You Need To Play Axiom Verge

[@zehrhayader-_-6762]

Same opinion here. In most reviews I see of this game the reviewer keeps saying how generic it is and fails to innovate, doomed to being lost among all the metroidvania clones. Playing it I found the entire opposite, always thought axiom verge was underrated.

[@snomangaming]

I think I felt different because I don't have a childhood nostalgia for SM, played it recently and felt like it was a good stepping stone that has been improved on since then

[@zehrhayader-_-6762]

Agreed. Great game. And great video too man, your videos are always in my "Must watch each new video" list :) best of luck

[@snomangaming]

Thanks, glad you like them so much :)

[@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382]

I wasn't even alive for metroid, but still played a lot of the games. This game is super innovative, with its mechanics and metric fuck ton of guns. Its honestly one of if not my favourite game of all time

[@axelabdiel4136]

slap some money into it and the review will change

[@Y2Kingma]

Axiom Verge really caught me off guard with how much I loved it earlier in the year. It's awesome!

[@KelThaFunkeeGaming]

and the best effect of the disrupter, turning an enemy into missingno

[@mes0gots0its]

This game is definitely up there in terms of good Metroidvania platformers. The story went a little over my head, but the atmosphere and gameplay design is incredible. It feels like you're wandering around in a fever-induced nightmare and trying desperately to find a way to wake up. I'll probably replay this sometime in the near-future.

[@snomangaming]

Yeah I really enjoyed it!

[@PurpleRelic]

As soon as I heard: "They've even added a reminder feature" I wanted it.

[@snomangaming]

They have this in the new upcoming Samus Returns as well! Great feature

[@ysjeed]

wow i love your game analysis videos, it really gives a lot of insight on how the games are designed with the elements in mind. This really makes me think that the developers actually have the players' fun in mind. I hope you will make more game design analysis videos (good or bad) in the future!

[@snomangaming]

There's a ton more on the channel (Good Game Design series), and lots more to come too :)

[@arsenalfan0417]

IGN had a story about the guy who made axiom verge. He has been through a lot and is a very humble guy. I am definitely picking up the first one as soon as it goes on sale again.

[@Fetteremo]

Ah i can remember that part of the game where i had to search for a poweruprgrade for hours, i was so close to stop playing it but then i found it and got back into the flow~

[@snomangaming]

Yeah, happened to me a time or two as well, but it still felt fun to explore, especially when you find some really cool hidden secrets (when you find them you'll know what I'm talking about)

[@vortexbeater8267]

I get lost at about every major upgrade, going through literally every room possible until I realize that i was supposed to go to the room right next to the latest boss I killed hours ago before getting lost It helps getting the minor upgrades, so thats a plus

[@ThunderRazorYT]

Yes. You do need to play this game.

[@SnoopingTurtle]

I have only heard a few things about Axiom Verge in the past but after seeing it here I will be sure to check it out a some point, looks pretty great!

[@hockeater]

I will warn you that you are really fragile in the game and will never stop being still pretty fragile. Health ups don't add multiples of your base health the way they do in metroid. I'm pretty sure with literally all of them you're only 3-4 times as durable. You are fully expected to work hard to minimize damage and actually use those features talked about.

[@snomangaming]

Yeah, I suppose that's true if you compare it to Super Metroid where you can like 20x your starting health, but I kinda like it that way. You're never out of the woods, you still gotta hold your own the whole way through!

[@hockeater]

snomaN Gaming It's not just super metroid. Most metroid games that exist have a much more durable samus. The reason I think this is is that metroid didn't have a hard coded difficulty select in most games. The variable was how much the player explored. Having a hard time? Explore. Can't beat a boss? Explore. Can't open this door? Explore... somewhere else. This is why despite occurring in real time, following a single protagonist bounty hunter metroid is no action game.

