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| Topic | Best Soulslike that isn't from From Software |
| Kenri 03/23/24 3:44:17 PM #66: | foolm0r0n posted...
Exceptions that prove the ruleWe could collaborate to list like 20 more games in the two series (mostly Castlevania though) that no one calls a Metroidvania but I'm guessing those would be exceptions too foolm0r0n posted... But those 2 games are wildly different. The only similarity is they are action games where you can explore. Yet gamers HATE the term Exploration Action, even though it most precisely describes the similarities between all these vastly dissimilar games.Cat owners hate when I refer to cats as Fuzz Domesticates, even though that precisely describes them. Like what?? Nobody likes new terms for things that have working terms already. I know you know that language prescriptivism is a losing battle. foolm0r0n posted... Gamers are obsessed with genres being concise and complete descriptions, but sometimes it just doesn't work.This is literally what you're doing when you push "search action" or whatever new term though. --- "You're childish. What are you getting? Are you getting strawberry? Ha! That's such a childish flavor, only children eat strawberry." ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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