>>723617306
>The magic of Metroidvanias is that they're relatively hard to fuck up and can be carried by an interesting aesthetic.
You see. Therein lies a major problem. I have yet to see anything as charming or intriguing as the aesthetics of the classics. For me, the recent games seem to be rather shoddy especially in the artstyle side of things. It is equivalent to the analogy of having listened to Beethoven and now listening to 3rd rate musicians who are trying their best to meet the high bar.