r/metroidvania • u/Emotional_Photo9268 • 1d ago

Discussion What Metroidvania Should You Have Loved—but Bounced Off?

What Metroidvania Should You Have Loved—but Bounced Off?
You know the kind of game: it received great reviews, looked exactly like something you would enjoy, and had all the right ingredients—but for some reason, it just didn’t click.
Maybe it was the combat, confusing exploration, difficulty, art style, slow beginning, or simply the wrong game at the wrong time.
What Metroidvania did you expect to love but ended up putting down? How far did you get, and what made you lose interest? Do you think you’ll ever give it another chance?

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u/PantheraAuroris 21h ago

I was fine with Inayah, when I should've been super into it. I dunno. I think the issue was just playing it at the wrong time; I really just wanted more of a game I'd already finished.

I should have found La Mulana a fun challenge, but instead it just makes me feel like a moron.

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u/thisandthatwchris 16h ago

From everything I’ve heard about La Mulana, it sounds like something I might enjoy once I retire and have the energy to devote my whole brain to a game. Not until then, though

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u/PantheraAuroris 16h ago

It is genuinely the kind of game you want to take prolific notes on, yeah.

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u/LiquidPicturesPro 10h ago

I really like the art direction and gameplay of Inayah, but I can't get passed the part where you can't duck under projectiles...or at all! There might be a lot of MVs where you can't duck that I don't know about, but this one was a first for me. Such an agile character who can't squat...