I propose we rename the "Metroidvania" genre to Hollovania or KnightvaniaMetroid isn't even a Hollovania anymore, it doesn't make sense for the franchise to represent a genre that it isn't
>>727661487It should never have been metroidvania. Call it labyrinth crawlers or something like that.
>>727661487Call them Supermetroidvaniasymphonyofthenights to more accurately reflect what people have always meant with the name. Anyway, Metroid's life really depends on Mercury Steam not completely imploding at this point, so it's not 100% dead yet.
>>727661487Shut the fuck up.Hollow knight is a 7/10 game
>>727661487silksong killed the hollow knight franchise
>>727661597i just call them open world action platformers. kinda long but gets the point across
>>727664414Except open world means miles of pointless empty space with copy pasted shit nuggets. It's a poisonous term.
>>727661487Just call it search action it sounds nicer
>>727661487Castlevania is deader than metroid by your own arguments
how about "2D platformer"
>>727664572is how i feel about most "metroidvanias", yes
backtrackslop
They're all action adventures, just a specific formula of one.
>>727661487Rename roguelikes first
>>727665172That's Mario Bros.
>>727665391Oops I meant Super Mario Bros. Mario Bros. is an arcade game
>>727665391as if there's such a world of difference
>>727665370dwarflikes
>>727664572So metroidvanias should feel right at home with the term then?
>>727665664No. Compare Dark Souls with Homo Ring.Dark Souls is proper 3D metroidvania design.Tight and purposefully designed labyrinth. Homo Ring is miles of empty space with copypastaed 'content' sprinkled in between.
>>727661487Verminvania
>>727665056Anybody who thinks that 'search action' sounds remotely acceptable 100% ingests their own semen. Fact.
>>727661487Stop baiting. I like Hollow Knight, but this is just silly.Rogue hasn't been relevant for ages, but there's still Roguelikes.
>>727667138tactical search action
