It’s hard to get a name that is easily understandable by most people. Appending “-like” to popular/institutional games is useful in that regard. It is nice when a good name is coined, though.
On that note, nothing’s stopping you from making your own suggestions. If everyone just waits for someone else to do it, it’s less likely to happen at all.
Souls-like is such an uninspired name for a genre. Metroidvania is much better in that regard.
It’s hard to get a name that is easily understandable by most people. Appending “-like” to popular/institutional games is useful in that regard. It is nice when a good name is coined, though.
On that note, nothing’s stopping you from making your own suggestions. If everyone just waits for someone else to do it, it’s less likely to happen at all.