Actually none of these would work on the super nes. That's our nostalgia talking. What you're seeing really is a timeless art style and fun video games that can even be played decades from today. Not like the PlayStation polygon style which is severely outdated by today's realistic 3D systems. These 2D games are combined with such 3D systems if you look at the particle effects and lighting, that's simply not possible to code in purely 2D engines. Also the super nes games aren't playable today as they had severe limitations on animation frames, sound and VFX that today's games are no longer limited by but can be created by very few people in a matter of months to years thanks to the amazing tools we have today that was simply not there a decade ago. Doesn't matter how realistic or cinematic games look. The AAA corporations are stuck making such games for decades, and Indies figured out that we don't have to wait anymore. These types of games are most likely gonna stay forever simply cos they're fun to play.
@@InternetSenation I didn't take anything literal. Was just talking about the SNES influence these types of games share. And who are you anyway? Literally nobody was talking to you lol
@Vican to be honest... the vania part was more that Sotn was a fairly recent game at the time the term was coined. The conventions of the genre were all created by metroid. The genre should be called metroidlike ou metroidlite. The only mechanic castlevania brought to the formula was not even a new mechanic, that being the rpg elements ( basically levelling up and equipment loot) ,which most new games in the genre don't utilize.
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth was way too short, way too easy. And it's a very fun game, as well, wish it would've put up more of a fight. Very good experience though.
@@Y4manata I know, it sucks, you talking about Luna Nights? Cuz that one was good as well, but also short. There's been a bunch of quality games that are extremely short, and I play through them so quickly that I forget about them. It does nothing but hurt the game and company, I don't get how Symphony of the Night is still one of the biggest 2D platformers of all time, there should be a bunch of Metroidvanias just as big or bigger. And I play most of them, even the larger ones don't feel as huge. And for these short, quality games, even though I've only bought DLC once in my life, I would actually buy DLC for the good games if they made a new map or something. If they were rushed and forced to put out a shorter game(but still made a good game), why not make some more levels and extend the experience?
The Record of Lodoss definitely captured that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night feel to it! Really polished everything it came from, down to every minute detail, really.
I friggin loved Aeterna Noctis! Played it on Series S. Had some performance issues on Xbox One so I’d wait for a switch review before buying it on that platform when it releases.
Aeterna Noctis is a truly incredible game! Of the modern Metroidvanias, I think it might just be my 2nd favorite. And it's pretty damn close to Hollow Knight.
So exciting, and inspiring! Working very hard on the Metroidvania game I am doing. Based on a little comic I drew in school, which is also being updated, and will be before the game. Sci-Fi fantasy, all the way working hard to make it look more like Guilty Gear.. Goes along with the main character, who is half human and 2 types of alien, being the lead guitarist and vocalist in his Rekkr Metal band called Drengr lol. He has songs/music written for him too, which are apart of his fighting.
@@Rockyrodents Currently working on the way this style of metal is supposed to sound, along with the design of his guitar, his second weapon. It's called an "Infinite Frequency Manipulator", or IFM. A sonic weapon, that allows you to hone harmonic energy, for harmonic attacks. Due to his slight enhancement of the mind, because of the alien abilities he receives, he is able to briefly augment reality with his harmonic attacks, which are centered around the theme of his riffs. He names his guitar "Violent Resonance", it goes with his main weapon an elemental gunblade called "Violent Grace", then his third weapon himself called, "Weapon of Sovereign Ruination, True Arsenal Form, Righteous Violence" lol.
If Goof Troop was coming out when they were growing up they'd all be doing furry dating sims. Nah, just kidding. I've always liked the Joan of Arc archetype myself, but only among other archetypes.
If it were 3D, maybe. And on the Switch, maybe. But to process 2D sprites animating that fluidly on a PC? Not a challenging ask at all. Shit, look at Nidhogg 2. Honestly, most fighting games process faster than that.
@@nolankuffner3573 Just to be clear I am not talking about the animation but rather the the strings of actions that the player is supposed to be able to do. I can't imagine how you would be able to do those freely during actual gameplay. Looks like 2D quick time events.
@@advancexz0 Hmmm, It's definitely a roguelite since you have to start over when you die, but the progression and exploration is definitely metroidvania like. Enough so that I feel like it deserve a mention.
Aeterna Noctis is hands down the best Metroidvania Game i have EVER played... and i've played A LOT. IMO it even beats Hollow Knight, if you are good at platforming or you are trying to get good at platforming, check that game out.
