Nice video. Please make more! 🙏

That was a list different from the usual ones! I'm more focused on indie games so that's what I'm more interested and I have to say here I found something I never saw before that was really great! Btw I really appreciated the Tea break :) For the ones I still have to try, I have Peglin and Animal Well on my list. Minishoot' Adventures was really a great journey also for me! Great video man, an hug from another small indie youtuber :) Subscribed! I'll soon check your other videos :)

Just popped up in my recommended, and for this insane quality of content this is criminally low sub numbers… keep up the good work, loved the video, an instant sub from me!

Thank you. Nice video

Such a great variety! A bit surprised by Hinterberg, I could barely finish first dungeon the game was so unoriginal for me. Seriously considering buying ps5 for astrobot 😁 Nine sols is in my top this year

Ty for this list I really liked it. Found a few new games that I would like to give a shot.

I had a bit a gaming fatigue for a while, didn't really enjoy playing anymore. And then discovered indie games and my love for gaming was brought back.

You put a LOT into this list, a game smorgasbord! Love your take on games.

Dungeon Drafters!!!!!

What a great list, so many great recommendations

You're not ready for Metroid Prime 2 then lmao

The one thing prime one needs is telleporters from the 2d games. They make backtracking much more enjoyable. In prime one you have a much slower movement speed compared to 2d metroid games so going from one corner of the map to another is a slog to do. Telleporters fix that by giving the player the ability to significantly cut down the time spent walking to the next map zone. It makes collecting collectables a lot less tedious like for example you missed an item in phason mines just telleport to the local telleporter and check it out you want to check if you can open a door in choso ruins just quickly telleport the areas telleporter and go check it out. You still need to walk so amount but it isn't the vast distances you needed to cover if you had to walk from one corner of the map to another. Telleporters feature is found in many other metroidvania style games like hollow knight were it is something you are happy to find in the world.

Awesome video. I'll definitely check this out! One request: Could you add the steam link to the description? :)

I am rather disappointed that you don't have to solve any puzzles with laser beams from your eyes.

My current top spot for game of the year. Love it to bits.

Great video, very eloquent 🐢

The backtracking was what really made everything feel underwhelming like I thought meta Ridley would have two parts but instead it was Metroid prime who got 5 phases which was pretty random for a random boss

The other thing that I dislike is how some of the upgrades felt kind of useless. Like the times where the game allowed me to use on where places that I could travel through with ease even without the hook

Legend of Zelda - 'A literal miracle of a video game' 🤣 Absolutely spot on! Great job on the list!

Nice easy well spoken and straight to the point Already like this channel

I was wondering if you ever played through Chrono Trigger? It’s one of my favorite games, and I’ve heard many people compare it to Sea of Stars.

Great list! And some new suggestions I'll have to check out.

+1 For Super Mario Bros!!! 😁But But gotta say the visual style of Paranormasight is down right thrilling! Also, Pastel has the most soothing voice confirmed

Yesss loddlenaut 🌊

I used to casually speedrun Prime on the Gamecube years ago so I bought the Remaster to check out what changed. The lack of sequence breaking and unskippable backtracking killed the game for me. There some user-friendly tricks in the original game to get some items early to eliminate or streamline backtracking in certain areas but they patched all of them between the PAL/Wii/Remastered releases. I made it a bit more than halfway through the game (stopped at the Gravity Suit) and put it down since the backtracking just got so tedious and I couldn't trick my way around it. You brought up a great point about other MVs giving players a feeling of being rewarded when finding a new area or item which I feel that Prime has but with serious diminishing returns. Early upgrades are exciting since they help you open up new areas that are relatively nearby but by the time you start getting end-game items I felt an inherent dread* knowing I would need to then go to a room that as far away as possible on the other side of the map to use it. (*no pun intended!) With better elevator placements/pathing and shuffling the locations of a few late game upgrades I think Prime Remastered would have been incredible. As is, I'm glad the remaster is bringing new players to the series but I personally prefer the original since it just feels more fun to me. Thank you for a great and thought-provoking video! There's a lovely amount of depth here.

Sea of Stars is fantastic so far and I am OBSESSED with Moonstone Island.

I really like your take on games. Thanks for organizing chapters and times for us too, it's appreciated.

Sea of Stars looks really nice, I'll think of checking it out!

Loved this cosy chat, I've been paying dective pikachu 🎃

Look so fun can't wait to try it out 😊

I love small, quality games like this. Thanks for showcasing it!

I love your voice in these, i always like spotting the way you're not meant to go. but i loathe not having the needed powers jedi survivor does this too

I beat Metroid Prime recently, sometimes it's so freaking boring. A few I had to go back to a very far place, since the game doesn't have telepor, you have to walk and walk and walk, and that's kinda stupid. Metroid Dread tho, amazing game, I love it. I'm playing hollow knight, but I'm still on the beginning of the game tho.

dude ive been so stoked about sea of stars since i played the demo, they cant announce the release date soon enough

I played metroid prime a few years ago on a GameCube. Very good game. It took me about 13 hours to play but it felt longer. It felt like a real journey and took me a while to figure out my way around the map and I did all of it without a guide. I was super happy when the game got remastered and I was able to go through the game even faster and get more secrets along my natural way. I think like 3 times I went out of my way to get something. In Prime 2 they do a much better job at this. The world map flows better. But the end side quest is definitely annoying. If you thought the artifacts were bad the dark world stuff is even worst

A tip to anybody playing prime for the first time is don't play with the hint system on. Most of the artifacts and the place you learn about them are accessible really early on but the hint system just leads you right past them until the very end of the game. If you're looking around for where to go on your own, you're MUCH more likely to find that stuff naturally along the way.

