metroidvania

Promenade, on the face of it, is a cutesy platformer. Just like you should never judge Lethal Weapon by Danny Glover, don’t assume Promenade is a game aimed at the younger player. Yes, it’s all pastel shades and fluffy pillow forts, but in fact it shares many traits with Metroidvania-type […]

Promenade – PS5 Review

February 23, 2024 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged holy cap / metroidvania / nantes / pastel shades by Ian

We’ve played a lot of Metroidvanias here at PSC, most recently the thoroughly decent Trinity Fusion, but we’ve also played some downright ropy efforts. We’ll spare them their blushes but it does seem like this is the go-to option of the moment. Accordingly, we were a little surprised to note […]

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – PS5 Review

February 3, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged Immortals / metroidvania / prince of persia / sargon / ubisoft by Ian

Cookie Cutter is a Metroidvania style platformer/brawler from Brighton-based studio, Subcult Joint LTD. Promising to fuse Manga stylings with a punk rock aesthetic, this futuristic title mixes a bit of dystopian sci-fi with some good old ultra-violence. You play as Cherry, a robot who receives a much needed refurb job after […]

Cookie Cutter – PS5 Review

January 15, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / cookie cutter / metroidvania / retro by Richie

Run from the savepoint, skip the cutscene, jump to grab a ring, another cutscene showing the miasma that’s chasing you, platform section, mess up a jump, get eaten by the miasma. Then repeat last three sections over and over again until you die and start from the savepoint again. This […]

Itorah – PS4 Review

May 7, 2023 in PS4 / Reviews tagged grimbart / itorah / mesoamerican / metroidvania / super sunday super bore by Ian

Religion and videogames has always felt like an odd combination. Other mediums have had their religious epics but gaming just struggles to pull one together. Saga of Sins hasn’t quite got those lofty ambitions but this effort from Bonus Level Entertainment does use a Christian backdrop to deliver a decent […]

Saga of Sins – PS5 Review

April 25, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d platforming / 7 deadly sins / angels / bonus level entertainment / crusaders / Devil / germans / metroidvania / religion / saga of sins by Mike

Curse of the Sea Rats is a metroidvania type game and it comes to us by way of Barcelona-based coders, Petoons Studio, the team behind Petoons Party and part of Sony’s Spanish initiative PlayStation Talents. The story focuses on a crew of British sailors who are raided by pirates under […]

Curse of the Sea Rats – PS5 Review

April 7, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged curse of the sea rats / metroidvania / petoon studio / pqube by Richie

From developer 9Finger Games and publisher Jandusoft Games comes Zapling Bygone. Self-described as a “twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls.” That’s true to a certain extent, more you have to beat bosses in some cases, others you find the skulls after […]

Zapling Bygone – PS5 Review

March 16, 2023 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged infection / metroidvania / sewers / skulls / vermin by Ian

Spiders are a French developer most well known for action RPGs like the enjoyable Greedfall. They’re generally not the most polished titles but they’re reasonably ambitious. Steelrising is also an action RPG, but this time taking a far greater influence from From Software titles. That’s aiming very high, but how […]

Steelrising – PS5 Review

September 7, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged action / automaton / bloodborne / metroidvania / paris / rpg / Souls / steelrising by Gareth

Indie platformers are a dime a dozen and it can be hard to sort the diamonds from the rough. Especially if they don’t initially appear to stand out visually or heavily lean on a gameplay hook. Still, I enjoy a good one and Guin Entertainment’s hoping to provide with Adventures […]

Adventures of Chris – PS4 Review

July 10, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2D Platformer / adventures of chris / Balloons / fat children / globe-trotting / guin entertainment / metroidvania / thanks chris / vampire by Mike

First off, we got mighty confused thinking this was a follow on to a prior game. No, that was Unravel and its sequel released under the EA Originals banner. K? K. Unbound: Worlds Apart is completely unrelated, coming from Bucharest-based developer Alien Pixel and publisher Digerati. On the face of […]

Unbound: Worlds Apart – PS5 Review

February 26, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged difficulty spike / hessian sack / kelvin mackenzie / metroidvania / not unravel / unbound by Ian

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night is the latest title from budget kings EastAsiaSoft. A port of the 2019 PC game, Demoniaca is a gothic metroidvania that combines a dark aesthetic with an unusually complex fighting system. The overall effect being a mix of Dead Cells and King of Fighters. The story is a tale of vengeance. […]

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night – PS5 Review

January 27, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / demonaica / eastasiasoft / metroidvania / retro by Richie

Alwa’s Legacy comes from Elden Pixels after a successful kickstarter and a 2020 PC release. It was well received for its focus on exploration and interesting tweaks on player traversal. Metroidvania’s might be commonplace on game stores but it’s been a while since one strayed across my path. Thankfully, this […]

Alwa’s Legacy – PS4 Review

December 25, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2D Platformer / adventure / alwa's legacy / amnesia / catacombs / elden pixels / exploration / magic / metroidvania / retro aesthetic by Mike