The video game industry is a diverse industry, with many different experiences for a range of different audiences. However, the video game industry is also a specialised industry. Focused on a single way of producing things, videogames are made for a singular purpose, to make money, to maximise revenue, and to minimise financial risk
Name - Baldur’s Gate 3
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Genre - RPG (role playing game)
Platform - PS5
Gameplay - Character focused, plot based, exploration, creating a character, focussing on improvement, numbers getting bigger, complex narrative, focussing on player choice
Name - Hades
Genre - Rogue lite - randomly generated rooms, big penalties for death, but some measure of progress
Platform - Switch (nintendo, console/handheld)
Gameplay - See above
Name - Phasmaphobia
Genre - Survival Horror , puzzle
Platform - PC
Gameplay - team based survival and horror game. Social aspect
Name - Way Out
Genre - adventure
Platform - Xbox Series
Gameplay - 2 player co-op prison break game, cross platform, digitally convergent
Name - The Binding of Isaac
Genre - 2d shooting/arena
Platform - PC
Gameplay - frantic, 2d shooting, tactical and complicated
Name - Smackdown vs RAW 2010
Genre - Wrestling
Platform - Xbox 360
Gameplay - Creative customisation, vintage wrestling
Name - Sims 4
Genre - Simulation
Platform - iMac
Gameplay - simulation of a lifestyle, aspirational, roleplay,
Name - Wordscape
Genre - word puzzle
Platform - Mobile
Gameplay - passing the time, casual game
Name - Subway Surfers
Genre - Endless runner
Platform - iOS
Gameplay - endless potential gameplay until the player dies. Soft, childlike visuals. Free to play.
Name - Fortnite
Genre - Battle Royale/3rd person shooter
Platform - Xbox Series
Gameplay - competitive shooter. Multiplayer, a hundred simultaneous players, last person standing
Name - Mario Odyssey
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Genre - 3D platformer
Platform - Nintendo Switch
Gameplay - Nintendo exclusive! Platform, open world, player choice, collecting stars
Name - Elden Ring
Genre - open world/rpg (role playing game)/soulslike/action
Platform - PS5 (but also xbox, PS4, PC…) multiplatform. Not platform exclusive
Gameplay - Progress and explore different areas. Fight big bosses (a big difficult enemy, a specific term ingrained into videogame culture). Huge assumption of knowledge
Name - Detroit: Become Human
Genre - ‘story game’. ‘Cinematic adventure’
Platform - PS4
Gameplay - Play three different characters. Wonder around, pick stuff up, chat with people, and make decisions
Name - Skylanders
Genre - adventure/fantasy/augmented reality/collecting game
Platform - PS4 (multiplatform)
Gameplay - Explore! Player choice, decision, and collecting
Name - Phasmaphobia
Genre - survival horror and puzzle
Platform - PC
Gameplay - strong horror game. Ghost hunting, cooperative!
Name - Chivalry
Genre - 1st person team deathmatch, 50 vs 50
Platform - PC
Gameplay - sword based! Not shooting! Lots of different attacks
Name - Hotline Miami
Genre - action/indie
Platform - PS5 (upgraded version!)
Gameplay - Tactical, violent, difficult, repetitive