metroidvania

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

I’ve got a pretty wide range of likes when it comes to video game genres. I’d say most have a common thread in that I like adventure which taps into RPGs, JRPGs, action games, open world games, survival horror games and metroidvania games. I also like a challenge within reason, […]

Aeterna Noctis – PS5 Review

December 23, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / aeterna noctis / bosses / difficult / metroidvania / platformer by Gareth

Night Lights is described as a 2D puzzle platformer by its devs, Montreal-based Meridian4, and that’s kind of true but we’ve seen a lot of those from Ratalaika Games, the publisher here, and this one is a bit different. Indeed with its back-and-forth, linked-up levels, this is more of a […]

Night Lights – PS4 Review

December 1, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / metroidvania / night lights / platformer / ratalaika by Richie

From fantastically named developer Kyle Thompson and publisher Top Hat Studios we have, in their own words, a quirky metroidvania platformer about a shape-shifting sheep-thing. Right, we needn’t bother extrapolating any further. OK, we kid. Along with Kyle, there’s Eric Thompson who composed the music, though unlikely anything to do […]

Sheepo – PS5 Review

October 22, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged metroidvania / shapeshift / sheepo / thompson by Ian

I know the market’s full of them but I haven’t played a Metroidvania in a while. When they’re good, the deliver a flowing experience that I’ll always enjoy. Exploration always appeals to me and uncovering new secrets across an expansive map. Unspeakable Pixels released Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials last […]

Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials – PS4 Review

August 3, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / batbarian: testament of the primordials / companions / light-hearted / luminous bat / metroidvania / Pixel art / puzzle platforming / rpg elements / secrets / unspeakable Pixels by Mike

I recently reviewed the Mass Effect Legendary Edition and pointed out that minus a couple of features it was a collection done right. Now it’s the turn of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection, also three games from the previous generation packed together. Things aren’t as straightforward here, which I’ll get […]

Ninja Gaiden Master Collection – PS4 Review

July 3, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2 / 3 / action / character action / difficult / hack and slash / master collection / metroidvania / ninja gaiden / razor's edge / sigma by Gareth

This week’s offering from Ratalaika is Sun Wukong VS Robot, a bite-sized Metroidvania style game from the relatively unknown dev team, Bitca. Having just reviewed the brilliant Astalon, we were fully dialled in to this style of game and all the running, jumping, slashing and upgrading that it entails. So how […]

Sun Wukong VS Robot – PS4 Review

June 22, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged hack and slash / jump / metroidvania / platformer / sun wukong vs robot by Richie

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