The Game!
by David Vail
1. Inspiration Games
1.1. Bastion
1.1.1. Sound
1.1.2. Story
1.1.3. Atmosphere
1.2. Fez
1.2.1. Intense puzzles
1.2.2. Level design
1.2.3. Atmosphere
2. Story
2.1. Fantasy epic
2.2. Rescue the prince/princess/sibling blah blah
3. Genres
3.1. Tower Defense
3.1.1. Something more active than set and forget
3.2. Platformer
3.3. Action adventure
3.3.1. Top down, tile based
4. (you just lost it)
5. Gameplay
5.1. Fast action
5.1.1. Beat em up
5.1.2. Precision platformer
5.2. Turn based
5.2.1. JRPG
5.2.2. Tactical battle
5.3. Slow action
5.3.1. Exploration
5.3.2. Item/gear collection