Metroid Dread | Ep. #2 | Johnny Gamer
🕑 Added 2025-04-29 18:00:19 +0000 UTCTime for another round of map taming.
Comments
Silj Aidirsk *Lodge*
I've always called these games "backtrackers" since a fundamental core of the gameplay is remembering landmarks and the Eureka moment from seeing a previously gated path open up
Bingo Clamshell
Welp, I was already going to do it before I knew it was a thing. But, I'm officially on the Ted Tier now. I've been promised a wink. For real though, all I ever cared about was the indicator for bonus content. Thank you for doing that.
Joshua Queen
Puzzle Action Maps or PAMs
Alto
Never like using game names to decribe a genre. Metroidvania doesn’t explain anything to anyone who doesn’t know what those games are. Search Action is the best one I’ve heard and I always actively use it for these types of games
Joseph Zappia
I think I've heard the term platform exploration for these types of games. I should pick up this game again it's a lot of fun.
BlackGeologist
I've heard them called search action games, but I think Metroidvania is a perfectly cromulent title.