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Old March 22nd, 2002   #17 (permalink)
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Originally posted by RhombusYSS


Does that make stuff like Castlevania SOTN and Super Metroid fall into the Action RPG genre? I dunno, I always considered them, I don't know, more like "freestyle platform" - basically a platform action, but with freedom to go back to previously explored areas etc.
I don't know about Castlevania SOTN, but based on what I know about the other Castleavania games and Super Metroid, they're just your typical freestyle platform. They don't qualify as RPG, because, well, you don't get ability upgrades through gaining experience points.
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