Metroidvania

There is something extremely satisfying to me, when I am playing a Metroidvania. I tried to ask myself today, what makes this particular genre so special to me? I believe it may be because this genre has existed since back when I played on my Nintendo, but we didn’t actually have a name for it yet. I see a Metroidvania as some of the earliest titles of a Zelda game, or even Super Mario Brothers, and the thing is, many…

It’s the beginning of the year 2024, and we are already starting with some amazing Metroidvanias. It’s been a while since I’ve played a game that took inspiration from games like Ori and The Blind Forest and I am not complaining.  Developed and published by Space Fox Games, the developers have created a mythological fantasy exploration platformer, RIN: The Last Child. This game takes on an adventure to restore order in a mystical world and save the fate of her…

Yesterday I had some first impressions of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for the Nintendo Switch. Today I want to focus on the game’s exploration and talk about some of the traps you’ll run into. In Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for Nintendo Switch, the prince will run into a massive area thats really just one huge trap. There are tons of enemies to fight and worse yet, lots of swinging blades and pits of spikes to avoid.…

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming to the Nintendo Switch this month and thanks to Ubisoft, I got to check out the Nintendo Switch version of the game. Here are my thoughts on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown so far. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is coming out on January 18th, 2023. Thanks to Ubisoft I got an early look at the game and here are my thoughts so far. The story for Prince of Persia:…

It has been a LONG time since we’ve seen a proper Prince of Persia game. Back in 2020 Ubisoft had announced a remake for The Sands of Time, that quite frankly looked REALLY bad. After seeing that, I thought the franchise was doomed and it was time to move on. Thankfully, that project is delayed indefinitely…. which is typically lingo for “We aren’t going to do that anymore”. So, when The Lost Crown was announced at Summer Game Fest 2023,…

It all began with Jacob Marley. We all remember that Jacob Marley was put in chains for being materialistic and greedy. Well, what if other ghosts existed that were also punished in the same way? What if there were many ghosts in London and all had their own punishments? Well, Orbit Studio used this idea and created something extraordinary.   I am sure we all heard that atoning for our sins gives us a path towards righteousness. Well, what if I…

We live in a world where we get so many different varieties of video games, one genre that has been on the rise in popularity in the past years is Metroridvania. And we are close to the release date of one of the most popular Metroidvanias that many fans enjoy playing, and that is Blasphemous II which is published by Team 17 and developed by The Game Kitchen. The first Blasphemous was released back in 2019 and even now it…

Blasphemous 2 is a really tough Metroidvania. Though just because a game is tough, doesn’t mean its bad. In fact, some of the best games are ultra tough. Is Blasphemous 2 among their ranks? Let’s find out! Here’s our review of Blasphemous 2 for the Nintendo Switch. The story of Blasphemous 2 is about a knight who goes on a mission to find out whats going on in his world. Well, at least that’s what we gathered from the story.…

Pronty is an underwater Metroidvania for the Xbox Series. Is the underwater setting unique? Is this a fun game? Here is our review of Pronty for the Xbox Series S! Pronty is an action adventure that takes place under water. The main protagonist is a creature that is learning to be a protector of the sea. You can choose from a couple of “skins”, looks that let you determine how the character looks. More will unlock later. The story has…

Sun Wukong Vs Robot is another 2D Metroid-like game for the Nintendo Switch. Will it make an impression on you? Will it be just another good game in a sea of others Metroidvania’s? Then again, it could just be a bad one. Let’s find out in this review of Sun Wukong Vs. Robot! Sun Wukong Vs. Robot is a 2D action/adventure Metroidvania game. It looks a lot like Metroid in fact, though its character is smaller and faster than Samus.…