video game genres are all bullshit. I'm sure you already knew that, how many times have you seen a game advertised as "adventure" or "action", fucking useless. this game is evidence that even very specific genres like "shoot-em-ups" are actually a hodgepodge of different types of games. the problem is that genres are defined by some surface level aspect, such as "an autoscroller where you control a character and shoot waves of enemies", not ever considering the core intentions of the game design, which could be "memorizing patterns, shooting and dodging in a 2d plane" or "idk watching all the explosions while wildly flailing around and then you get to buy some wacky new gun with the money you collected"
this game has more in common with those old "desktop destroyer" stress relief "games" than with other "shmups"
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 10:03:43 PM
No.719902807
>>719903012
>>719902613 (OP)
Lol you manage to suck even at Tyrian? Get your shit pushed in on Normal?
>>719902807
>try to voice my thoughts about Tyrian, which aren't even negative, just about its categorization
>WOW YOU MUST FUCKING SUCK DICK AT TYRIAN YOU STUUUUUUUUUUUUUPIDDD FUCKING CHUD!!!!
Why are Tyrianfags like this? It's as if you're opposed to anyone even trying to discuss your game
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 10:19:46 PM
No.719903938
>>719903998
A bot made this thread. Anyway, Tyrian was cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thtiUXckAVg
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 10:20:03 PM
No.719903961
Well, it of course depends on how strict genre-definitions you're going to use!
"A shooter" is a perfectly adequate descriptor for a game hobbyist who isn't into games that involve shooting enemies with guns, or a mainstream news article about some game having become hip among the today's youth. A shooter enthusiast might use more informative terms like "arena shooter", "hero shooter" or "military simulation" (or something, I'm not a shooter enthusiast). Roguelike players might e.g. differentiate between NetHack and Moria/Angband inspired lineages. Wargamers might say "brigade-level operational game in WW2" (and possibly elaborate time format, system, etc, if appropriate) which of course in common parlance might translate into "RTS" even if it was neither real-time nor strategic. But that's expected of normalfags.
There are some genres like "(C)RPGs" and "RTS" where I find insistence among even the fans to stick with rather broad and nondescriptive categories (in contrast to e.g. Dune2like or *Craft-style RTS), but usually the needs to communicate nuance establish commonly understood terms communicating that nuance.
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 10:20:33 PM
No.719903998
>>719903868
>>719903920
>>719903938
Tyrian fans, unlike any other fan group, seem actively hostile to anyone who actually wants to talk about their game, which is very strange.
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 10:21:52 PM
No.719904105
>>719904145
>>719902613 (OP)
It says right on the cover that this game's genre is "Intense arcade action".
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 10:22:22 PM
No.719904145
>>719906613
>>719904105
the cover is lying sadly.
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 10:56:47 PM
No.719906613
>>719904145
True, i used the sprite editor to turn it into 2hu for gajin.
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 11:08:59 PM
No.719907417
>>719908871
>>719903012
>>719902613 (OP)
literally learn how to think, then write.
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 11:39:08 PM
No.719909565
>>719902613 (OP)
didn't read but tyrian is very nice and has some great musics
Anonymous
9/5/2025, 11:44:56 PM
No.719909962
Tyrian? more like tear in my asshole. hey oooooooh
