I want to get the new Prince of Persia but I'm not gonna spend $60 on that shit. Any recs? Ones I've played:
Both Ori's
Hollow Knight (very mid game btw)
Afterimage
Blasphemous
I'm fairly new to this genre. Any tips?
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Metroidvanias, which ones are good? Just finished Ender Lilies
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Aria of Sorrow/Dawn of Sorrow are excellent Castlevania games with a sweet weapons system that keeps battles fun from beginning to end
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I had Aria of Sorrow emulated on my jailbroken PSP back in the day
good game, catchy ost
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just to add to this: if any of you old heads wants to return to one of these games with a bit of a new spin check out these romhacks https://cdromance.com/romhacks/?search=castlevania , the stuff that ends up on this site is generally the cream of the crop of romhacks, stuff that people bother to pre patch and upload.
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What is the selling point of castlevania romhacks? Do they just enhance the visuals?
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It varies from hack to hack, im just gonna paste the description of one of the more substantial overhauls
there are a few like this that remix prettymuch everything in the game
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I should have said xbox series x games
i don't want to play on my laptop
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I loved grinding for the weapons lol
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SotN is really good too. Suprising how much stuff they were able to put in that game.
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God darn, !g*mers. Is the creativity of this sector totally bankrupt?
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I've heard its a pretty good game actually, just not worth $60. i don't care about the integrity of the franchise
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!g*mers,
I am aware you gentlemen are very busy, and I apologize for the double-ping, but we have a most interesting case that commonly afflicts our community.
What we are witnessing is a severe case of cope. Notice how quickly the defense mechanism kicks in when "creative bankruptcy" is brought up. Oh, he wouldn't pay $60 but $50? Of course he would.
No one mentioned the integrity of a "franchise" that began in the late 90s and has been trundled through 100 companies since then. It's the same shit year after year. Nevertheless, he doubled down on the defensive because he would surely pay not $60 for the same game made a year so ago. He would pay $50. And he wants to let everyone know that he's not crazy. He isn't demanding the same slop year after year. He isn't the cause of why !g*mers keep getting shit games every year.
No no no. I'm afraid there is only one solution.
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I'd pay like $20 for it
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I'll take any opportunity to kill a g*mer
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Kill all g*mers.
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Yes
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At Ubisoft? Absolutely.
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Yes
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Symphony of the Night
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Still haven't actually played that one lol
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Lol it's the first "metroidvania" I think and it probably ages pretty well
Don't @ me if i'm wrong
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Na i've heard it's good, I'm just skittish about playing old games tbh. Mostly because pixel shit just doesn't look good on modern tvs, same goes with a lot of "indie" games
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I probably last played it on a PSP or DS and it's quite perfect for a portable gaming system. I did play it on the TV when it first came out and it was really fancy back then lol
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Older games look so shit on my TV tbh, it would be good to play on a DS (if i still had one
). may still try it out
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I wish I still had the patience to gayme
for some reason I can't anymore 
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Your mind has been integrated into the rdrama borg, our apologies
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I get annoyed with myself after 30 mins of gaming now
but so many of you still can gayme so it's prolly a me thing
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Iconoclasts is a little short but is a huge standout in the last 10 years or so imo.
Cave Story is exceptional. Free version is good but the Cave Story + on steam is worth it imo and probably goes on sale often.
La Mulana is really good but is extremely difficult.
Tevi is really good but I saw you are anime avoidant. Same goes for Lunar Nights and Record of Lodoss War, though they may be a bit easier to stomach with their pixel art. I've heard great things about Rabi-Ribi but the art style is too much for me to stomach.
Bloodstained is insultingly easy. I was very disappointed in it.
Valdis Story is more anime shit but doesn't really make up for it if you dislike the art style.
Beyond that you can always emulate the older Castlevania games. Most of them are good.
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Wow let me pay to get worse graphics and music (that I can get for free anyways with mods). Do you work for Nicalis by any chance?
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Frick off.
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Dead Cells is king. It's like SNES era Castlevania but with better movement. Too drunk rn to explain better.
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Dead cells is mid af with no actual good parts.
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What do you consider good metroidvanias?
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How about Hades?
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Rougelikes are not metroidvanias.
