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Okay here's a thread of every #Metroidvania game I've played on #NintendoSwitch. I'm gonna tell you what I did and didn't like so you know what ones you should/shouldn't play.
Let's go!
Let's go!
1. Hollow Knight
+Gorgeous art
+Haunting soundtrack
+Focus on combat and bosses
+Melancholic tone & atmosphere
+LOADS of content for only a small price
-Map mechanics hurt the opening few hours whilst you try and get your bearings
+Gorgeous art
+Haunting soundtrack
+Focus on combat and bosses
+Melancholic tone & atmosphere
+LOADS of content for only a small price
-Map mechanics hurt the opening few hours whilst you try and get your bearings
2. Axiom Verge
+Perfectly nails the "Metroid" portion of the genre
+Grotesque, glitched out pixel-art
+Tonnes of weapons to find and choose from
+Really cool visual design
+Perfectly nails the "Metroid" portion of the genre
+Grotesque, glitched out pixel-art
+Tonnes of weapons to find and choose from
+Really cool visual design
3. Timespinner
+16-bit RPG aesthetic and mechanics
+Loads of customisation in the combat
+Quests add something different to the formula
+Time travel woven into the world nicely
- Story has too much unnecessary fluff dialogue and I'd lost track by the end.
+16-bit RPG aesthetic and mechanics
+Loads of customisation in the combat
+Quests add something different to the formula
+Time travel woven into the world nicely
- Story has too much unnecessary fluff dialogue and I'd lost track by the end.
4. SteamWorld Dig 2
+Improved on SteamWorld Dig in every way
+Hand-drawn visuals
+fun power-ups for traversing different areas
-Could have done with more bosses
+Improved on SteamWorld Dig in every way
+Hand-drawn visuals
+fun power-ups for traversing different areas
-Could have done with more bosses
5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
+Feels exactly like Castlevania did
+Looks exactly like Castlevania did
+Loads of weapon types and Shard combinations to choose from
-Progression sometimes gated behind some vague bullshit
-Garbage Switch port
+Feels exactly like Castlevania did
+Looks exactly like Castlevania did
+Loads of weapon types and Shard combinations to choose from
-Progression sometimes gated behind some vague bullshit
-Garbage Switch port
6. Yoku's Island Express
+VERY unique
+FUN visuals, FUN music
+FUN pinball mechanics
+Lots of FUN secrets to find
+The way the pinball meshes with the power-ups is FUN
+VERY unique
+FUN visuals, FUN music
+FUN pinball mechanics
+Lots of FUN secrets to find
+The way the pinball meshes with the power-ups is FUN
7. Gato Roboto
+Good mix of powerful mech gameplay and vulnerable Cat gameplay
+Variety in bosses and power-ups
+Cute Cat
-Very short adventure, give me more!
+Good mix of powerful mech gameplay and vulnerable Cat gameplay
+Variety in bosses and power-ups
+Cute Cat
-Very short adventure, give me more!
8. The Mummy Demastered
+Perfect pixel art
+loads of weapons to find
+Big old gorgeous bosses
+Better than the movie!
-Bullshit death mechanic where you don't re-spawn at full health and then need to farm for health before fighting yourself to get your upgrades back
+Perfect pixel art
+loads of weapons to find
+Big old gorgeous bosses
+Better than the movie!
-Bullshit death mechanic where you don't re-spawn at full health and then need to farm for health before fighting yourself to get your upgrades back
9. Dead Cells
Not quite a Metroidvania, but it does have elements.
+Good challenge, enemy and boss variety
+Visuals and atmosphere are top notch
+So many weapons and items to find and choose from
-Roguelike so you'll be playing a lot of the same content multiple times over
Not quite a Metroidvania, but it does have elements.
+Good challenge, enemy and boss variety
+Visuals and atmosphere are top notch
+So many weapons and items to find and choose from
-Roguelike so you'll be playing a lot of the same content multiple times over
10. Super Metroid
+It's actual Super Metroid
+It's perfect
+It's gorgeous
+It's atmospheric
+There's so much to see and do
+Sequence breaks and speed runs
+It's on Switch now
-Entering Maridia without the gravity suit because you don't know any better is awful
+It's actual Super Metroid
+It's perfect
+It's gorgeous
+It's atmospheric
+There's so much to see and do
+Sequence breaks and speed runs
+It's on Switch now
-Entering Maridia without the gravity suit because you don't know any better is awful
11. Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition
+the wrestling moves are also your traversal powerups!
+borderline racist Mexican stereotypes make for fun and funny game
+lots of fighting and combo stuff
+Hidden secrets and puzzle rooms
-Memes & references
+the wrestling moves are also your traversal powerups!
+borderline racist Mexican stereotypes make for fun and funny game
+lots of fighting and combo stuff
+Hidden secrets and puzzle rooms
-Memes & references
12. Guacamelee 2
+It's more Guacamelee
+No memes this time, actual humour and jokes
+The puzzle rooms are still hard and still a challenge
+More chicken stuff
-Doesn't add many new things to the series
+It's more Guacamelee
+No memes this time, actual humour and jokes
+The puzzle rooms are still hard and still a challenge
+More chicken stuff
-Doesn't add many new things to the series
13. Iconoclasts
Not quite a full Metroidvania, more of a Fusion-like.
+Top-notch pixel art and visual design
+Loads of different characters
+The story is very intriguing
+Cool set pieces and unique gameplay moments
+Konjak spent YEARS on this and it shows
Not quite a full Metroidvania, more of a Fusion-like.
