What Does It Mean To Be A Metroidvania
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Metroidvanias are a beloved genre that have been around for decades - but they've only gotten popular relatively recently. That's a bit of a problem, because instead of having years and years worth of games to be inspired by, most metroidvanias are forced to remake the classics over and over again.
Why is this a problem? And what can be done about it? The Architect has a few ideas, and it's going to involve a round trip across Zebes, Nibel, and several spooky castles to figure out what's up with metroidvanias, and what the genre is actually all about.
You Saw:
Metroid- 1986
Ori and the Will of the Wisps- 2020
Bejeweled 3- 2010
Mass Effect 3- 2012
Castlevania: Symphony of the night- 1997
Ori and the Blind Forest- 2015
Super Metroid- 1994
Metroid Prime- 2002
Steamworld Dig 2- 2018
Hollow Knight- 2017
Journey To The Savage Planet- 2020
Doom- 1993
Half Life- 1998
Guacamelee 2- 2018
Dead Cells- 2018
Blasphemous- 2019
Toki Tori 2- 2013
The Witness- 2016
Outer Wilds- 2019
Supraland- 2019
Yoku's Island Express- 2018
Dark Souls 3- 2016
Lords of the Fallen- 2014
Bloodborne- 2015
Sekiro- 2019
Dark Souls- 2012
Minecraft- 2011
Dragon Quest 11 - 2019
Final Fantasy 15- 2016
Metroid Other M- 2010
The 1-1 Challenge- 2020
Comments
Aww, thanks!
Adam Millard - The Architect of Games
2020-03-23 18:17:49 +0000 UTCThanks Adam, this finally completes a puzzle piece in game development for me. Ever since I played metroid I've always wanted to make a game that touched on the same concept, but I hated the fact that the game would be seen as a metroidvania. Now I understand why I feel that way, and I know have a new direction to go in with my ideas! Thanks for breaking my creative block, and who knows in the near future a game of me appears that came together because of your input!!!! As often, you're not just an entertainer for me, but also a huge inspiration for ideas to make new games! I'm happy you exist, and happy to support you!! (recomment from youtube, because i'm not sure if you saw it there)
Matthijs de Rijk
2020-03-22 19:18:46 +0000 UTC
