Metroidvanias: The Video Games You Can Get Lost In
www.nytimes.com
The cryptically named genre famed for its labyrinthine 2-D settings is nearly 40 years old and still going strong.

Interesting that in the title, stated in absolute terms in the text, and from the designers they interviewed, they cite getting lost as crucial for the genre. Personally, I disagree. Getting lost has tended to be why I didn’t care for certain games in this genre, like Axiom Verge, and it soured my otherwise higher opinion of games like Hollow Knight and Symphony of the Night. Still, I think this is a good exploration of the genre and what makes it tick.

  • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Will of the Wisps fell through the cracks for me. It came out at a time after I had switched to Linux and before Proton was a thing. I ought to make time to get around to it someday.

    • stringere@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      How timely a comment.

      I just got pop_os up and running to replace windows 11 on my alienware aurora. Still working on a sound issue in Helldivers 2 but overall has been a smooth transition.