[@snomangaming]

Yeah thats interesting. I need to play more of the series. Probably gonna try Fusion, heard good things

[@TP3200]

Excellent game. One thing that's interesting is I have not gotten 100% items in Axiom Verge, even though I've done that in most Metroid games. It turns out that 100%ing AV is so elaborate and complicated that I couldn't do it in one focused session; I'll have to come back and do the rest after a long break I think. The "glitch" areas (one of which you showed in the video) turn out that they can be in like 50+ different possible places, and are randomized whenever you start a new file. So you have to look very carefully for a subtle screen effect to try and figure out where they are. On top of that, there are "codes" that are hidden in rooms in very vague ways, that can only be learned if you disrupt certain parts of the screen or get certain translator items, which must be then brought to specific other places. It gets so elaborate that I think it would be next to impossible to 100% this game without looking some things up, but on the other hand, I do appreciate at this game has so much to give. It would be hard to blast through all the content of this game in just a few weeks.

[@levobertus]

Tim Szuba You don't need the random areas for 100%

[@NSDominator]

For me, what thrust this game over the rest of the Metroidvania clones was what happened personally to me within the game. I was lost and couldn't figure out where the heck to go (first and only time it happened). I searched damn near everywhere in the vain hopes of finding the next area. After roaming for an hour or so, every song in every area drilled into my head, I finally found the next area semi-hidden away in the main transport room. One "a-ha!" moment later and there I was. Upon entering the area I was greeted with this eerie, foreboding song that I hadn't heard before ("Amnesia" from the soundtrack). Things start to get tense as Trace begins hallucinating and losing sanity as the area progresses. What happened next blew me away. I won't spoil the rest, but that part really impressed the hell out of me.

[@ace-smith]

i didn't realize what was going on with the boss in that area and i thought it was just a cutscene. alas

[@draculathevampire934]

This is my favorite indie game uve played yes more than celeste

[@NeostormXLMAX]

for me it was cave story for the best indie game i've played

[@ZiKoN22]

I loved this game. The music was absolutely downright amazing! however, I have to say that getting around the areas was difficult and cumbersome. The one track called "inexorable" with that middle eastern aaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH was REALLY really annoying. Yes the story is disappointing and I found that grappling hook to be extremely hard to use, but you don't have to deal with that for too long since a better power up comes by soon enough. The bosses sprites are jaw-droppingly awesome! I'd give this game an 8.5/10. Loved it. I am a huge metroid fan and this game was great.

[@MrGudtavosky]

haha that grappling hook didnt feel as natural as the super metroid one

[@ZiKoN22]

nope. ;)

[@snomangaming]

Hahah I did get stuck in the area you're talking about for a good bit. Didn't mind the grappling hook, thought it was pretty straight forward

[@mannysaurus19]

ZiKoN22 lmao! hilarious. i thought the song with middle easter ahhhhhhh was kinda funny! i love this game!

[@BHM_Productions]

I completely agree with everything you said lol. Especially about that one song, it drove me nuts every time I entered that level, it felt so awkward and out of place.

[@BHM_Productions]

I didn't enjoy Axiom Verge a whole lot, even being a big Super Metroid fan, but it still was good and a breath of fresh air amongst all the other games these days. I loved the visuals, trippy themes, secrets, and the super clever upgrade abilities. But I just remember constantly feeling aggravated or exhausted trying to explore the world once it opened up more. Exploration and enemy encounters were just so cumbersome towards the end. The bosses were wildly inconsistent as well. I also didn't feel very accomplished by the end of it either. But, it is still a refreshing experience and I appreciate it. It has some great elements in it, and I'm glad I decided to try it out! Oh, and that little drone was one of the best parts of the game. Loved exploring and strategizing with that thing!

[@eternalrewind2190]

Love this game.. first played Metroid 2 on the GB as a kid in the 90s. Been a fan since

[@Tdogg425]

This games been on my list a while. I'll make sure to play it sooner than later now! Thanks again and keep it coming!

[@plasmabanana8914]

I felt in love in this game at a specific moment. There's a part in the game when you find the body of the Rusalki (The giant heads designed for war) and Elsenova mentions that she was created to be a soldier. Not a weapon, a soldier. This gives the hint that she thinks of herself as a being, and not solely as a machine. It is a very small detail, but hey, It's in the small details where one falls in love.

