{"id":198605,"date":"2021-02-22T00:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/forgotten-video-game-genres\/"},"modified":"2021-02-22T00:30:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:30:58","slug":"10-forgotten-video-game-genres-wed-love-to-see-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/22\/10-forgotten-video-game-genres-wed-love-to-see-return\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Forgotten Video Game Genres We\u2019d Love To See Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0gaming industry’s rise in prominence has seen numerous new genres grow into relevancy over the last few decades. Right now, Steam has over 500 different genres that players can tag and search by, including recently formed genres such as Souls-Like<\/a> and Battle Royale<\/a>. Although the consistent expansion of genres is a good thing for the gaming industry, some genres fall through the cracks.<\/p>\n

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At some point or another, the ten games on this list were all in the gaming industry limelight. Still, either due to difficulty adapting to modern times or people simply losing interest in what they had to offer, they’ve all been brushed aside for current prominent genres like\u00a0third-person action\u00a0adventures<\/a> and open-world RPGs<\/a>. These ten genres all still have tons to offer, which is why we’re hoping that they’ll have a resurgence one day.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Text Adventure<\/h2>\n
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The fall of the text adventure genre isn’t too surprising, as it isn’t difficult to understand why someone would rather play\u00a0The Witcher 3<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>as it is now, rather than have the game presented in a text format.<\/p>\n

Although text-only games are unlikely to return,\u00a0there is a possibility that games with text-adventure elements could reemerge.\u00a0No Code’s\u00a0Stories Untold\u00a0<\/em>is an\u00a0excellent example of how text-adventure games can work today, while Galactic Cafe’s\u00a0The Stanley Parable<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>recaptured the essence of text adventures in the form of an interactive story.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Point and Click<\/h2>\n
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Point and click games<\/a> were at the forefront of the gaming industry in the 90s, with titles like\u00a0Grim Fandango<\/a>, Day of the Tentacle<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Secret of Monkey Island\u00a0<\/em>confusing players worldwide with their brutally difficult puzzles.<\/p>\n

Much like text adventures, point and click games struggled to adapt to modern times. Moreover, many people were growing frustrated with the\u00a0genre in the late 90s, as when\u00a0it started to fall in relevancy, the games’ difficulty began to increase to frustrating levels as the\u00a0publishers hoped to sell their tie-in guides and help-line services to make-up for the fall in revenue. However, games like\u00a0Kentucky Route Zero<\/em> have proven that the point and click genre still has a place in modern gaming and\u00a0can be successful without\u00a0excessively challenging\u00a0puzzles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Movie Tie-In<\/h2>\n
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Like the point and click genre, the movie tie-in genre fell out of favor with gamers but\u00a0is sorely missed now that it’s gone. The genre’s issues were apparent to see; the developers had to work tight schedules to ensure their game would release in line with its corresponding film, resulting in rushed products.<\/p>\n

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Although numerous games fell under the unfinished category, a few gems are enough to suggest that the genre could still thrive today.\u00a0Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/a>, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0King Kong\u00a0<\/em>were fantastic games that encapsulated the films they were based upon while still being great fun to play.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Beat ’em Up<\/h2>\n
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The beat ’em up genre of gaming was prevalent in the 80s, particularly in the five years that followed 1987’s\u00a0Double Dragon<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>which became known as the genre’s “Golden Age.”<\/p>\n

A few notable beat ’em up games\u00a0have been released in recent years, such as the rebooted\u00a0Battletoads<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dotemu’s\u00a0Streets of Rage 4<\/em><\/a>, which received a whopping 87 Metascore on Nintendo Switch<\/a>. 2020’s\u00a0Streets of Rage 4\u00a0<\/em>has understandably given tremendous hope to beat ’em up fans that some of gaming’s most prevalent publishers may try to capitalize on the game’s success.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Run and Gun<\/h2>\n
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Another genre that\u00a0dominated arcades and early iterations of home consoles but hasn’t had much success since; Run and Gun games appealed to\u00a0players who just wanted non-stop action in their games.\u00a0DOOM<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(1993) and the first-person shooters that followed took the genre’s place, but the success of\u00a0Studio MDHR’s\u00a0Cuphead<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>proved that it may still have a place in the modern-day.<\/p>\n

