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Jiggy101011 posted...

The last game I heard coined metroidvania is Hollow Knight and I think thats an accurate description. I always figured that metroidvania meant 2d side scroller where backtracking is involved because certain areas of the map can only be accessed with certain powerups/items you get later on. I didnt know RPG elements had to exist for the term to be correct.

Wanna try that one myself. Is it Switch only?

That's how I explain it. One large map, segmented into areas you can quick travel to. Progress is advanced by gaining new abilities. I don't put much focus onto the RPG part because SotN really wasn't an RPG in the traditional sense. You get XP and levels but it's not like you're improving from a skill tree or anything. I guess with all the indies blurring the lines between genres it's getting harder to categorize everything.