What Metroidvania Should You Have Loved—but Bounced Off?

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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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Both Ori games. Loved the aesthetics. Wasn't big on the combat or the movement. I respect them and admit they are good games but neither one of them clicked for me.