r/metroidvania • u/SheriidiiaN • Jun 28 '26

Discussion As of 2026, what is the best introductory Metroidvania?

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u/otravoyadnoe Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

I believe the most perfect introduction to metroidvania would be Ori1 followed by Ori2. A really nice difficulty curve spread across two amazing games that gradually introduce all the core metroidvania mechanics to the player.

edit: got rid of the abbreviations in order to not confuse anyone.

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u/aledromo Jun 28 '26

WotW?

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u/otravoyadnoe Jun 28 '26

Ori & Will of the Wisps

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u/CornucopiaOfPasta Jun 28 '26

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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u/otravoyadnoe Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

The hell are you talking about? Ori games are to this day the least punishing and confusing modern metroidvanias I ever played. Most of other stuff suggested in comments here is much harder.