Comment on Every RPG subgenre acronym, decoded
RedStrider@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What do you refer to the eg Mario & Luigi games as, where they’re turn based but rely on timed button presses and minigames for combat 🤔
Comment on Every RPG subgenre acronym, decoded
RedStrider@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What do you refer to the eg Mario & Luigi games as, where they’re turn based but rely on timed button presses and minigames for combat 🤔
Ashtear@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Mario & Luigi games are still JRPGs, which is a genre that’s more of a vibe than something easily defined. Here it’s a little easier because the series traces back to a major JRPG developer in the 1990s.
Even Expedition 33, another one with timed gameplay, is frequently getting lumped into the category (though that might change in coming years). That’s why I prefer the term Japanese-style role-playing games, as the genre is increasingly seeing game dev outside of Japan.