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The Nintendo Switch has proven to be one of the company’s greatest successes, helping the Big N to regain a […]
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Right off the bat, let’s go ahead and establish that the Nintendo GameCube was not a console known for its […]
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For longtime fans of the genre, the pull of a good Metroidvania is hard to ignore. The best games that […]
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The Metroidvania continues to experience something of an ongoing renaissance, especially in the world of indie game development, where new […]
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When FromSoftware released Demon’s Souls in 2009, the studio likely had no idea it was about to create its own […]
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The first Steam Next Fest event for 2025 recently kicked off on February 24, 2025, and it brings with it […]
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We keep waiting for the 2025 game release schedule to slow down, but it appears we have no such luck. […]
Originally released on November 1, 2005, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is the 4th 3D Castlevania game and the first title […]
Published: February 11, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment
For the second entry in our two-part series covering the best Metroidvanias by console generation, we’re picking up where we […]
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As with a lot of other gaming genres and subgenres, players tend to spend so much time discussing what is […]
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Regardless of the medium, once we find our favorite pieces of media, it’s hard not to want to revisit them […]
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The story of Kingdom Hearts‘ development is as interesting as it comes. Kingdom Hearts is a perfect crossover between Square […]
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There might be a few stragglers left releasing in the final days of the year, but 2024’s video game release […]
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It’s that time of year again! As is tradition, Steam has recently launched its final sale of the year with […]
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Originally released October 25, 2013, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD is the PC and console re-release […]
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Released in 2019 for PC and 8th-generation consoles, Blasphemous is The Game Kitchen’s second title and the first in the […]
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After years spent in relative obscurity as a niche subgenre of action platformers, the Metroidvania has been in the swing […]
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It’s almost hard to believe that 2024 is nearly over when it feels like it just began. But, the march […]
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Each year the industry continues to produce increasingly impressive AAA games, which tend to overshadow the smaller, indie-developed gems released […]
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Fans of Metroidvanias are no strangers to difficulty. You could argue that a defining characteristic of the genre is its […]
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Konami’s 1997 classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of the best PlayStation games and an important footnote in […]
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Released in the spring of 2015, Axiom Verge is an indie Metroidvania from the mind of a single developer, Thomas […]
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The second game in the series for the Game Boy Advance, Metroid: Zero Mission is Nintendo’s follow-up to the excellent […]
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Nintendo’s Metroid Fusion is one of the best games on the Game Boy Advance and a triumphant return of the […]