Metroid? Castlevania? Why not both? And thus, the metroidvania genre was born. But what exactly is a metroidvania? It’s kinda like if you turned Mario from Super Nintendo into a gorgeous vampire and dressed him up in a sick space suit, then made him platform his way through a labyrinthian version of the Mushroom Kingdom while fighting monsters with an arsenal of cool weapons and gadgets. It’s a genre that’s part puzzler, part platformer, part adventure, and part RPG. Like a Walt Whitman poem or a Lana Del Rey song, the metroidvania contains multitudes, and these are the 1o best metroidvania games of all time.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
(Konami)Credit where credit is due, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is responsible for putting the “vania” in “metroidvania”—it’s that iconic. This is the story of Alucard, the fabulously stylish son of Count Dracula himself. When it comes to vampires, the apple really does fall far from the tree—Alucard is half human, impervious to sunlight, and raring to stick a stake in his dad’s heart. Often hailed as the greatest installment in the Castlevania series, Symphony of the Night is responsible for codifying many of the metroidvania genre’s defining traits. The puzzle-platforming, the RPG-like weapons system, the narrative complexity—it’s all there. Despite having hit the shelves in 1997, the game more than just holds up. Like Alucard himself, it hasn’t aged a day.
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