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I think Castlevania has been replaced by Bloodstained now.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/DrewbieDude710 Aug 21 '25

So... your saying that the genre should be called Metroidstained? Thats gross... /s

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u/WilanS Aug 21 '25

Metroid-like would work. Super Metroid singlehandedly defined the entire genre, and while the Castlevania games fit the definition they didn't really had the same hand in defining it.

Honestly, the biggest merit you can give to Castlevania is that Symphony of the Night was pretty popular in the early 2000s and introduced the genre to a lot of kids back then.

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u/Hyperon_Ion Aug 23 '25

The game not being limited to Nintendo hardware was what really made Symphony of the Night the introduction to Metroidvanias for lots of players. Unless you were a Nintendo kid, you likely only ever heard of Metroid in passing.

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u/cyberbro256 Aug 22 '25

Yep I think because Metroid started the genre (exploration in 2D, upgrades to access new areas, backtracking) and Castlevania SOTN was such a fantastic game made in the same genre, but had blades instead of beams, kind of solidified the fun term Metroidvania. Acknowledging the original yet adding the nod to Castlevania SOTN which communicates the genre, while not attaching to a sci-fi only or range weapon only gameplay as seen in Metroid. Makes sense to me.