Thanks for the review! Been curious but a bit hesitant. This makes me wanna try it. Also, looking at your tier list and the end. I agree so hard on your Nine Sols and Prince of Persia: TLC placements 🤝
I was legit shocked, like, the game just launched yesterday; this madman finished the game, wrote a script and made a video lol! Much appreciated, Luke! Astral Blade reminded me a lot of Afterimage (my fav MV ever) when I played the demo a while back. If it ends up being as enjoyable as Afterimage, I'm going to be the first to say that Chinese developed MVs with gorgeous visuals, satisfying combat and rewarding exploration, will probably be my preferred MVs going forward.
I’m a HUGE fan of Afterimage. As much as I like Awaken - Astral Blade, it’s not on the same level as AI. You may still like AAB. It’s gorgeous, fun, and like a third of the length as AI 😆
@@MetroidvaniaGuru I came to the comments to tell you to play Afterimage since it's not on y our tier list. But now that I know that you've played it, you should rank it on your tier list.
love the new changes! may I suggest for you to create shorts with the "final thoughts"? I honestly always watch just that part when I dont have much time, regarding the game, I always try to use the voice acting that the devs tried, so I'll play it with chinese audio, perhaps that will make the experience slightly better.
Dang man, my copy hasn't even arrived yet and you've already got a review up. You're on the ball, as expected I suppose. That said, I don't want to get too spoiled so I'm going to have to come back latter to watch this properly. Though that probably won't be for a decent while since I've got a bunch of games lined up to get to first.
So many MV's this year, it's hard to keep up. Overall quality is also good with three major one IMO : Nine Sols, Animal Well and Prince of Persia The Lost Crown. And I have yet to play Biomorph.
@@arafatsafin650 This is the one I'm not waiting for. I tried to play Grime but I absolutely can't stand the artistic direction of this game, it's absolutely awful to my eyes.
I can't figure out how to switch off the Chinese voice acting on ps5. I see the option but can't switch it. Overall I agree with you on this game.. I freaking love it! It was able to pull me away from Drova and I thought I was loving that
I see some castlevania games in your tier list, like SotN and some from GBA and DS era, but Order of Ecclesia is missing. Haven't you played or did you forget to rate it? Or didn't you like it enough?
Alright Guru, you seemed to have brained ever so slightly harder with this one than I did. I'm going to try to keep this relatively spoiler free for prying eyes, but I finished ending A and as far as I can tell I'm missing 2 abilities. Some sort of second aerial jump or dash (no way I'm getting to the final cat or a few other collectibles without it) and the ability to bypass the encryption on the crystals that I assume deal with ending B. Also missing one researcher for the NPC in the village (carty). The internet has been largely unhelpful. Any advice? 👀
The second aerial jump is called Relentless Onslaught or something like that. It can be found in the Mirrored World. You enter from the Royal Altar, go through the first section, and it can be found in the second section. You gotta find some jewel in this section and then find a door. The jewel is the key for the door. Which scientist are you missing? You gotta find all 4. It’s vital for Ending B’s path.
@@MetroidvaniaGuru Omg, the key is in that same map? I was looking all over the royal alter in both timelines, the statue in the rainforest in both timelines, the peak biome, etc constantly trying to wrap my head around what constitutes a mountain in this game. The scientist I was missing turned out to be one I had talked to before accepting the quest, but I'm admittedly still a bit lost. Appreciate ya!
Been looking forward to this one for ages, glad it's out! Have you heard of Space adventure Cobra? It's an upcoming metroidvania based on an old school anime, really looking forward to that one as well.
Well F.I.S.T. as mentioned in the video was a "China hero" project game too and that eventually went to switch. So probably not going to switch soon but maybe in a year or so.
@@MetroidvaniaGuru It's not always out of question though. ANNO was a CHP game and it was released on Xbox ~1.5yrs later. Loved your shoutout to that game too, since that was one of my favourites in 2022. I want a sequel for it so bad, and to this day, I still randomly check for any news on it.
Everyone knows Hollow Knight is good. The game has like 400k reviews on Steam, and probably more copies sold than the whole Metroid or Castlevania franchise as a whole. What's he going to say that hasn't been said?
I haven’t covered it yet. I used to do MVs randomly, but then I got a Steam Deck and started to do brand new MVs as they came out. I told my discord I’d do HK when Silksong released 😆
@@Ohmagawdjr so by that logic, he shouldnt review any game that already has a review? I mean, I follow him because I like how he makes his reviews, not because he plays new games. Algo by that logic, you mean any reviewer is s good as him, so just go watch whoever has make a review of the game you wanna see
I like the slow-mo Tania can proc with parries and perfect dodges, but I feel like Renee has better movement. Afterimage might get the edge simply because it has much higher enemy variety.
