Genres are useful for communication and finding 'similar' games than the once you like, but they should in no way be a definition for your product. The same is true for every medium
My ludology teacher has put it this way: Compare it to paint art. First, our painters were not good enough to paint realism. Then, when technology and technique improved, they were Almost, atleast . The moment it was possible, it also became less interesting to do. And that's when they ...
