misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoWe need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one stickswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down15cross-posted to: pcgaming
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkWe need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one stickswww.pcgamer.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming
minus-squarealphabethunter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours agoSo? SurvivAL is not the same as survivOR.
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoSeems like an insufficient difference for two genres that are so distinct. Plenty of opportunities for confusion.
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoAction, Adventure, and Action-Adventure are all different genres. I think people will figure it out.
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThose aren’t words that can easily be confused for each other due to accents or minor variance in pronunciation. And besides, we already have a genre name for Vampire Survivor-alikes. They’re bullet heavens.
So? SurvivAL is not the same as survivOR.
Seems like an insufficient difference for two genres that are so distinct. Plenty of opportunities for confusion.
Action, Adventure, and Action-Adventure are all different genres. I think people will figure it out.
Those aren’t words that can easily be confused for each other due to accents or minor variance in pronunciation.
And besides, we already have a genre name for Vampire Survivor-alikes. They’re bullet heavens.