+Top-notch pixel art and visual design
+Loads of different characters
+The story is very intriguing
+Cool set pieces and unique gameplay moments
+Konjak spent YEARS on this and it shows
14. The Messenger
+8-bit and 16-bit time-travel mechanic is cool, the visuals and music react accordingly
+lots of bosses and challenges to overcome
+Great sense of humour
-Second half the game (when it becomes a Metroidvania) doesn't add much new stuff to the game
+8-bit and 16-bit time-travel mechanic is cool, the visuals and music react accordingly
+lots of bosses and challenges to overcome
+Great sense of humour
-Second half the game (when it becomes a Metroidvania) doesn't add much new stuff to the game
15. A Robot Named Fight
The game is more of a Rogue-like Metroidvania
+Every run is like a little self-contained Metroidvania
+The game grows the more you play it and unlock more items for future runs
+Gross enemies and bosses
The game is more of a Rogue-like Metroidvania
+Every run is like a little self-contained Metroidvania
+The game grows the more you play it and unlock more items for future runs
+Gross enemies and bosses
16. Cave Story+
I personally never saw this as a Metroidvania but a lot of people do SO
+Story, characters, world, pixel art
+The OG soundtrack
+An indie game before indie games were a thing
+Made by 1 guy
-Published by Nicalis
-Overpriced on Switch
I personally never saw this as a Metroidvania but a lot of people do SO
+Story, characters, world, pixel art
+The OG soundtrack
+An indie game before indie games were a thing
+Made by 1 guy
-Published by Nicalis
-Overpriced on Switch
17. Chasm
+Artwork is very clean
-Procedurally generated world so there's just a lot of very boring rooms to explore with nothing hand crafted
I couldn't bring myself to finish it so...sorry!
+Artwork is very clean
-Procedurally generated world so there's just a lot of very boring rooms to explore with nothing hand crafted
I couldn't bring myself to finish it so...sorry!
18. Blaster Master Zero
+Faithful recreation of an NES hidden gem
+Dungeon crawling top-down sections
+Both side-scrolling and top-down bosses
-Backtracking is LONG
-HD Rumble was obnoxious
+Faithful recreation of an NES hidden gem
+Dungeon crawling top-down sections
+Both side-scrolling and top-down bosses
-Backtracking is LONG
-HD Rumble was obnoxious
19. Blaster Master Zero 2
+Improves everything from the first game
+Multiple planets to explore
+More characters, bosses and power-ups
+Bigger bosses, bigger scope in general
Read my full review: https://www.lootpots.com/reviews/blaster-master-zero-2-review-nintendo-switch-09042019/
+Improves everything from the first game
+Multiple planets to explore
+More characters, bosses and power-ups
+Bigger bosses, bigger scope in general
Read my full review: https://www.lootpots.com/reviews/blaster-master-zero-2-review-nintendo-switch-09042019/
20. Xeodrifter
+Cute art
+Different planets to explore
-Very short
-Every boss is the same
-Not worth the asking price IMO
+Cute art
+Different planets to explore
-Very short
-Every boss is the same
-Not worth the asking price IMO
21. Blasphemous
+Perfectly executed pixel art
+Atmosphere out the wazoo
+A tough, rewarding challenge
+Puzzles and secrets that don't hold your hand
-Needs a patch desperately. Crashes/freezes, map completion bugs, unfair deaths, broken elevators, falling through the map...
+Perfectly executed pixel art
+Atmosphere out the wazoo
+A tough, rewarding challenge
+Puzzles and secrets that don't hold your hand
-Needs a patch desperately. Crashes/freezes, map completion bugs, unfair deaths, broken elevators, falling through the map...
22. Teslagrad
+Lovely hand-drawn artwork
+Steampunk-ey visual design
+A variety of electric/magnetism-themed powers
+Puzzle focused, which is a nice change of pace
+Lovely hand-drawn artwork
+Steampunk-ey visual design
+A variety of electric/magnetism-themed powers
+Puzzle focused, which is a nice change of pace
23. Ori and the Blind Forest
+ GORGEOUS art and environments
+ Emotional storytelling
+ Challenging platforming segments
+ Ori feels so light and agile as you upgrade and improve
+ 1080p/60fps on Switch, higher framerate animations than any other version of the game
+ GORGEOUS art and environments
+ Emotional storytelling
+ Challenging platforming segments
+ Ori feels so light and agile as you upgrade and improve
+ 1080p/60fps on Switch, higher framerate animations than any other version of the game
24. Shinsekai: Into the Depths
+ Huge underwater world to explore
+ Fantastic design for characters & enemies
+ Unique movement and survival mechanics
+ Intriguing wordless storytelling
- Janky combat, especially when it comes to tougher enemies
- Muddy visuals at times
+ Huge underwater world to explore
+ Fantastic design for characters & enemies
+ Unique movement and survival mechanics
+ Intriguing wordless storytelling
- Janky combat, especially when it comes to tougher enemies
- Muddy visuals at times
25. Carrion
+ You're a horrible eldritch spaghetti flesh monster
+ Gross pixel graphics
+ Unique premise and gameplay
+ Some clever puzzles and secrets
- No map
- Backtracking is a chore
- By the time you're fully powered up there's nothing to kill
- Anti-climactic ending
+ You're a horrible eldritch spaghetti flesh monster
+ Gross pixel graphics
+ Unique premise and gameplay
+ Some clever puzzles and secrets
- No map
- Backtracking is a chore
- By the time you're fully powered up there's nothing to kill
- Anti-climactic ending
