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minus-squareamio@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·4 months ago… no. This is how you end up with people going “hey, what should we call a Metroidvania style game - oh yes, unlocking world games.” Sounds like a shit translation from 2005
minus-squaresaintshenanigans@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoThat’s an absurdly large umbrella that can describe dark souls, diablo, metroid, castlevania, Zelda, cp2077, etc
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI know! JRPG and CRPG! Totally helps, right?
… no.
This is how you end up with people going “hey, what should we call a Metroidvania style game - oh yes, unlocking world games.” Sounds like a shit translation from 2005
Action exploration.
That’s an absurdly large umbrella that can describe dark souls, diablo, metroid, castlevania, Zelda, cp2077, etc
Still narrower than “RPG”.
I know! JRPG and CRPG! Totally helps, right?