For the Aegis plate I must be silly then cause as soon as I got the Invert ability my first thought was "HEY Why not use it on the biggest vertical room of the game, I bet there is a big secret over there !!" got their, and then I found the armor, my personnal biggest "CALLED IT !!!" moment in this game XD
Each one of tjeir opinons, to my is by far the best successor for sotn, a LOT of content, much refined gameplay and much more replay value than any metroidvania on the market
Did the Switch version improve? They did a huge patch on October 2024. I have the game but have not played it yet. Should I see if the patch was enough, or should I wait to play it on the Switch 2?
You really should have played this on PC/Steam. I played it on a fairly modest laptop and didn't have a lot of the issues with performance or fiddly visuals. Though it probably helped that I liked the visual style more than the traditional 2.5D game which I also typically am not wild about.
Probably the only metroidvania i stopped playing and have little motivation to get back into in order to beat it. Im glad to see someone with a more reasonable take as seeing all the praise being heaped in this game really made me feel like I was missing something, only to return to the game and give up again due to lack of motivation
One more thing - it has NG+, but no scaling to your level. So, if you got all crystals, all food, all levels - you're gonna curb-stomp everything on your way. Speaking about collectibles - once you've gathered all of them and got Gebel's glasses (or whatever it was), you're gonna become unbeatable. Especially with time-stop ability.
This one was great al well as it's companion games. I may be wrong but as of Classic Mode 2, the game is now Content Complete. I wouldn't be surprised if they're already working on the sequel.
As a lover of Symphony of the night I too was underwhelmed by this game. I just couldn’t get over the graphics. They really let it down. Still beat it though. I was just expecting more coz it was from IGA
You have some valid complains about the skill needed to progress and i think the last two areas were rushed. The game play is the exactly the same as sotn, ooe, aoe, potr etc.. and i like i could easily clear all the enemies on screen in a few seconds after i max out my character.
I struggled to finish this game because I just did not find it fun. I thought the game was ugly but I decided to ignore that because of the good reviews this game gets. I was seriously disappointed. Unattractive, bad boss fights, full of mobs that are boring to fight, it's just a slog to get through.
Dominique hints about the vampires riding the trains. Then Orlock (the vampire) explicitly states that he will help you get the train after the photo is taken. I'm on my first play-through, Not sure how you missed that after four of them lol
I originally played it on my friend's Switch as he had the game and I didn't have a Switch yet. I loved the gameplay as someone who loved SotN back in the 90's, but it was the loading times and the frame rate dips on the 3D panning sections that got to me so I immediately looked for it on PC and bought it there.
Again, I agree. Was pretty good, but not great. My Switch game was buggy and would frequently freeze or need to be reset. Difficulty and ramp was good, but there was one shard that I leveled up, and made every enemy or boss, including the last one, piss easy. Literally throw knives and hold one button to win.
PC Steam is the way to play, switch is for holidays. Joke aside yeah the switch version sucks, but this game shines better on PC, like most indie games. Cool review though. A bit harsh but cool.
About the bottlenecks - IMHO that splitting of the red moon was pretty dumb. Had to google it. I know there was something similar in SoTN. To be honest, I didn't have nerve to read all the generic lore, maybe it was explained and I missed it, maybe it wasn't. But when I should have known to split the moon, I had no clue :D
I'm gonna have to disagree with it being mediocre. My only real gripes with the game are the graphics, the ageis plate and water movement shard and a few other unclear progressions, and the fact that they could not implement a full on coop function in all modes. Everything else is pretty much what I want from a metroidvania game. Extra modes, good and bad ends, interactiong systems like crafting and quests and shard absorbtion, secret bosses and areas... I will grant that if those gripes affect you though, they will hit you HARD. 2.5d is just not as good as pixel graphics and won't hold up as well over time, you can totaly get held up by those two block points or a few others since they have no kind of clue like prior vanias, and dammit I wanted a full coop vania but "the engine won't allow it" which I understand as a reason BUT STILL SUCKS MAN. At the very least, I'd say it's probably one of the more sucessful Kickstarter games and campaigns. They delivered on most of their promises and invented alternatives where they could not, and even if we disagree on whether it's good or mediocre, a mediocre game is still way better then the other messes to come out of kickstarter like Mighty Number 9.
@@MetroidvaniaGuru It was in the description, which was the first bit i saw, so I preemptively typed this up. Sorry. I'll leep it up because I feel the comment's still fairly accurate.
I've subscribed before, but I would unsubscribe and subscribe again just for your starting statement: this game is just good, 7,5 and nothing else. Worst part is the sluggish, slow and clunky movement and combat system, with Miriam moving like a tank while the enemies are a lot more agile and fast.
Kicking inti creates from development is the best decision. They promised to release the game on GOG and inti creates is such a control freak that they refuse to release game on drm free platform, mn9 is so bad that everyone complaining about it and remember the better than nothing quote
For the Aegis plate I must be silly then cause as soon as I got the Invert ability my first thought was "HEY Why not use it on the biggest vertical room of the game, I bet there is a big secret over there !!" got their, and then I found the armor, my personnal biggest "CALLED IT !!!" moment in this game XD
Big Brain Moment!!!
Love this game. Felt really in tune with Igavanias.
I still want to play this at some point.
Each one of tjeir opinons, to my is by far the best successor for sotn, a LOT of content, much refined gameplay and much more replay value than any metroidvania on the market
Did the Switch version improve? They did a huge patch on October 2024. I have the game but have not played it yet. Should I see if the patch was enough, or should I wait to play it on the Switch 2?
You really should have played this on PC/Steam. I played it on a fairly modest laptop and didn't have a lot of the issues with performance or fiddly visuals. Though it probably helped that I liked the visual style more than the traditional 2.5D game which I also typically am not wild about.
