1. Last of us
Genre
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(survival/horror | action/adventure)
The genre type of the Last of Us is a survival horror
where the player struggles to conserve ammo and
picking his shots wisely, and scrounging together
whatever supplies you can to upgrade weapons and
to create new ones.
Content (dark /dirty, emotional, negative, tense,
claustrophobic, surprise jumpscares, post-apocalyptic,
exploration and large/bold/weathered)
The content in this game is very dark and
depressing as it is set in post-apocalyptic world and
shows hug ruined sky scrapers giving the sense of
complete despair.
Construction (linear- narrative driven/ character/ dialogue, more
depth, 15 stages/levels)
The construction of this game shows that it is quite
basic in theory as you cannot progress further
through the game without getting to a certain area
so simply making your way towards point A to point
B.
Narrative
conventions
(infection/ survival/ cure)
In the last of us you expect a very detailed plot as
you actually about the characters you are
introduced to like Ellie and Joel the two main
character of the game and even the secondary
character you meet along the way are fairly
interesting to know about.
Common codes
The Last of Us shows through the gameplay and the
plot itself that it is a dark survival horror based
around a present time representation of what
would happen if zombies were to become real.
2. Just Dance
Genre
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(Fitness/Sport/family/party/dance, simulator)
The genre type of Just Dance is dance games which
allows you to interpretate dance movements, and if
done correctly are rewarded with higher amount of
points.
Content (colourful, bright, vibrant, enthusiastic, positive,
eye-catching, inclusive, bold, IP, sound/songs)
The content in this game is very bright and colourful
giving you the indication that it want you to be in a
very positive and emotive mood so that you can
efficiently play the game.
Construction The construction of this game shows that it is quite
basic in theory as you can only progress by
matching your body positions with the ones and the
screen and will reward you with points if done so
correctly.
Narrative
conventions
In Just Dance you expect only one thing which is
getting higher amount of points when positioning
your body in the correct angles.
Common codes In Just Dance you can clearly see through the
gameplay that it is a light hearted energetic game
which is mostly played in shorts bursts to sate the
thirst in a way for energetic people.
