This is admittedly not that big of a deal I guess but it drives me nuts how often modern games describe themselves like: a zelda-esque soulsborne roguelike metroidvania- or something equally indecipherable to anyone outside of the entrenched Gamer demographic. I am thoroughly “search action”-pilled…we really gotta use words better!
Roguelikelikes should have won. In 20 years when indie hipsters rediscover and reinvent the genre, we’d know exactly what to call them - roguelikelikelikes. And that rules.