<div>What makes a Metroidvania great? On today's episode of the pod Laz and Cody attempt to boil down what is at the heart of a good metroidvania and why they're such an intriguing game to explore. Topics include the joy of movement, kid-like exploration, and huge atmospheric music.</div>

What makes a Metroidvania great? On today's episode of the pod Laz and Cody attempt to boil down what is at the heart of a good metroidvania and why they're such an intriguing game to explore. Topics include the joy of movement, kid-like exploration, and huge atmospheric music.

4: Castleroids and Metroidvanias

We're called Across the Other Pond. I'm in China, Cody's in America, so we're not across the pond... but Across the OTHER Pond.

In this show, each week, we'll be talking like buds do about different subjects in the realms of Music, Video Games, and Philosophy.

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We're called Across the Other Pond. I'm in China, Cody's in America, so we're not across the pond... but Across the OTHER Pond. In this show, each week, we'll be talking like buds do about different subjects in the realms of Music, Video Games, and Philosophy.

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