Hades definitely trades gameplay depth for its more story-heavy focus. It's a good trade-off imo but there's a reason it's kinda branded as "Baby's First Roguelike" as it lacks the depth of item options and synergies that stuff like Binding of Isaac and Enter the Gungeon have.
Man, death in Hollow Knight is nowhere near that punishing, the issue is that most gamers are not used to mechanics in which you die and actually lose something, but it's just the game's money, that's not REALLY that Importantly, what you gain from exploring in the game more than makes up for any losses.
you're not wrong ... I had to ignore that the entire time I played
I adore Toki Tori 2, but I do understand if someone finds it boring. I think many people expect a proper metroidvania while the game is a deduction style puzzler.
Dave the Diver isn't an idie game despite the aesthetic.
Yeah... Both never clicked with me either, that's the reason I still haven't tried hades
I love it. It has more text then most metroidvanias...but a) that's not hard, and b) i found overall it had still a better cutsene/gameplay balance then most other not arcade style games. I also liked the story and characters (but did skip through some cut scenes)
Same. It's fine. But also somewhat to clean and bland.
I played it worried after DD, and was pleasantly surprised and find it to be one of my favorite switch games.
It is a "want to backtrack to be save or get cocky" mechanic, and like it in most games.
Make of that what you want. Finding weapons and items, gloomy European setting, bugs that make some mechanics more op and others useless, but you need to find out, unlockable shortcuts, interconnected map...
(what's up with bo-en?)
It is a "want to backtrack to be save or get cocky" mechanic, and like it in most games.
It's an ego check if I'm prepared enough.
And at least in hollow knight it's rarely that much you loose (if you're not hording your money.
In regards to "just 2d dark souls"... I remember when dark souls was fresh and people called it "just 3d igavania/castlevania"...
Exactly, the badge that points you in the map is pretty useless actually
Bastion and Transistor never clicked for me either. I actually think the combat mechanics in both games are interesting, but the actual challenge isn't there to get me to engage with them. I'm not a very good gamer! So when I feel like the games are too easy, it's saying something.
Depends on what aspects I guess. Isolation is lacking cause of the characters. Late game feeling like a god also. Fast replays are not part of the equation. On the other hands world building is off the charts.
