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foolm0r0n posted...

I am clearly not worried about wasting my time here. But I don't know why you think your argument is so bulletproof.

Let's take your experiment and ask 1 million non-gamers what an "exploration action" game might entail. What % would mention exploring a world to find keys to unlock doors? Definitely non-zero right? I would say 10% at least. Now what % would say that about "Metroidvania"? Absolutely zero.

Exploring a world to find keys to unlock doors is only metroidvania-y if the keys are abilities and the doors are the roadblocks that require you to have the ability.

Here's another experiment. Show 10 minutes of gameplay from 100 different games to a non-gamer. Ask them to pick out the exploration action games. How well would they do? Now do the same with "Metroidvania". They'll do better???

a) watching 16 hours of video games is extremely onerous compared to defining a word
b) they will pick every game that looks like there is exploration and action, without getting anywhere near the core things that make them explacts, so they will randomly be correct more often because they can rule out more things
c) i regret discussing how comprehensible these words are to non-gamers. this is extremely technical jargon for very online people with a specific interest. these words are not for non-gamers, and they never get used in conversations with non-gamers, so their comprehension of these words is irrelevant. "don't say metroidvania, say explact" is like "don't say pro se, say for yourself."

How [do you know what a metroidvania is without playing Metroid], if you have to experience it first?

i'll put the answer in spoilers but i want you to guess
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