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People would be surprised that "Free-Roam" isn't a genre of games, lol. Everyone who is saying Sleeping Dogs, Red Dead Redemption, and GTA IV as Sandbox/Free-Roam...might wanna check again, they're considered Action games, almost Action/Adventure. Anyways...

 

 

To me at least, sandbox games is a term to describe an action/action-adventure that is free-roam, its more like a sub-genre then a full on genre.

 

Using the term sandbox game when describing GTA or Red Dead separates and identifies the games differences from just any other action/action adventure game. Action games can be hack and slashes, shumps, beat em ups, survival horror, platformers etc... Are you saying those genres aren't genres?

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Certain ones. As much hate as it gets, I enjoy CoD from time to time (though I haven't bought a CoD since BO). Battlefield is excellent as well, but kind of shitty looking after you've seen what it looks and plays like on a PC.

I know that CoD really isn't that great of a game, but it's simplicity is really what hooks me. It is quite fun to play in a full party though.

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To me at least, sandbox games is a term to describe an action/action-adventure that is free-roam, its more like a sub-genre then a full on genre.

 

Using the term sandbox game when describing GTA or Red Dead separates and identifies the games differences from just any other action/action adventure game. Action games can be hack and slashes, shumps, beat em ups, survival horror, platformers etc... Are you saying those genres aren't genres?

I consider Free-Roam to be a genre. Roaming around doing whatever the hell you want is just so fun, especially with GTA IV, which has an awesome map perfect for it.

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To me at least, sandbox games is a term to describe an action/action-adventure that is free-roam, its more like a sub-genre then a full on genre.

 

Using the term sandbox game when describing GTA or Red Dead separates and identifies the games differences from just any other action/action adventure game. Action games can be hack and slashes, shumps, beat em ups, survival horror, platformers etc... Are you saying those genres aren't genres?

 

Point proven. Free-Roam as a sub-genre, while Action, Adventure, and Action/Adventure are the "bigger" genres :p

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1. Free roaming (Deadrising,Red dead redemption,Fallout,LA Noir,Bully,GTA,Assassins Creed)

2.Shooters (Gears of war,Left 4 Dead,old school medal of honor,Battlefield 1943 and Bad Company,Halo.)

 

3.RPGS (Fallout and Mass effect ONLY)

 

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Sandbox games are my favorite genre. Without a doubt. Having the ability to complete a game at my leisure is a great thing.

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I almost exclusivley play RPG's of any genre. Mass, Effect, Dragon Age, Elder scrolls (exception Skyrim, apparently I just couldn't get into the game. Going to get it on xbox instead of ps3 and replay to see if I can get into it.) But occasionally I do venture out and try other games, FPS and the like. The only thing I never play are sports games, I find them stupidly boring.

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My absolute favourite would have to be puzzle/platformer-based games. Shooters are fun, but there's no appeal in playing a game from a genre everyone and their dog plays and sists they're pro at. I loved more alternative games like Catherine and Alice: Madness Returns. Perhaps the excessive advertisement large games get has turned me away from them.

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