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Catpuppy Dec 22, 2018 @ 6:35am

Games like this?

Valdis Story is one of my favorite metroidvania style games with its multiple playable characters, fun combat and varied playstyles. Are there any other games similar to it out there?

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EdgarAllenSwole has Valdis Story: Abyssal City

Dec 22, 2018 @ 4:01pm

Ys Origin is a solid JRPG with multiple characters, fast-paced combat, and challenging bosses. It isn't technically a metroidvania but meets all your other criteria.

Last edited by EdgarAllenSwole; Dec 22, 2018 @ 4:12pm

Von

Dec 23, 2018 @ 12:32pm

Ys Origin is fun, I'm sad that the rest of the Ys games don't really retain that feel. It definitely has that almost arcade-style exploring-a-castle sort of feel though, the combo and build potential, and multiple playable characters.

Catpuppy Dec 23, 2018 @ 12:58pm

It's not really similar to Valdis Story though is it? I recall trying at least some Ys game once upon a time and didn't really get into it.

Von

Dec 23, 2018 @ 1:00pm

Ys Origin is more similar in a lot of ways style wise. The game is a top down game overall, but while most of the Ys games play almost like Zelda, Ys: Origin is a bit of a different game and plays a lot more like a metroidvania - some platforming, returning to older areas to find new things with new abilities and skills, that kind of thing. It's also MUCH shorter than the average Ys game, and much more linear overall.

Also, while Mumodora does not have multiple characters, I feel that it stylistically matches VS the most (combo based gameplay, punishing bosses with learnable patterns, rewards for clearing bosses under special circumstances, heavy focus on avoiding damage overall rather than tanking or healing/negating it).

Last edited by Von; Dec 23, 2018 @ 1:01pm

EdgarAllenSwole has Valdis Story: Abyssal City

Dec 23, 2018 @ 1:08pm

You won't find many metroidvanias with character select, which is why I went outside the genre for a recommendation. If it absolutely has to be a metroidvania then you should've said so in the OP.

Catpuppy Dec 23, 2018 @ 2:06pm

Doesn't absolutely have to be Metroidvania!

Von

Dec 23, 2018 @ 3:22pm

Yeah, Ys: Origin has the character select option, with the characters having pretty vastly different playstyles and even slightly different stories and dialogue, similar to this game. =D It also has some nice newer age additions like fast travel points!

Catpuppy Dec 23, 2018 @ 5:15pm

Hmm, maybe I'll have to give it a look. It looks completely different than the other Ys game I tried. In that game, the combat seemed to mostly consist of your characters bumping into the enemy to do damage..

Von

Dec 23, 2018 @ 5:18pm

Originally posted by Catpuppy:
Hmm, maybe I'll have to give it a look. It looks completely different than the other Ys game I tried. In that game, the combat seemed to mostly consist of your characters bumping into the enemy to do damage..

Yeah, Origin is way more arcade-style, with fast paced action oriented being the name of the game and gigantic bosses with interesting weakpoints/battle patterns/etc. And while there is a (pretty great I think) story, it's mostly superfluous in the face of the dungeons themselves, which I actually enjoyed. I'm not as accustomed to the 3D-ish aspect of it so that took some adjusting, but after a bit it is really, really fun.