[@Mike14264]

Welp, turns out they're actually human-like beings who changed and enhanced their bodies over several millennia, so... yeah, that explains why they see themselves as people.

[@Gnurklesquimp2]

My favorite Metroidvania, and just one of my favorite games. The drone is one of the things that sorta let's you cheese things a bit too easily, but it's probably my favorite item in the game regardless. I remember waiting for a morphball equivalent, only to discover the twist and it's implications. From there, I predicted the upgrades it'd get perfectly, and it felt even better to make use of them than expected, the movement ends up truly unique, so snappy and rewarding. That point about cheesing, that's what made me question if i loved the gameplay at first, at least on hard difficulty, but then I discovered a BUNCH of ways to remain aggressive with good movement and complimentary weapon hotswap combos for constant maximized dps. I also accepted that I knew how to beat certain chambers anyway, so I instead tried just dodging my way through, which seems to have been designed around very nicely. Once you get into it, it feels fast and fluid. Pretty early, on and around the critical path, you'll get Kilver and Voranj, the destructive green combo that, with some dmg upgrades, is amazing in so many situations. Throw your basic Axiom Disruptor shots in there, Hypo-Atomizer for that one boss, and you're more than good to go. It also has a randomizer now, last game I got crazy lucky with a Flamethrower/Heat Seaker/Fat Beam setup, the holy trinity as far as I'm concerned.

[@TheB0sss]

I'm playing Celeste right now, which I love by the way. Still doing the b-sides and then c-sides and pico-8 This is definitely the next game on my to play list

[@thatwasprettyneat]

i very seriously doubt the music is better, and that's nothing against axiom verge, but a testament to metroid

[@azurecorviknight4189]

Well I'll probably make a rpg metroidvania that has either normal and hard in it with the easy mode being that you have all of the items nessararry but you'll still defeat all the bosses though, also the places where the items could be in EM could be replaced with 420 coins

[@xlrxlr]

i agree about how it doesnt give you a choice at the end. i wanted to join the villan

[@trayson]

The upgraded teleport mechanic ruined the game for me. I would too often accidentally teleport during scenarios like dodging enemies. They really should have made it possible to remap the ability to something other than double-tapping in the direction (like a button). Even so, I prefer Environmental Station Alpha over this. :\

[@OldyAlbert]

More people should play Environmental Station Alpha, it's crazy good! I only played it because of some steam review of Rabi-Ribi that mentioned it and said it's amazing. And i figured - if i agree with this person on Rabi-Ribi, i probably should trust his opinion on another metrodivania game. I'm glad i did.

[@Lulink013]

I liked it a lot because it was challenging to use in fights be rewarding: you can first use it to dodge then damage them later in the game.

[@OldyAlbert]

Ace24713 =) Well, Rabi-Ribi is amazing, but for the different reasons. It's more about boss-fights rather then level-design (not that boss fights are bad in ESA or level-design bad in Rabi, but this games is very different). Here's link to my steam review of Rabi-Ribi so there's no confusion why i reccomend it steamcommunity.com/id/Old_Albert/recommended/400910

[@snomangaming]

Yeah, I actually struggled with that a tiny bit at first as well, but eventually it becomes a good thing because your dash can damage enemies! It just takes a little getting used to. Definitely need to play ESA tho, lots of people recommending it

[@Ace24713]

So playing AV on hard mode, I had the worst time fighting the optional boss towards the end of the game because I couldn't consistently double-tap to dodge. Fun story, what I actually did was hold my controller upside down, and remapped all buttons so that the movement was on the ABXY buttons, which made double-tapping soooo much more consistent and allowed me to win. I mean... I could have just skipped the boss, but that wouldn't have been fun. This said, ESA has a similar dash mechanic that you activate with a button. The easier control scheme allows the game to demand you master it in order to 100% the game.

[@joeykeilholz925]

I said "YES!" out loud when I read the title. :-)

[@BDaMonkey]

I'm playing it now. It's good, despite the navigation being a bit of a pain at times. I've gotten lost about 2 or 3 times. Needs a quicker fast travel system as well. Kinda blows me away that one guy made this though.

