genre and sub-genre

[scott]

I've been making notes and I think, since we are looking to make the listings as accurate as possible. We should at least list a genre and sub-genre in each listing.

This would allow us to list games like:
Action/ Adventure
Sports/ Boxing
Sports/ Baseball
Racing/ Stock Car Racing
Racing/ Off Road
Shooter/ First-Person
Shooter/ Light Gun
Puzzle/ Falling Block
Puzzle/ Brain Teaser

Etc etc.

It could be a lot more work populating the lists. And agreeing on what goes where. But since we are shooting for accuracy, why not?  Thoughts?

[matt]

I'd like to start putting some work into this. We need to define out all of the proper cats/sub-cats.

[scott]

Agreed. It'll add more depth to the database, and when you get the advanced search up and running, then people can search by sub-genre.

[matt]

Yes. Let's work on this when we meet up tonight.

[matt]

Here is a link to the current list of genres/sub-genres. Please read it over and offer up any suggestions. I'd love to have this in place by the weekend.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Am9xDHaT_ggLdFVtVnVwSWhPcGVscVJpZE1VSG5LSGc&hl=en&authkey=CO294-EC

[scott]

I forgot to add boxing to the sports subs when I made that list... whoopsie.

[atariboy]

What about Arcade/Compilation or something similar for games such as Midway's Arcade Treasues and Atari Anniversary Edition. these types of games have different genres and sub-genres.

[matt]

Compilation and Arcade are both listed separately near the bottom.

[scott]

Prolly should add Pachinko to Arcade. I'm not sure what else we should list under the Arcade genre though.

[tpugmire]

Would light gun games be considered a first person shooter, or should they get their own category?

[scott]

hmm I thought I had Light Gun listed? Prolly should go under the Shoot 'em Up genre as a sub genre. Or possibly under Shooter as a sub-genre. Thoughts?

[tpugmire]

How about an art category for games like Mario Paint and those new Wii games for that tablet thingy?  

I didn't even look in the Shoot em Up category, I figured it belonged in Shooters.  That's where I would put it anyway.

[informationator]

Action could use a Run 'n' Gun subcategory

[scott]

@Tpugmire added Art games to the Other category for the time being.

@informationator added Run 'n Gun to Action games... totally over looked it.

[escalein]

I think we need a Strategy RPG/Tactical RPG category for quite a number of japanese games, or should it be a sub-category instead?

examples of such games will be the Disgaea series, Final Fantasy Tactics, Valkyria Chronicles etc..