This document compares and contrasts the games Just Dance and The Last of Us. Just Dance is a dance simulation game with vibrant colors and mainstream pop music. It has no story and simply involves mimicking dancer's moves on screen. The Last of Us is a narrative-driven survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. It has a dark color scheme and scary music to build tension. The story follows Joel escorting Ellie to potentially create a cure and has emotional depth through character connections. While Just Dance appeals widely, The Last of Us profiles more specifically to 15-25 year old males through its violent survival-focused gameplay.

1. Just Dance Last of us
The genre of this game falls into is
Simulation however the sub genres include
Fitness/Sport, Family and Dance.
Genre Action/adventure is the main genre that is falls
into however there are many sub genres it can
be categorised into because of its features, such
as survival/horror
This content is much more different then
the last of us as the colour scheme is
vibrant, bright, contracting and has a very
diverse theme based around dance. The
music used is all mainstream pop songs
and songs that people know. The game
itself is very inclusive and so made for
everyone to play.
Content The content that is in this game ranges from a
dark/dirty theme to dim lighting. The colour
scheme is very dim; this allows the player to
relate to the dark theme and post-apocalyptic
theme. The music is very scary and atmospheric
to play with the emotions of the player and
scare them and making the game more tense.
The construction of the game is a very flat
based on a 2D simulation game with a
large playing area which you have to mimic
the motion of the player on the screen. The
game is very basic and linier.
Construction The last of us is a very Linear game and is mainly
narrative based with an emotional story line and
has lots more depth. Characters are much more
connected and you feel attached to them more.
The graphics are also more advanced allowing a
more intense experience.
There is not much narrative because there
is no story line; you choose a song and
dance to it. You mimic the dancer on the
screen.
Narrative The Narrative for the story is very emotional
based and there are many deaths at the start of
it to trigger the player to be sad or angry. The
main storyline follows Joel and his journey with
a 14 year old girl called Ellie who is the only cure
to the disease.
Common codes for this game include
Animated avatars that are simple designed
however contain good graphically
advanced skins. A feedback system that
allows you to improve on the songs and
popular songs.
Common codes Some of the common codes in this particular
genre are, a post-apocalyptic setting, gun fights,
killing, blood, emotions and survival. These all
allow players to relate to certain aspects before
they have even played the game and know what
to do.
Profiling is not very complicated for this
game as it is a very inclusive game and
appeals to a wide ranged audience
Profiling
This game is slightly harder to profile as it is
more exclusive and profiles to the ages of 15-25
year old males mainly. This allows them to
choose specific content based on what this
demographic likes.