@Felthry This is why we don't like the term Metroidvania and prefer calling them Action Adventure games.
@pillowcat honestly we really dislike the term action-adventure game, personally!
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@Felthry Point is, they need to go by a title that highlights the key element of exploring a space. Just naming the genre after two titles ignores the overlap between those titles and a host of other games.
@pillowcat yeah i don't think metroidvania is that great a word for it either
but action-adventure just comes off as.... incredibly generic
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@Felthry Valid.
Exploration games? Discovery games? There's gotta be some alternative.
@pillowcat I feel like a good name would have to capture the idea of gaining items or abilities that enhance your movement options, though
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@pillowcat that and the large amount of returning to old areas with new abilities are the defining characteristics of the genre to us
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@Felthry @pillowcat Backtracking Game?
@pillowcat @IceWolf maybe! i dunno
i'm too sleepy for ideas
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@Felthry @IceWolf Also valid.
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