oh wow, didn't realize there was a physical. well that upped it's value at retail. Will look into it a bit more methinks.
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I said GODDAMN. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is the best Metroidvania I've played in years.
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It's the polar opposite of Hollow Knight, all locations are uniquely themed with fitting art and music. If you can imagine the traditional Zelda game style of towns, exploration and themed puzzle-y dungeons in a 2D plane you've kinda got Monster Boy.
That's much more my style. I don't think Hollow Knight is bad as it controls like a dream and the sound design is maybe the best I've ever heard in a game, but almost every level looks the same.
To be fair, you jump on say PSN, and a whole bunch of games is on sale - it makes very little sense to pay full price for an older title. You can buy the new EDF for $30.
You had my interest OP,but not fond of the cartoony visuals of these games and that's kind of a bummer
I played the demo tonight and the visuals are fantastic. I think the only issue I really had with the demo is that the boss seemed very busy. Like, ridiculously so. Too much shit to pay attention to.
Huh, this had gone completely under my radar, guess I should try it.
I've never played anything in this series, should I just start with this, or at least play that recent remake for a bit of context?
I've never played anything in this series, should I just start with this, or at least play that recent remake for a bit of context?
Sega owns the Wonder Boy name, but the developer owns the rights to the games themselves (which is why some of the Wonder Boy games were ported to other consoles under different names). Since Sega wasn't involved in this, they can't use the Wonder Boy name, but can still use elements from other games in the series.
Depends what you are looking for in a Metroidvania style game... I certainly prefer Monster Boy.
I kind of agree, but I also think if they made it shorter people would complain it's too short. Honestly I'm really enjoying my time with it so I can't complain that it's a bit on the long side. It's especially that some of the later dungeons (Volcano and Mansion) are kind of convoluted in their execution. There's this illusion of openendedness (is that a word) but there's really only a single path you must follow.
I'm playing it right now, and enjoying it immensely. It's my first Monster Boy -I know the franchise for a while, but I never had the chance to get one of them. I always wanted to play Monster Boy IV.
The game's clock says that I played 17 hours and a half, with 84.7% of the map explored, and 63% of the completition, but I know that I played more than 20 hours. Weird :/
I just defeated the Undead Wizard boss. It was hard!
The game's clock says that I played 17 hours and a half, with 84.7% of the map explored, and 63% of the completition, but I know that I played more than 20 hours. Weird :/
I adored this game. I just wish I played it in 2018 so I had time to put it on my best of 2018 list. Regardless, any word of the soundtrack going on sale at any time? I'd love to support the game further with a purchase of the music--plus the soundtrack is one of my faves from last year's crop of titles.
Haven't played the new one, but I look for a difficult experience for sure. Monster Boy was pretty easy imo, and while it's not really a Metroidvania, I assume it's sequel is equal in difficulty?
I strongly recommend Wonderboy IV... It's quite a hard game and one of the best in the series.
i asked the team on twitter and unfortunately there's no plans currently for releasing the soundtrack separately as it requires some license
I picked this up based on this thread. I just got the frog form.
It's been OK so far - I personally don't care for the music, especially in the early areas. The map can be a bit obtuse when it comes to doors you didn't go through, which makes remembering where they were a bit frustrating. I'm expecting as I open up all the forms' repertoire it'll get more interesting. I'll certainly finish it.
It's been OK so far - I personally don't care for the music, especially in the early areas. The map can be a bit obtuse when it comes to doors you didn't go through, which makes remembering where they were a bit frustrating. I'm expecting as I open up all the forms' repertoire it'll get more interesting. I'll certainly finish it.
What is Wonder boy iv on? Are the Sega master system and megadrive ones worth playing today too?
It's really easy to fast travel after a certain point. There are warp points in every area, and eventually you even get access to a weapon that works kind of like a scroll of town portal in Diablo (i.e. it's two away from wherever you are).
Ahh that's disappointing to hear. Did they say why? It's too many composers involved? The YouTube music is fine, but it doesn't fade out cleanly, and I wanted to pay them for the soundtrack, anyway...
It's because of the title. Bu-bu-but Hollow Knight is the best metroidvania in years!!
Also, look at that pig's run animation. GOTY.
In addition to the convenient teleporting, the powers you gain as you progress usually make traversing previous areas much, much faster and easier. So when you're going back for that chest you couldn't open before or whatever, it never feels like a waste of time.
I'm an idiot, I meant to say Monster World IV, (these names are confusing!) Monster World IV is available on the Megadrive/Genesis. However, not translated in English - except for some translated Rom hacks. The best way to play the English Translation is Wii Virtual Console, XBLA or PSN.
It's my favourite game in the series and it's quite a challenge.
It actually has deceptively complex level design. The world is filled to the brim with well hidden secrets. Level/world design is actually a highlight here. I had the same concerns you did and I was VERY wrong.
It's really solid and obviously gorgeous.
For comparison's sake (not implying quality, just differences), the overall world is much more linear than an exploration heavy game like Hollow Knight and more puzzley than fighty although there's plenty of combat throughout. It's a stance-switcher where swapping between forms in the moment is necessary to access various abilities and solve puzzles.
I really enjoyed my time with it and highly recommend it for fans of the genre. Only knocks against it in my playthrough is some areas really drag on and a few were way too puzzley especially towards the end (ghost house and castle).
For comparison's sake (not implying quality, just differences), the overall world is much more linear than an exploration heavy game like Hollow Knight and more puzzley than fighty although there's plenty of combat throughout. It's a stance-switcher where swapping between forms in the moment is necessary to access various abilities and solve puzzles.
I really enjoyed my time with it and highly recommend it for fans of the genre. Only knocks against it in my playthrough is some areas really drag on and a few were way too puzzley especially towards the end (ghost house and castle).
I'm a little late on this but damn this game is good. Got caught playing for 4 hours yesterday and couldn't put it down. Extremely well done. I have never played a game in this series before and seriously impressed.
Yeah sorry I spoke too soon on this game. The Volcano Temple is some of the worst platform game design I have ever experienced. It's absolute bullshit and almost game breaking at how garbage it is. Cheap, trial and error crap with non logical puzzle solving. Fuck this dungeon and this game.
We... are getting a
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Ah, that's unfortunate. TBH I mostly used a guide for the Volcano. Some sections sucked hard. But in the end my experience was still a solid 8.5/10
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Ah, that's unfortunate. TBH I mostly used a guide for the Volcano. Some sections sucked hard. But in the end my experience was still a solid 8.5/10
The Volcano was tedious but bearable, the mansion was straight up not fun at all.
The game dragged on way too long.
Don't get the hate for the Volcano.
Despite it taking nods from Tropical Freeze in ways, I thought it was some of the best platforming and puzzles in the game.
Despite it taking nods from Tropical Freeze in ways, I thought it was some of the best platforming and puzzles in the game.
The volcano section was seemingly a bit longer than the other sections. And the mansion was old-school figure-out-what-to-do-on-your-own. Refreshing if not initially bristling. But overall still very enjoyable!