Your Favorite Sub-Genre - Page 2

Ascovel · 01-20-2009, 02:51 PM

I'm afraid there is nothing surreal about Chronicles of Mystery.

AndreaDraco83 · 01-20-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ascovel

I'm afraid there is nothing surreal about Chronicles of Mystery.

I think that, in this particular case, "surreal" stands for "dealing with occult, supernatural themes".

@tsa: I liked both Paradise and Sinking Island, even if I feel that, in the latter, the characters are a little too stereotypical.

Ascovel · 01-20-2009, 03:13 PM

Hmm, I never heard of such use of the word "surreal".

CrimsonBlue · 01-20-2009, 03:47 PM

What sub-genre would games like Monkey Island fall in, besides humour?

AndreaDraco83 · 01-20-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ascovel

Hmm, I never heard of such use of the word "surreal".

Well, it's an interpretation of mine. I found it in all three Gabriel Knight games but also in the details of Chronicles of Mystery, Memento Mori and Phantasmagoria - to name just a few - and so I made that assumption. Maybe Jackal can shed a light? Anyway, I found "surreal" - as in dealing with strange, unsual, out-of-boundaries themes - extremely fitting.

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Originally Posted by CrimsonBlue

What sub-genre would games like Monkey Island fall in, besides humour?

Comedy. That's all

Ascovel · 01-20-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonBlue

What sub-genre would games like Monkey Island fall in, besides humour?

Adventure! As in "adventure fiction", not "adventure game" (although I'm not trying to say it isn't an adventure game

).

rtrooney · 01-20-2009, 06:16 PM

Noir. E.g., Black Dahlia, Post Mortem and Still Life.

But to limit that genre as a favorite does disservice to all the other games I enjoy/have enjoyed that don't fit the category.

Perhaps I should not have replied to the "poll". It is far easier to say My favorite "genre" is Adventure v. RPG than it is to say I prefer Still Life-style games rather than FPFP-style games.

Gonchi · 01-20-2009, 08:45 PM

I enjoy all of them really, but Science Fiction and its plethora of sub genres such as Cyberpunk, Post Apoc, Alternate History and the like have always been favorites of mine. Though looking at my game shelves I notice that I don't really have all that many of them (adventure or otherwise).

Foozwah · 01-20-2009, 09:02 PM

Comedy, if I had to pick only one.

I like other genres/sub-genres, but comedy is the one that's given me the most pleasure over the years, and often incorporates others within it anyway (e.g. mystery, noir, fantasy, etc.), so win-win.

tsa · 01-20-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

@tsa: I liked both Paradise and Sinking Island, even if I feel that, in the latter, the characters are a little too stereotypical.

Don't get me started on Paradise

AndreaDraco83 · 01-21-2009, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by rtrooney

Perhaps I should not have replied to the "poll". It is far easier to say My favorite "genre" is Adventure v. RPG than it is to say I prefer Still Life-style games rather than FPFP-style games.

Well, I found it perfectly normal, rtrooney. There are few games that overtake genre distinction. For the other ones, it's normal to have a - albeit slight - preference. It is exactly this, a preference: I don't like FBI settings (X-Files being an exception), but Art of Murder is making me smile

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Originally Posted by tsa

Don't get me started on Paradise

Well, this isn't the right place. But I'll open up a thread just for this!

Fien · 01-21-2009, 05:38 AM

I like soft horror, detectives, especially the Noir ones, humor of every color, Mystian and non-Mystian mysteries.

Not too crazy about SF, real scary or cruel horror, fairy tale worlds with elves and stuff.

DEMON · 01-21-2009, 09:24 AM

Mystery Investigation/Film Noir

cwapitm · 01-21-2009, 10:52 AM

I'm just as happy to play any sub-genre, but probably my favorite is fantasy/sci-fi.

Kazmajik · 01-21-2009, 01:50 PM

Supernatural occult-oriented mystery horror suspense thriller for mature audiences, please.

AndreaDraco83 · 01-21-2009, 01:58 PM

Ahahaha! That's right! Count me in for that title!

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rtrooney Codger Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,080	Noir. E.g., Black Dahlia, Post Mortem and Still Life. But to limit that genre as a favorite does disservice to all the other games I enjoy/have enjoyed that don't fit the category. Perhaps I should not have replied to the "poll". It is far easier to say My favorite "genre" is Adventure v. RPG than it is to say I prefer Still Life-style games rather than FPFP-style games. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ For whom the games toll... They toll for thee

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Gonchi Adventure Game Elitist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Uruguay Posts: 831	I enjoy all of them really, but Science Fiction and its plethora of sub genres such as Cyberpunk, Post Apoc, Alternate History and the like have always been favorites of mine. Though looking at my game shelves I notice that I don't really have all that many of them (adventure or otherwise). Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Currently Playing: Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade Currently Reading: Guards! Guards! "El tiempo me enseñó que la miseria es culpa de los hombres miserables; que la justicia tarda y nunca llega pero es la pesadilla del culpable." - Lo Que El Tiempo Me Enseñó

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Foozwah Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 58	Comedy, if I had to pick only one. I like other genres/sub-genres, but comedy is the one that's given me the most pleasure over the years, and often incorporates others within it anyway (e.g. mystery, noir, fantasy, etc.), so win-win. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-21-2009, 05:38 AM	#32
Fien Senior female member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Holland Posts: 3,706	I like soft horror, detectives, especially the Noir ones, humor of every color, Mystian and non-Mystian mysteries. Not too crazy about SF, real scary or cruel horror, fairy tale worlds with elves and stuff. Share Share this post on Twitter

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DEMON Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: KE, SVK Posts: 223	Mystery Investigation/Film Noir Share Share this post on Twitter

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cwapitm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 328	I'm just as happy to play any sub-genre, but probably my favorite is fantasy/sci-fi. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "From now on we're gonna soar like eagles...eagles on POGO STICKS!!!"-Glottis Currently Playing: Gabriel Knight: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.

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Kazmajik Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 418	Supernatural occult-oriented mystery horror suspense thriller for mature audiences, please. Share Share this post on Twitter

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AndreaDraco83 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 2,684	Ahahaha! That's right! Count me in for that title! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Top Ten Adventures: Gabriel Knight Series, King's Quest VI, Conquests of the Longbow, Quest for Glory II, Police Quest III, Gold Rush!, Leisure Suit Larry III, Under a Killing Moon, Conquests of Camelot, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist. Now Playing: Neverwinter Nights, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

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