/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3744571
It's my favorite Metroidvania-style game because it's the only one that seems to at least keep a semblance of the Classicvania difficulty.

If nothing else it does have one of the best character designs in the franchise.

>>2645958
>>2645979
I agree. IGA games just try to be Symphony 2.0. Just look at Harmony, it tries to be Symphony so hard it ends up lacking its own personality (aside from the... furniture, I guess?). Aria was interesting with the soul mechanic, but it ended up being too tiresome and the story is wannabe and stupid as hell.

Circle of the Moon is my favorite because it blends the good aspects from classic CV like difficulty, controls and level design with the good aspects from Metroidvanias, namely exploration. The story is sufficient, the DSS system is awesome, and the various modes offer great replayability. Only bad thing is grinding for items if you need them, but still beats grinding for souls.

Also it has the best Dracula design of any game. And the best final boss, it's a fucking beast and it's awesome. Plus, that music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5mUeRKOhg

Just a great game all around.

>>2645998
>>2646010
I hope GBA is included soon. Only GBA things that survive in /v/ are e-shop re-releases. Maybe MMBN. But there are many games that nobody can discuss in any board, /v/ is too fast and /vr/ needs to update the rules. Including the Dreamcast and not the GBA is almost hypocritical.