There was a lot of hope from run and gun fans that\u00a0Cuphead\u00a0<\/em>would reignite the genre once more, but sadly the game’s success hasn’t been enough to spur other publishers to sign-off on such games.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Tycoon<\/h2>\n
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Tycoon games like\u00a0RollerCoaster Tycoon<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Zoo Tycoon<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>and even licensed titles like\u00a0Legoland<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>were enormous successes in the early 2000s. The games found a perfect balance of having detailed, layered gameplay but still being massively appealing to casual gamers.<\/p>\n

There are still Tycoon titles releasing today, but games like\u00a0Cities: Skylines<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Planet Coaster<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>have struggled to appeal to\u00a0broad audiences. Although the games are of good quality, they’ve struggled to find the mix of both complex and enjoyable gameplay that made the early 2000s Tycoon titles special.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>3D Mascot Platformers<\/h2>\n
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3D mascot platformers are the most successful genre on this list today, but that’s\u00a0mostly thanks to Mario<\/em><\/a> almost single-handily carrying it on his back. It’s easy to forget just how big the genre was; throughout the 90s, having a marketable mascot<\/a> and putting them in a colorful platforming world was not only key to selling games, but consoles too.<\/p>\n

There are signs that the genre could thrive outside of Mario, as the recent\u00a0Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>was warmly received and even hinted at a return for\u00a0Spyro The Dragon<\/a>. <\/em>However, the\u00a03D platforming genre still has a long way to go if it wants to return to the forefront of gaming.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Unlicensed Sports<\/h2>\n
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Although it may seem like EA and 2K have dominated the sports genre forever, there was a time when their licensed games lived side by side with numerous unlicensed\u00a0sports games like\u00a0Everybody’s Golf, SEGA Soccer Slam,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0SSX Tricky<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Unlicensed sports games are a fantastic alternative to licensed ones, as they often prioritize enjoyable gameplay over strict realism.<\/p>\n

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Much like the last entry,\u00a0Mario\u00a0<\/em>is an exception to the rule when it comes to unlicensed sports with his frequent tennis, golf, and kart racing games; but when you’re the biggest gaming mascot on the planet, you can do whatever you like.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Real-Time Strategy<\/h2>\n
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Company of Heroes<\/a>, Total War<\/a>,<\/em> and Age of Empires<\/em><\/a> are just three of the many iconic real-time strategy genres that make it difficult to understand why the genre has fallen in relevancy over the years. The genre has even proven to appeal to a broad audience, with The<\/em>\u00a0Lord<\/em>\u00a0of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth\u00a0<\/em>series being a huge success commercially, showing that with the right marketing and IP, the genre can thrive.<\/p>\n

The real-time strategy genre<\/a> has carved itself a spot in the mobile side of gaming in recent years, but a grand return to the forefront of PC gaming still seems to be a long way off.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Street\u00a0Racers<\/h2>\n
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Racing games are still alive and well today, with\u00a0the\u00a0Formula 1<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0F<\/em><\/a>orza Horizon<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Dirt<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>series’ still thriving today. The\u00a0Dirt\u00a0<\/em>franchise, in particular, looks set to have a boost in prominence following Electronic Arts’ acquisition of Codemasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, street racing fans can only watch as other forms of racing games thrive, like a student in detention watching their friends\u00a0have fun outside.\u00a0Burnout<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and Midnight Club<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>are just two of the street racing franchises that were hugely successful during the early 2000s but haven’t had new main series iterations in over a decade. There’s no reason why the genre couldn’t be successful in the 2020s, so hopefully, a resurgence is just around the corner.<\/p>\n

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