Lightbulb, you can't shoe-horn the meaning of 'genre' from previous mediums to video games; 'genre' has been used to describe not the type of story but the kind of interaction the player has with the game, traditionally. So I am contesting that 'genre' *is* the mechanic of conveying the game...
The Sister Ray from FF7.
Vs Diamond Weapon
Vs Saphire Weapon
And the Dispersion Gun from TimeSplitters 3 (futuristic shotgun using energy instead of buckshot)
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