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Good Morning, all.

So you may have noticed (but probably didn't) that one of my favorite #VideoGame genres is exploration platformer - or perhaps Action-Exploration would be a better name. Yeah, let's go with that.

Anyway, you might also notice that I'm reluctant to use the more common name for this genre - #Metroidvania. There's a few reasons for that, but I'mma just go over one.

The words #Metroid and #Castlevania have meaning for people that understand them. The first time someone who has played Castlevania games (especially Symphony of the Night or the #GBA games) or Metroid games hears it, they know *exactly* what it means.

But... unless you've played those games, it's a completely meaningless word.

So a term like "Action Exploration" is *much* better. It says that you can expect Action and Exploration. It's a broader term, sure, but it's much more desctiptive to those outside the hobby, or to those within the hobby without the relevant experience.

Same reason we say #FPS instead of #Doomlike.

🎮🚀 Welcome to the mind-bending world of 4D DOOM, where dimensions you'll never comprehend collide in a #GitHub repo! 🤯 Just what we needed: another way to feel inadequate about our coding skills while pretending to understand a "DOOMLike" in 4D. 🙃
https://github.com/danieldugas/HYPERHELL #4DDOOM #DOOMLike #CodingSkills #GameDev #MindBending #HackerNews #ngated

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/doom-multiplayer-tribute-gets-coded-in-pure-sql-and-runs-at-30fps-made-from-just-150-lines-of-code-in-less-than-a-month

#gaming #doomlike #sql #database

Un doom-like pour l'Amiga 1200 : Fears

https://peertube.pcservice46.fr/videos/watch/ba0f3984-57a6-4524-8930-3d7bbd69aa60

Oh look! A free to play #DoomLike (AKA FPS via @darth) #SummerGameFest

And the second part of our #ggj23 entry ROOT 666.
You can fight the enemies now who will freeze when hit with the Mandrake. Well, you too, if you stay too close to them.
With @ratking and @Norrimo

https://youtu.be/AvJeHyCe1_E

#globalgamejam #doomlike #ScreenshotSaturday #Unity

I'm having a blast playing through Fashion Police Squad on the Switch. I'm about halfway through the review copy I was sent, and put together some thoughts!

"Fashion Police Squad drops you into the well-shined shoes of a fashion-cop out to make the world a more stylish place."

https://geektogeekmedia.com/geekery/reviews/fashion-police-squad-switch-review-doom-shooter/

#fashionpolicesquad #nintendoswitch #indiegame #indiegames #gamereview #review #fps #doomlike #boomershooter