Savior looks NUTS. wishlisted that bad boy. Hopefully physical edition coming. I played and beat deedlit in wonder labyrinth and thought it was decent but LOVED infernax. Highly recommend that to any fan of castlevania. Has some light metroidvania action too :D
Nothing here that really excites me. The Last Faith had my interest but it's probably going to be short and janky (just two inexperienced devs if I'm not mistaken) and the more I see of Silksong the more I feel like I don't wanna play as Hornet.
Constructive feedback: Nice list but I could barely understand your voice over. You need to fix your audio levels. The gameplay audio was a lot louder than your commentary and I'm sorry to say that you mumble a bit. I mumble too so no offense intended. Just a bit of feedback. :)
Even on PC the controls in that game are extremely janky and floaty on top of endless platforming sections, and the game forces you to use thumbstick for movement for some reason. So its prob for the best they fix their game first since it would be horrible to play on Switch as is.
I remember when "metroid vania" meant something. Just because you use pixilated graphics, and its side scrolling, doess not mean its a metroid vania... Plenty of other games have side scrolling and were not metroid vaniuas... Megaman for example...99% of these are NOT metroid style games... just side scroll platformers.
the term "metroidvania" came because castlevania games started to make more and more games with metroid style maps . Before all this castlevania games were all straight forward no back tracking it was untill symphony of the night and all gba games came to copy metroid style of game . So when another castlevania game was anounced they started to ask if it was another metroid clone with the term "metroidvania" so metroidvania is only used to describe castlevania games with metroid gameplay and maps . Any other game with that type of gameplay and map style is not a metroidvania just a metroid style game .
Dude, your English is incomprehensible. The way you stress words in weird places, combined with how low you speak and the way it's mixed makes it gibberish to me.
14:45 If I have to give feedback for indie developers who are making their own metroids, THAT is the moneyshot for your game. Just give a glimpse of the map and you will grab the attention of metroid enthusiasts almost immediately
0:16 Savior
1:44 Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
2:45 Kraino ReAnimated
3:38 Souldiers
4:49 Infernax
5:39 Bushiden
6:31 Crowsworn
8:03 Akatori
9:03 The Last Faith
10:21 Lost Ruins
11:51 Moonrider
12:47 Hollow Knight: Silksong
13:57 Rune Fencer Illya
15:20 Haak
16:11 Aeterna Noctis
Thank you so much 👍
More like deedlit in dracula castle from sotn
@@aerithsu the game is really giving off SotN vibes. It's beautiful and exploration is so good. It worth every penny.
Thank you :-)
What is the game in the cover vidéo?
It's like the Super NES era never ends. All these games really had Super Metroid to thank for creating such a unique genre in the 2D gaming scene.
Actually none of these would work on the super nes. That's our nostalgia talking. What you're seeing really is a timeless art style and fun video games that can even be played decades from today. Not like the PlayStation polygon style which is severely outdated by today's realistic 3D systems. These 2D games are combined with such 3D systems if you look at the particle effects and lighting, that's simply not possible to code in purely 2D engines. Also the super nes games aren't playable today as they had severe limitations on animation frames, sound and VFX that today's games are no longer limited by but can be created by very few people in a matter of months to years thanks to the amazing tools we have today that was simply not there a decade ago. Doesn't matter how realistic or cinematic games look. The AAA corporations are stuck making such games for decades, and Indies figured out that we don't have to wait anymore. These types of games are most likely gonna stay forever simply cos they're fun to play.
@@orangelimesky You're taking his comment far too literal, I know exactly what he means.
@@InternetSenation I didn't take anything literal. Was just talking about the SNES influence these types of games share. And who are you anyway? Literally nobody was talking to you lol
@Vican to be honest... the vania part was more that Sotn was a fairly recent game at the time the term was coined. The conventions of the genre were all created by metroid. The genre should be called metroidlike ou metroidlite. The only mechanic castlevania brought to the formula was not even a new mechanic, that being the rpg elements ( basically levelling up and equipment loot) ,which most new games in the genre don't utilize.
@@Chaudexpower You're taking his comment far too literal. Take a seat, lift your feet up and have a soda pop.
I hope all of these games get a physical release!!
Me too!
@@LimitedGameNews - Happy to see that there are liked-minded people that agree!
@@LimitedGameNews Me three!
