Sometimes, a game pops up that you know absolutely nothing about and completely passed you by on release. Axiom Verge is one of those titles, originally coming out in 2015 on Playstation 4, trickling out on a variety of other platforms in 2016, then finally being brought to the Switch in 2017. Axiom Verge is a 2D platformer, […]
Arc System Works is mostly known for its contributions to the fighting game world, with titles like Guilty Gear -Strive-, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and the BlazBlue series. They have, on occasion, been known to step outside of the genre of brawling, and this is their latest experiment: the quirky world of Damon and Baby. What […]
Hollow Knight had quite a humble genesis, but steadily it grew into quite a tour de force among indie games. The long-teased expansion-turned-sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong raised an inordinate amount of hype during its prolonged development cycle, with Team Cherry relatively mum on developments until suddenly announcing a release date in 2025. At the announced […]
Back in 2023, Gal*Gun received its first major spinoff in the form of Gal Guardians: Demon Purge. Going from a rail shooter to a Castlevania-inspired platformer was an interesting choice, but ultimately one I felt paid off. Though it had its issues, I still felt it was probably Inti Creates‘s best game for the whole […]
Team Ladybug has made small waves in the Metroidvania genre with titles based on established works such as Touhou Luna Nights and Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-. Now, they are trying their hand at a solely original Metroidvania title with the cyberpunk ghostbusting adventure Blade Chimera. Let’s see if the win streak […]
Tevi is a 2023 2D action-platformer developed by GemaYue, Ein Lee, and developer/publisher studio CreSpirit. The game is a follow-up, and spiritual successor, to their hit 2016 title Rabi-Ribi. Like its predecessor, Tevi is a Metroidvania game with a cutesy visual presentation and an emphasis on combat. Its signature flair is the presence of bullet […]
What happens when you get an “unholy alliance” of one of gaming’s most cherished titles and a genre that continues to deliver excellence? You get The Last Faith — a game that takes Bloodborne’s eldritch horror and gives it a metroidvania makeover. I first became aware of The Last Faith’s development when a Kickstarter trailer was released around 2020. […]
August of this year saw the return of a series I deeply admire in the form of The Game Kitchen’s Blasphemous 2. The original, released back in 2018, truly blew me away. The developers showed a depth of understanding in game design that is not often seen. Unique in its art style, with a luscious […]
Both Disney and Don Bluth were staples of my childhood, so when I heard about Curse of the Sea Rats, a “ratroidvania” game in the style of these classic animated films, I couldn’t help but be intrigued. Curse of the Sea Rats certainly looks the part and talks the talk, but how does it play? […]
Following the release of Metroid Dread, there has been rumor upon rumor of a Metroid Prime Collection or Remaster. Up until recently, this was just hearsay. Then Nintendo just shadow-drop the Metroid Prime Remastered out of nowhere during a Nintendo Direct. First Verse, Same as the First Metroid Prime Remastered starts as just about every […]