insertname defense : easily replicated by events, essentially just an upgradable arena with players vs bots
moba does not deserve its own genre, its just a battle arena where the player controls a single unit
essentially its more of a real time strategy on a smaller scale
in fact it might as well be a top down numbers game
since numbers are the name of the game
i dont really understand the classification of strategy games when strategy persists in just about every game on the market
command and conquer atleast tells you from the title that its about commanding-assuming a leadership ominiscient role
what does starcraft tell you from the title? nada
the way we distinguish games creates a ton of confusion
It only creates confusion when people take the name of the genre literally. The same applies for music, and even movies.
People who understand the general idea of the genre aren't confused at all. When I think strategy, I think games like Age of Wonders, and Civilizations. When I think RTS, I think games like C&C, SC, WC, Stronghold, etc. When I think SRPG, I think games like Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, Fire Emblem, etc. And then there's ARTS/MOBA, which is a sub-genre to RTS, in which I think games like DotA, LoL, Battle Party, 300 Heroes, etc.
As you can see, each list of games has a lot of similar traits to each other.
Now to apply the logic of the confused ones in here to music.
We live in countries, why aren't the national anthems considered country music?
Is metal just music made with metal instruments? Is black metal just painted black? Why is that a different genre?
Movies?
So wouldn't every single movie be an action movie? Just like any game with strategy (i.e. not a slot machine) be a strategy game?
