Making a 2D enviroment for a Metroidvania game

Hello! I'm a videogame design student currently working on a Metroidvania videogame.

The thing is, what do you guys think it's the best way to create 2D metroidvania-like environments (considering that the sprites are already done)? I'm looking forward to making levels as quick as possible, so I figured out Unity's new Tilemap tool could be useful. Are there any other Unity tools I should consider? I'd be more than grateful if you guys could share a couple tutorials on using the tools.

 

Hi @emiliokesselm

Well if you are making traditional looking metroidvania, I guess you would use tiles.

If you were making pixel art based graphics (you didn't mention what you are trying to do visually) especially then Tilemap is pretty useful for you.

Then there is the sprite shape, which could be useful if you are aiming for something little bit more modern:
https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/09/20/intro-to-2d-world-building-with-sprite-shape/

 

Thank you so much for your quick reply. Well, I suppose the art style would somehow resemble Hollow Knight's or Night in The Woods, simple yet animated frame by frame.

I'll give the Tilemap a go. Thank you!