Based on how I understand that term, technically yes, but actually no. “Metroidvania” usually refers to 2D games that make platforming, weapon upgrading, and backtracking their primary characteristics. The Metroid Prime series does have most of those things, but in different ways, and the games are 3D. I’d more closely identify this as first-person action/adventure with a pinch of Metroidvania, but then again, I haven’t played the game, so idk just how much is in it.
Metroid is where part of the term came from, so yeah lol. But more seriously, while the Metroid Prime games are FPS instead of 2D sidescrollers, they still emphasize metroidvania exploration and upgrades over shooting combat, so they are still Metroidvanias. We'll have to see how much Prime 4 shakes things up, but I expect it will be pretty similar to the first three where it counts.
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Is this considered a MetroidVania? 🤔
Based on how I understand that term, technically yes, but actually no.
“Metroidvania” usually refers to 2D games that make platforming, weapon upgrading, and backtracking their primary characteristics. The Metroid Prime series does have most of those things, but in different ways, and the games are 3D.
I’d more closely identify this as first-person action/adventure with a pinch of Metroidvania, but then again, I haven’t played the game, so idk just how much is in it.
Metroid is where part of the term came from, so yeah lol.
But more seriously, while the Metroid Prime games are FPS instead of 2D sidescrollers, they still emphasize metroidvania exploration and upgrades over shooting combat, so they are still Metroidvanias. We'll have to see how much Prime 4 shakes things up, but I expect it will be pretty similar to the first three where it counts.