Metroidvanias Thread

[Anonymous No.381347]

Also known as I wish Cave Story were five years older so I could discuss it here thread...

So, I love metroidvanias, but I'm terrible at them. What are some good ones that are on the easier side?

[Anonymous No.381358]

Symphony of the Night has a downward difficulty curve that drops entirely once you have the crissaegrim.

[Anonymous No.381424]

This reminds me of a question I've had.

If I play lots of games, will I just get better at those games, or will I get better at video games in general? Is it possible to improve my reflexes and hand-eye coordination?

[Anonymous No.381454]

This thread would be more appropriate on /v/ since most exploration platformers aren't retro, including the castlevania games. Symphony of the night is as easy as it gets though.

>>381424
Obviously you will get better at similar games. Mastering the first castlevania will make the third one easier. Playing lots of bullet hell games will make you better at new bullet hell games you start. This is of course assuming you don't savestate, cheat or do anything similar.

[Anonymous No.381461]

>>381454
Fair enough. I'll move it there. Sorry about that.

[Anonymous No.381475]

Being an avid Super Metroid fan I always though it's kinda disrespectful to tie it in with SotN, since I didn't think much of it. I admit the visuals and music is phenomenal, but the gameplay is ridiculously easy and ruins it.

[Anonymous No.381638]

>>381475
Yeah, I've never understood the need to coin that term.
>>381454
There's plenty of classic games that fit the description and I rather not see be cursed to be discussed elsewere.
I've seen a couple of Ufouria threads, but my favourite will always be Dragon's Trap.

[Anonymous No.381641]

>>381347
>Cave Story were five years older so I could discuss it here thread

Why wouldn't you be able to discuss it?

[Anonymous No.386089]

>>381475

SotN should have been called Pinata Gallery of the Night...seriously 90% of the enemies you face never even get a chance to attack you

[Anonymous No.386243]

I've always thought Order of Ecclesia was rather easy, even though some people complain about the difficulty. It's just a matter of finding the right power or item that lets you rape your way through a section.

[Anonymous No.389591]

>>386243
>Death Ring

[Anonymous No.389841]

>>386243
I've always been pretty mediocre at castlevania games and Ecclesia just clicked for me. Although most boss medals and the Hard modes are still out.

[Anonymous No.390151]

So is anyone going to suggest any Metroidvanias? Because I want more of them but nobody fucking makes them anymore. They weren't too popular before 2001 either seeing as they required so much skill and planning.

[Anonymous No.390583]

I would 100% play a romhack like in OP's pic.

[Anonymous No.390596]

Anyone else in here played Exile? If you thought the original Metroid was good this game'll knock your socks off.

[Anonymous No.390610]

definitely not on the easier side, but one of the best out there

[Anonymous No.390612]

This isn't easy really (nor am I sure it's definitively retro) but I feel the need to post it anyway

Hydra Castle Labyrinth

[Anonymous No.390616]

>>390610
and to keep it retro, here is a link to the original version.

MSX style graphics (though it was made in 2005 i hope i dont get banned) http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lamulana

the remake comes out on steam on the 15th

[Anonymous No.390749]

>>390610
>>390616
hi

[Anonymous No.390768]

la-mulana

[Anonymous No.390772]

>>390596
FUCK YOU GNOMES GIVE ME MORE GRENADES OR I'LL KEEP BURNING YOU WITH MY FIRE STICK

[Anonymous No.390814]

>>390610
I need to get back to it, I'm getting my ass handed to my by one of the bosses and I just walked away. It is a fun game but the difficulty can definitely be up there.

[Anonymous No.390820]

http://www.mattmakesgames.com/
An Untitled Story

[Anonymous No.390839]

>>390814
the bosses are much harder in the remake, but they simplified some puzzles

just come back when you are stronger, or buy a gun

[Anonymous No.390842]

Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap

Which is why the 'genre' should be called Wonderoids.

[Anonymous No.390852]

>>390842
see >>390749

[Anonymous No.390862]

>>390852
drats! beaten by 2 years.
All hail the Galioids (because Metrious' just doesn't sound right)

Still, WB3 is a pretty good game

[Anonymous No.391293]

A list of games from a metroidvania article, as stolen from RETRO magazine UK.

Pharaoh's Curse - Atari 8-bit, Vic-20 (1983)
Below the Root - DOS, C64 Apple II (1984)
Brain Breaker - Sharp X1 (1985)
Cross Blaim - MSX (1986)
Sacred Armour of Antiriad - ZX Spectrum, C64, Amstrad and others (1986)
Castlevania 2:Simons Quest - NES 1987
Codename: Droid - BBC Micro (1987)
Legacy of the Wizard - NES, MSX, MSX2 (1987)
Zeliard - NEC PC88, DOS (1987)
Zillion - Master System (1987)
Blaster Master - NES (1988)
Euphory - Sharp X1 (1988)
Exile - BBC, C64, Amiga, iOS (1988)
Predator - MSX2 (1988)
The Scheme - NEC PC88 (1988)
Wonder Boy 3: The Dragons Trap - Master System, Game Gear, TG16 (1989)
TMNT 3: Radical Rescue - Game Boy (1983)
Takahasi Meijin No Boukenjima 4 - NES (1994)
The Divide: Enemies Within - PS1, Windows (1996)
Vigilance on Talos V - DOS (1997)

[Anonymous No.391319]

>>381475
Of course the basic, scrub route is easy, it's all about 3 tank or suitless

[Anonymous No.391321]

I aways assumed metroidvanias where Castlevania games that have levels/maps like metroid. Do people actualy use that name for games that arn't Castlevania?

[Anonymous No.391328]

>>391321
It's termed because of collecting upgrades as well, which is a feature in both games

[Anonymous No.391361]

>>381358
try Shield Rod + Alucard's Shield

also you have to grind Schmoos to get the Crissegrim

[Anonymous No.391449]

>>390749
is there an english link to the knightmare games for MSX? most of the MSX roms for MoG are not translated at all.