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Metroidvania

PC Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Souldiers

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Dear Villagers, Killing You Platformer, Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, Retro Forge, Souldiers, Soulslike

Spoonful of death? More like a gallon of the stuff. If you’re up for a challenge in a beautifully crafted world, Souldiers is calling your name. It’s only trying to lure your into a trap to kill you, but now you know that before you jump in…

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Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions PC Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Record of Lodoss War – Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

March 16, 2020March 28, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Metroidvania, PLAYISM, Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, RPG, Team Ladybug, Why so serious?

Maybe it’s the “pixelated Metroidvania” aspect of the game, but I felt right at home.

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Nintendo Switch PAX PAX West 2018 Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2018) Gato Roboto

September 8, 2018October 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments CatMechtroidvania, Cats, Delvolver Digital, doinKsoft, Gato Roboto, Metroidvania

Amazing things can be done with two colors, that much they showed and there is promise here to be sure.

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Nintendo Switch PAX PAX West 2018 Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2018) Chasm

September 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Bit Kid, Chasm, Inc, Indie, Metroidvania, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch, RPG, STEAM

Yes, I know that I’ve already reviewed Chasm and you know that I really enjoy it. I’m not going to

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Chasm

August 2, 2018December 12, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Bit Kid, Chasm, Inc, Indie, Metroidvania, RPG, STEAM

It has been about three years since I’ve last mentioned Chasm on The Videogame Backlog. I found out about Chasm

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) A Robot Named Fight!

May 10, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments A Robot Named Fight!, Action, Indie, Matt Bitner Games, Metroid, Metroidvania, Nintendo eShop, Switch

I’m a fan of both the Metroidvania-style of gameplay and the concept behind the randomly generated worlds for (near) infinite

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PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2017) Aegis Defenders

September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D Platformer, Action, Aegis Defenders, GUTS Department, Indie, Local Co-Op, Metroidvania, Pax, RPG, Strategy, Tower Defense

Aegis Defenders  is a 2D platformer/metroidvania whose combat centers around tower defense mechanics. It looks good while being more minimal

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Impressions Kickstarter Highlight Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Kickstarter Highlight) Eagle Island

May 7, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Demo, Eagle Island, Indie, Kick, Kickstarter, Kickstarter Highlight, Metroidvania, Pixelnicks, Platformer

There’s a demo available on the official page so there’s no reason to wonder what it’s like to play it!

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PAX Prime 2015 Written By: Jonathan A. 

PAX Prime 2015: Chasm

September 6, 2015June 30, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D, Chasm, Discord Games, Metroidvania, Pax, PC, Platformer, PS4, STEAM

Chasm is the latest in the line of Rogue-Like games that are insanely popular as of late. That’s popular in

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PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Axiom Verge

November 6, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments 8 bit, Axiom Verge, Metroidvania, Pax, PS Vita, PS4, Tom Happ

For those of us who love Super Metroid, there is Axiom Verge. The story stars one research scientist specializing in

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Jonathan A. 

PAX Prime 2014: Axiom Verge

September 2, 2014June 30, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Axiom Verge, Metroidvania, Pax, PC, PS Vita, PS4, Sci-Fi

Do you miss the Metroid for the SNES or even the original NES? Do you miss the adventures done in

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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N. 

PAX Prime 2014: Tetropolis

September 1, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Metroidvania, Nextgen Pants, OUYA, Pax, PC, Platformer, Puzzle, Tetropolis

“It’s a tetroidvania!” OK, so someone has crossed the falling block genre with the platformer’s metroidvania level design to create,

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Released Reviews Written By: Ron N. 

(Review) Strider

March 16, 2014September 21, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Capcom, Double Helix Games, Hiryu, Metroidvania, Platformer, Strider

Strider is an interesting series in that none of its games are quite like each other. Even the main character,

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Updates and Stuff

-(5/31/22) Yes I’m doing some reviews lately. I’ll get back to dev’n when I’m done with my current reviews.
-While patching my first game Mazungeon, I broke it so it’s off the Play store. You can see on the site what it was like when it worked. You can also play a previous version here.

-Thank you to all developers and PR people who make this wild ride possible. It is a pleasure!

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