shooters might usually display health bars or meters
that get worse or better depending on the character's health or condition.

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First-person shooters (FPS): Third-person shooters (TPS)

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Fighting
Fighting games like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II focus the action on combat, and in
most cases, hand-to-hand combat. Most fighting games feature a stable of playable
characters, each one specializing in their own unique abilities or fighting style.

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Beat-em up
Beat-em up games, or brawlers (‫رنے والے‬4‫ڑا ک‬4‫) جھگ‬, also focus on combat, but instead of facing a single opponent,
players face wave after wave of enemies. Double Dragon was one of the earliest beat-em ups, while Castle
Crashers, and Bayonetta are more recent ones.

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Survival Games

 Survival games are a subgenre of action video games set in hostile, intense, open-world environments.

 Players generally begin with minimal equipment and are required to survive as long as possible by crafting tools,
weapons, shelters, and collecting resources.

 ARMA 2(2012), DayZ (2018) are famous survival games.

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Rhythm

Rhythm game, or rhythm action, is a type of music-themed action video game. These games mostly focus either on
dancing or simulating the playing of musical instruments.

Players using a dance mat to play Dance Dance Revolution, one of the most successful rhythm game.

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ADVENTURE GAMES

An adventure movie is one in which the protagonist goes on an exciting

journey, either physical or metaphorical, that typically involves important
discoveries, new experiences.Often adventure films will be filled with
action scenes, overlapping them with the action film genre.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) is an example of an adventure movie.

While the protagonist, Indiana Jones, is involved in many fighting and
chase scenes, there are also important discoveries (the unearthing of an
ancient relic), new experiences (supernatural intervention), and exotic
locations (Peru, Nepal, Egypt, an island in the Aegean Sea) that
distinguish it from the action film genre.

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ADVENTURE GAMES

 These are usually single player games, and are often set in fantasy or
adventure worlds. You complete puzzles to advance levels.

 The game generally starts with a back story of your character, and let you
know what your mission is. You have to figure out how to complete the
mission.

 Example:
1. The Secret of Monkey Island - (1990)
2. King's Quest VI - (1992)
3. The Longest Journey - (1999)
4. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery - (2011)
5. The Walking Dead - (2012 - Present)
6. Broken Age - (2014)
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Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO)

 These games are played almost exclusively on the internet or network-

enabled platforms.

 MMOs also include a variety of game modes and genre, where players can
cooperate or compete against one another.

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Action-Adventure Games

 Action-adventure is a video game genre that combines core elements from

both the action game and adventure game genres.

 The Legend of Zelda, God of War, and Tomb Raider are famous action-
adventure games.

 The Legend of Zelda focus more on exploration, solving puzzles, and

discovering loot, while basic combat is more of a supporting activity to the
overall experience.

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First-Person Action-Adventure games
which make use of first-person shooter gameplay, forgoing constant action
in favor of important adventure game elements such as environmental
problem-solving and a complex plot. Notable examples of this include
Metroid Prime, Half-Life 2, Dishonored, and Far Cry 3.

Third-Person Action-Adventure games

In which gameplay is in the third-person. Notable examples include games
like the Tomb Raider series, The Legend of Zelda series, the Grand Theft
Auto series, the Hitman series and the Uncharted series.

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Platform-Action-Adventure games

 Which emphasize both exploration and puzzle solving, but also feature traditional
platform game conventions.

 Examples of games of this type include the Tomb Raider series and the Metroid
and Castlevania games; the term "Metroidvania" is derived from these latter two
and used to describe games in this genre that generally are based on two-
dimensional platformers.

 Metroid combines the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the adventure of The
Legend of Zelda with a dark science fiction atmosphere and greater emphasis on
nonlinear gameplay.

 Castlevania is an action-adventure gothic (‫) وحشی‬horror video game series

 Castlevania game that's closer to the Metroid structure are called Metroidvania
games.
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Stealth Action-Adventure games
A stealth game is a type of video game in which the player primarily uses stealth to avoid or
overcome antagonists (‫)مخالف‬.

 Games in the genre typically allow the player to remain undetected by hiding, sneaking
(‫)چپکے سے‬, or using disguises (‫)بھیس​​بدلتے ہیں‬.

 Some games allow the player to choose between a stealthy approach or directly
attacking antagonists, but rewarding the player for greater use of stealth.

 The genre has employed espionage (‫)جاسوس]]ی‬, counter-terrorism, and rogue (‫)ب]]دمعاش‬
themes, with protagonists who are special forces operatives, spies, thieves, ninjas, or
assassins.

 Some games have also combined stealth elements with other genres, such as first-
person shooters and platformers.

 Notable examples include the Metal Gear series, the Assassin's Creed series, the Splinter
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Survival Horror Games (Action-Adventure Sub Genre)

 Survival horror games are a subgenre of action-adventure video games.

Same features as survival games as discussed in later.

 Which emphasize "inventory management" and making sure the player

has enough ammunition and recovery items to "survive" the horror
setting. such as a zombie apocalypse.

 The Resident Evil, State Of Decay, The Last Of Us and Silent Hill are
famous horror survival games.

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SIMULATIONS

 These games involve taking control of real-world vehicles, including tanks,

ships, and aircraft. You learn how to control these vehicles, and use
simulation games that can also be used to train professionals.

 In fact, many pilots are trained using airplane simulators before they actually
take flight.

