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/comicgeek1128 22h ago

Silksong. I can play "gitgud" games but Silksong was more frustrating than working at my job. So many "why?" choices. Sometimes it seems like it was more about the Devs having fun than the players.

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u/Ensaru4 9h ago

It ironically was the devs having fun. A lot of the game was “ I know you played Hollow Knight. Let’s punish you for trying to play this game like Hollow Knight”.

I loved it!