Truly a pioneer in gaming, experiencing half of what coined the "Metroidvania" genre showed me just why the framework laid out in this game is still being built upon to this day. Symphony of the Night manages to weave together a great story, fun gameplay with a surprising amount of depth to it, exploration, replayability and boss variety into a game that still holds up extremely well to this day. I didn't expect something of this calibre but like I said already, there's a reason "Metroidvania" is a subgenre and games of its kind are still coming out to this day.