 Example:
1. Tank simulation
2. Truck simulation
3. Flight simulation
4. Ship simulation
5. Bus simulation
6. Train simulations
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CAR - SIMULATOR

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BUS - SIMULATOR

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FLIGHT - SIMULATOR

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SPORT GAMES
 A sports game is a video game genre that simulates the practice of
sports. Play real-world sports like baseball, basketball, soccer, and
more.

 As you work up through the various skill levels, your game will involve
mimicking real professional athletes and how they move.

 The most popular sports games are usually based around specific
popular sporting events.

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BATTLE ROYALE GAMES

 A battle royale game is a completely new game genre that blends the survival,
exploration, and scavenging elements of a survival game with last-man-standing
gameplay.

 Battle royale games involve dozens to hundreds of players, who start with minimal
equipment and then must eliminate all other opponents while avoiding being
trapped outside of a shrinking "safe area", with the winner being the last player or
team alive.

 The name for the genre is taken from the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale, itself
based on the novel of the same name.

 Fortnite Battle Royale, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBGs) are two most
popular games of present-day.

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBGs) is an online multiplayer battle royale
game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South
Korean video game company Bluehole.

 Battlegrounds is a player versus player shooter game in which up to one

hundred players fight in a battle royale, a type of large-scale last man standing
death match where players fight to remain the last alive. Players can choose to
enter the match solo, duo, or with a small team of up to four people. The last
person or team alive wins the match.

 PUBG Mobile, the uber-popular battle royale title from Tencent Games, has
seen a massive global revenue gain in the first half of this year, bringing its
lifetime collection to $3 billion (roughly Rs. 22,457 crores). PUBG Mobile, along
with its Chinese variant known as Game For Peace, has collected a total of
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ROLE PLAYING GAMES (RPG)

A role-playing game (RPG) is a genre of video game where the gamer controls a fictional character (or
characters) that undertakes a quest(‫ )جستجو‬in an imaginary world.

Traditional role-playing video games shared five basic elements:

1. The ability to improve your character over the course of the game by increasing his statistics or
levels.

2. A menu-based combat system with several choices of skills, spells, and active powers as well as
an active inventory system with wearable equipment such as armors and weapons.

3. A central quest that runs throughout the game as a storyline and additional (and usually optional)
side quests.

4. The ability to interact with elements of the environment or storyline through additional abilities (e.g.
lockpicking, disarming traps, communication skills, etc.)

5. The existence of certain character classes that define the characteristics, skills, abilities, and
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spells of a character (e.g. wizard, thief, warrior, etc.).
Strategy Games

 A strategy game is just like a war game that simulates warfare realistically.

 They typically use a map that depicts (‫ )منظ]ر کش]ی کرن]ا‬various battlefield terrain
features such as woods, hills, fields and streams, with a grid or location
system superimposed over this to regulate the movement and positions of
the games' pieces, each of which represents a specific military formation,
such as an infantry brigade or artillery battery.

 Two main type of strategy games are as follows:

 RTS is Real-time Strategy
 TBS stands for Turn-based Strategy

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Real-time Strategy Vs. Turn-based Strategy
How they approach the concept of time. Just look at how time flows in a game.

If time has been compartmentalized into phases, and each player or AI opponent has
allocated time slots in which to execute their strategy – you are most likely playing a turn-
based strategy game.

The simplest analog example of TBS is a board game like Monopoly and Chess.

If time flows as it does in the real world, and all players can play all at once, then you are
most likely playing a real-time strategy game. Here all decisions are made under pressure
and the constant threat of attack; there are no pauses. Or

If there is a clock in the game, it runs at 60 seconds per minute. Characters move, actions are
taken, and choices are made with the clock running consistently and incessantly. Analog
examples of this are real-world sports, (with the exception of things like time outs, penalties,
etc.)

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PUZZLE GAMES

Puzzle or logic games usually take place on a single screen or playfield and require
the player to solve a problem to advance the action.

Logic game
A logic game requires players to solve a logic puzzle or navigate a challenge like
a maze. These games include brain games like Brain Age, but also include such
casual puzzle games as Tetris.

Trivia game
Like real trivia games, video trivia game players must answer a question before
a timer runs out (or before another player answers) to score points. Since trivia
games are especially well suited to casual play, they are increasingly growing in
popularity, especially on mobile phones.

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EDUCATIONAL

 While many parents and teachers complain about video games, there are
some great educational games out there that can help with the learning
process.

 Train in a variety of subjects, using games to make learning fun instead of

boring. There are testing functions, where you can answer multiple choice
questions. The most common types of education games are for math,
science, and ICT.

 Example:
1. LittleBigPlanet
2. Reader Rabbit
3. Endless Ocean
4. LeapFrog Leapster
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GAMEPLAY

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What is Gameplay

 Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game.

 Video game gameplay is distinct from graphics and audio elements.

 Gameplay should be designed before the story and graphics

 Gameplay = core fun factor Should be engaging

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Types of Challenges in Digital Games

 Physical Coordination Challenges

 Formal Logic Challenges
 Pattern Recognition
 Time Pressure Challenges
 Memory Challenges and Knowledge Challenges
 Exploration Challenges
 Creational Challenges
 Conflict Challenges
 Economic Challenges
 Conceptual Reasoning Challenges

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Types of Challenges in Digital Games

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Types of Challenges in Digital Games

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Types of Challenges in Digital Games

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Types of Challenges in Digital Games

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THANK YOU !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gameplay

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