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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Video Games > Metroidvania Megathread: I Hope You Like Grid Maps
 
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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.

Mode 7 posted:

Thank you for succumbing to peer pressure. :hai:

To kick it off, what’s everyone’s favourite short non-Metroid, non-Castlevania Metroidvania. Is there anything perfectly suited to blasting through in a cozy afternoon or weekend?

Haiku the Robot for a recent short one op

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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
"adventure" is by far the worst defined genre name in games, and i can get why people wouldn't use it

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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.

Prowler posted:

I argue that RPGs are adventure games with combat and stat progression. I don't think it would be controversial to call Zelda an RPG, for example.

"Is zelda an RPG" is a constant flamewar lol

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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
i still need to do ender lillies...

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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
i love a good ground pound attack

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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
every metroidvania discussion turns into genre arguments immediately

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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
"heal builds" absolutely work in HK it's just frequently not obvious what the safe times to heal during boss fights are

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Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
Yeah the big problem I had in Dread was the world never quite cohered together like I like Metroidvanias to do.

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