Metroidvania

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Metroidvania is a subgenre of video games focused on guided non-linearity and utility-gated exploration. The term, popularized by video game critic Jeremy Parish, is a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania.

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Rabi-Ribi is a masterpiece (self.metroidvania)

submitted 1 year ago by AzureVoid to c/metroidvania

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I heard it was great for a long time but didn't pay much attention because I'm not really into the cute anime at style and setting. I finally picked it up when it was cheap recently and found some of the best gameplay that I've seen in a while. Plenty of exploration, tight controls, well balanced difficulty, everything a great game needs.

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[–] Artranjunk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How long is it and what about the story and lore? Is the world interesting? I also hesitate because of the anime style.

[–] AzureVoid 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The story and lore totally fit the cute anime style. You play a pet rabbit who woke up in human form. I think the main quest line is to find out why. There's a bunny lover's club that keeps trying to capture you. With the exception of a few enemies, every character is a girl and they're almost all wearing swimsuits for some reason. It's rather silly. I'm just here for the gameplay.

I don't know how long it is. I'm 20 hours in with 50% map completion.

[–] Artranjunk 2 points 1 year ago

That's longer than I expected, which is a good thing. I'll give it a chance in the future.

[–] Artranjunk 2 points 1 year ago

Ok, I bought it ;-)