The eternal question.
The term “Metroidvania” has become a fixed part of video game lexicon these days, thanks to an explosion in the number of titles that have adopted the signature format of huge, non-linear levels, RPG elements and gear-gated progress.
As the name suggests, Metroidvania titles are a fusion of concepts from Metroid (specifically Super Metroid) and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, which took the Super Metroid concept and evolved it considerably (however, to confuse matters further, the term has been retrospectively applied to games which predate both of these titles).
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The eternal question.
The term “Metroidvania” has become a fixed part of video game lexicon these days, thanks to an explosion in the number of titles that have adopted the signature format of huge, non-linear levels, RPG elements and gear-gated progress.
As the name suggests, Metroidvania titles are a fusion of concepts from Metroid (specifically Super Metroid) and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, which took the Super Metroid concept and evolved it considerably (however, to confuse matters further, the term has been retrospectively applied to games which predate both of these titles).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
