9 Years of Shadows is so good; some elements took me a little while to get used to, but once I did, I found the movement to be extremely fluid. I don't remember if I plugged this one in the last video, but Outland is an excellent Platventure that does the Ikaruga thing, too; it starts off a little dull, but by the end, it's pretty intense and engaging.
Animal Well is a recent good one. I've been playing this genre for fifteen years and this game went straight to the S-tier. Contender for my game of the year so far.
9 years of shadow is not that good. if anything, "Afterimage" should have taken the spot instead, if you are a solid metroidvania fan then Afterimage is toptier
I have played Afterimage, it's rather good but not top tier in my opinion. If I were rating it on IDOIG, I'd give it a Silver Genie. So I'd place it in an upper B or lower A tier and this list is for games I personally consider to be S tier or Golden Genie level games. I do plan on featuring Afterimage in a future metroidvania recommendation list, just not in this subseries focusing on games in the genre that I consider to be absolute essentials. We'll just have to disagree about 9 Years of Shadows. It's okay to disagree, there is a lot of subjectivity in how enjoyable a game is to an individual player.
>The best of the best >has Ghost Song Haha, that's cute. Ghost Song is what you get if you take Hollow Knight and suck all the charm from it. Pointless Souls mechanics in a bad, meandering story.
Nice opinion. Just like the video. The videos creators opinion. Weird how it's not the same as yours. Oh wait. It's not weird at all. Personally, I loved Ghost Song. The atmosphere. The music. The ambience. The lack of story is a reason why the game is good. You don't know where your character came from. Who your character is. Why you're there. But alas, your opinion and others opinion will differ. Agree to disagree.
Chances are I probably have very different taste in metroidvanias than you, only I have the decency and maturity to not act out in hostility and call your taste shit. It is possible to share your personal favorites in a comment and express a difference of opinion without being rude about it. I would actually be interested in you sharing more of your favorite metroidvanias because I enjoy it when other gamers share their favorite games even if they are different from my own, but a more civil tone would be appreciated if you decide to do so. I wish you a nice day all the same and thank you for engaging with our video.
@@ophidianmind333 First...i didnt want to make you cry. Second... there is no hostility in 'shit'. I just told you the Truth. Third...opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. Fourth...I have taste, sad the monkey and ate its shit. Taste comes from practice, trying, learning and so on. Ok, enough...is just games....and we all Love them.😁⭐👍. I was a bit hasty with my words. Just to name a few from this genre: Aquaria Super Metroid Castlevania SOTN Castlevanias from Nintendo DS Ghost Song Timespinner Minishoot adventures . . .
@@samohenigman3628 Thank you for sharing those. I haven't played Aquaria or Minishoot Adventures, but I love the rest of your games on your list and I even included Timespinner on my previous list of essential indie metroidvanias. For clarity, I wasn't upset with your comment, my response was more to screen what kind of commenter you are because we get some harshly worded comments sometimes. If I respond with something like pointing out that the tone of the comment was rude but that I'd genuinely like to discuss this topic in a civil tone, then the trolls will reveal themselves by either responding harshly or not responding at all and those who are open to actually discussing games will give a response along the lines of yours. When the communication is just text without any context clues like tone of voice or body language, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between someone stating a a genuine opinion in language that can come off as being abrasive and someone who is just being a contrarian troll. We're totally okay with disagreement and discussing disagreements here at IDOIG, we just have to figure out who wants to genuinely discuss a difference of opinion and who is just trying to get a rise out of people for the sake of trolling.
@@ophidianmind333 Try Aquaria...its a beautiful game...simple but great story, beautiful OST and voice acting and a beautiful big world, and its a simple metroidvania from the old days. They dont make them like that anymore. 😁🫡
A few Metroidvanias I love: HAAK, Haiku the Robot, and Ender Lilies. All three are fantastic games!
Great list!
9 Years of Shadows is so good; some elements took me a little while to get used to, but once I did, I found the movement to be extremely fluid. I don't remember if I plugged this one in the last video, but Outland is an excellent Platventure that does the Ikaruga thing, too; it starts off a little dull, but by the end, it's pretty intense and engaging.
It is properly plugged now if you didn't :)
My favorite subgenre always and ever
real
I appreciate you putting in if the game has a PHYSICAL, I’m a collector and I only buy the real thing so thank you.
No problem :)
Maybe i am an exception here but even though i don't like souls games i really love most souls like medroidvanias.
Fair!
Everyone needs to play Aquaria
Thanks for this suggestion!
yeah, aquaria is awesome, love that game, also i love bloodstained
Afterimage, Fearmonium, TimeSpinner 1&2 (in dev), Frontier Hunter (early access)
Nice ones!