[@gangstasteve5753]

hell there are so manny times i wish i had a reminder button in other metroidvanias

[@OldyAlbert]

Axiom Verge is nice, good to see more people playing it. I'm just here to plug La-Mulana, Environmental Station Alpha and Rabi-Ribi. It's hard sometimes to roam "metrodivania" tag on steam and not get lost in sea of strange games, so i try to promote good ones anytime i can.

[@sonoshee422]

How does Environmental Station Alpha compare to this?

[@snomangaming]

Lots of people recommending ESA, will definitely check it out!

[@Ace24713]

Environmental Station Alpha has a demo on steam, it's absolutely worth checking out.

[@Maldito011316]

Sonoshee Better in every way imaginable.

[@zamora77786]

Axiom Verge is one of the best metroidvania type games I've played since Super Metroid or Symphony of the Night. It's just fantastic.

[@FuckedFromAbove1990]

Tom Happ was part of the developers team of Super Metroid

[@zamora77786]

@@FuckedFromAbove1990 No he didn't. I can't find evidence of that at all. Got a source? Here is his linkedin page. www.linkedin.com/in/tom-happ-3b46442 I also don't think he's old enough to have worked on Super Metroid.

[@GreyMASTA]

Axiom Verge is my 2015 goty

[@johanthorstenson5009]

to whom it may concern: i HIGHLY recommend trying out "Hyper Light Drifter" and "Environmental Station Alpha"! Both are really good indie games, similar in quality to Axiom Verge

[@endikamonje]

I have to agree, this game is worth playing. It is fun and creative, especially the use of "glitched" areas and enemies. It also has different spins on the usual Metroidvania staples, such as the little robot, instead of a morphball or other small transformation. However, I have a couple of complaints. First of all, the environments. They are eerie and cool, but I think they lack variety. Everything looks like a mix of a cave or an industrial complex, which can get boring quickly. Second would be how weapons outclass eachother. After you get the flamethrower, for example, there´s no use for the electric gun, and the same happens with other weapons. Now, maybe this is intended, since not every gun is mandatory to get, but in Metroid games, normally beams combine, so the normal Power Beam or the Wave Beam don´t get outclassed or useless. And finally, the movement. Not how Trace moves, but how there isn´t a mean to move really quickly and efficiently. Metroid has the Speed Booster and Space Jump, most Metroidvanias had some kind of dash and a transformation that allowed you to fly. Axiom Verge has the dash late in the game, which I found unweildy to use, the grappling hook, which wasn´t that great either, and the "robot/teleport" thingie. Overall, it made revisiting areas a bit of a chore. God, look at me. It looks like I´m ranting. I´m really not, though, they´re minor complaints. If you like Metroid, you´ll like this game. Also, snoMan, about the ending... SPOILERS Isn´t the playable Trace a clone of the real Trace? He struggles thinking that he´s the same guy that caused all the death and decay around the planet, so I personally don´t think it was out of character for our Trace to refuse to help the real Trace. He was trying not to be like him, and to be his own being. I think so, at least. Nice video, as always.

[@snomangaming]

Some of the areas look alike, but I loved the outdoors area, it was so beautiful. Movement doesn't get exceptionally fast, but I liked the big transport room in the middle that basically took you anywhere really fast. It made for fast travel even without it being inherent in the character. As for guns, I really ended up using the regular blaster for most everything except bosses, or once I got the lightning rod gun, that was is real good. Ending: that is a fair point, I probably didn't look too hard into the reasoning/lore and all that, just thought it would've been cool to have multiple options at the end or something :/ overall, still a great game tho! I was pleasantly surprised!

[@woogha]

Here's what I got from the ending... Trace is a younger Athetos. Not a clone. And his experiences made him obsessed with finding his way back to the world. Thus becoming Athetos later in his life, yet arriving on the world earlier in time. The Rushalka aren't good guys either. If they get let out, they will bring war to other worlds. The love of the Fame is fascinating and not as cut and dry as one might think from the surface.

