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misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months ago

We need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one sticks

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We need to decide on a genre name for Vampire Survivors-like games before a really terrible one sticks

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misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months ago
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No, Steam, they're not "bullet hell action roguelikes".
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    Bullet Heaven

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      This is the one I always hear these days.

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        I heard it from the Castle Superbeast podcast.

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      Yup, this is the one.

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      Bullet Heaven is an old bullet-hell game playable here. Naming the genre that is stupid.

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        Wait, It’s a new grounds game? So not even something that’s been published?

        “Somebody somewhere used that name for their hobby project 13 years ago so now it can’t ever be used for anything else”

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        No two things can ever share a name

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        Projectile Nirvana

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    Garliclike

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      lol saw this on a Steam Review and it is my favorite.

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    Bullet heaven is likely what will stick. If you don’t like that it’s also the name of a game, consider that metroidvania contains the name of two games.

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      Metroidvania is a stupid name and always has been. I say this with those 2 series being 2 of my favourite and metroidvania being one of my favourite genres.

      Bullet heaven isn’t too bad though.

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        Metroidvania is a stupid name

        It´s a perfect fit for games like Dead Cells though, isn’t it?

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        I like “search action” instead of Metroidvania. Credit to Tim Rogers.

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    I thought it was already considered a reverse bullet-hell. But I do like Bullet heaven as well.

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      I’ve heard from at least one smaller channels that it’s a bullet heaven. That’s at least what they call this style of game.

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      deleted by creator

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    They’re already called reverse bullet hell?

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      I didn’t know that, but it fits. That or bullet heaven.

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        Bullet Heaven is the name of an existing game, don’t clobber it with a genre name.

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          An existing game from newgrounds posted 14 years ago. I don’t think it’s going to cause that much confusion.

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          Looks like it’s too late. I Googled bullet heaven and it took a few minutes to find the actual game, which is ironically a bullet hell game.

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      What in the heck is a reverse bullet hell? If a bullet hell is “so many bullets” then I have to image it’s like… Not many bullets at all. That sounds too easy.

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        Normal bullet hell (Touhou): the enemies shoot a hell of bullets at you. And your job is to avoid it. Reverse bullet hell (Vampire Survivors): you shoot a hell of bullets at the enemies. And your job is to shoot even more, bigger, stronger bullets.

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        Just like Vampire Survivors!

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        It should be more in inverse bullet hell: it’s hell, but not for you.

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        I didn’t come up with the name, that’s just what people have been calling it for as long as I can remember.

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    Other comments said it but I think bullet heaven is perfect

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    I’ve heard “reverse bullet hell”, it’s decent.

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      I only heard bullet heaven

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    MOBA - massive onslaught bullet arena

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      FPS- Frantic Progression Survivor

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        RPG - Running, Progressively Gaining

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    Let’s just stick with survivor, or survivor-like. It works fine for roguelikes and soulslikes. No need to force a genre name.

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      Survival games are already a thing, though.

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        So? SurvivAL is not the same as survivOR.

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          Seems like an insufficient difference for two genres that are so distinct. Plenty of opportunities for confusion.

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            Action, Adventure, and Action-Adventure are all different genres. I think people will figure it out.

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              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.

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                No we don’t, never heard anyone use that term when referring to games that are similar to Vampire Survivors. It’s always survivor-like game. Also, bullet heaven is not even an accurate description of the game, as in lots of these games you don’t throw lots of projectiles around. If you’re going to force a name change, Mob Hell is a way better descriptor.

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                  Mob Hell is a way better descriptor

                  Oh, I like this one

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    Survive Em Up

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      I like my shootemup games personally

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    Too late it’s Vamvor.

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      Vampvore

      roots in voreaphilia

      Vampier

      Survivor

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    Digital crack

    Dragon chaser

    Freebase gaming

    Addiction “simulator”

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    Swarm shooter, reverse bullet hell, or enemy hell

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      Yea it’s always been reverse bullet hell.

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        Which is why it’s always been bullet heaven

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    passive swarm shooter

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    Sucky N Fucky

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      Based

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