I actually played the very early opening sections of Ori via the xCloud test recently so may continue that as it seems to be getting a few nods here (possibly picking it up on Switch)
Bloodstained is a good shout as well, can't believe I forgot about that one!
OrangeXMS wrote:Combat and platforming focused:
- Guacamelee
- Guacamelee 2
Pinball mechanics:
- Yoku's Island Express
NES faithful design:
- Alwa's Awakening
Story driven with very good pixel art:
- Iconoclasts
- Owlboy
Unique movement and artistic world:
- Dandara
Nice, thanks for the list. I seem to remember you posting about Alwa's Awakening in the Switch thread and it looked nice so I may have a look into that one.
I've heard good things about Owlboy and Iconoclasts as well.
Cumberdanes wrote:Xeodrifter is a surprisingly short but decent Metroidvania. Maybe try The Nightmare Before Christmas on GBA which is sort of Metroidvania-lite.
Interesting, I don't think I've heard of Xeodrifter before so I'll give that a bit of research.
Thinking about it I think part of what I'm after is that lonely exploration vibe you get from some of these games, so anything which leans on that and doesn't have too much overt story telling or companion type action would be nice.