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[nem75]

Originally Posted by Simoneer

Well, Hack and Slash (which I assume you mean) is a type of gameplay, not a genre on its own. An RPG can have Hack and Slash gameplay. It can even have strategic gameplay, and only include firearms.

No, I mean hack'n'slay. Which is exactly the same as hack'n'slash, but it is often called hack'n'slay over here. Whether that's because zee (we) Germans have a better grip on our own language than English (well, most of us) or because the contentual difference of the two terms is marginal, I wouldn't want to decide.

Anyway, to me it's a genre defined by Diablo and everything that came after it. I think you'll be hard pressed to find a authoritative definition saying that it is a type of gameplay, contrary to a genre. (And that's not even considering how much a genre is defined be just that: the gameplay.) But if that's what you want to call it - whatever floats your boat.