One question regarding movement: I had an idea for a top-down style metroidvania. Is that allowed, or does it have to involve side-scrolling/jumping?
The only theme is metroidvania, so as long as it is one, it's accepted! Some people in the server considered Zelda as a metroidvania, so top-downs are surely accepted!
I literally only came to the forums to see where this community landed on the "Zelda MV" debate in order to see if I could do a top-down MV. AWESOME!