@@Toadsanime :D Happy New Year, mate! Scouting for new games, eh? :D
🙌🏽 yes! Need physical for all!!
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth was way too short, way too easy. And it's a very fun game, as well, wish it would've put up more of a fight. Very good experience though.
ah, so it's like team ladybug's previous touhou game. i was hoping they would extend the game length somehow.
Полностью согласен, с вами, комрад. Короткая, но насыщенная, одним словом, "лайк".
@@Y4manata I know, it sucks, you talking about Luna Nights? Cuz that one was good as well, but also short. There's been a bunch of quality games that are extremely short, and I play through them so quickly that I forget about them. It does nothing but hurt the game and company, I don't get how Symphony of the Night is still one of the biggest 2D platformers of all time, there should be a bunch of Metroidvanias just as big or bigger. And I play most of them, even the larger ones don't feel as huge.
And for these short, quality games, even though I've only bought DLC once in my life, I would actually buy DLC for the good games if they made a new map or something. If they were rushed and forced to put out a shorter game(but still made a good game), why not make some more levels and extend the experience?
Allmost at the end of 2023 still no Silksong. FeelsBadMan
I remember the Kickstarter for _Bushiden._ I hope they do end up doing the extra characters and a physical. I also backed _The Last Faith._
I have been waiting for a sequel since o first saw the first trailer. Same with Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit In Wonder Labyrinth.
@Ahmed Malaki Kickstarter is a site that someone can post a project and asks others to help fund them
Waiting for Bushiden, Steamdolls, Crowsword, and Silksong.
Do you know when or how I can buy the last faith?
@@bigbankgib438 Current release is scheduled for November, on Steam, Switch, PS4/5, and XB1/Series.
Savior, record of lodoss war, last faith, aeterna noctis... They're looking pretty good
You're looking pretty good yourself.
The Last Faith looks identical to blasphemous’ art style, still can’t wait to buy it along with blasphemous 2 babyy, I hope it comes out on time
I love the gorgeous art style of SOULDIER. I'm just in total aw of it.
Every one of these games looks amazing. I want them all!
The Record of Lodoss definitely captured that Castlevania: Symphony of the Night feel to it! Really polished everything it came from, down to every minute detail, really.
I agree, but sadly it's playtime is shorter and a lot easier than touhou luna nights, but still, I love the game
I friggin loved Aeterna Noctis! Played it on Series S. Had some performance issues on Xbox One so I’d wait for a switch review before buying it on that platform when it releases.
Aeterna Noctis is a truly incredible game! Of the modern Metroidvanias, I think it might just be my 2nd favorite. And it's pretty damn close to Hollow Knight.
Wow, The Last Faith looks amazing. Let me add it to my Steam wishlist. Oh, it's already there... good.
Low key reminds me of bloodborne
The Last Faith looks like Blasphemous, even the combat animation.
Lost Ruins looks great! A lot of these games do.
So exciting, and inspiring! Working very hard on the Metroidvania game I am doing. Based on a little comic I drew in school, which is also being updated, and will be before the game. Sci-Fi fantasy, all the way working hard to make it look more like Guilty Gear.. Goes along with the main character, who is half human and 2 types of alien, being the lead guitarist and vocalist in his Rekkr Metal band called Drengr lol. He has songs/music written for him too, which are apart of his fighting.
Metroidvania with metal. Im in
@@Rockyrodents Currently working on the way this style of metal is supposed to sound, along with the design of his guitar, his second weapon. It's called an "Infinite Frequency Manipulator", or IFM. A sonic weapon, that allows you to hone harmonic energy, for harmonic attacks.
Due to his slight enhancement of the mind, because of the alien abilities he receives, he is able to briefly augment reality with his harmonic attacks, which are centered around the theme of his riffs. He names his guitar "Violent Resonance", it goes with his main weapon an elemental gunblade called "Violent Grace", then his third weapon himself called, "Weapon of Sovereign Ruination, True Arsenal Form, Righteous Violence" lol.
I try not to get hyped for games, but I had to pause after Savior just to say I’m super hyped for Savior.
same here just discovered it, easily my most anticipated game on this list now!
bought aeterna noctis few days ago and it's incredibly fun it's like hollow knight + celeste + castlevania
I think it’s the best metroidvania
@@masonbrinton8367 definitely top 3 besides hollow knight and castlevania symphony of the night
American indie game developers really like Kora-like lead characters.
