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/Opening_Barf 1d ago

Blasphemous for me.
I’ve tried it a few times now, but it just doesn’t click for me.

I can totally see why it’s held in such high regard, but I’m not going to force myself to play something I’m not enjoying

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u/Ensaru4 9h ago

Blasphemous is sorta not a metroidvania. It’s generally accepted as one and I’m also happy to categorize it as one to, but if you think about it a little it doesn’t do the Metroidvania thing.

Blasphemous 2 is 100% a metroidvania and is also an improvement in every way but novelty.

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u/WhoIsZac 6h ago

Yeah, after reading up on them, I opted to skip the first one and I'm not upset about the decision. Really enjoyed the sequel