Valdis Story: Abyssal City is a true hidden gem on Steam. Seriously, a must play for any metroidvania fan.
This channel is definitely inspiring my interest in Metroidvania's. Ghost Song looks dope. I appreciate these types of videos, thanks! 🤙🏻
Why Pseudo Regalia isn't here? 😢
Vigil was awesome. One of the best I've ever played.
So glad you liked it!
Animal Well is a recent good one. I've been playing this genre for fifteen years and this game went straight to the S-tier. Contender for my game of the year so far.
Animal Well easily belongs in the top tier of Metroidvania games along with being a top tier Knowledge game (like Outer Wilds or Tunic).
Have heard good things on it!
My favorites are Aeterna Noctis, Astalon tears of the earth, Blasphemous 1 and 2, Nine Sols. Plus the obvious ones like hollow knight and Axiom Verge.
Nice list!
Apparently I own 9 years of shadow. Haven't played but I should at some time.
Check it out!
Ghost Song was my axiom verge of this console gen
NICE!
ded u pot gost on here
So sorry not sure we understand this one!
9 years of shadow is not that good.
if anything, "Afterimage" should have taken the spot instead, if you are a solid metroidvania fan then Afterimage is toptier
I have played Afterimage, it's rather good but not top tier in my opinion. If I were rating it on IDOIG, I'd give it a Silver Genie. So I'd place it in an upper B or lower A tier and this list is for games I personally consider to be S tier or Golden Genie level games. I do plan on featuring Afterimage in a future metroidvania recommendation list, just not in this subseries focusing on games in the genre that I consider to be absolute essentials. We'll just have to disagree about 9 Years of Shadows. It's okay to disagree, there is a lot of subjectivity in how enjoyable a game is to an individual player.
We thank you for sharing your thoughts!
>The best of the best
>has Ghost Song
Haha, that's cute. Ghost Song is what you get if you take Hollow Knight and suck all the charm from it. Pointless Souls mechanics in a bad, meandering story.
Nice opinion. Just like the video. The videos creators opinion. Weird how it's not the same as yours. Oh wait. It's not weird at all.
Personally, I loved Ghost Song. The atmosphere. The music. The ambience. The lack of story is a reason why the game is good. You don't know where your character came from. Who your character is. Why you're there. But alas, your opinion and others opinion will differ. Agree to disagree.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!
What shit list is this. There are so many more better ones... Where is Aquaria???-one of the Best!!!
Ghost song is awesome though.
Chances are I probably have very different taste in metroidvanias than you, only I have the decency and maturity to not act out in hostility and call your taste shit. It is possible to share your personal favorites in a comment and express a difference of opinion without being rude about it. I would actually be interested in you sharing more of your favorite metroidvanias because I enjoy it when other gamers share their favorite games even if they are different from my own, but a more civil tone would be appreciated if you decide to do so. I wish you a nice day all the same and thank you for engaging with our video.
@@ophidianmind333
First...i didnt want to make you cry.
Second... there is no hostility in 'shit'. I just told you the Truth.
Third...opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Fourth...I have taste, sad the monkey and ate its shit. Taste comes from practice, trying, learning and so on.
Ok, enough...is just games....and we all Love them.😁⭐👍. I was a bit hasty with my words.
Just to name a few from this genre:
Aquaria
Super Metroid
Castlevania SOTN
Castlevanias from Nintendo DS
Ghost Song
Timespinner
Minishoot adventures
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@@samohenigman3628 Thank you for sharing those. I haven't played Aquaria or Minishoot Adventures, but I love the rest of your games on your list and I even included Timespinner on my previous list of essential indie metroidvanias.
For clarity, I wasn't upset with your comment, my response was more to screen what kind of commenter you are because we get some harshly worded comments sometimes. If I respond with something like pointing out that the tone of the comment was rude but that I'd genuinely like to discuss this topic in a civil tone, then the trolls will reveal themselves by either responding harshly or not responding at all and those who are open to actually discussing games will give a response along the lines of yours.
When the communication is just text without any context clues like tone of voice or body language, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between someone stating a a genuine opinion in language that can come off as being abrasive and someone who is just being a contrarian troll. We're totally okay with disagreement and discussing disagreements here at IDOIG, we just have to figure out who wants to genuinely discuss a difference of opinion and who is just trying to get a rise out of people for the sake of trolling.
@@ophidianmind333
Try Aquaria...its a beautiful game...simple but great story, beautiful OST and voice acting and a beautiful big world, and its a simple metroidvania from the old days. They dont make them like that anymore.
😁🫡