Talk:Metroidvania

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I disagree with deletion for this article. Several articles link here (I count 16 real articles). I think it's more constructive to mark it as a stub if the content is too sparse. More content could definitely be added (such as comparisons between the different games to show their similarities to Super Metroid, or other games with similarities), but I don't have the resources for that right now. That's the purpose of a stub, right? Kcumming 15:46, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

• The nature of Wikipedia has changed recently, to the point that articles without references, especially articles that constitute original research, are being deleted much more frequently than they used to be. The fact that there are no published articles on what exactly a metroidvania is weighs heavily against it having an article here. The fact that the definition you've provided for it contradicts the definition that was here previously simply illustrates the problem of there being no clear definition of the term. For now, the best place for this term is at the Encyclopedia Gamia, which does not require citations. Luvcraft 23:06, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
• I understand. I'll change it to a redirect to a broader page with some information on this topic. There should be somewhere for the links to go, but I agree with the above argument. Kcumming 03:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Cool. Thanks! Luvcraft 17:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)