Wow, you're bringing this UP.... Wait till you play Echoes lmao...

As many pointed out, a fast travel between save stations would have been a welcome addition. Every modern Metroidvania has some form of fast travel and I was surprised they didn't add it in the remaster. Most likely in Prime 4.

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I've always been a huge fan of Metroid, Super in particular. However, what I don't like anymore is how secrets are almost always missile or energy tanks. It rarely makes you feel like you're getting more powerful. In Hollow Knight and Ori 2 secrets often lead to things that make you feel like you get more powerful or more customizable. Getting to equip new emblems or more room for emblems makes end game backtracking super fun. Metroid could adapt that and still feel like Metroid.

I think they could fix backtracking in Metroid Prime games. Is by being able fast travel from any save point that you have used.🤔🙂🎮

Finding the 12 artifacts was the number one reason why I didn't touch Metroid Prime on the gamecube after running around all the different areas for hours. I've finished it now though. Super metroid however, is a different case. Then Hollow Knight: Having to backtrack because I lost my hard earned geo was annoying at best. Other than these, these games were great to play. Also, another example of a metroidvania with a lot of emphasis on progress but still offers a lot of backtracking will be Iconoclasts. That game was mostly guided by the story other than the overall gameplay. But the tweaking items discovered as well as the extra lore and secret bosses made the experience my best metroidvania till date, other than Metroid Fusion.

There is an "advanced" setting in the Wii version of Metroid Prime that makes the controls absolutely flawless. Think of it as a spring stuck to the center of the screen and your pointer. No more dragging the camera by the corners of the screen. Unfortunately, their doesn't seem to be a way to do this on Metroid Prime Remastered as the gyro aiming option only seems to offer the corner dragging, which I agree, sucks.

Awesome video! Learned about many games I haven't heard of before, and now all wishlisted!

My least favorite part of Hollow Knight was actually the backtracking following death. There’s nothing more obnoxious now in game design than this Souls-lite system that is, honestly, plaguing pretty good games. It punishes really hard early on. But what makes backtracking good in these games, for me, is room layout, art design and the individuality of each world. Of course, I wish for Dread to have the same quality with interconnected worlds… but I guess it is a problem with the loading of the Switch… I don’t know. But Dread, much like Hollow Knight, Super Metroid and Zero Mission, has enough trust in the player that sequence break is possible. Sure, there’s an invisible hand guiding you early on… but being able to leave the path and go to specific areas before you think you should reach them is amazing. The Spin Boost, improved Speed Booster and the Slide just add so much to the possibility of exploration that I think there’s a new level of potential that is barely scratched. It also has what I consider now the BEST map in the franchise due to how each room is properly shown and each little thing can now be seen. Super Metroid’s map has aged so poorly and Dread no longer being forced on a grid allows each room to split into even more exits… and it is needed so we could see the EMMI. Prime 2 does backtracking a little better, but I won’t spoil why. All Prime games have sound effects that hint on item placement which mean that anybody can write a note and remember which room possesses an item expansion. Of course, Prime being 3D and slow can contribute to this feeling of weight and how backtrack can be slow… but we’re now used to fast travel, vehicles… and we don’t get to appreciate level design that much anymore. Oddly enough, I’ve more problem with backtracking in Prime 3 because corridors are even more stretched out and there’s something, from Hollow Knight, that is however poorly implemented and it is mission-style progression, some sort of fetching. And I say all of that as someone who loves Metroid above all gaming franchises (Prime 1 being my favorite of all time even if I ask myself if Dread is actually better) and I respect the heck out of Hollow Knight (with Shovel Knight, Hades, Pizza Tower, Cuphead, Brothers and Dead Cells among my favorite indies).

Since you asked for our favourite metroidvanias, I'll give a likely left-field answer in Wario Land 3. Only just now realized the way the game handles level design basically means when you walk around the overworld map from level to level it's like a fast travel system without actually being such. As for backtracking I'd say the game does it quite well since whenever a new area opens up, either in a new level or a previously played one, the game highlights the level. Sometimes you gain an ability which amounts to the same thing. Wrote an essay on why Wario Land 3 is the most unique metroidvania ever made, then recorded a video of me reading it. It's on my channel if you want to check it out.

Honestly most of my gripes with Prime and now the Remastered version's backtracking is the lack of a true "hub" area. And honestly most of my issues with the backtracking would've been fixed had there just been an elevator from Chozo Ruins to Phendrana Drifts. The fact there isn't but instead two elevators in the Ruins right next to each other that just take you to the opposite sides of Talon is silly.

So refreshing to have someone who sounds so genuinely positive and optimistic talking about upcoming games. There is so much cynicism and toxicity on most gaming threads/videos this is like a breath of fresh air.

Another HK fanboy. Dude, that game is more a souls-like than a metroidvania. It's open world nature doesn't go along with the metroidvania philosophy.

The way elevators link up is the biggest flaw in Prime's world design. The connections can feel pretty random. Lines on the map showing the links would've helped a lot. Also the fact that a lack of links in some places worsens the backtracking: People often complain about only being able to reach Phendrana via Magmoor. I feel Prime 2 does this a lot better. It has a hub in the center with the three main areas circling it. Each main area has an elevator to the hub at the front and elevators to the other main areas at either side. This means each area connects to all others, and in a fairly intuitive way.