Videogames similar to those in theMetroidandCastlevaniaseries can offer serious longevity for players who don’t quite know what they’re doing, but alternatively, they also allow certain other individuals to rush through them in an astonishing few hours.
Such is the case for Chair Entertainment’s upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade title,Shadow Complex. Accordingto MTV Multiplayer, one of the game’s objectives is the “Jason Bailey” challenge, which asks that you beatShadow Complexin under two hours.
This story caused the lovelyAdam Dorkand I to have a quick, barely-relevant conversation about whyShadow Complexis considered to be part of the “Metroidvania” style of games. It went a little something like this:
Adam: Why are they callingShadow Complexa Metroidvania game?me: Because it has the Metroidvania map system and works in the same wayAdam: You mean theMetroidmap system? 😛me: Whatever [/drives to Adam’s house and strangles him with piano wire]
