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Metroidvanias and Roguelikes are Killing Indie Game Creativity

The recent influx of games marketing themselves as Metroidvania or Roguelikes makes me wonder if developers are truly making their visions, or just chasing trends.

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shinoff2183327d ago

Metroidvania games are fun as hell. Rouguelike stuff sure maybe but not the first.

Snookies12327d ago

Roguelikes are just as good as Metroidvania. But the article does have a point that both are stifling creativity by developers going the "safe" route with either of these.

senorfartcushion327d ago

Whereas live service games and soulslikes are killing AAA creativity

ChiefofLoliPolice327d ago (Edited 327d ago )

Nope I disagree, indie games are more imaginative then ever before. If anything is killing creativity in gaming period... Its live services games that are doing that as far as AAA games go. Look what happened to the TRUE reason behind the canceled Hero mode from Overwatch 2.

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Worldless review (Switch): Bare-bones Metroidvania with je ne sais quoi - Beyond Pixels

In Worldless you're taking control of a blue entity. It's a metroidvania where you explore a lot, and there is a spin on turn-based combat as well. Is that enough fun to play?

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TEVI - New bullet-hell metroidvania arrives on PC and Consoles in 2023

CreSpirit has just published a new trailer for its new game TEVI, a bullet-hell metroidvania co-developed with GemaYue and Ein Lee, coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and PC via Steam still in 2023.

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The best Metroidvania games on Steam Deck

There are countless great Metroidvania games available on the Steam Deck — Max Wright for overkill runs through some of the very best.

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