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    A style of action-adventure gameplay revolving around exploring a labyrinth with the necessity of locating new items and equipment to progress beyond otherwise impassable obstacles. The concept is named for its common usage in the Metroid and Castlevania franchises. While the term most commonly refers to 2D games, it can also refer to 3D games.

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    300453 bobby Concept I wanted to say a bit more about the term post-SotN. 10/18/24 07:47AM 53 done
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    300447 bobby Concept I'm working on adding "search action" back into this wiki page by doing some historical research on the term. But I needed to save a draft of my work in progress, so I made it as tidy as I could and will continue. 10/18/24 06:51AM 29 done
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    262573 CriticalKate Concept I think the confusion with these games is that Metroidvania is a subgenre of "adventure" games (a genre based around exploration), but Metroidvania-style exploration involves gaining weapons/abilities that open up new paths. The games I'm removing are more in line with regular "adventures." 06/14/23 05:11AM 22 done
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