shoogles

It may seem like a dead horse but I need to have my say as well. What, the conversation should end just because you're bored of it? Have you considered the possibility that nobody else is quite as intelligent as I am?

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00:00 Introduction 02:14 "I've never thought of Metroid games as Metroidvanias." 03:25 "Techncially, the original Metroid isn't a Metroidvania." 04:11 "Hollow Knight does not work as a Metroidvania." 05:46 "I reject "mapformer" because I don't think these games have to be platformers." 08:30 "You decided Dark Souls isn't a Metroidvania. Where is the line drawn?" 10:01 "It's easier to classify Metroidvania as a style rather than a genre. Like Soulslikes." 11:44 What does "Metroidvania" actually mean? 12:36 "I want to defend "Metroidvania" as language is about community." 12:59 "Roguelikes are similar to Rogue, and adventure games are descendants of Colossal Cave Adventure." 14:41 "I reject the notion that a name is invalid because it might take some homework to understand." 15:56 ??? 16:54 ""Mapformer" is equally ambiguous to someone unfamiliar with the definition of the genre." 18:02 ""Mapformer" makes me think the game is about forming maps." 18:13 "There are Metroidvanias without maps, and Metroidvanias without platforming." 20:41 In summary, what have we learned?