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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Welcome September
1.9.2023
It’s a new month, and it’s also officially T-minus five days until that big game everyone’s gonna be playing comes out (see what I did there?). With Bethesda’s latest mega-game looming in the very near future, why not take advantage of this weekend to get some time in with a few other games...
Blasphemous 2 Is 2023's Most Sickening Metroidvania, And I Love It
23.8.2023
Blasphemous 2 takes the “2" in its name quite seriously. Everything in this sequel to The Game Kitchen’s 2019 Metroidvania platformer is expanded: the map and world, the equipment and spells, the puzzling and platforming…even the already-excellent boss encounters are bigger and better. Despite...
Blasphemous 2 Is 2023's Most Sickening Metroidvania, And I Love It
23.8.2023
Blasphemous 2 takes the “2" in its name quite seriously. Everything in this sequel to The Game Kitchen’s 2019 Metroidvania platformer is expanded: the map and world, the equipment and spells, the puzzling and platforming…even the already-excellent boss encounters are bigger and better. Despite some...
Exclusive: Blasphemous 2 Devs On The Sequel Being A 'More Pure Metroidvania'
27.7.2023
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New Mickey Mouse Platformer Is A Great Metroidvania That Ditches Combat
27.7.2023
Disney Illusion Island isn’t technically a Mickey Mouse solo adventure, as it features Goofy, Donald Duck, and Minnie Mouse, too. But after nearly a decade without a proper Mickey Mouse platformer in the vein of popular games like Castle of Illusion or Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, we’ve finally...
This Brutal Gothic Metroidvania Is Shaping up To Be Something Special
19.7.2023
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Hry zadarmo, nebo se slevou: Letní výprodeje a temná metroidvania Grime zdarma
7.7.2023
Na všech herních platformách je každou chvíli nějaká slevová akce. Každý týden proto vybíráme ty nejatraktivnější, které by vám neměly uniknout. Pokud chcete získat hry zdarma nebo s výhodnou slevou, podívejte se na aktuální přehled akcí!
How They Ended Up Making A Mickey Mouse Metroidvania
15.6.2023
When you’re working with a character whose legacy is as long and storied as Mickey Mouse’s, there’s a lot of history to contend with. But according to Disney Illusion Island creative director and Diala Studios CEO AJ Grand-Scrutton, the House of Mouse was willing to play ball on his studio’s ideas...
10 Exciting Recent Trailers For PC Gamers Looking For Something New
12.6.2023
Once part of E3, the PC Gaming Show has more recently leapt into the loving arms of Saint Geoff, making its appearance on Sunday night’s section of the Summer Game Fest. The two-hour show offered us footage from dozens and dozens of games, but also rather unfortunately thought it might be a good...
YouTube Reviewer Videogamedunkey Surprises Everyone At Nintendo Showcase
19.4.2023
No one knew quite what to expect during Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase, but it definitely wasn’t videogamedunkey. After years of reviewing games, the popular (and divisive) gaming critic YouTuber popped up out of nowhere to try and sell fans one, straight from a recently thawed forest...
The 11 Best Metroidvanias To Get Lost In Right Now
24.1.2023
The Metroidvania is by far the most esoterically named genre of video games. A portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania, it pretty much boils down to: non-linear platform games with ability-gated exploration. Or, you know, you explore until you reach a point that requires a skill you’ve yet to pick...
God Of War Ragnarök Director ‘Would Love’ To Take A Swing At Castlevania
22.11.2022
God of War Ragnarök just came out, and yet, there appears to be some hopefulness around the action-adventure game getting DLC. 2018's God of War didn’t get any sort of expansion after launch, so why this follow-up would when it’s supposed to conclude the rebooted series is a little odd....
A 2D Dark Souls Game Was Pitched In 2016, And It Looked Badass
9.11.2022
Earlier today, artist Thomas Feichtmeir dropped an interesting piece of news on his Twitter feed: back in 2016 he was part of a pitch that wanted to reimagine Dark Souls 3 (or at least its world) as a 2D Metroidvania game.Read more
Islets Is Like A Gorgeous, Hand-Drawn Hollow Knight
11.8.2022
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How to make a hit indie Metroidvania: the lowdown!
5.7.2022
Or at least, this is how Haiku The Robot did it
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s New Gameplay Trailer Is Living Rent-Free In Our Brains
15.6.2022
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Unsighted Is The Best Metroidvania Of The Year
29.10.2021
Unsighted, the recent isometric Metroidvania from two trans Brazilian developers, Studio Pixel Punk, is the genre at its best. From its impeccable art, music, and atmosphere, to its open-ended “explore how and where you want” structure, deliciously anxiety-inducing time limit, and satisfying...
Axiom Verge 2 Shows It's Time To Rethink Metroidvanias
27.8.2021
More so than any other medium, video games have a knack for spawning jargon that’s both absurd sounding and inscrutable. Near the top of that list is “Metroidvania,” a term that would prompt any normal person you said it in front of to quickly begin searching for the nearest exit. Even people...
Blasphemous Sequel News Already Has Me Shook
26.8.2021
Blasphemous, the unsettling 2D platformer first released in 2019, is getting another expansion later this year as well as a fully-fledged sequel in 2023, the developers announced during today’s indie showcase at Gamescom.Read more