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Welcome back to my blog, i hope you can enjoy learning about the different types of videogames!

Types of video games

Sandbox

In these games, players often have less concrete goals and narrative pathways to pursue. Instead of beating the boss and saving the princess, you may face a variety of tasks you can accomplish in a number of different ways. This draws players into more immersive experiences, encouraging experimentation with what may be unfamiliar mechanics.

Real-time strategy (RTS)

In the archetypal RTS title, Dune II human and AI players control different factions and compete against each other simultaneously in “real time” hence the term “real-time strategy,” as opposed to turn-based strategy. These games typically include resource and map management, and they often feature a top-down view.

• Warcraft
• Age of Empires
• Command & Conquer

Shooters (FPS and TPS)

developed several early offshoots and branched out into two primary sub-genres: the first-person shooter (FPS) and third-person shooter (TPS).

There’s plenty of potential for overlap here, too, since many contemporary titles allow you to toggle between first and third-person viewpoints.

The key difference is perspective. An FPS simulates a typical human viewpoint, showing essentially what your in-game character sees in franchises

Simulation and sports:

These genres have evolved a lot over the years and you may actually see them in the same light. But it’s only with advances in graphics technology that they’ve begun to offer unique immersive experiences. The latest iterations provide impressive levels of detail and showcase just how much is possible with games. The typical focus is on creating an immersive and realistic game world with epic scenarios, while smaller experiences may center on a particular area or experience.

Role-playing (RPG, ARPG, and More)

The basic premise of the role-playing game is simple and ubiquitous in numerous games: you create or take control of a character that you can then level up through experience points

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ACTIVITY: 

For todays activity we will anwser the next questions.

Which of all the genres did you like the most?

Have you played any of these genre games?

What is your favorite video game?