Mixing genres much?

lol it's actually funny how almost everyone wants innovation

I don't really get what's the difference between the first and the last answer.

Innovation ftw!!!

I prefer innovation and experimenting genres with each other since I believe it's more interesting than doing whats been done before.

I love these.

I would say 2 and 3. Heavily depends on the project too. At some places, it's just not advised to go extreme, as the rule of familiarity can hit in. Personally tho, I prefer innovation (just like any developer does), as if something is new and good - it will be more entertaining to the general crowd. But don't forget - sometimes things do not get accepted exactly because they are simply "too new". In my opinion, a blend between traditional approach and gradual innovation is the best.

Innovation, innovation, innovation. Why create the same thing that has been done before when you can improve upon it and make it better?

Create what you want. That's the point of indie games.

Sometimes when you mix genres you get innovation. ;)

Never hurts to combine the two genres to get one game that could work.