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Souldiers review: a beautiful mix of Metroidvania and Dark Souls

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Punishingly hard but eminently satisfying.

Matthew H. Mason 22 August 2022 Reviews

Metroid Dread review: a stunning but difficult return for Samus

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Hard as nails.

Lewis Packwood 27 October 2021 Reviews

Blasphemous review: cruel but kind of wonderful

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This religious-themed Metroidvania may be off-puttingly difficult for some, but it’s also stunningly beautiful and continually rewarding.

Lewis Packwood 9 September 2021 Reviews

Cathedral review: more Metroid than vania, and all the better for it

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Working on our knight moves.

Matthew H. Mason 24 February 2021 Reviews

Gato Roboto review – a purr-fectly formed Meow-troidmania

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Oh, what a feline!

Lewis Packwood 15 July 2019 Reviews

Timespinner review – a familiar but welcome tune

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What is a Metroidvania? [flings his wine glass aside] A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!

Matthew H. Mason 22 June 2019 Reviews

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight review – a beautiful, under-the-radar Metroidvania

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The fourth in the underrated Momodora series from Brazilian developer Bombservice is packed with satisfying exploration.

Matthew H. Mason 12 February 2019 Reviews

Review: Alwa’s Awakening (Switch)

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A compelling Metroidvania that’s also a love letter to the NES games of yore.

Matthew H. Mason 19 January 2019 Reviews

January sale bargain: Yoku’s Island Express

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Just under ten quid for a quality Metroidvania title.

Lewis Packwood 31 December 2018 News

Review: Sundered: Eldritch Edition (Switch)

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Sundered makes its debut on Switch with a ton of new features. But how does it compare with its wonderful predecessor, Jotun?

Matthew H. Mason 19 December 2018 Reviews

Review: Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (PS4)

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Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvania games I’ve ever played, and a remarkable result for a first-time developer.

Lewis Packwood 7 December 2018 Reviews

Hollow Knight is coming to PS4 and Xbox One!

And this fantastic Metroidvania game is being released very soon indeed…

Lewis Packwood 12 September 2018 News

Review: Chasm (PS4)

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Chasm is a beautiful pixel-art Metroidvania with a dizzying array of enemies to fight.

Lewis Packwood 12 September 2018 Reviews

The best modern Metroidvanias

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Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Chasm, Guacamelee 2… there’s a flood of modern Metroidvanias at the moment, but which are worth your time?

Lewis Packwood 30 August 2018 Best-of Lists, Features

Review: Dead Cells (PS4)

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This Rogue-like Metroidvania is rock hard but thoroughly enjoyable. Reanimated corpses have never been so much fun.

Lewis Packwood 6 August 2018 Reviews

August is Metroidvania Month

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Four fantastic Metroidvania games are being released this month: Dead Cells, Chasm, Death’s Gambit and Guacamelee 2.

Lewis Packwood 4 August 2018 News

Developers Long Hat House explain the meaning behind Dandara

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The video game Dandara is full of symbolism and strange references – but what does it all mean? I asked the developers, Long Hat House, about the thinking behind their metroidvania masterpiece.

Lewis Packwood 13 April 2018 Features

Review: Dandara (PS4)

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Dandara is a challenging metroidvania title with a Brazilian twist – and the title character has a very unique way of getting about. No simple walking for this lady.

Lewis Packwood 27 March 2018 Reviews

Why Forma.8 is brilliant and you should play it

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Forma.8 was recently given away on PS Plus, and this metroidvania-but-with-spaceships has quickly become a firm favourite in The Manor.

Lewis Packwood 19 February 2018 Opinions

From The Armchair: Metroidvania Marathon

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I’ve spent most of my life wishing there were more games like Super Metroid, and now there’s a ton of them. Bring it on.

Lewis Packwood 12 February 2018 From The Armchair

Review: Axiom Verge: Multiverse Edition (PS4)

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Now available in a funky new physical edition, meet the game that took on Super Metroid and, in many ways, made it even better.

Lewis Packwood 11 February 2018 Reviews

Review: A Robot Named Fight (PC)

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Super Metroid and a roguelike had a secret love child and just left it on your porch

Virtuanaut 11 November 2017 Reviews

Review: Sundered

After I tried out Jotun on Sir Merriweather‘s recommendation, I knew I had to get this game too. […]

Virtuanaut 12 August 2017 Reviews
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