Are Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, and Geometry Dash all rhythm games?
Yes, all three are rhythm games
Guitar Hero is NOT a rhythm game, but the others are
Dance Dance Revolution is NOT a rhythm game, but the others are
Geometry Dash is NOT a rhythm game, but the others are
ONLY Guitar Hero is a rhythm game
ONLY Dance Dance Revolution is a rhythm game
ONLY Geometry Dash is a rhythm game
None of these are rhythm games
I'm not familiar with all three of these
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So I know looking at my vote, you may think I'm crazy. But I need to make a stand. FAST BUTTON PRESSING DOES NOT A RHYTHM GAME MAKE. A rhythm game must be about RHYTHM, like Rhythm Heaven or ADOFAI, which focus on the rhythm of things over any kind of speed. I can't vouch for certain for Guitar Hero, but I've not found DDR to be all that rhythm focused from what I've played, while I've found geometry dash, though visually not a rhythm game, works with the game's music to produce rhythms. Hardcore FnF mods are the most egregious to me. Many of the most difficult mods for that game have charts that are unaligned with the music, and all it boils down to is memorization, dexterity, and reaction speed.
Now, I'm not here to say that these games are not good games, I'm only here to say that they should not be known as rhythm games, because they do not seem to necessitate rhythm. Anyone can enjoy any game however they like, but calling these games that are fundamentally about speed "rhythm games" is a misnomer and I hate it.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk, I know probably no one cares but I have to get this out.






















