Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse developers are trying really, really hard to make sure you know it’s a metroidvania without using the word ‘metroidvania’
Despite the first trailer for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse looking very much like a classic exploration-focused platformer, the involvement of Dead Cells developer Evil Empire had some folks going into a “Oh god, I hope it’s not a roguelike” panic. Konami tried to assuage those fears with the label “2D exploration action game,” which only highlighted…