Metroidvania games
Outbuddies: Retro Metroidvania with a Twist
A game by Julian Laufer
September 12, 2019 - Metroidvania games come in all kinds of varieties but I bet you haven't played anything quite like Outbuddies before.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Battle of the legendary Igavanias
August 30, 2019 - Koji Igarashi worked on many incredible Metroidvanias so allow me to discuss how his latest offering lives up to his most iconic game.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Review (PlayStation 4)
Symphony of Sorrow
July 7, 2019 - It's been a long wait yet Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is finally here so as a huge Castlevania fan, here's my review.
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Super Metroid: Save or Kill the Animals?
5 reasons for each
June 29, 2019 - SGDQ 2019 has started so you know what that means: viewers will tragically have to choose between saving a few cute animals and saving the frames so Super Metroid can be finished slightly faster.
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Super Neptunia RPG Review (PlayStation 4)
Nep-nep's Metroidvania RPG adventure
June 13, 2019 - The charming Neptune has been on many meta RPG journeys over the years so let's see how she holds up in this fun new spin-off.
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Ghost 1.0 Review (PlayStation 4)
Be afraid of this Ghost!
May 8, 2019 - Here we have the second major game from Francisco Tellez de Meneses, better known as Unepic_Fran, the creator of the excellent fantasy Metroidvania Unepic. Does Ghost 1.0 live up to the impressive standard set by its predecessor?
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Giga Wrecker Alt. Review (PlayStation 4)
Destruction-based Metroidvania fun
April 26, 2019 - After making the enjoyable 2015 platformer Tembo the Badass Elephant, Game Freak is at it again with a new 2D action / puzzle hybrid.
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Alwa's Awakening Review (PlayStation 4)
Don't sleep on it
April 6, 2019 - Grab your magic staff and set out to save the world in Elden Pixels' Metroidvania puzzle-platformer.
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Blaster Master Zero 2 Review (Switch)
A retro galaxy-hopping masterpiece
March 21, 2019 - As one of the Switch's launch titles, Blaster Master Zero was a top-notch reinterpretation of a classic NES game. Now that we have a surprise sequel, let's see if Jason and his trusty tank Sophia are still masters of blasting.
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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Review (PlayStation 4)
Best. Wonder Boy game. Ever.
December 4, 2018 - As a huge fan of Wonder Boy, I'm delighted to share my review of the series' spiritual successor: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.
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