If Goof Troop was coming out when they were growing up they'd all be doing furry dating sims.
Nah, just kidding. I've always liked the Joan of Arc archetype myself, but only among other archetypes.
Bruh that Savior game look too good to be that fluid during actual game play. I'll keep an eye out for it though.
If it were 3D, maybe.
And on the Switch, maybe.
But to process 2D sprites animating that fluidly on a PC? Not a challenging ask at all.
Shit, look at Nidhogg 2. Honestly, most fighting games process faster than that.
@@nolankuffner3573 Just to be clear I am not talking about the animation but rather the the strings of actions that the player is supposed to be able to do. I can't imagine how you would be able to do those freely during actual gameplay. Looks like 2D quick time events.
Let's not forget about Rogue Legacy 2. It's looking pretty good.
AFAIK that is not a metroidvania
@@advancexz0 Hmmm, It's definitely a roguelite since you have to start over when you die, but the progression and exploration is definitely metroidvania like. Enough so that I feel like it deserve a mention.
Amazing list. Honestly, I don't know, which one to pick. So many great titles here. Well done!
Ok Savior looks amazing. Hope there's a physical release
Hollow Knight Silksong, I wonder if The Knight will make an appearance as a recurring boss like Hornet was in the first game.
Unlikely if it's a prequel, impossible if a sequel. Maaaaybe in the equivalent of Godhome.
But other Vessels aren't out of the question.
Crownshorn, The Last Fate, Silksong, Aeterna Noctis
Crowsworn looks sick.
This video for me is like a shopping list
top 15 reason i love pixelart games or pixelart in general
A few of these look totally insane on the visual front. Definitely going to check out Lost Ruins
Aeterna Noctis is hands down the best Metroidvania Game i have EVER played... and i've played A LOT. IMO it even beats Hollow Knight, if you are good at platforming or you are trying to get good at platforming, check that game out.
Is it available for play station?
@@Chris00792 Yes, PS5 tho
For switch?
@@denissolorzano5496 as far as I know, yes
kekw hollow knight is better.
In every way.. The art,the music,the lore....
savior looks like an updated prince of persia in terms of art direction and movement, looks like it used some old school mocap for the animations
So much to look forward to I buy a game almost weekly due to Nintendo great eshop sales , Hail The era of Metroidvanis
2 years ago when people were hopeful that Silksong would come out soon. I would give it another 10 years.
Savior and the last faith for me...sweet Christmas these games look hot fiah
I completed Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth on Game Pass. A wonderful game!
Savior seems it hasn’t seen it’s Switch release. Seriously, I hope it happens soon. 😢
Yeah I didn't see it on the switch either
Bushiden is definitely the most aesthetically impressive and detailed, while Infernax looks the most intriguing.
Infernax is currently on Gamespass (xbox) it's hard but very fun
Some of these games look absolutely insane.
What a great find that video was for me. Wishlist updated.
Thanks for sharing. :)
What game is the Thumbnail made from? It doesn't seem to be any of the games shown in the video
Savior looks NUTS. wishlisted that bad boy. Hopefully physical edition coming. I played and beat deedlit in wonder labyrinth and thought it was decent but LOVED infernax. Highly recommend that to any fan of castlevania. Has some light metroidvania action too :D
I love the Strider-based animations on Bushiden
Crowsworn is my most anticipated game for a long time now my hyped for it is even bigger the elden ring at the time
Holy crap I think the is the first time Ive seen a games list and wanted to play every single game bad!
So much gorgeous pixelart.
Crow sworn looks dope but it's got the exact same look as halkow knight
Looking to be an awesome year for metroidvanias if last faith makes it in 2022 and silksong in early 2023!!!
Any latest update on Bushiden? I really can't wait to play it!
Great list, I love Metroidvanias!
nice list
Tnx bro
I can't wait to play Savior.
Nothing here that really excites me. The Last Faith had my interest but it's probably going to be short and janky (just two inexperienced devs if I'm not mistaken) and the more I see of Silksong the more I feel like I don't wanna play as Hornet.
C'mon, Aeterna Noctis looks like a game with lots of potential
Feel like I've been seeing some of these for a few years lol.
One game I really want to play, but it's still not finished, is Heart Forth Alicia!
I think Lost ruins is one best games I’ve played
All these games look incredible. Idk why no one but you seem to be talking about them!
1:44 PERFECT and BEAUTIFUL.
