A term used for games that are a bit like Metroid and a bit like Castlevania.
What does that mean? No one seems to know. Some say Metroidvanias need to be side-scrolling platformers with an emphasis on exploration. Others say anything with ‘backtracking’ and ‘gating’ mechanics qualifies (though this would seem to include everything but the most strictly linear games).
This lack of agreement on what the term actually means doesn’t seem to stop us using it liberally. Every other game announced seems to be declared a ‘Metroidvania’. Whether this betrays a lack of imagination on behalf of those designing the games, or those describing them, I’m not sure. Perhaps both.
Anyway, here’s a fun exercise. Let’s rename music genres in this way and see what we come up with.
Classic rock? Not any more:
Ledpurple
Grunge? Sorry, it’s:
Stonejam
K-pop? More like:
BTF(X)
Pop punk? I think you mean:
Sumday41182
Blues? That’s:
FreddalBBertkingkingking
I’m sure you get the idea. Let’s get rid of the stuffy labels of old and come up with some nice new genre tags that are in no way convoluted or confusing.
Everyone knows that there is only two genres of music: country, and western
Oh, there are a lot of music genres.
Eurobeat Euro Trance Eurodance Euro House Hardcore Trance Happy Hardcore 2 Steps Goa Trance Psy Trance Medieval Choir Dark Progressive Techno Rave Cyber Trance Funk Pop Punk Metal Speedy Classical
etc.
@Maxz Oh I'm taking this seriously, I'm so using Slayerica to describe thrash from now on!
It's just a shame Slayerica as a genre is more of a product of the 80s so I can't really use it much anymore. It was that silly LimpPark fad which didn't last that almost killed it but killswicthbreed type bands seem to be the standard now.
Melodic hardcore - Risestile
New Wave - Blondevo
Grime - Lethaliley
Nu-metal - Limpark
Dubstep - Zomillex
Celtic punk - Dropkick Pogues
Funk metal - Faith No Peppers or Red Hot No More
Although it starts to feel like I'm just coming up with the name of cover bands that play songs from two very similar bands.
This just makes me imagine Math Rock as literally rock music about math. Though I guess it'd now be something closer to PolvoFootball (this is the most obscure reference I'll ever make here unless I make reference to those freeware RPG Maker games I played 10-15 years ago).
@kkslider5552000 Well The Peppers are one of the worst gigs I've ever been to. 20 minutes of jamming before they even play the opening song which wouldn't be a problem if it was in a club but at a festival where there's been days of drinking and dancing you need to open with something that slaps to get the 80k+ crowd engaged to avoid all energy being drained away. I'm pretty sure Can't Stop isn't even a song, it's a warning about their jam sessions!
@Rambler In fairness everything mashs with Faith No More, the last time I saw them they remixed the East Enders theme into one of their songs.
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