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Subscribe to our newsletter Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - Developer Interview from The Triple-i Initiative - YouTube Watch On Despite the first trailer for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse looking very much like a classic exploration-focused platformer, the involvement of Dead Cells developer Evil Empire had some folks going into a "Oh god, I hope it's not a roguelike" panic.Konami tried to assuage those fears with the label "2D exploration action game," which only highlighted the awkwardness of being the Japanese publisher behind vania but not the Japanese publisher behind Metroid
## Editor's Note
This is an interesting development that could shape the future of gaming.
Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/castlevania-belmonts-curse-developers-are-trying-really-really-hard-to-make-sure-you-know-its-a-metroidvania-without-using-the-word-metroidvania/)