[@natroth8090]

I agree about the ending somewhat, but there really was no other choice for him anyway. As soon as Trace agreed to help Athetos, the Rusalki would shut him down and spawn a new Trace that didn't remember the conversation. Athetos knew this (he actually said it) so I think he tried to present himself as a bad person to make Trace believe he was acting of his own judgement and free will. The thing that's really cool about the ending, though, is that it subverts the stereotype of player as hero. It makes you feel like an agent of evil, it makes you uncomfortable with what you're doing (especially if you've uncovered some of the lies the Rusalki are telling), and I think that was kind of the biggest innovation the game brought to the genre. (Plus it left an entire Worldstream of space for a sequel, which has me hyped.)

[@mourossonero]

I'm currently playing it and I I've beaten 2 bosses, its a very fun game and the only thing I dislike about it is how little you can do without power ups/weapons, an example ; in any Metroid game since Super, you could do walljumps from the very begining. Great video!

[@Lulink013]

The beginning is very linear until you reach the zone with the bubbles in the background and the huge coral centries. After that point, you can easily unlock all or none of the weapons in the zones you traverse. Maybe you didn't find the optional zones?

[@mourossonero]

Lulink Thanks for the info, I explored an extra zone with the axiom disruptor that made my TV have scanlines like the old CRTs ; they nailed the atmosphere, I was scared to die in there! The issue I have with the game isn't about the linearity, its about Trace's abilities from the start. I gave the example of recent 2D Metroids with the walljump, there's the ability in Castlevania SoTN to backdash, etc. Trace can jump, run, crouch, walk while crouching, aim in 8 directions and lock his position. In my eyes, it makes the gameplay great but not perfect since I like to have more mechanics that don't rely on upgrades. I hope you better understand what I was talking about :)

[@snomangaming]

Haha yeah that was one of my favorite secrets! Playing twice, I think they're randomized each time! And yeah, I guess I feel you about abilities, you can't break the game as easily from the start as you could in SM :P haha!

[@Lulink013]

***** far into the game you can fly by throwing the drone, opening it's ball, teleport then use the drill or disruptor for less than a sec: that resets your ability to use the drone: launch it again and fly across the map!

[@36inc]

got this in boxed format at indiebox- Its well worth getting btw axiom is fucking great

[@littleghosty01]

I love your intro so much its ridiculous

[@migsmiguel]

I love your work, some of the best gaming content ion youtube, cheers from Brazil!

[@tysonasaurus6392]

I love Axiom Verge, great video by the way

[@Ant_Pictures]

the drone looks like a headcrab

[@Mantosasto]

This game is pretty awesome to me. My only gripe is with the bosses, I wish there were more, everyone with more patterns and using everything the game gives you to fight them (imagine using the drone, teleporting to dodge, the grappling hook). And a much better final boss (I thought I would fight Elsenova in an epic battle after Athetos). At the end, it feels lacking in the boss department, its a shame, because the controls and items scream to be made to fight bosses xP

[@batfan1939]

Just so you know, there is absolutely a Justin Bailey cheat code in this game.

[@Swordslash]

What is this game at 0:10? It looks really good!

[@snomangaming]

Dust: An Elysian Tale

[@Swordslash]

Thank you so much! Your channel is amazing. The amount of work you put into your videos really shows. Thanks again!

[@Swordslash]

Yup.

[@Kirodev]

The reason Trace changes his attitude with the final boss is because he feels crushed and betrayed that it was himself the whole time.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

I agree. I'm finding more and more modern Metroidvanias to be enjoyable. Then again, I haven't played the original Metroid games on classic consoles.

[@Leron...]

You can shoot the floating head with your drone!?

[@armlesskirby]

Have you ever played environmental station alpha? I've seen a lot of people compare it to this game and call it better.

[@snomangaming]

Gotten a lot of recommendations for that, I'll have to check it out!

[@Nixitur]

You say there's only one ending, but, in fact, there's two. You get the other one for 100%-ing the game which is no small feat.

[@snomangaming]

Oh thats interesting, I'll have to check that out!

