Platformers have a very specific sub-genre called Metroidvanias. I hereby decree that adventure games should have the same thing. I’m calling them “Broken Islands.” - ThreadSky

grundislavgames.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Platformers have a very specific sub-genre called Metroidvanias.

I hereby decree that adventure games should have the same thing. I’m calling them “Broken Islands.”

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cleyfaye.bsky.social•1 day ago

I always found the term "Metroidvania" weird. As in, it applies to games that have built-in backtracking and move upgrades, which are Metroid mechanics, and… we'll throw in Castlevania in there because of Symphony of the Night, which was basically a Metroid game.

Still love it though.

durinde.bsky.social•1 day ago

Monkey Quests

grundislavgames.bsky.social•1 day ago

Those all inevitably lead to poop.

cptjash.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Also I just realised you were portmanteau-ing Broken Sword and Monkey Island, cos I really thought at first you were describing games literally set on an Island where everything went wrong and is broken. E.g. Myst, The Witness

grundislavgames.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I was trying to be clever and also imply that sticking to tired design tropes would make one’s game into a broken island, isolated and useless. But I like your interpretation much better!

cptjash.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I would argue that Metroidvania is not a subgenre of Platformer, because a game can definitely be a metroidvania without being a platformer, e.g. Tunic

maelduinplays.bsky.social•1 day ago

Since some Metroids and most Castlevanias are not “metroidvanias”, I expect “Broken islands” to not be point & click adventures 🙃

Even Rogue is not a “roguelike” 🤣

grundislavgames.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s almost like labels are meaningless!