Metroidvanias | Why They're So Fun & Why Their Narratives Are So Effective

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Hollow Knight
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Hollow Knight (2017)
Duration: 16:12
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In Metroidvanias, it's the exploration element and character-ability progression that's core to the experience. Exploration yields new story context by discovering new information that's necessary for progression - and the best of the genre encourage exploration without any need for dialogue at all, or non-playable cutscenes.

Instead, great Metroidvanias rely on polished level design, world building, visual aesthetic, music. Every new location you explore, every item you pick up, every boss you fight, every ally you acquire or ability you gain.... tells you more about the story and the characters.

00:00 - Splash
00:11 - Intro
01:48 - Story vs. Narrative (again)
03:56 - Why Metroidvanias Do Narrative Better
07:16 - Metroidvania Retrospective
08:48 - Anticipated Metroidvanias
11:03 - What's Next For Metroidvanias?
14:20 - Prospects
14:59 - Outro

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