Why is the word “Fangame” used for everything?
Why is every single game that uses Gorilla Tag movement always referred to as a fangame? I really do not understand the usage in most cases. When I think of a typical fangame, usually ones from franchises such as FNAF or Undertale come to mind. While they may not be very similar to the source material, they at least use similar characters/take place in the same universe. But most of the biggest Gorilla Tag “fangames” share only the movement system, and nothing more, such as Animal Company and Ug. While you could maybe make an argument that the player characters between the games are somewhat similar, it is nowhere near enough similarity to be considered a fangame by most standards. If this logic is used everywhere, would that not imply that Zelda is a Mario fangame simply because they both use a joystick to control the player? Perhaps I am misunderstanding something, but I have just never understood the use of the word for the bigger games that use Gorilla Tag’s movement.