Posted June 21, 2020
Just been thinking about maybe looking into playing a metroidvania, and wondering what would work well.
In any case, here are some that I am sort of looking at:
* Bloodstained: Nice in that it's 40% off right now, and I do not want to pay full price for this game. I have enjoyed the GBA and DS Castlevanias, as well as Timespinner (which plays very much like this one). The problem is that it has no native Linux version, and nobody has told me how well it works (or doesn't work) with WINE (despite me asking multiple times), and I don't want to buy a game that isn't going to work.
* Alwa's Legacy: Not currently on sale (and while Awakening is on sale, it's included with Legacy), but looks interesting with outdoor areas and Battle of Olympus (a good NES game) being one of the inspirations (on the other hand, it also cites Solstice which I remember not really being that good, but that's partly due to the perspective combined with NES iimitations). (Also, it has a female main character, so it has that going for it, but so does Bloodstained.)
* Alternatively, I already have that one itch.io bundle for racial justice with over 1700+ items in it, so it probably has something that would work well. The problem is that there is too much choice here.
So, any suggestions?
In any case, here are some that I am sort of looking at:
* Bloodstained: Nice in that it's 40% off right now, and I do not want to pay full price for this game. I have enjoyed the GBA and DS Castlevanias, as well as Timespinner (which plays very much like this one). The problem is that it has no native Linux version, and nobody has told me how well it works (or doesn't work) with WINE (despite me asking multiple times), and I don't want to buy a game that isn't going to work.
* Alwa's Legacy: Not currently on sale (and while Awakening is on sale, it's included with Legacy), but looks interesting with outdoor areas and Battle of Olympus (a good NES game) being one of the inspirations (on the other hand, it also cites Solstice which I remember not really being that good, but that's partly due to the perspective combined with NES iimitations). (Also, it has a female main character, so it has that going for it, but so does Bloodstained.)
* Alternatively, I already have that one itch.io bundle for racial justice with over 1700+ items in it, so it probably has something that would work well. The problem is that there is too much choice here.
So, any suggestions?