In Japan, the term used for metroidvania is 'Search Action' 探索アクション Which, when I think about it, does a way better job at describing the genre.
it's my birthday, and the only thing I want for my birthday is enough followers to crush the spirit of some random dude on the internet who made fun of me for not having many twitter followers when I was just trying to tell people about the cool game I'm making
hey twitter it's my DANG BIRTHDAY and all I want is for more people to know about the awesome game I'm making, Rune Fencer Illyia! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #metroidvania #ドット絵
HEY! Rune Fencer Illyia is a huge game where you explore a massive ancient fallen kingdom, steal enemy abilities, cook food, go fishing and even pet some monsters! Indies are seriously struggling for visibility atm, so RTs are appreciated! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵
very detailed simulation of the stages of game development i am the horse
developing an indie game
hey twitter it's my DANG BIRTHDAY and all I want is for people to know about the awesome game I'm making, Rune Fencer Illyia at @NootboxGames! Please check it out!! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #metroidvania #ドット絵
"Mario games teach us that even if something is essentially the same, psychologically it can be completely different. This example is very easy to understand."
'ahh the foce is so strong in me' has now irrevocably entered my personal vocabulary
predatory practices like this are unacceptable. For those who may not understand what this means: the pub took grant money meant for unrepresented developers, and then used it to pay the dev as part of a payment that the dev is expected to PAY BACK to the publisher. twitter.com/ASFTUgame/stat…