Monthly Progress Update: July 2020
A listing of what we plan on reviewing this upcoming month of July!
3000th Duel
3 out of 5. A mostly formulaic Souls-like experience that offers up fun exploration with good verticality and combat that is competently executed.
Maptroid
3 out of 5. A fun (and free) 15-minute parody of the Metroidvania map system that is well worth taking the time to play.
Metroidvania News – June 24 2020 – Curse of the Moon 2, Rogue Legacy 2, Something Ate My Alien, Expiring Kickstarters
Something Ate My Alien, Bloodstained Curse of the Moon 2, Rogue Legacy 2 Release Date, and some amazing looking expiring kickstarters.
Alwa’s Legacy
4 out of 5. A magic based puzzle platformer with unique Zelda-like dungeons and a large overworld full of optional secrets. Excellent level design and clever gimmicks makes exploration a delight.
Chasm 1.075
4 out of 5. While more grounded than the wild fantasy that you might be accustomed to from Igavania-style titles, Chasm still provides an interesting challenge with decent options for replayability.
Metroidvania News – June 17th – Steam Game Festival, Bloodstained news, 5 New Steam Pages, Expiring Kickstarters
The Steam Game Festival Launched this week with many Metroidvania demos to check out! Also, it’s your last chance for the Vernal Edge and Last Faith Kickstarters. Plus five new steam pages to check out.
The Mummy Demastered
4 out of 5. While it has a bit of a slow start, it proves itself to be a solid combination of Castlevania and Run-and-Gun platformers. Face off with some excellent bosses using the weapons you find.
Metroidvania News – June 9th 2020 – Outbuddies DX, Moon Raider Kickstarter, Weapon Hacker Released, 3 New Steam Pages
Outbuddies DX has released and is now on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One, Weapon Hacker is now out, Moon Raider gets a kickstarter, and Last Knight, Lorera, and The Wine steam pages.
Bone Appetit
4 out of 5. A delightfully open-ended Metroidvania that asks you to forge your own path to its final encounter, with a few twists to encourage resource planning and player expression.
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Metroidvania News – June 3 – Clemmy’s 20 Upcoming Metroidvanias – New and Expiring Kickstarters – Three Releases – Two New Steam Pages
Steamdolls, Curse of the Sea Rats, Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Skelattack, Dark Sales, Albert’s Journey and Pear Potion in this week’s news.
Super Metroid
5 out of 5. A nearly perfect example of what a “Metroidvania” can accomplish. Even compared to the advancements found in later 2D Metroid entries, Super Metroid holds up remarkably well.