#the map used to be just a bunch of vague rectangles representing each map with lines connecting them
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gender-euphowrya · 3 months ago
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god i fucking love metroidvanias
#playing ender magnolia finally aaaaaaargh it's SO GOOD#i played the first game not too long ago#i'd actually had it for a while but never finished it but this time i stuck around and i really liked it#and i'd heard that the sequel was a massive improvement and god. they weren't lying that game can good#it's just... the same basis but done So much better and with little qol changes that make it so fucking good#like in the first one your 'special attacks' had a limited amount of uses between checkpoints whereas here it's just a cooldown#the map used to be just a bunch of vague rectangles representing each map with lines connecting them#but now it's like... actually showing the shape of the level and with symbols keeping track of a lot of useful stuff#like. symbol for a breakable barrier or an item to pick up or a door that needs opening#in the first one it was kinda... lacking in any useful information it was literally just rectangles with no markers or anything#it was your job to remember the whole map layout gkfjjfd#better upgrades better equipment system. you start the game with double jump & dash#so you don't have to slog through the first areas being all slow as fuck to unlock them you're already going whoosh whoosh#and yet it doesn't get in the way of the sense of progression at all like the other abilities you unlock do add a lot#THE SOUNDTRACK ???#central stratum - steel district so fucking GOOD oah yummy#honestly this might end up being one of my faves#i need to finish it first to tell but ough it's good#prepping its little My Special Boys spot next to the ori series and islets#(play islets btw)
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