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Metroidvania

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Metroidvania is a subgenre of video games focused on guided non-linearity and utility-gated exploration. The term, popularized by video game critic Jeremy Parish, is a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by betternotbigger to c/metroidvania
 

Simple, reply with your top 3 MVs, and feel free to edit it as time goes on! I'll pin this to the channel until it becomes difficult to parse!

Example:

  1. Super Metroid
  2. Metroid Dread
  3. Symphony of the Night

(these aren't my top 3)

Feel free to elaborate on why or keep it simple! My top 3 changes quite frequently.

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[โ€“] FrostKing 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is it weird to be a Metroidvania enthusiast who hasn't been able to finish a Castlevania game? I like them, but they don't draw me in like others.

  1. Hollow Knight
  2. Metroid Zero Mission
  3. Metroid Fusion

Honorable mention: Tomb Raider (2013) Didn't know it was a Metroidvania until reading this thread.

[โ€“] betternotbigger 1 points 1 year ago

No not at all! I'm in the same boat. I didn't know either... def going to check it out now.