Preview: Bio-Gun – A Bit of Bacon Battles Bad Bio-organisms
I adore the Fantastic Voyage and other works where the setting, the backdrop is a realistic or fantastic depiction of …
Metroidvania
Impressions: Dead Cells – Rogue Metroidvania
Dead Cells, by Motion Twin, is a promising attempt at combining two genres I thought had no business being together: …
Review: Dead Cells – A Vicious Cycle of Fun, Regret and Killing Dudes
Motion Twin has outdone itself with its action-packed 2-D platformer, Dead Cells. It combines the Metroidvania genre with roguelite elements to …
Review: Guacamelee! 2 – Luchador, Chicken and a Completion Percentage
I do not have much experience with Metroidvanias. Beyond failing miserably in Rogue Legacy and circumnavigating every boss encounter in …
Impressions: Touhou Luna Nights – A Simple Yet Fun “Animetroidvania”
Indie developers have continued to raise the bar with Metroidvania games. Recently, it was Dead Cells that blew away critics and …
Review: Hunter’s Legacy: Purrfect Edition – A Game That Always Lands on Its Feet
If you love Metroidvanias, run-ins with strange monsters, and cats, then Hunter’s Legacy: Purrfect Edition might just be the game …
Review: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – A Fine Homage to Castlevania
When you say Castlevania, most people will know what you’re talking about. We’ve seen a large uptick of games in the …
Review: Ori and the Will of the Wisps – An Emotionally Thrilling Wonder
This is one of those games. One of those games that makes it all worth it. Any fan of video …
Blu – The 2.5D Metroidvania Platformer Live on Kickstarter
Blu, a 2.5D Metroidvania platformer with skill-based combat, challenging puzzles, and a rich story, is now live on Kickstarter. We got …
Review: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights – Do not Go Quietly into the Night
A young girl without her memory. The departed shade of a long dead hero. An abandoned town filled with what …