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Topic	Why are Zelda-adventure games not called Metroidvanias?
DPsx7 07/24/18 4:10:36 PM #17:	Lokarin posted... Basically I'm referring to any ol' game where you get some powerup that affects the number of locations you can go to... which is kinda general and could apply to almost any game, but if you don't get pedantic then we should be ok. Man you're making it tough. By that logic you could include a lot of older games. Hell, modern ones too such as R&C. I find it a challenge to discuss genres because it's so hard to define specifics, and then on top of that so many games are a blend of genres. Long ago I heard Zelda referred to as an RPG. Nah, RPG's have a lot more stats to track. Oh but Zelda gives you new items and areas, still it's not Metroidvania. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:905650666] in Why are Ze... [t:76831762]...</cite> <quote><cite>Lokarin posted...</cite> <quote>Basically I'm referring to any ol' game where you get some powerup that affects the number of locations you can go to... which is kinda general and could apply to almost any game, but if you don't get pedantic then we should be ok.</quote> Man you're making it tough. By that logic you could include a lot of older games. Hell, modern ones too such as R&C. I find it a challenge to discuss genres because it's so hard to define specifics, and then on top of that so many games are a blend of genres. Long ago I heard Zelda referred to as an RPG. Nah, RPG's have a lot more stats to track. Oh but Zelda gives you new items and areas, still it's not Metroidvania.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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