Alternative names for genres

Around my house, we use a lot of alternative genre names, ones which more accurately reflect our feelings/experiences.

I was wondering if anyone else does this.

Here's some of mine:

• What they're normally called: Arcade Shooters (R-Type, 1943, Gradius etc)
• What I call them: "the Heart-attack genre" (because these games damn near always give me one)

• What they're normally called: PC Adventure games (King's Quest, Zork etc.)
• What I call them: "the We-Sell-Strategy-Guides genre" aka "the walkthru genre" (because that's what you normally need in order to beat them). On TV Tropes I'd suggest calling them the Guide Dang It! genre.

Okay, share your own!

edited 24th Oct '10 2:55:07 PM by Edmond_Dantes

Visual Novels: The "Wordwall" genre. Also Persona 4.

edited 24th Oct '10 3:04:33 PM by Magus

4X: Delegation genre.

FPS: Pop Shooty Pop Pop.

• Real-Time Strategy: Attrition Warfare training, since that is my playstyle.
• Turn-Based Strategy: (Insert building here) Complete!
• Visual Novel: Novel... In Videogame form!
• Western Role Playing Game: Immersion through your created character.
• Japanese Role-Playing Game: Storyline first!
• Strategy Role Playing Game: Tactical Advantage.

edited 24th Oct '10 4:24:13 PM by AttObl

JRPG: "Anime with player-controlled heroes"

FPS: Before - One Man Army Now - Hide n' Shoot

Hack n' Slash - Meat Grinder

Platformer - "Fall Forever" genre, thanks to Bottomless Pits

Necro, but as a kid I used the following:

Beat'em ups were "Fight games".

Rts'es were "War games" or "Leader games".

FPS'es were "Shoot games", same with non-fps'es where you shoot because I didn't make distinctions based on the camera postion..

edited 24th May '12 3:21:54 PM by Lolzgaard