[@mason3872]

Environmental station alpha is also really really good

[@sarcasmo57]

Sold. Thanks guy.

[@SardonicPickle]

It's on my ever expanding backlog

[@snomangaming]

same here, then I played it, then I made a video on it :P haha!

[@SardonicPickle]

+snomaN Gaming and here we are :p

[@nowonmetube]

DUDE you didn't need to spoil all the items to me!!

[@nerdzone]

What do you mean the story is worse? I feel the story and setting are the best thing in Axiom Verge by far!

[@noa331]

I personally loved the story. I can say with a certain level of certainty that snowman games didn't look into this as much as he thought he did

[@misteridiot]

I got stuck in a hole and softlocked.

[@YellYeahGames]

Ya know, you should all check out Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure on the DS It's hard though...

[@MagnegaX]

Great video, you definitely sold the game to me. Have you considered speeding up your little intro animation thingie? It's super neat, but doesn't really need 8 seconds - speeding it or parts of it up could really smoothen up your video starts.

[@snomangaming]

Hah, no haven't really thought about that, I think its a great length

[@introgreen587]

I actually wanted to play axiom verge ever since i found out about it! But at that time it was only an announcement and i eventually forgot about it. But thanks to Yuo snowmaN I searched it and bought it yesterday! Thanks!

[@snomangaming]

Nice! Enjoy it, I loved it!

[@introgreen587]

im starting to love it!

[@KimDahl77]

What is the game at 0:13?

[@ayaloxaerion]

The one thing that really bugged me about the game, that a few people in the comments have already mentioned, is that finding the next way to progress is way too obtuse. I remember spending a loooong time trapped in one area because the only way back was a high jump and I couldn't find the way forward using the power up that area had given me. I seem to remember it happening multiple times too and getting frustrated. I never did finish it.

[@MrGudtavosky]

for people who really enjoy exploring every corner of the maps, thats a good thing. In fact, they hate when games keep showing you where to go

[@snomangaming]

Yeah, it's a fine line right? Like you don't want to hand-hold, but you don't want people to get mad and quit. I was surprised to find a lot of people in the comments thinking this game was too hard to navigate, because I had no issue whatsoever, I thought it was pretty easy to remember what to do and where to go

[@Eichro]

What's the first game you've shown? It looks all sorts of cuhrayzee

[@BlazertronGames]

Lol, just realised I had guacamelee already. I thought it was a fighting game so never played it. I got it on humble bundle years ago!

[@DesignFrameCaseStudies]

I would argue having to go through an area to find a dead end is a time waster compared to colored doors, although the latter could feel more artificial, the former definitely feels less frustrating. Unless it's done right, such as Hollow Knight, where dead ends are clear without much backtracking and are varied. I never feel lost in Hollow Knight because the areas are clearly laid out, plus the map pins are the best. Then again, my point is probably moot considering I haven't play Axiom Verge and I already disagree with my first statement. The Disruptor sounds awesome, I can see why you like it!

[@jasongooden917]

Awesome both 1 and 2

[@Lulink013]

Thank you for reviewing my favorite game... alongside undertale... And maybe AM2R but IDK I didn't finish it yet!

[@snomangaming]

Its good!

[@Faapu]

I never liked Metroidvanias until I played through Guacamelee (twice). Now I'm playing through Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and I'm really enjoying it. I'll check this game out when I have money.

[@GRAHFXENO]

Have you played any of the Metroidvanias past Symphony of the Night? They get better and better. Symphony of the Night was good but it was stepping stone, sort of dipping it's toes in new waters. Harmony of dissonance (GBA) and Aria of Sorrow (GBA) improves upon the formula and the Nintendo DS "trilogy" of Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin and Order of Eclessia perfect it. If you like Symphony of the Night than you are in for a treat if you (hopefully) choose to keep going with the games.

[@Faapu]

I'm getting there, son.

