Metroidvania

I didn’t play Monster World back in the day and so I have no nostalgia for the series at all. I do, however, love platformers. I also really love action/adventure Metroidvanas. Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World is all these things. So is it any good? Should you check it out? Here is our review of Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World for the Nintendo Switch! Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World is an action/adventure platformer. It stars a girl…

Do you like Shovel Knight? Do you like Panzer Paladin? Do you like Castlevania?! Then we have a game you might be interested in! Check out my review of Cathedral for the Nintendo Switch. I love Castlevania. Let me get that out of the way. I’m also a big fan of Shovel Knight and Panzer Paladin. Yes I’m a complete sucker for 8-bit style Metroidvania game. Cathedral for the Nintendo Switch is a really good one! In Cathedral you play…

Cathedral is an 8-bit style Metroidvania that is available to pre-order today via the Nintendo Switch eshop. You can check out 15 Minutes of Switch gameplay in the video below. Cathedral will coming to the Nintendo Switch on February 18th. Pre-orders for the game will be available starting today on the eshop. According to the official press release, there will be a “20% discount, before launching at £12.59 / $14.99 / €13.99.” If you like Metroidvania’s than Cathedral may be…

Videogames are often about defeating the big scary monster that’s tormenting the humans, but if you’ve ever wanted to flip the script and be that scary monster, Carrion is for you.  The folks over at Phobia Game Studio have put together a metroidvania style game that makes you feel powerful, clever, and has some of the most fluid movement of any game this year. Carrion puts you in the role of an unnamed monster that’s broken out of containment in…

SuperMash for the Nintendo Switch lets players mash together two video game genres and to create a randomly generated game. You never know what kind of game you’ll get! Its a unique concept but is SuperMash fun? Let’s find out in this review of SuperMash for the Nintendo Switch! SuperMash isn’t Super Mario Maker 2. Its not even an indie game like the recently released LevelHead. You do not create video games. Instead, you choose two genres, say RPG and…

The moment I saw Hollow Knight at E3, I knew I wanted the game. I couldn’t get it then, but finally was able to pick up a copy of it yesterday. Here are my first impressions of Hollow Knight for Nintendo Switch. Hollow Knight is weird. The game starts with you, a bug, entering a creepy and mysterious underground city. There is barely any bugs living in the town. You talk to the one bug thats there and he really…

What do you get when you mix a “space shooter” with an undersea Metroidvania? If you answered Earth Atlantis, then you’re right! In this shooter, you control a submarine that investigates the ocean for monsters big and small. There’s a lot of shooting and a lot of exploration in this game too. Sounds like an interesting mix right? Well, you’ll just have to read my review to find out if I liked Earth Atlantis for the Nintendo Switch. The story…

The Metroidvania genre is pretty popular these days. A lot of developers want to create a great game in the style of Metroid and Castlevania. Some developers succeed at this while others only create pale imitations. forma.8 for Nintendo Switch is a Metroidvania game for the eshop. Is it a good one or should you avoid it altogether? forma.8 begins with a mysterious cutscene that sets up the game. This scene doesn’t really explain anything about what is going on.…