Poll of the Day > Recommend me some good Metroidvanias.

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THEGODDAMNBATMA
05/11/22 3:56:36 PM
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Preferably ones that are closer to Castlevania than Metroid. I love the Castlevania games like Symphony of the Night and Aria of Sorrow.

Of course I have played games like Hollow Knight and Bloodstained.
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SmugRickMoranis
05/11/22 3:57:06 PM
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Metroid
Castlevania

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adjl
05/11/22 4:41:07 PM
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Valdis Story is a pretty decent one that went largely under the radar a few years back. It's not without its issues, but as impulse buys go, I was quite happy with it.

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VampireCoyote
05/11/22 4:46:37 PM
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Dead Cells

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Archgoat
05/11/22 5:22:47 PM
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Blasphemous
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Metalsonic66
05/11/22 5:27:00 PM
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Xeodrifter

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Lokarin
05/11/22 5:32:14 PM
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My top picks:

10/10s:

La-Mulana
La-Mulana 2
Environmental Station Alpha
Treasure Adventure World
Super Win the Game

Pretty goods:

A Robot Named Fight
Blasphemous
Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit something or other
Mibibli's Quest (very hard)

Not technically a metroidvanias
Blaster Master Zero 2 and 3
Strider (remake)
Bionic Commando remastered (doesn't work in Windows 7+, lulz)

edit: Since Xeodrifter was mentioned - it's very light and short, not something I would consider a great metroidvania... but it has one REALLY cool powerup worth checking out

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Takearest
05/11/22 6:34:53 PM
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If an "open-ended metroidvania" sounds interesting to you, you should give Terraria a shot.
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Metalsonic66
05/11/22 6:39:23 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Xeodrifter was mentioned - it's very light and short, not something I would consider a great metroidvania...
It wasn't great but it wasn't bad. Just a bit simple.

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Nichtcrawler X
05/11/22 6:47:28 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit something or other

If you want Symphony of the Night 2, go for this. Most Igavania inspired Metroidvanias go for Aria of Sorrow, not the original.

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Ogurisama
05/11/22 6:56:04 PM
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Iconoclast is pretty fun game

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Lokarin
05/11/22 6:56:53 PM
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I forgot to include Monster Sanctuary, but it's more of a pokemon than a metroid

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11110111011
05/11/22 7:01:39 PM
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Infernax

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THEGODDAMNBATMA
05/11/22 7:07:26 PM
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Going to do Record of Lodoss War because that's on gamepass
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DeltaBladeX
05/11/22 9:53:20 PM
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Lokarin posted...
A Robot Named Fight

I love this one and highly recommend it.

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badjay
05/11/22 9:56:58 PM
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Axiom Verge is pretty solid.

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THEGODDAMNBATMA
05/11/22 11:12:51 PM
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Lokarin posted...
Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit something or other
This game is fucking awesome so far, but it's like mindnumbling easy for a Metroidvania? I'm not sure if that's necessarily a bad thing, and I like the Ikaruga-esque color/spirit switching, but I don't understand why it heals you and kind of just lets you cheese every boss fight.
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Zareth
05/11/22 11:17:17 PM
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DeltaBladeX posted...
I love this one and highly recommend it.
Yeah it kicks ass.

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Metalsonic66
05/11/22 11:17:55 PM
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Arkham Asylum

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Nichtcrawler X
05/11/22 11:18:28 PM
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THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...
This game is fucking awesome so far, but it's like mindnumbling easy for a Metroidvania? I'm not sure if that's necessarily a bad thing, and I like the Ikaruga-esque color/spirit switching, but I don't understand why it heals you and kind of just lets you cheese every boss fight.

The difficulty curve is a bit out of whack yes.

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Adam_Savage
05/12/22 12:11:46 AM
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that one tie in game for the new mummy movie, it's genuinely a good game. one of the few instances where the licensed product is better than the thing it's licensed from

shadow complex

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Lokarin
05/12/22 12:15:50 AM
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Adam_Savage posted...
that one tie in game for the new mummy movie, it's genuinely a good game. one of the few instances where the licensed product is better than the thing it's licensed from

shadow complex

That would be The Mummy Demastered

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And I, personally, don't like it that much.

But, it's just a weird... I kinda don't like WayForward's game design philosophy or whatever happens in WayForward games that just irks me...

IntiCreates what WayForwardon't

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Zareth
05/12/22 12:46:50 AM
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WayForward aren't very good at making games. But people love them for some reason.

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Gaawa_chan
05/12/22 2:35:17 AM
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There's Bloodstained, Hollow Knight, Guacamelee, Shovel Knight, and the Ori games, of course.

Other than what's already been mentioned? I'll go down my library:

Alwa's Awakening
Blossom Tales
Bug Fables
Dandara
Darksiders (the first game) arguably?
Death's Gambit
Even The Ocean
Foregone
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Raji
Skautfold: Usurper (this one seems pretty referential to Castlevania at a glance, though I haven't played it yet)
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Song of the Deep
Super Daryl Deluxe
TAMASHII (might want to check this one out for tone, at least.)
Teslagrad
Vampyr ???
Vigil: The Longest Night
Wuppo ??? Not what you're looking for, but it's cute.

Check out those and see if anything catches your eye.

Alternatively, I know there are several Castlevania fan games.

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Lokarin
05/12/22 3:06:50 AM
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Gaawa_chan posted...
Wuppo ??? Not what you're looking for, but it's cute.

Wuppo is dripping with charm

I also kept wanting to recommend Moonlighter, but that's a roguelike not a metroidvania

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Revelation34
05/12/22 5:01:42 AM
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Gaawa_chan posted...
Skul: The Hero Slayer


I need to get this one.

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rexcrk
05/12/22 8:13:49 AM
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SmugRickMoranis posted...
Metroid
Castlevania


Ayyyyy


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lihlih
05/12/22 8:25:43 AM
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If you like fan service, apparently Lost Ruins is a pretty good metroidvania.

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Nichtcrawler X
05/12/22 10:02:54 AM
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Adam_Savage posted...
that one tie in game for the new mummy movie, it's genuinely a good game. one of the few instances where the licensed product is better than the thing it's licensed from

shadow complex

Those are both pure Metroid. Good, yes, but definitely not even trying to do anything besides Metroid style.

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