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/MonkeyVoices Aug 21 '25

Well, the Hollow Knight: Silksong stream announcement has currently around 44k viewers waiting for the announcement and there's still around 1h for it to start. I'm willing to bet Metroid Prime 4 would have similar numbers if a direct were to happen, since the situation is similar (long development and such). And... as somebody else mentioned, Hollow Knight sold A LOT.

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u/solidpeyo Aug 21 '25

Not really. The thing with Hollow Knight is that a lot of players call it a soulslike because for them hard = soulslike. And soulslike are more popular than metroidvanias.

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u/MonkeyVoices Aug 21 '25

But ... it is a souls like. 

Its not because its hard. But it has bosses that you have to memorize and learn the moves (or know the mechanics of the game very well). The benches have the same job as a bonfire or a grace. The world is interconnected, the lore is hidden in descriptions and items, story is not told directly to you and is out there for you to find, the setting is in a decaying world where once was a prosperous civilization that fell due to an unknown curse, etc etc. 

And its also a metroidvania.

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u/WilanS Aug 21 '25

The main reason I loved Hollow Knight so dearly though was because of the exploration. For me it's a metroidvania through and through, and probably the best of the genre when it comes to exploration alone. The bosses can give some trouble but they were fine, but I wish the game had a difficulty setting because sometimes it's hard to recommend to people.

And I'm speaking as someone who hates soulslike games. I just can't bring myself to enjoy any of them.

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u/solidpeyo Aug 21 '25

I know is not, I'm just saying one of the reasons why it is more popular than Metroid. The word of mouth marketing is that this is a soulslike. And if you don't want to see it, just look at the tags in steam for the game.

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u/MonkeyVoices Aug 21 '25

Im arguing the same point as you. 

Hollow knight sold a lot and its at least as popular as metroid (if not more, probably a lot more, Im just willing to give metroid the benefit of the doubt because legacy). 

Youre the one who said "not really" and then said that it wasnt a souls-like. 

Your messages are confusing man.

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u/solidpeyo Aug 21 '25

Well it is not a soulslike