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Azuren said:
Like Hiku said, a big part of it is Symphony of the Night. It helped lay the groundwork for the Metroidvania genre.

Outside of that, I recommend watching this video:
https://youtu.be/V_xWHcb_AH

You might be to young to remember but Castlevania was considered an essential classic before Symphony of the night was released.