arcelonious on 20 May 2013
A recent example could be Dark Souls, as there are particular weapons, shortcuts, and other elements that allow people to complete the game rather fast, despite most players usually taking a while before finishing it due to its rather challenging and unforgiving gameplay. Honestly, there are elements in Dark Souls that remind me of Metroid, such as fighting the bosses in different orders, accessing areas/shortcuts to progress, and so on.
