Welcome To GameSpot Metroidvania Week

Metroidvanias. What was once a relatively niche genre has slowly become one of the most prolific across the industry. Through a combination of indie developers paying homage to their favorite classics and major publishers injecting search-action DNA into their top franchises, the genre centered around discovery and exploration has never been more thriving.The original Metroid was released in Japan on August 6, 1984.
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