[@snomangaming]

Good to know, still need to try them out myself

[@Klausvans]

With your review you convinced me to buy it on my PS Vita, thank you! 👍

[@thornuhh]

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[@oscarofastora7422]

I'm stuck at the bit where you kill the clone and can break glitched barriers

[@dr.infernous9342]

jump around to the left of edin spmewhere at the top you’ll see a door blocked by the ow glitchy things

[@charlesex8191]

what is that gameboy looking one in the beginning?

[@BlazertronGames]

I'll check out this game! Ive never actually played these types of games. Are there any others I should play before getting this game?

[@GRAHFXENO]

Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition. Probably my favorite modern metroidvania

[@snomangaming]

Yeah this, and Ori are my recommendations :)

[@tougeruzbay]

I recently bought this and Katana Zero, both very good games

[@MP2066]

You need to play Teslagrad. Its an AWESOME Metriodvania Puzzle game that has such unique way to tell its story its Super fun and Great Time. Its a Bit short but total worth it

[@EG01988]

What is the game in which the video starts and is it available for switch?

[@ignaciocatalan6592]

i fucking love this game i've completed it like 5 times already

[@thatliamfellow8853]

Do you know what the game at 0:15 is?

[@kylixion_6359]

Your an awesome youtuber Keep doing what your doing :)

[@ptato3010]

*you're

[@RockEsper]

I really didn't like having to use the glitch gun all the time.

[@snomangaming]

oh

[@RockEsper]

oh?

[@DctrBread]

i actually found this game to be kind of boring. I felt like i was kinda just trudging through the whole game, and a lot of the game's challenges seemed to have a very straightforward solution that ended up being pretty boring to execute. Also the movement was a lot more boring to me than super metroid, and thats not a game i would consider to have an incredibly robust system of movement

[@snomangaming]

Man I guess to each their own because I felt like the exact opposite. Movement in Super Metroid felt VERY sluggish and unnatural to me, while Axiom felt right at home. Different strokes for different folks!

[@DctrBread]

snomaN Gaming the main things i missed were walljumping and a sprint button

[@snomangaming]

yeah i understand that. I never got good at walljumping lol

[@DctrBread]

snomaN Gaming ah, it was one of the first things i learned because i got stuck early on and couldn't get forward without walljumping. super metroid's system of movement sorta made it seem like obstacles were problems with many solutions, whereas in axiom verge it seemed like the obstacles were more focused around telling you where to go or which powerup you need next, rather than creating gameplay.

[@snomangaming]

I can see that, i understand where you're coming from. Still never beat SM, probably need to give it its fair shot, I got like halfway through

[@noa331]

You can actually see trace in a swimsuit

[@kayefloriano3406]

Whats that game at 0:09 to 0:13

[@Kraigon42]

The one thing that made me look askance at this video was when you mention the lack of easy mode as a positive thing. Other than that I liked all the things you had to say about it, even though I've not played it yet. In fact, the one other video I came across on it (by a guy that normally does anime reviews) had initially turned me off to the game because of the way the video-maker described it. Firstly, he really, really concentrated on it being a "metroid-clone" and avoided calling it a metroidvania (also covered Xeodrifter in the same video), so that kind of turned me off in terms of thinking it didn't have much to offer that I couldn't get by replaying Super Metroid. Secondly I just think he doesn't have any business doing video game reviews because of the way he approaches them. I mean, he might have an audience that thinks about games the same way he does, but I don't think any of his views or criticisms of games have been particularly worthwhile. So, uh, point being is that you've got me interested in the game now.

[@snomangaming]

I think I had a different perspective on it because I never played SM as a kid, and only recently started it/felt like it was alright, not the best. That's why I talked about enjoying modern iterations lately, they improve on the pioneers of years past.

[@Kraigon42]

snomaN Gaming I'm kind of with you on that front. I grew up with Super Metroid (and the Primo strategy guide for it), but I recently re-played it and my opinion was... less than impressed. I'll probably still go play it every couple of years out of nostalgia (and a recently-gained respect for speedrunners), but I didn't feel like it really holds up to modern metroidvanias. But, as The Dude would say, "that's just like, my opinion, man."

