Looking for more TRUE Metroidvanias

[SirMaoh]

Hey everyone :)

I'm looking for more true Medtroidvanias (interconnected world, backtracking, ability-gated progression, upgradeable health/Mana-bar, etc).

What I've played so far:
- all Metroids and Metroid Primes
- Metroid AM2R
- most Zelda titles
- Castlevania SotN
- Hollow Knight
- Astalon: Tears of the Earth
- Alwa's Awakening & Alwa's Legacy
- Axiom Verge
- Ender Lilies
- La-Mulana 1
- Gato Roboto
- Timespinner
- Blasphemous
- Momodora: Reverie Under the Moon
- Monster Boy and the cursed kingdom (playing it right now)
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonderland
- Aquaria (did not finish)

Not played, but aware of:
- Ori and the Will of Wisps (I'm relucatant because of the escape sequences of Ori 1)
- La-Mulana 2

Didn't like:
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Added to my shopping (suggestions from this thread):
- Dust: An Elysian Tail
- Teslagrad
- World to the West
- Darksiders 3
- Blaster Master Zero
- Aeterna Noctis
- Touhou Luna Nights
- Chasm
- Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
- Valdis Story: Abyssal City kaufen

Can you recommend me some titles I haven't played yet? (can be on any platform) thanks :)

[Rens Agatha ⁧【レンス】]

How about this one?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850/Bloodstained_Ritual_of_the_Night/

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[SirMaoh]

Hi Rens Agatha,

thanks for the really fast reply!

I've tried to play Bloodstained, but sadly I didn't like it at all. I could only stand it for 3-4h and have never returned since. It felt really empty and soulless to me :(

(I forget to mention it above and updated the first post accordingly)

[steven1mac]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/35720/Trine_2_Complete_Story/

[Callahan420]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/236090/Dust_An_Elysian_Tail/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/249590/Teslagrad/

Another game you might enjoy since you played Zelda
https://store.steampowered.com/app/530020/World_to_the_West/?curator_clanid=2390008

[ReBoot]

Darksiders 3 got a delicious metrovania world.

[AustrAlien2010]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034900/Blaster_Master_Zero/

[mdesaleah]

Blaster Master Zero 1-3.

Guacamelee (more simplistic and combat heavy but still counts).

[AustrAlien2010]

Ask around here too:

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/12/5294572213364293287/

[Zefar]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517970/Aeterna_Noctis/

One thing to note. It's hard. It's not pulling any punches and plenty of secrets need pin point accuracy to get too.
Bosses are similar with that you don't have much room for error.

Feature a pretty large map too.

[Ogami]

Ursprungligen skrivet av SirMaoh:

Didn't like:
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Thats kind of funny, because not only is that one of the "truest" Metroidvania from all you listed, its made by the person who actually invented the entire genre with Symphony of the Night. ^^

[mdesaleah]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Ogami:

Ursprungligen skrivet av SirMaoh:

Didn't like:
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Thats kind of funny, because not only is that one of the "truest" Metroidvania from all you listed, its made by the person who actually invented the entire genre with Symphony of the Night. ^^

“Invented the entire genre”

Uhhhhh, should we tell him what metroidvania is a combination of?

[Ogami]

Ursprungligen skrivet av mdesaleah:

Uhhhhh, should we tell him what metroidvania is a combination of?

Since i played the original Metroid in 1988 on my NES, no you dont.

But the first game being called a Metroidvania and being considered the origin of the term was "Symphony of the Night".

Metroid games are not Metroidvanias. They are Action Adventure games that have some ELEMENTS that are also present in Metroidvania games.
But a Metroidvania is defined by the mix of the elements from classical Metroid and Castlevania games.

[Nx Machina]

True Metroidvania?

Enrique Cabeza, Art director of the game Blasphemous stated:

Blasphemous is not actually a metroidvania. It has some things from that genre, but we want to make something new [...] We wanted to not base the exploration on abilities for the player, but something different, something more poetic, or weird.

[SLAYER187]

Funny thing is that metroid and castlevania are both 2d side scrolling games they play way different and use different mechanics and also a different architecture so metroidvania has never made any sense, i laugh every time i see it. Maybe we can play some Mega (man) Sonic! lol they are both 2d smh.

[Zefar]

Ursprungligen skrivet av JR APOCALYPSE aka MR E.:

Funny thing is that metroid and castlevania are both 2d side scrolling games they play way different and use different mechanics and also a different architecture so metroidvania has never made any sense, i laugh every time i see it. Maybe we can play some Mega (man) Sonic! lol they are both 2d smh.

Both feature large expansive areas.
Both feature gears and skills that you can get that will let you access new areas.
Both feature secret rooms.
Both feature a level up mechanic but Metroid uses Heart system where Castlevania use traditional level up system.
Both involve a lot of going back and forth on the map.

They share more stuff than you think.