Metroid Vania who sees well recently? -Incrual features, history, and recommended works of the genre to beginners!

Metroids Dread is released for Nintendose switches in October 2021, and sales can be strong outside the country, including Japan. Metroid Series has a long history since the first generation was released in 1986, so it is a person who has been playing first Metroid with a family disk actual machine or for the first time Metroid in Dread I think there are people who touched.

Metroid The past work was a flow that the Japanese version came out first after the overseas version came out, especially in foreign countries, but the past work of the portable machine has premier prices There is also a difficult opportunity to play except Virtual Console.

Such Metroid series name and Devil Castle Dracula Castlevania (Castle Vania) combined Metroid Vania Overseas Solid Talks The genre has also become commonplace in these 10 years. Originally, 2D search actions, platform actions, etc. game genres, such as platform actions, were not fixed, and this ladle was generally given to which game media / manufacturer has given a free genre name. Recently, the creation hand side has also been called, and now it is also a hurdle directly connected to the game evaluation.

I think that there are many people who are interested in Dread and are interested in the genre called Metroid Vania . Therefore, in this article, we will introduce the characteristics, history of Metroid Vania , and the representative works of the same genre, and approach attractiveness.

◆ Why did such a genre name were born

In fact, the original word source of the word Metroid Vania is not clear. However, it is said that it was launched for playstation Devil Castle Dracula X Monthly Card (the above image is iOS version) is based on the base series producer If you borrow the words of Mr. Takashi (IGA) that there was a pitfall of the Metroid series, the search action of the same work born in the blank period was not caused by the Metroids It is said that it was born.

Such a Devil Castle Dracula series is also an interesting place as a common term that it is difficult to get almost all past works as well as the Metroid series.

◆ After all Metroid Vania ?

Basically exploring dungeons, it is possible to get out of the way, such as Gimmicks, etc. (Currently, the character model is not particularly questioned by 2D or 3D).

As a game design, it is often a form that is likely to repeat the widely continuous field and one-way route over and over again, and to find out the items necessary to cancel the gimmick.

This search element is not the same even if it plays, but the goal is the same as the player, and the player is the attraction of works. Now, RTA using a triche route using Glitch (bug) and techniques is also born, and Metroid Vania genre game also exists.

In addition, Metroid Vania is a small-scale development team and individual works that are said to be a so-called indie than a major game maker, and the core users are also easy to focus on.

◆ Recommended works bearing genre called Metroid Vania

Cave Story / 2004 (Freeware) (Screen is Cave Story +)

Circa of 2004, with PCs, various creators have published their works in full palators. Among them, this work published from the development room PIXEL is the first work that the easier it is relied up to the commercial works of NintendoDS downloadwear.

Even now, when I mention the recommended work of Metro Devania , it is a masterpiece that almost always gives, but the story weaves from the unique world view but also the work of a tight volume that was not likely to think that it was a free game increase. Currently, STeam / various household machines can be played, but the free soft version announced first is still downloadable, so it is also good to play with an original free software version.

Title: Cave Story Compatible models (freeware version): PC (Windows) Release Date: December 2004 (Freeware Version)

LA-MULANA / 2006 (original version) (screen photo is a remake version)

La-Mulana was originally free software, Konami s MSX version Magico Legend 2 Garius Labyrinth was announced as a work. This Garuus s labyrinth is also a very old work released in 1987 in terms of adventure, and it is a core user as a core user as an action game with a teeth, such as a mystery, including the keyboard input, also a high-hearted action game. It was done.

The free software version that reproduced such MSX was also a famous work (currently due to distribution stop), and after remake of the Wii has been announced, various household machines / STeam etc. are also sold. It is a work that feels like Catalyst, who feels a croplessness of the high difficulty that has been disturbed by people, and to feel the maliciously covered labyrinth to twist with his intentions and arms.

In 2018, 2 , which is also the first 2 is also released with the success of the cloudfunding that can be said to be the first time in Japan s indie work, and you can enjoy the highly difficult remarkable site search as the first generation.

