There’s no shortage of metroidvanias these days. Whether or not that’s a good thing depends on your perspective: I know plenty of people who get exasperated at the sheer volume of them, but I still get a flutter of excitement whenever I see the telltale Metroid-style map in a screenshot …
Alwa’s Legacy, the sequel to Elden Pixels’ Alwa’s Awakening, is coming to Nintendo Switch on September 29, following its PC release earlier this year. Alwa’s Legacy is a “thoroughly contemporary take on the metroidvania genre” that sees players using magical items and abilities to explore the world, solve puzzles, and …
Alwa’s Awakening isn’t just a “retro-inspired” game, but one that combines a modern design sense with the technical limitations (and creativity) of the NES. In a sea of increasingly wearisome “retro-inspired” indie platformers, it’s refreshing to play a game like Alwa’s Awakening. At a glance, it looks much like any …
