Given the big swathe of posts about bad behavior from big companies, I figure we could counterbalance that with some positivity about stuff the smaller guys made that often costs us less too.

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[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cave Story is undoubtedly the greatest Metroidvania made to date of which I know.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Cave Story really isn't a metroidvania. The path splits at points, but there's very little choice where to explore. It's just a platformer action shooter.

My favorite metroidvania has to be Aquaria. Vibes of the game are on point. The story is great for a game in that genre, and the traversal and combat are unique and tons of fun. Soundtrack is phenomenal.

Check out Gato Roboto if you want a metroidvania similar to Cave Story!

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 2 points 21 hours ago

I tried a bit of Aquaria but couldn't get into it... Thanks for the Gato recommendation. I didn't know it was CS-like.