Title: La-Mulana Compatible models (freeware version): PC (Windows) Release Date: June 27, 2006 (Freeware Version)

Hollow Knight / 2017

The game work of Metro Devania is often a design that is not difficult to be difficult, such as the character is strengthened according to the search.

While being such a genre, this work affected by Dark Souls is not only the search but also the battlefield, and it is not only a game that will learn death, but also the theme of insect world The scenario is a game that chooses a few people in dark.

However, this work that blown the new style in the genre of Metroid Vania is definitely one masterpiece.

Title: hollowknight Compatible model: PC (Steam / Windows / Mac / Linux) / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 Release Date: February 25, 2017

Rhodes Island Signal De Durit In Wonder Labyrinthe / 2020

Originally in Nico Nico s game magazine The work of the team formed by the staff team who was making a work called Falao Ribers , and the previous work is the east secondary work TOUHOU LUNA NIGHTS There are also works of Metroid Vania .

It was developed as the original official approval work, including the above development results, Rhodes Island Senki-De Trit In Wonder Labyrinth- , Rhodes Island Senki is also breath Long novels are original. As a scenario that has been supervised by the original person, it has been for a few readers, but it can be said that it can be said to be a model, such as careful difficulty level adjustment, such as a player that can be enjoyed by players who do not know the work it might be.

Title: Rhodes Island Battle Signal Did Rit Inn Wonder Labyrinthu Compatible model: PC (steam) / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 Release Date: March 13, 2020 ※ The formal release of this work is 2021, but as early as an early access, it is provided from 2020.

Castlevania Advance Collection / 2021

As said that the genre of Metroid Vania is said to have combined Castlevania that is the Devil Castle Dracula series, the work after the night of the moon will be featured as a search adventure. There is a trend. As a result, one piece of work has a volume that can be done more than a time or more.

The game developed as a search adventure is biased to the portable machine series, and almost all workpieces are still traded at Premier Prices. However, Castlevania Advance Collection is a package title bundled with a group of titles sold in Game Boy Advance in such a premium title. There are also functional faces, and it is easier to play more than the original version.

Since Monthly will be a group of works developed by the new axis, it is still a slightly roughness noticeable eye Circle of the Moon (2001), and the same title as overseas Castle vania It became a White night Concerto (2002), White Night Concerto (2002), Monthly , and a series of popular characters after the main character of Monthly , a popular character after the main character al card of moonlight , the White night Concerto (2002) The first work of Natoshi Nakuto Nakuto Yunzuki s Circle dance (2003), etc. The three works sold by game Boy advance have their own system, and all works are Metroids You can enjoy the game style, also called Vania.

The recommendation is also a white nightcap in the writer s recording work. This work with the old style Omage, who said that the behavior of articulated animation, etc. is scattered is a masterpiece title that can taste the atmosphere of the Devil Castle Dracula series, which lasts in the past.

Title: Castlevania Advance Collection Compatible models: PC (steam) / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 / Xbox ONE Release Date: March 13, 2020

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night / 2019

It is also a late producer of Devil Castle Dracula , and it is a title after Igarashi Takashi (IGA) participating from Monthly Nocturnal Songs . Development of this work done by Cloud Funding has been developed with the results that could be said to be a great success in the surprise that the genre name Igavania is issued from the person.

Since Monthly , it was an Iga s work, which was participating in developing as a producer, but the expectation from fans was large.

If you open the lid, it will be a work with volumes that will not be taken to the past series without betraying the expectations, and not only as a self-omaly, but also the same genre as Igavania rice field.

◆ Finally

Now the word Metroid Vania has penetrated and has been used except game media. However, as the work of the word is a masterpiece, the title that continues to be strongly remained for the impression of the player is still an answer to the sense of expectation as the original title in new work.

Metroid Dread is also released as a new work, and it may be said that the original title is likely to see that the good impression comes from the user as well as its sales. Nintendo and Konami may not refer to the genre of Metroid Vania , but as long as the genre name exists, the Hardle of the Omage / Respect Title will be high.

If you have touched Metroid for the first time in dread, you are also interested in the genre of Metroid Vania , and by all means, please jump into a group called Metroid Vania , which is full of Metroid Vania .