Current Events > Stop saying "Metroidvania"

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AmericaTheBrave 10/22/21 1:18:42 PM #1:	"Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now. --- https://imgur.com/Asq1ds6 <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:959286112] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>"Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jeff AKA Snoopy 10/22/21 1:19:01 PM #2:	AmericaTheBrave posted... "Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now. No. Fuck off. --- https://imgur.com/GWG5c3r <cite>Jeff AKA Snoopy posted [p:959286127] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>AmericaTheBrave posted... </cite> <quote>"Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now.</quote> No. Fuck off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YookaLaylee 10/22/21 1:20:06 PM #3:	https://i.imgur.com/zslJ5AP.jpg --- Fire tempers iron and temptation steels the just <cite>YookaLaylee posted [p:959286165] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>https://i.imgur.com/zslJ5AP.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CRON 10/22/21 1:20:18 PM #4:	"Boring backtracky bullshit" sounds cuter. --- [obligatory signature] <cite>CRON posted [p:959286171] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>"Boring backtracky bullshit" sounds cuter. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 10/22/21 1:20:22 PM #5:	It should be Zeldavania. --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:959286175] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>It should be Zeldavania. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 10/22/21 1:21:26 PM #6:	CRON posted... "Boring backtracky bullshit" sounds cuter. `>he can't handle good game design` --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:959286206] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>CRON posted... </cite> <quote>"Boring backtracky bullshit" sounds cuter.</quote> >he can't handle good game design </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SapphicBoy 10/22/21 1:22:46 PM #8:	Its a stinky poopybutt genre anyway :p --- Hairistotle - he/him <cite>SapphicBoy posted [p:959286241] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Its a stinky poopybutt genre anyway :p </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid Sonic 10/22/21 1:27:47 PM #10:	Oh, I thought I was on NGG, screw ~~(attack)~~ this topic. --- It is more important to use your anonymity to upset other people than it is to do anything productive. <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:959286392] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Oh, I thought I was on NGG, screw (attack) this topic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pentrox 10/22/21 1:30:32 PM #11:	hollowknightlike <cite>Pentrox posted [p:959286486] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>hollowknightlike </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 10/22/21 1:31:19 PM #12:	Symphony-similar --- Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:959286505] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Symphony-similar </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
keikoku 10/22/21 1:37:37 PM #13:	Castledroid --- Then the people rejoiced, and cried, "This time we're pure f- sorted, la. We're gonna win the league." And there was laughter across the land. <cite>keikoku posted [p:959286673] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Castledroid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 10/22/21 1:39:41 PM #14:	AmericaTheBrave posted... "Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now. Walter, this isn't a genre that built the railroads here... --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - Artwork by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:959286744] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>AmericaTheBrave posted... </cite> <quote>"Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now.</quote> Walter, this isn't a genre that built the railroads here... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJPurple 10/22/21 1:39:50 PM #15:	Soulsvania --- Devil's Advocate <cite>SSJPurple posted [p:959286749] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Soulsvania </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hambo the Hog 10/22/21 1:40:27 PM #16:	Exploration-platformer. Jk just call it a metroidvania. Genre names that reference specific games are dumb and unhelpful to people unfamiliar with the games, but it's kinda whatever with this case at this point. --- I'm sorry, but 10,000 of ANYTHING on a PS2 would absolutely destroy your framerate. It'd be like playing chess through the mail. ~johnboy1 <cite>Hambo the Hog posted [p:959286762] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Exploration-platformer. Jk just call it a metroidvania. Genre names that reference specific games are dumb and unhelpful to people unfamiliar with the games, but it's kinda whatever with this case at this point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 10/22/21 1:40:32 PM #17:	Aria of exploring --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:959286764] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Aria of exploring </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sabrestorm 10/22/21 1:40:38 PM #18:	No! --- No worries no, dilemmas no <cite>sabrestorm posted [p:959286767] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>No! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeastTamerLara 10/22/21 9:37:16 PM #19:	Shut the fuck up, TC. You're out of your element. --- Life is demanding without understanding https://imgur.com/jwW30wZ <cite>BeastTamerLara posted [p:959299946] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Shut the fuck up, TC. You're out of your element. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kisai 10/22/21 9:37:39 PM #20:	"Search action" sounds like a verb. --- WHO MODS THE MODERATORS? <cite>Kisai posted [p:959299954] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>"Search action" sounds like a verb. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 10/22/21 9:39:40 PM #21:	Metroidvania --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:959300014] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Metroidvania </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 10/22/21 9:41:52 PM #22:	They are just straight up action adventure. Metroidvania is a useless term that serves only to limit the scope of the game to two specific titles and those inspired by it. Like, besides the fact that one is 2D and one is 3D, what's the difference between SotN and Darksiders? --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:959300081] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>They are just straight up action adventure. Metroidvania is a useless term that serves only to limit the scope of the game to two specific titles and those inspired by it. Like, besides the fact that one is 2D and one is 3D, what's the difference between SotN and Darksiders? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guerrilla Soldier 10/22/21 9:43:04 PM #23:	search action lmao lightning bolt action --- Disclaimer: There's a good chance the above post could be sarcasm. Die-hard Oakland A's fan --- Keep the A's in Oakland! <cite>Guerrilla Soldier posted [p:959300122] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>search action lmao lightning bolt action </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 10/22/21 9:44:09 PM #24:	How does the term Metroidvania work / make sense, anyway? --- Bah weep grannah weep ni ni bon <cite>rexcrk posted [p:959300161] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>How does the term Metroidvania work / make sense, anyway? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 10/22/21 9:48:20 PM #25:	rexcrk posted... How does the term Metroidvania work / make sense, anyway? 2D sidescroller that is not just 'get from the left side of the screen to the right side' but instead involves going several directions in the level and finding items letting you access more places. Instead of level select like 1-1, 1-2 etc it's an interconnected area. --- https://imgur.com/u5kY6Yt https://imgur.com/V6HBhkR <cite>Doe posted [p:959300300] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite> <quote>How does the term Metroidvania work / make sense, anyway?</quote>2D sidescroller that is not just 'get from the left side of the screen to the right side' but instead involves going several directions in the level and finding items letting you access more places. Instead of level select like 1-1, 1-2 etc it's an interconnected area. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 10/22/21 9:50:59 PM #26:	Metroid brings the exploration and backtracking part of the term, Vania adds some light RPG elements --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:959300390] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Metroid brings the exploration and backtracking part of the term, Vania adds some light RPG elements </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToPoPO 10/22/21 9:52:25 PM #27:	Castlemetroid <cite>ToPoPO posted [p:959300424] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Castlemetroid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheFuriousInch 10/22/21 9:52:48 PM #28:	Metroidvagina. --- PERSONAL HEADLINE Stout Player Wants To Pour Pink Zinfindel Onto His Firm Peepee While You Watch,Helpless <cite>TheFuriousInch posted [p:959300431] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Metroidvagina. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 10/22/21 9:55:58 PM #29:	Cavestory-akin --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:959300536] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Cavestory-akin </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJKirby 10/22/21 9:57:06 PM #30:	Stop trying to make "Search Action" happen, it's never going to happen. --- Not changing this signature until Beyond Good and Evil 2 is in my hand. August 25th, 2010. <cite>SSJKirby posted [p:959300568] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Stop trying to make "Search Action" happen, it's never going to happen. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 10/22/21 9:58:14 PM #31:	CRON posted... "Boring backtracky bullshit" sounds cuter. Well Im glad this clown is suspended --- https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1531-food-delivery-services-general <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:959300595] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>CRON posted... </cite> <quote>"Boring backtracky bullshit" sounds cuter.</quote>Well Im glad this clown is suspended </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DoomSwell 10/22/21 10:24:42 PM #33:	Im still upset that "Adventure" refers to Myst instead of Zelda. That means even the atari game Adventure isnt the adventure genre. --- http://www.backloggery.com/doomswell <cite>DoomSwell posted [p:959301299] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Im still upset that "Adventure" refers to Myst instead of Zelda. That means even the atari game Adventure isnt the adventure genre. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HA4e 10/22/21 10:25:09 PM #34:	Mariovania --- "They don't decide who you are, you do. You are who you choose to be." "Freakin' New Valver Heroes man, where's Simon and Theodore?" <cite>HA4e posted [p:959301309] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Mariovania </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 10/22/21 10:28:43 PM #35:	DoomSwell posted... Im still upset that "Adventure" refers to Myst instead of Zelda. That means even the atari game Adventure isnt the adventure genre. Zelda is adventure it's just "action adventure" Traditional adventure games generally don't do combat. They are 100% puzzles and exploration. If they do have combat the combat isn't action oriented. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:959301379] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>DoomSwell posted... </cite> <quote>Im still upset that "Adventure" refers to Myst instead of Zelda. That means even the atari game Adventure isnt the adventure genre.</quote> Zelda is adventure it's just "action adventure" Traditional adventure games generally don't do combat. They are 100% puzzles and exploration. If they do have combat the combat isn't action oriented. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HouIe 10/22/21 10:59:20 PM #36:	Action exploration? It should just be called a Metroid type game. We don't call dwarf fortress types any other name <cite>HouIe posted [p:959302200] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Action exploration? It should just be called a Metroid type game. We don't call dwarf fortress types any other name </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FurryPhilosifer 10/22/21 11:05:24 PM #37:	I don't like the term self action because I feel they're less action and more adventure. Obviously there's action but it doesn't feel like the point to a lot of them. You aren't playing Metroid games for the combat. And referring to platforming as action feels silly. We don't call Mario an action game. --- Ghosts are cool. <cite>FurryPhilosifer posted [p:959302380] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>I don't like the term self action because I feel they're less action and more adventure. Obviously there's action but it doesn't feel like the point to a lot of them. You aren't playing Metroid games for the combat. And referring to platforming as action feels silly. We don't call Mario an action game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 10/22/21 11:06:14 PM #38:	HouIe posted... Action exploration? It should just be called a Metroid type game. We don't call dwarf fortress types any other name There's basically no other game like dwarf fortress tho. A few things maybe kinda come close but nothing is really dwarf fortress. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:959302402] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>HouIe posted... </cite> <quote>Action exploration? It should just be called a Metroid type game. We don't call dwarf fortress types any other name</quote>There's basically no other game like dwarf fortress tho. A few things maybe kinda come close but nothing is really dwarf fortress. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 10/22/21 11:06:49 PM #39:	FurryPhilosifer posted... I don't like the term self action because I feel they're less action and more adventure. Obviously there's action but it doesn't feel like the point to a lot of them. You aren't playing Metroid games for the combat. And referring to platforming as action feels silly. We don't call Mario an action game. Mario is absolutely an action game. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:959302421] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>FurryPhilosifer posted... </cite> <quote>I don't like the term self action because I feel they're less action and more adventure. Obviously there's action but it doesn't feel like the point to a lot of them. You aren't playing Metroid games for the combat. And referring to platforming as action feels silly. We don't call Mario an action game.</quote> Mario is absolutely an action game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Voidgolem 10/22/21 11:09:00 PM #40:	AmericaTheBrave posted... "Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now. No. --- https://imgur.com/Uiyemc7 <cite>Voidgolem posted [p:959302485] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>AmericaTheBrave posted... </cite> <quote>"Search action" is the preferred nomenclature now.</quote> No. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 10/22/21 11:09:25 PM #41:	Respect Metroidvanias --- https://imgur.com/nlaY1qH https://imgur.com/zHJ1OCo https://imgur.com/btBPP4E https://imgur.com/1B3bMHw https://imgur.com/2aof3ao <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:959302498] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Respect Metroidvanias </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikachupwnage 10/22/21 11:16:37 PM #42:	VaniaMetroid --- My Mario Maker 2 Maker ID is J2K-RFD-K4G Even In sigs FOE! http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/665/328/d75.gif <cite>pikachupwnage posted [p:959302698] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>VaniaMetroid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJPurple 10/23/21 12:30:57 AM #43:	It was either Metroidvania or Symphony Of The Nightlikes --- Devil's Advocate <cite>SSJPurple posted [p:959304417] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>It was either Metroidvania or Symphony Of The Nightlikes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 10/23/21 12:43:16 AM #44:	I propose we start calling them Richards. --- There are approximately 42069 registered Trumbles currently using the message boards. <cite>Trumble posted [p:959304690] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>I propose we start calling them Richards. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 10/23/21 12:48:06 AM #45:	Every game is Dark Souls --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:959304784] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Every game is Dark Souls </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mearcstapa 10/23/21 12:48:52 AM #46:	It's always been Castleroids to me --- after years of waiting nothing came <cite>Mearcstapa posted [p:959304800] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>It's always been Castleroids to me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 10/23/21 12:50:35 AM #47:	Jeff AKA Snoopy posted... No. Fuck off. --- I'm gonna burn it all down today, and sweep all the ashes away Now Playing: Pokemon HeartGold, Minecraft, Oldschool Runescape <cite>MrMallard posted [p:959304827] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Jeff AKA Snoopy posted... </cite> <quote>No. Fuck off.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 10/23/21 5:57:02 AM #48:	Doe posted... 2D sidescroller that is not just 'get from the left side of the screen to the right side' but instead involves going several directions in the level and finding items letting you access more places. Instead of level select like 1-1, 1-2 etc it's an interconnected area. Right but where does vania come into play? --- Bah weep grannah weep ni ni bon <cite>rexcrk posted [p:959308454] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>2D sidescroller that is not just 'get from the left side of the screen to the right side' but instead involves going several directions in the level and finding items letting you access more places. Instead of level select like 1-1, 1-2 etc it's an interconnected area.</quote>Right but where does vania come into play? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
aquablack 10/23/21 6:02:29 AM #49:	I prefer the term "pathfinder" myself. Metroidvania sounds like a game having an identity crisis. <cite>aquablack posted [p:959308500] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>I prefer the term "pathfinder" myself. Metroidvania sounds like a game having an identity crisis. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456 10/23/21 6:06:14 AM #50:	rexcrk posted... Right but where does vania come into play? They're just the games that made it popular. I feel like the term would be Metroid-clone if Nintendo hadn't gone eight years in between Super and Fusion/Prime. Personally, I also disagree that a Metroidvania has to be 2D. I don't see why Arkham Asylum isn't considered a Metroidvania. Or the Prime series for that matter. --- https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur <cite>pegusus123456 posted [p:959308524] in Stop sayin... [t:79723288]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite> <quote>Right but where does vania come into play?</quote>They're just the games that made it popular. I feel like the term would be Metroid-clone if Nintendo hadn't gone eight years in between Super and Fusion/Prime. Personally, I also disagree that a Metroidvania has to be 2D. I don't see why Arkham Asylum isn't considered a Metroidvania. Or the Prime series for that matter. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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