9:02 PERFECT and AWESOME.
12:47 BEAUTIFUL AND CUTE.
Crowsworn looks like a Hollow Knight clone. It is the most interesting of them all after Silksong.
I’ll def play that one more than the others. But a few of them looked great.
The Head dev of Moongoose Rodeo works by Team Cherry too, so a lot of similarities are to expect.
@@yohanchanu Shut up and take my money!
I like seeing these types of games on steam for years for like 3 pound then they hit switch like it's a new game for price tag of 30 pound
Crowsworn looks like a Hollow knight mod
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Some cool stuff here. Exciting.
I want all these! The few that have been released I already have.
So here we are 2 days later and Aeterna Noctis is not available on the Switch. Very unfortunate.
Ooh so Savior will be release this year in the winter of 2023 right ?
Savior looks AMAZING!!!
Some GREAT looking games here
Souldiers,last faith,bushiden and the labyrinth look cool mostly the first 2 i mentioned 😮.
ファンタジーアクションみたいですね、 こう言うゲーム好きです 待っていた！( ；∀；)
not gonna lie, savior looks like game of the year material, holy fuck that game looks so good.
sadly they have been quiet, i dont see it coming out this year even.
Constructive feedback: Nice list but I could barely understand your voice over. You need to fix your audio levels. The gameplay audio was a lot louder than your commentary and I'm sorry to say that you mumble a bit. I mumble too so no offense intended. Just a bit of feedback. :)
Tnx for your advice brother 😉, sure I'm working on it
half of these are not metroidvanias but good looking games nontheless
Where would I wishlist Moonrider? Can't find it on Steam or on the Switch's eShop.
Some look really good, I just wonder how many of them will be physical
Don't give adamn about hallo knight, but there are some cool stuff here, like the first game presented.
Really excited for Souldiers
The Last Faith look the best to me.
So many dragons being hurt in this video! :( Ouch!
I wish they would release aeterna noctis for the switch already
Even on PC the controls in that game are extremely janky and floaty on top of endless platforming sections, and the game forces you to use thumbstick for movement for some reason. So its prob for the best they fix their game first since it would be horrible to play on Switch as is.
Its working perfect for me on the PS5
Whats the intro// thumbnail game??? jumping on the dragon
Record loddoss war game is like a castlevania game on super steroids #!!nice
I love Metroidvania style games
We need SilkSong 😭
Don't rush the devs, please
@@Spectralanomaly6 they clearly don’t feel rushed
I remember when "metroid vania" meant something. Just because you use pixilated graphics, and its side scrolling, doess not mean its a metroid vania... Plenty of other games have side scrolling and were not metroid vaniuas... Megaman for example...99% of these are NOT metroid style games... just side scroll platformers.
Yeh makes it annoying to find real metroidvania games since everything is labelled as a metroidvania.
Everything looks awesome!!!
the term "metroidvania" came because castlevania games started to make more and more games with metroid style maps . Before all this castlevania games were all straight forward no back tracking it was untill symphony of the night and all gba games came to copy metroid style of game . So when another castlevania game was anounced they started to ask if it was another metroid clone with the term "metroidvania" so metroidvania is only used to describe castlevania games with metroid gameplay and maps . Any other game with that type of gameplay and map style is not a metroidvania just a metroid style game .
Wow interesting modern platformer
Moonrider main character looks like Alphonse Elric from Full Metal Alchemist.
All of these games look good.
El mejor pixel art que eh visto
sad that like half of the games on this video that are listed are still not out yet =/
Dude, your English is incomprehensible. The way you stress words in weird places, combined with how low you speak and the way it's mixed makes it gibberish to me.
Moonrider reminds me of Hagane for the SNES.
Lost Ruins really wants to bring in all the Monster girls, huh?
No timestamps, no detailed description, no idea why this was recommended to me
Not a single one of these felt like Metroid, but more like Castlevania, and that's sad.
What's the name of the music that plays during the Record of Lodoss War footage?
These all look great (well, most of them--I'm not a fan of the more Flash-like art in few of them).
Wooow Jack of Blades in Crowsworn
14:45 If I have to give feedback for indie developers who are making their own metroids, THAT is the moneyshot for your game. Just give a glimpse of the map and you will grab the attention of metroid enthusiasts almost immediately
Pretty sure infernal released long ago. I'm pretty sure I've finished it with 3 endings
2:31 This is how Bloodstained should've looked like.