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Replacing the term "Metroidvania" (www.gamedeveloper.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

The previous section hints at something pretty important, but maybe non-obvious: I assert that MetroidVania is not a genre, it’s a framework - a way of structuring games and most specifically the worlds they take place in.

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This realization that ‘MetroidVania’ is not a genre helps explain why a game like Batman: Arkham Asylum can be thought of as a MetroidVania where its sequels wouldn’t be, even though almost all aspects of the gameplay are very similar.

[–] stormesp@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The worse take i have read in a while, you can say the same about anything, fps, tps, rpg and even visual novels or action adventure, they are more frameworks than genres by their definition, even racing or sports games.

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