kingpotato Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) According to a quick google search a metroidvania video game is a subgenre of the action-adventure game platform that is mostly two-dimensional, (2D) where the player travels through a map to collect items and gain new abilities, both of which open up the world to further exploration, Like the name states games like Metroid or Castlevania. My Favorite Metroidvania game is Hollow Knight, I love that game. Whats your favorite Metroidvania game ? Btw a 2D Metroidvania Zelda Game doesnt sound bad, maybe not a main line game but maybe an indie spin off like they did with Cadence of Hyrule. Edited April 13, 2022 by kingpotato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareFarm Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Darksiders 3. Metroidvanias can be 3D too. kingpotato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, NightmareFarm said: Darksiders 3. Metroidvanias can be 3D too. Thats a good point, I have never played Darksiders 3 so I didnt think there was any 3D metroid vania games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycrab Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 28 minutes ago, kingpotato said: Thats a good point, I have never played Darksiders 3 so I didnt think there was any 3D metroid vania games I don't know about that. I think the term "Metroidvania" is a bit of buzzword that's thrown around a little to loosely. I believe it was coined with Castlevainia Symphony of the Night because is was a Castlevainia game in the style of Metroid. These days there are lots of "Metroidvania" games that don't seem all that consistent with that description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, Crazycrab said: I don't know about that. I think the term "Metroidvania" is a bit of buzzword that's thrown around a little to loosely. I believe it was coined with Castlevainia Symphony of the Night because is was a Castlevainia game in the style of Metroid. These days there are lots of "Metroidvania" games that don't seem all that consistent with that description. Maybe so, in another forum there was also some debate about that as well as to what metroidvania really means, some were stating that this applied only to 2D with exploration elements and others stated that even games like Batman Arkham or God of war could be consider Metroidvania game due to the power up gameplay. I myself used to consider Shovel knight as a metroidvania game but in retrospect Im not sure about that anymore. So basically yeah the term Metroidvania might not be an exact formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I can name at least 3 good MetroidVania Games that I really enjoyed playing. They are ; Dead Cells Hollow Knight Castlevania : Symphony of the Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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