[@snomangaming]

Yeah for sure. I think my personal gripe was how Samus controlled, it was really slow and cumbersome (probably on purpose so that you feel better when you get upgrades), but Axiom felt great to control the whole way through (IMO)

[@Kraigon42]

snomaN Gaming My biggest personal gripe was how obscurely hidden some secrets are. But at the same time, I've also come to realize that older games almost needed those kinds of hidden secrets for longevity, so I've actually become torn on the idea as of late.

[@snomangaming]

Man its true. Each game is a product of its time, very interesting

[@DonWancho]

Why the text? Cant see the screen.

[@itailevi5897]

whats that game on 0:09?

[@nubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbin]

How many hours of game time does this give you?

[@Kay-vr4ft]

I actually really liked the story and found it really interesting. Great video btw :)

[@CarlosCaetanoJr]

Which game is the first in the beginning? 0:09

[@snomangaming]

Dust: An Elysian Tale

[@FuckedFromAbove1990]

the best non-Metroid game of the metroidvania genre.

[@randallgoeswhere]

I did. I have a physical copy of it. :)

[@jasongooden917]

JUSTIN BAILEY works here too

[@jeff3221]

2:53 was that A JoJo reference?

[@patricklewis9787]

I'm sorry what

[@williancruz9657]

The story is so gud tho. Also everyone commenting about this game being hard 2 navigate must be real bad at navigation.

[@snomangaming]

For real tho, I don't understand it. This game was great in regards to opening just enough areas at a time, imo

[@Moonswirly]

Scrubbery in the comments section. This game is NOT THAT hard to navigate, good lord.

[@snomangaming]

Man, no kidding. I thought that game was totally fine, but apparently others found it frustrating

[@Mothbean]

The only time I got stuck was in the huge pit in Kur where you get the grappling hook, and that didn't take me all that long to figure out

[@plexer13]

I got an e-mail that said this game was free on steam. It wasn't dissapointment

[@6437jose]

it was free on epicgames website 1~2 weeks ago

[@BastAbst]

The moment I saw its similarity to Metroid I bought it

[@gamephreak5]

the moment I saw it's similarity to Metroid 1 I immediately ran away from it. They should've learned from Metroid 1's mistakes and implemented more Super Metroid design choices.

[@luisburgos7365]

Only thing Metroid 1 about it is the environments. Which tbh actually is a problem. Way too much overuse of ONE color in most areas. Like that all white area reminds me of Kraid in Metroid 1 lol ew

[@NotQuiteHere]

I might have missed you saying this, but what console is this on?

[@NotQuiteHere]

Willian Gabriel Ah thanks.

[@snomangaming]

Yup, and if im not mistaken a WiiU/3DS port is in the near future or was just released

[@snomangaming]

Ah, just looked. It's on all major consoles now XBone, Ps4, Vita, 3DS WiiU, PC

[@GottkaiserFhqwhgod]

you CAN play in a Bikini of sorts.

[@schwarzegeometrie4034]

so much more like castlevania for the gameboy advance

[@FuckedFromAbove1990]

fan fact, Tom Happ was part of the developers team of Super Metroid (so basically he copied himself lol) is not a "generic clone".

[@KL42596]

lol what? Tom would have been like 16 in 94

[@maggs131]

This feels like a sequelitis by the all powerful Egoraptor/arin hanson which is actually high praise. Great video

[@sofielundsskolan]

I was right on board with everything you said... until you ripped on the story D: It was a fair while ago I played this (several playthroughs in sequence in fact, in order to get everything), and I can't recall my exact interpretation. But I do remember the ending being crucial to it all, so I think your reading of it might be a bit lacking if you didn't pay much attention to the logs and all that. I don't know if maybe you did, and actually constructed a theory for how everything fit together, what was real and what was not, etc etc. In that case, I guess we'll just have to disagree, because that level of intricacy is something I think I've pretty much never come across in gaming. A medium widely renowned for its ludicrously well-made plots. That was sarcasm.

[@okori_makuri]

Your video spoiled me a puzzle! x'D

[@mitchellbaker4806]

Controller or kb&m?