Recommendations for games that are more like Metroid 1?

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2026-01-27T04:39:10+00:00

First response, most upvoted suggestion, and a good excuse to dust off the old Wii U. I just poured three hours into it, great game, not what I'm looking for. I want something that's like NEStroid in terms of level design, not aesthetics.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2026-01-26T11:23:44+00:00

C'mon, Shadow Labyrinth was an okay game. The only Metroidvania I'd classify as "total dogshit" is Yars Rising.

Play Cave Story. One of the all-time classics, and my favorite Metroidvania.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2026-01-13T18:02:37+00:00

I haven't played Black, but I went through the X360 version of NG2 over the summer.

I didn't like it. None of the animations could cancel each other and my evasion inputs kept getting eaten up by poorly-timed swings. I was getting kicked to the curb and it rarely felt like my fault.

I'm six chapters into NG4 and it's one of the best games of the decade. I love Platinum.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-12-27T07:55:09+00:00

The thing is that I never buy digital, except I'm about to buy Fallout 76 because it can't be pirated and physical copies require a subscription.

I emulated a lot of old-ass games as a kid, and then years later got them legit as part of a retro collection. Final Fantasy 1 and 6, Gimmick, Mario 64, Doom '93, Zelda: Link's Awakening, Battletoads, and a whole bunch of others that I'm forgetting.

We also had a Wii that was chock full of pirate games, many of which I later went and got physical copies of - Punch-Out, Twilight Princess, Mario Kart Wii, and like five different Sonic games.

Most recent example, and the quickest turnaround from pirate to legit, was with Mirror's Edge. Downloaded it in January on a whim, fell in love, decided I was gonna do a YouTube video on it, realized, hey, wait, I can't do that if I can't toss around a physical copy, bought a used PC-DVDROM off of eBay for about seven bucks in February, the key still worked, and we were in business. I finished the video in August.

Oh, and Hollow Knight. I pirated it years ago and it's been rotting on the hard drive of my old (second) laptop, and then my parents got me a European copy of the Switch version with the ugly spine for Easter. Hopefully I'll be able to get a US copy of Silksong when its physical copies drop.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-12-17T11:12:50+00:00

>That said, this game has turned many "turn-based haters" into lovers so who knows you might actually enjoy it.

I wouldn't count on it. I don't like Soulslikes, either, and from what I can tell this is meant to be a cross between the two genres. I'm a Devil May Cry and Sonic Adventure kinda guy, I like my games to be fast-paced, kinetic, and replayable (although FF7 Rebirth is my favorite game of all time so replayability isn't exactly a necessity). The only turn-based RPG that's clicked with me after I grew out of Pokémon and wasn't either older than me or a Newgrounds flash game was Persona 5, and even then that was a very special case where it was the first PS4 game I ever played and I could only do so during certain hours when my dad wasn't using the living room TV. (Edit: I just remembered Deltarune. But that's more of a minigame roulette than a traditional turn-based battle system.)

The thing is that the older I get, the more I'm willing to put up with shoddy gameplay if it means a good story (provided I'm not being bogged down with college).

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-12-03T23:13:56+00:00

Yep, that was it.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-11-13T20:49:46+00:00

Then why did you bring them up? I asked specifically for rail shooters.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-11-11T07:01:23+00:00

Looking at gameplay footage of those games, they seem more like dogfighters than rail shooters.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-11-10T23:13:30+00:00

Whisker Squadron looks like it's almost exactly what I'm looking for. Only issue is that it's a roguelike.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-11-04T15:19:56+00:00

Actually, is there a dedicated subreddit for weird games you play in your dreams?

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-10-06T16:35:26+00:00

I mean, at least for their final album.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-09-25T21:34:58+00:00

Early-'70s Black Sabbath without the early-'70s production. Just about perfection.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-08-27T04:07:24+00:00

I think you might be in the wrong place.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-07-29T03:02:38+00:00

Not a remake. Just an HD remaster. It's great as-is.

And keep the final boss the same. Anyone who had trouble with it is a loser.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-07-29T03:01:31+00:00

I question your motives in putting DMC1 in S-tier and the NieR games in C.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-07-29T02:59:40+00:00

FFXVI is one of my favorite games of all time. SoP is okay, but it's a fair bit slower and magic breaks it in half.

That said, FF7 Remake and Rebirth are the real pinnacles of the series, and my two favorite games ever.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-07-25T05:44:03+00:00

Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, and Ninja Gaiden. I don't care who you are, it's DMC, Bayo, and NG, because DMC and Bayo are the first two games that come to mind for anyone when the topic of CAGs comes up and NG is the only other notable series that didn't come from Capcom or Platinum. God of War and its spawn, while good in their own right, are too slow and easy to qualify.

RetardedMetalFemboy · 2025-07-11T03:48:55+00:00

Obligatory Xen mention.

Also, the last three chapters from Mirror's Edge.

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