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Darksiders 2 Definitive Edition and Forma.8 are two Metroidvania titles of this month December's PS Plus offerings. Darksiders 2 Definitive Edition for the PlayStation 4. Remasted of Darksiders 2. A 2012 Zelda-like action RPG title with Metroidvania elements, the sequel to original Darksiders from 2010. This remastered edition includes all of the DLCs released along with a graphical improvement on the PS4. Forma.8 for the PlayStation Vita. An indie Metroidvania action game. This game also has cross-play functionality, which means that you can also play it on your PlayStation 4. Check out the free PS Plus games lineup for December here:

Metroidvania is a subgenre of video games I've had interest in for a really long time. The design principle has its root all the way back in the 80s with the release of Metroid on Nintendo Entertainment Sytem, but the term wouldn't be coin until after the release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on Playstation in 1997. Over time, the term spreads, and become widely known among gaming communities especially during the 2000's where there is a resurgent of games developed in this genre. Since the 80s, video game industry has spread its wings and benefit from tremendous growth. An industry that was once thought of as a niche source of entertainment has turned itself into billions dollar industry. Despite how big gaming industry has become, there is surprisingly not a lot written about, Metroidvania, this awesome video game's subgenre that seems to be forgotten by large gaming publishers. Metroidvania's emphasis on 'exploration' resonates very much w...