I eventually played it on PS4. It was a much smoother experience lol
Probably the only metroidvania i stopped playing and have little motivation to get back into in order to beat it. Im glad to see someone with a more reasonable take as seeing all the praise being heaped in this game really made me feel like I was missing something, only to return to the game and give up again due to lack of motivation
It’s not a terrible game, but, yeah, it’s definitely not the greatest either.
One more thing - it has NG+, but no scaling to your level. So, if you got all crystals, all food, all levels - you're gonna curb-stomp everything on your way. Speaking about collectibles - once you've gathered all of them and got Gebel's glasses (or whatever it was), you're gonna become unbeatable. Especially with time-stop ability.
Great point. The NG+ could have handled way better
This one was great al well as it's companion games. I may be wrong but as of Classic Mode 2, the game is now Content Complete. I wouldn't be surprised if they're already working on the sequel.
As a lover of Symphony of the night I too was underwhelmed by this game.
I just couldn’t get over the graphics. They really let it down. Still beat it though. I was just expecting more coz it was from IGA
You have some valid complains about the skill needed to progress and i think the last two areas were rushed. The game play is the exactly the same as sotn, ooe, aoe, potr etc.. and i like i could easily clear all the enemies on screen in a few seconds after i max out my character.
I struggled to finish this game because I just did not find it fun. I thought the game was ugly but I decided to ignore that because of the good reviews this game gets. I was seriously disappointed.
Unattractive, bad boss fights, full of mobs that are boring to fight, it's just a slog to get through.
Am I the only one that didn't figure out you could grab the iron maidens? why didnt they just use the other blocks you already knew you could grab
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Why does Mirriam in blasphemous look so much better than in her own game.
Because ROTN looks like butt 🤷♂️ 😆
Dominique hints about the vampires riding the trains. Then Orlock (the vampire) explicitly states that he will help you get the train after the photo is taken. I'm on my first play-through, Not sure how you missed that after four of them lol
Are you playing it on the Nintendo Switch?
I originally played it on my friend's Switch as he had the game and I didn't have a Switch yet. I loved the gameplay as someone who loved SotN back in the 90's, but it was the loading times and the frame rate dips on the 3D panning sections that got to me so I immediately looked for it on PC and bought it there.
Its been recently added to game pass. I was gonna play it now but both cookie cutter and elderand are on sale today so its going on the backlog.
Finally someone that feels the same. I Was very underwhelmed by this game and could not understand all its praise
Again, I agree. Was pretty good, but not great. My Switch game was buggy and would frequently freeze or need to be reset. Difficulty and ramp was good, but there was one shard that I leveled up, and made every enemy or boss, including the last one, piss easy. Literally throw knives and hold one button to win.
I’m interested to see where this franchise goes, but, yeah, it’ll need to do something to push it from good to great.
PC Steam is the way to play, switch is for holidays. Joke aside yeah the switch version sucks, but this game shines better on PC, like most indie games. Cool review though. A bit harsh but cool.
About the bottlenecks - IMHO that splitting of the red moon was pretty dumb. Had to google it. I know there was something similar in SoTN. To be honest, I didn't have nerve to read all the generic lore, maybe it was explained and I missed it, maybe it wasn't. But when I should have known to split the moon, I had no clue :D
I adored this game.
Honestly, one of few metroidvanias that I didn't like. It had mobile game vibes.
This game is way too half-assed graphically for me to ever consider playing it. Makes my eyes bleed. 😂
Same 😆
I'm gonna have to disagree with it being mediocre. My only real gripes with the game are the graphics, the ageis plate and water movement shard and a few other unclear progressions, and the fact that they could not implement a full on coop function in all modes. Everything else is pretty much what I want from a metroidvania game. Extra modes, good and bad ends, interactiong systems like crafting and quests and shard absorbtion, secret bosses and areas...
I will grant that if those gripes affect you though, they will hit you HARD. 2.5d is just not as good as pixel graphics and won't hold up as well over time, you can totaly get held up by those two block points or a few others since they have no kind of clue like prior vanias, and dammit I wanted a full coop vania but "the engine won't allow it" which I understand as a reason BUT STILL SUCKS MAN.
At the very least, I'd say it's probably one of the more sucessful Kickstarter games and campaigns. They delivered on most of their promises and invented alternatives where they could not, and even if we disagree on whether it's good or mediocre, a mediocre game is still way better then the other messes to come out of kickstarter like Mighty Number 9.
Did I say it was mediocre? If so, I retract that. This game is better than that. I say some dumb stuff sometimes.
@@MetroidvaniaGuru It was in the description, which was the first bit i saw, so I preemptively typed this up. Sorry. I'll leep it up because I feel the comment's still fairly accurate.
@@Kylestien no worries. I definitely said it lol
not worth the price tag, here in AUS its like 70 bucks or somethign. rather play 4 indie titles.
i have come to enjoy your openings this one with fettermen as you lol and the rocky one are the best
I've subscribed before, but I would unsubscribe and subscribe again just for your starting statement: this game is just good, 7,5 and nothing else. Worst part is the sluggish, slow and clunky movement and combat system, with Miriam moving like a tank while the enemies are a lot more agile and fast.
this game is like mighty number 9 and would have been beter if it ws spitre based not 2.5d. kicking inti creates off the development was a mistake.
As long as it doesn’t look like a game from the 90s, I agree.
Kicking inti creates from development is the best decision. They promised to release the game on GOG and inti creates is such a control freak that they refuse to release game on drm free platform, mn9 is so bad that everyone complaining about it and remember the better than nothing quote
Great game
I fell the same way lol