Rethinking Game Genres: Skill, Info, or Mind Games?

[00:00:00]Game genres are kind of broken. But I think there's a better way to think about this.

[00:00:04]>> Wait, he's kind of right. If I say I like strategic games, I low-key don't really actually like strategic games.

[00:00:11]I just like competitive games with a strategic element.

[00:00:14]>> And it's a much simpler way to look at games. And once you see it, you'll see games much more differently.

[00:00:20]>> to see what he says about League.

[00:00:21]>> somewhere everyone can agree. Every game has something that separates the >> Rocket League.

[00:00:27]Rocket League mentioned, fire video.

[00:00:29]>> Sometimes it's pure skill. Your reflexes, your aim, your timing.

[00:00:34]Sometimes it's information, knowing things the other person doesn't.

[00:00:38]Sometimes it's something harder to name.

[00:00:42]The mental side. Reading people, managing randomness, and adapting on the fly.

[00:00:48]These aren't just different skills, they are fundamentally different kinds of gameplay. And most games mix them together in different amounts.

[00:00:57]So, let me give you three words.