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Posted August 18, 2012
Is there a list of the different genres of games gog has like rpg and fpp? What is fpp and how is it different from shooter? Is there a definition for the different genres of games listed by gog (assuming that there are more that are in acronym format)?
Post edited August 18, 2012 by James175
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Posted August 18, 2012
Now you're just trying to start a war aren't you?:)

In all seriousness, it really depends on each person's opinion.
Posted August 18, 2012
FPP means first person perspective. (you can have a FPP shooter and an FPP adventure.) As for list ... Well google's a good start. Yeah, gog needs some pop-up tips.
Post edited August 18, 2012 by Fenixp
Posted August 18, 2012
This has some good introductory information:
http://www.thocp.net/software/games/reference/genres.htm
Posted August 18, 2012
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orcishgamer: Now you're just trying to start a war aren't you?:)

In all seriousness, it really depends on each person's opinion.
I think he's more asking about the abbreviations for the tags GOG uses on the gamecards, which are sometimes kinda obscure if you aren't already familiar with the game/genre/whatever. It took me forever to figure out what FPP and TPP meant at first, because I thought they were actual genres I'd never heard of or something. If you click on them, you don't get an explanation, you get just get a list of games with those same tags.
Posted August 18, 2012
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orcishgamer: Now you're just trying to start a war aren't you?:)

In all seriousness, it really depends on each person's opinion.
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bevinator: I think he's more asking about the abbreviations for the tags GOG uses on the gamecards, which are sometimes kinda obscure if you aren't already familiar with the game/genre/whatever. It took me forever to figure out what FPP and TPP meant at first, because I thought they were actual genres I'd never heard of or something. If you click on them, you don't get an explanation, you get just get a list of games with those same tags.
Yes, I am curious about the different genres and acronyms that gog has and uses. For example, what is TPP? I am also hoping for a list because I know there are more genres that gog uses besides the ones listed on the main page.

Primary Categories (8):

action
adventure
indie
racing
role-playing
shooter
sim
strategy

Secondary Categories (30):

arcade
building
chess
combat
detective-mystery
economic
educational
fantasy
fighting
fpp
historical
horror
managerial
modern
pinball
platformer
point-and-click
puzzle
racing
rally
real-time
sci-fi
soccer
sports
stealth
tactical
team sport
tpp
turn-based
virtual life

I want to make sure I don't overlook any.

I was not as clear in my question as I could have been and have updated my first post to specify that I am talking about gog.
Post edited August 19, 2012 by James175
Posted August 19, 2012
The above list should be stickied.
Posted August 19, 2012
GOG lists 3 "genres" for each game. Typically, the first one is the actual genre, while the other two give further information, such as viewpoint, setting or subgenre.

Examples of genres:
Strategy
Shooter
Simulation

Examples of viewpoints:
FPP - First Person Perspective
TPP - Third Person Perspective
Isometric

Examples of settings:
Fantasy
Sci-fi

Examples of sub-genres:
Managerial
Economic

I do think it would be easier if they used four, and then used the same four every time, with labels, so people could see which is which.
Posted August 19, 2012
FPP= First Person Perspective
TPP= Third Person Perspective
Posted August 19, 2012
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Licurg: FPP= First Person Perspective
TPP= Third Person Perspective
I want a SPP game, second-person-perspective, where the player watches through the eyes of the enemy they're attacking or NPC they're talking to (though it doesn't really work all that well while just travelling, perhaps seeing through the eyes of the NPC companion then?).
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