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Its a rougelite
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Never played it bevause I'm not a strag
The Rouge like genre was perfected with Isaac and I see no reason to stray beyond it for any reason other than kino like noita
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Cave story and la mulana. Get the freeware version
White extinction is long overdue
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La mulana is like, the field recordings noise rock metroidvania. You can't play it as your 5th or 6th you gotta ease into that shit.
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sounds gay
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Perfect for you then white extinction is long overdue
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I'm a bit drunk, I shouldn't have called your games gay and i apologize
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Its just bants m8 white extinction is long overdue
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Boomer moment.
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Blasphemous II is out if you enjoyed the beauty of the first one
Dead Cells was a fun play, definitely recommend this one
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I liked it well enough but the sequel is new and expensive, and it wasn't my favorite either. Dead Cells is fun, but that's not exactly the type of game I mean although it is similar
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So nothing rogue-like
Bloodstained was alright, I'd recommend Valfaris too (that's more of an action platform game), but I haven't had any time to spend with games for the past few months
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Ended up just getting Bloodstained, want to try something new
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I don't mind roguelikes but I'm looking for a shorter, more completable game. I'm just biding my time for Dragon's Dogma 2 really
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Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Didn't actually get that far
but it reeked of "give this a second chance". Art was amazing and there was tons of shit thrown at you off the bat.
Super Paper Mario is quite linear but open world and platform rpg so sorta counts. It's a great game.
Shantae and Shantae: Risky's Revenge. Very funny and very naughty.
Also, you should play that awesome metroidvania idea I had in my head as a teenager. It was like cave story and abuse on dos and super paper mario mixed together.
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Also Yume Nikki Gensou, Wuppo, Hydra Castle Labyrinth, Knightmare 2 (Hard!)
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The genre peaks with symphony of the night and Metroid fusion. Super Metroidcels need not apply.
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Does Guacamelee count? That one is really good. It was a lot of people's first indie "Metroidvania" I think, or one of them, so it's good for newcomers to the genre. Axiom Verge and Bloodstained Curse of the Moon aren't bad options if you're looking for something with a more retro style and feel. Bloodstained Ritual of the Night (totally separate from Curse of the Moon) is good if you're into mega weeb shit but I wouldn't spend $40 on it. Also The Vagrant is an okay cheap anime game with Vanillaware stylings.
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Guacamelee is indisputably a Metroidvania. It's aggressively Redditcore but still fun.
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Hollow Knight is gay
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How can you possibly be this wrong?
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do you think it was terrible instead?
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I think you should keep yourself safe
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Bloodstained is excellent but you should play a Castlevania game first to really appreciate it. Symphony of the Night is probably the most well-regarded overall, but I really like Aria of Sorrow. Pick one of those, beat it, then do Bloodstained.
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Dark Souls
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Metroid
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Dread
Metroid Prime remastered
Metroid Prime 2: Echos
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Samus Returns
AM2R
Castlevania: SOTN
Dark Souls
Axiom Verge
Gato Roboto
Yoko's Island Express
Carrion
Touhou Luna Nights
Bloodstained Curse of the Moon
Environmental Station Alpha
And Cave Story, this one is free and really good.
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Play RWBY Arrowfell
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I played 20-30 mimutes of the new Prince of Persia. I've never played any other Prince or Persia games but it was so dull and generic and not challenging. And maybe the layout gets more complex as the game goes along but it wasn't really Metrovania style from what I saw.
Just my 2 cents on a game you already said you weren't going to buy.
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That seems like a pretty short amount of time to give a judgement, but noted because you seem to know what you're talking about and I like you. it is a metroidvania style game afaik though. I'm not paying $60 for it either way. I just want a fun shortish game to play for a couple weeks
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"you seem to know what you're talking about"
I probably found it boring and quit really early bc that isn't the type of game I usually play. I only like some of the Castlevania games because they have a lot of personality.
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I respect your honesty Joyce!
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not exactly the same but you should try tunic and deaths door if you haven't played them
theyre similar to metroidvania but isometric instead of side scroller. theyre both p good.
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I've played Deaths door, it was fun until I got confused and annoyed
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Rabi Ribi is one of the best mechanically with a high amount of replay value, but its artstyle is very anime and its story is pretty much filler. Still worth playing for the gameplay alone imo.
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i've heard that one is good but i hate anime
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Dead Cells is absolute peak. Its a rougelike Metroidvania with endless replayability. Definitely recommend.
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