As the industry changes, so does terminology. Genres such as first-person shooters and sandbox titles used to be known as "Doom Clones" and "GTA clones" respectively. Many critics feel that other terms such as "Metroidvanias" and "JRPGS" are also antiquated and should be replaced with something better. While the letter used to refer to RPG titles that came from Japan, many Japanese RPGs such as Dark Souls tend to be omitted.
Source：https://www.cbr.com/most-overlooked-japanese-role-playing-games-ranked/
