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> Remember what "RPG" used to mean in the 90s? It meant the same as now. We do have sub genres like "Action RPG" or "with RPG elements", we don't call any game
by username90 6y ago
> Remember what "RPG" used to mean in the 90s?
It meant the same as now. We do have sub genres like "Action RPG" or "with RPG elements", we don't call any game with RPG elements RPG's.
So instead of calling any game with permadeath "roguelike" why not just say it has permadeath? Would cause less confusion.
- Normal_gaussian 6y agoThese categories are all tags anyway, trying to build a distinctive taxonomy of games is futile. Most sensible philosphers have long since abandoned categorical absolutism and there are many hundreds of years of arguments around it. Call them tags and the generality of the tag becomes irrelevant. If enough people like some combination or derivation of rogue elements then roguelike is good enough. The issue with non specific tags (roguelike vs permadeath) is that the membership defines it, leading to either infinite dilution or periodic membership - think the evolution of political parties.
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