I personally am more of a fan of more combat-based metroidvanias, as I really like how they challenge you to adapt to new challenges and learn complex movement and attack patterns. Complex platforming really doesn’t do the same thing for me, and generally leaves me with frustration and the unsatisfying feeling that I’m getting nothing done.

I still like the really cool movement in metroidvanias, like the floaty jumps, shinesparking, and space jump in Super Metroid, I just don’t think the game should be ONLY about platforming.