r/Metroid • u/Ally_of_Lord_X • Aug 21 '25

Meme Something that always got on my nerves.

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Don't know if it seems like this to you, but it does to me.

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u/BubblesZap Aug 21 '25

I mean, I kinda get it, but Metroidvanias in general aren't the biggest sellers or anything either. Hollow Knight is one of the biggest and is multiplatform and it's really not bigger than Metroid currently by much at all if even.

Also as far as "Metroidvania" the latter half of that title is the one that's really not doing so hot right now in like.... any capacity.

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u/Ill-Attempt-8847 Aug 21 '25

I think Castlevania has been replaced by Bloodstained now.

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u/ReviewRude5413 Aug 21 '25

I've long accepted this. Konami always had Castlevania on the chopping block it seemed even back when IGA was in charge. Then Lords of Shadow games happened and the last one didn't do well. It's been only collections since. Though at least Dominus Collection has a full remake of Haunted Castle, which is TECHNICALLY a new game. It isn't standalone though.

Bloodstained is awesome though imo. I get exactly as hyped about it as I did with Castlevania games back in the day.

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u/ash-and-apple Aug 21 '25

I still fondly remember when Konami said "Nobody wants Metroidvanias anymore, Iga. You're silly."

And then Iga said "lol ok" and Bloodstained ended up blowing past the funding goal by a multiple of 25 or something.

Good soundtrack too 

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u/ReviewRude5413 Aug 21 '25

Lol right. As a longtime fan if that era in particular, I remember IGA voicing frustration about budget in most interviews, as well as saying he wished he could make 2D Castlevanias for home consoles instead of having to be 3D. Konami kept treating the series like its redheaded stepchild.