LogFAQs > #962492984

azuarc posted...

That's getting a little too specific. Aren't bonfires "explicit save points?" Or are you simply drawing a contrast with Zelda games?

Yes, I was more making the contrast. I kind of added the Souls-like point afterwards

Mac Arrowny posted...

Yeah, and lots of modern Metroidvanias use autosaves, and Metroidvanias like Ender Lilies have bonfire-style save points too.

Regardless, this isn't the topic to debate about what Metroidvanias are, it's a topic for playing Metroidvanias. I don't think it matters that much how you define them.

I guess I was thinking in the "classic" sense that Metroidvanias have save rooms. I'm sure a lot of newer ones add autosaves or maybe only have autosaves.

I've not played Ender Lilies (it's probably on my backlog) but from your description it sounds like it adds those Souls-like elements to what's mostly a Metroidvania.