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Topic	If "metroidvania" games were given a proper genre name...
OctilIery 07/08/19 1:01:03 PM #50:	DevsBro posted... OctilIery posted... And they aren't their own genre any more than doom and quake clones are. They're a subset of a genre specifically imitating certain games in the genre. Sure but this logic applies to all kinds of stuff so it should be little more than a footnote. FPS is just a subgenre of shooter, stealth is just a subgenre of action-adventure, match three is just a subgenre of puzzle, etc. Fps isn't a subgenre <cite>OctilIery posted [p:924406770] in If "m... [t:77847666]...</cite> <quote><cite>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote><cite>OctilIery posted...</cite> <quote>And they aren't their own genre any more than doom and quake clones are. They're a subset of a genre specifically imitating certain games in the genre.</quote> Sure but this logic applies to all kinds of stuff so it should be little more than a footnote. FPS is just a subgenre of shooter, stealth is just a subgenre of action-adventure, match three is just a subgenre of puzzle, etc.</quote> Fps isn't a subgenre</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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