Thread 719724727

>genre is called Metroidvania
>most games take after the Castlevania side over Metroid
Melee combat is kinda overrated, I wanna shoot niggas.

>Metroidvania
>literally none of them play like Metroid and are all variations of SOTN
I hate how retarded people are.

I read someone say that the term "metroidvania" wasn't actually a mashup of the two titles, but a term for the castlevania games that took the metroid formula. I don't know if that's true but I agree with you, I'd like to see more straight up Metroid clones.

>>719724727 (OP)
>>719724810
You're both retarded. The name Metroidvania originally referred to the Castlevanias that played like Metroid instead of the classic platformer Castlevanias.
>>719724869
You're correct.

>>719724727 (OP)
Seriously. I just want to explore and collect shiny new toys that let me go to new areas where I can find new toys. I don't fucking care about making numbers go up.

>>719724869
It's still the wrong name then, because most "metroidvania"s are closer to just castlevania instead of said metroidvania

>>719724881
Funny how that's not at all how it's used now huh?

>>719725032
I've never seen a "metroidvania" game that's a simple level based platformer.

>>719724869
I really don't understand why there aren't more Metroid clones. Metroid is a much simpler form of the genre, and should therefore be easier to make. Is this another instance of people conflating complexity with quality?

>>719724727 (OP)
What's the difference between castlevanias and metroids? Don't you explore a world with powerups and backtracking in both?

Anyone looking forward to Moadra? I played the demo a while ago and it was cool, though I think the character moves a bit too fast

>>719725171
And I've never seen a metroidvania game like this >>719725031
and no, "beating the boss to unlock another door" doesn't count

>>719725340
>And I've never seen a metroidvania game like this
How many have you actually played?

>>719725397
Dead cells, carrion, blasphemous, rogue legacy, animal well, dust, all the castlevanias and metroids.
>steam page unironically has "jedi: fallen order" on metroidvania front page
Kek

SOTN was shit

>>719725290
No, pre-SOTN were classic level-based platformers. With the exception of Simon's Quest being guidebook bait.
And the reason it's Metroidvania instead of just being called a Metroid-clone is that SOTN also added a bunch of RPG shit.

It doesn't matter.

>>719725893
I wouldn't call it shit, but it definitely ain't my cup of tea. The inverted castle can fuck off though.

>>719724727 (OP)
cute samus

>>719725090
It's not like you could call them Castlevania-likes, because most Castlevania games are linear action-platformers.

glad im not the only one who noticed. i still play through at least 1 metroid every year cause nothing else has come along that feels as good as that. closest i can think of are mummy demastered and guns of fury but i really dont like either of those.