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Foddian
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English
Etymology
From en Foddy -ian.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɒd.i.ən/ RP
Adjective
Of or relating to Bennett Foddy, Australian video game designer.
en https://www.makeuseof.com/what-are-foddian-games/ What Are Foddian Games, and What's the Origin of the Name? w:MakeUseOf Ademilade Shodipe-Dosunmu 2023-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20230813020339/https://www.makeuseof.com/what-are-foddian-games/ Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy Getting Over It wasn’t the first platformer, but it created a format that has been improved upon in newer games that fall under the Foddian genre.
en video games Characterized by extreme difficulty, arbitrary loss of progress, and unpredictable punishments.
Derived terms
en Foddian game
en Video games
en eponyms