SUGGESTION: NEW "FLAVOR" TAGS ANIME, COMING OF AGE, CHILDREN'S, DRAMA, ROMANCE

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This was already sort-of rejected in the chat, but I figured if there is the smallest chance this is ever added then it'll be by leaving it in a place like here for reference if anybody ever wants to take a shot at it.

I suggest to consider adding the following new game "Flavor" tags:

- Anime (for specifically non-Western style games, beyond RTP visuals)
- Coming of Age (for games with stories about teenagers growing up)
- Children's (for games specifically made for/about children)
- Drama (for games around drama plots, I feel like dark is different and hints more at gothic/gore/gritty vibe rather than the usual drama genre)
- Romance (for games with romance prominently in them in some form)
From our brainstorming session like 7 years ago:

Existing genres and flavors:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Puzzle
RPG
Shooter
Simulation
Strategy
Tactics
Visual Novel

Arcade
Comedy
Cyberpunk
Dark
Dungeon Crawler
Fantasy
Fighting
First-Person
Futuristic
Historical
Horror
Modern
Music
Mystery
Noir
Oldschool
Online
Overhead
Post-Apocalyptic
Sci-Fi
Sidescroller
Space
Steampunk
Text
Western


Flavor ideas:
Stealth
Survival
Sandbox
Management
Racing
Real-Time
Turn-Based
Tower Defense
Sports (This could be argued as a Genre)
Board Game
Trivia
Party
Casual (this could also be argued as a Genre)
Art
Edutainment
Adult
Rhythm (we do have Music though...)
Logic
School
Japanese (as opposed to Western I guess)
Craze
Maze
Roguelike
Minigame
Survival horror
Bullet hell
Metroidvania
Point 'n click
Bullethell
Hack n Slash
Hidden Object
Time/Resource Management
Augmented Reality
Social
MOBA
Adorable
Totally Rad
Bloody
Open World
Story Driven
Linear
ATB
Tabletop
Touchscreen Friendly
Misao Bait
Community Game
Collectible Card Game
Tool
Abstract
Atmospheric
Yume Nikki
Parody/Satire
Fangame
3D
Exploration
Dating Sim
Classic (for those old RM games being uploaded)
Contest
dreampunk
Old West

Things that have to do directly with the gameplay like "open world", "story based", "linear" and "casual" are also probably really important.
I like your list, will those be available soon?

Nevertheless, I think 1. the tags I suggested might still be worth adding other than "Anime". Romance in particular should really be added, that doesn't seem to be covered by anything in your list. E.g. for my game I'm working on multiple romance subplots but it'll not be primarily, or even in notable part, a Dating Sim. Also, "Adult" in particular makes me think in addition to "Children's", also "Young Adult" could be a useful flavor - unless this is meant as "Sexual Content" and/or a hard "18+ only" (rather than just general target audience), in which case I'd suggest using these instead. I think Japanese would likely a better match than "Anime", so I retract that one tag suggestion of mine.

And based on your list, 2. maybe "Touchscreen Friendly" would go better separately into a "Technical Features" list, where you could generally put things like: Touchscreen Friendly, Mouse Support, Widescreen Support, Mobile Release Available, etc. Although I feel like maybe those should just be omitted and mentioned in text...? Not sure. But mouse support in particular (or lack thereof) would be useful for RPG Maker games.

I would also suggest 3. "Art" and "Totally Rad" seem kinda vague and meaningless, and worth leaving away. ("Adorable" seems useful though) I also find "Classic" not very intuitive, maybe something else like "Old Game" would be more obvious?

And if you want add in more regarding 4. Gameplay detail features, I have more suggestions for these: Open World, Overworld, Hub-based, Fast Travel, Ingame Map, Switchable Party Members, Multiple Endings, Checkpoint-Based Saves, Tactical Positional Battles, No Combat, Party Based, Solo Protagonist.

Also, it might be worth bumping up the tag limit to around 10-15 if a notable bunch of those is added.
in a cosmic sense, yeah sure. soon!
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
All I want is for "western" to be replaced with "old west" so people don't think it refers to any game that's not made in japan
Oh. I did think it was the latter, so yeah that might help
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