@ Awesome, I appreciate the feedback, I was really on the fence about these two games and eventually went with Afterimage but I’ll probably get this one too! The combat looks good.
Thank you so much for your review! I hope everyone could enjoy the game! Free feel to ask if you have any questions!
Thank you for the fun game!
Thanks for the review! Been curious but a bit hesitant. This makes me wanna try it.
Also, looking at your tier list and the end. I agree so hard on your Nine Sols and Prince of Persia: TLC placements 🤝
I was legit shocked, like, the game just launched yesterday; this madman finished the game, wrote a script and made a video lol! Much appreciated, Luke!
Astral Blade reminded me a lot of Afterimage (my fav MV ever) when I played the demo a while back. If it ends up being as enjoyable as Afterimage, I'm going to be the first to say that Chinese developed MVs with gorgeous visuals, satisfying combat and rewarding exploration, will probably be my preferred MVs going forward.
I’m a HUGE fan of Afterimage. As much as I like Awaken - Astral Blade, it’s not on the same level as AI.
You may still like AAB. It’s gorgeous, fun, and like a third of the length as AI 😆
@@MetroidvaniaGuru I came to the comments to tell you to play Afterimage since it's not on y our tier list. But now that I know that you've played it, you should rank it on your tier list.
It feels like the 2D Stellar Blade, even down to the name, and that’s… not bad at all.
love the new changes! may I suggest for you to create shorts with the "final thoughts"? I honestly always watch just that part when I dont have much time, regarding the game, I always try to use the voice acting that the devs tried, so I'll play it with chinese audio, perhaps that will make the experience slightly better.
That’s a good idea! I’ll try to do that moving forward
Dang man, my copy hasn't even arrived yet and you've already got a review up. You're on the ball, as expected I suppose.
That said, I don't want to get too spoiled so I'm going to have to come back latter to watch this properly. Though that probably won't be for a decent while since I've got a bunch of games lined up to get to first.
Three big MVs came out this week: AWAKEN - Astral Blade, Kong: Survivor Instinct, and Voidwrought.
I don’t have time to rest 😆
Man this game looks good. I am between this and Nine Sols!
This looks to focus more on combat than exploration. But im ok with that. I really love the art style of this.
You know it's good when they did both combat and exploration right. nice review Guru!
Danke!
ANNO, можно сказать, тоже Metroidvania.
В Awaken у героини русское имя, кстати)
This is a really great review...as usual..thanks man
Thank YOU!
So many MV's this year, it's hard to keep up. Overall quality is also good with three major one IMO : Nine Sols, Animal Well and Prince of Persia The Lost Crown. And I have yet to play Biomorph.
We’ve been eating good this year. My Best MVs of 2024 is gonna be a tough list to make.
@@MetroidvaniaGuru Grime II is still yet to come.
2024 is the year of the metroidvania AND silksong won't release this year. Bet you didn't expect that!
@@arafatsafin650 This is the one I'm not waiting for. I tried to play Grime but I absolutely can't stand the artistic direction of this game, it's absolutely awful to my eyes.
@@SHwoKing I played it on a high end PC and didn't have any problem. I heard the switch version looks awful.
I can't figure out how to switch off the Chinese voice acting on ps5. I see the option but can't switch it. Overall I agree with you on this game.. I freaking love it! It was able to pull me away from Drova and I thought I was loving that
This feels so much like Vigil - The Longest Night
You should try that one, it's really good.
I LOVE Vigil!
@@MetroidvaniaGuru God dammit, so do I. XD
I wasnt sure i wanted this game.... 10 sec in the video the cats convinced me
I don't know if you do this but it would be very helpful if you would mention in reviews what platform you played on
I do 😊
Go to “Final Thoughts and Score.”
I tell you what system I play the game on and where you can play it.
I see some castlevania games in your tier list, like SotN and some from GBA and DS era, but Order of Ecclesia is missing. Haven't you played or did you forget to rate it? Or didn't you like it enough?
I used to place games on the list randomly, and those games hadn’t popped up. I’ll get to Ecclesia soon.
Alright Guru, you seemed to have brained ever so slightly harder with this one than I did. I'm going to try to keep this relatively spoiler free for prying eyes, but I finished ending A and as far as I can tell I'm missing 2 abilities. Some sort of second aerial jump or dash (no way I'm getting to the final cat or a few other collectibles without it) and the ability to bypass the encryption on the crystals that I assume deal with ending B. Also missing one researcher for the NPC in the village (carty). The internet has been largely unhelpful. Any advice? 👀
The second aerial jump is called Relentless Onslaught or something like that. It can be found in the Mirrored World. You enter from the Royal Altar, go through the first section, and it can be found in the second section. You gotta find some jewel in this section and then find a door. The jewel is the key for the door.
Which scientist are you missing? You gotta find all 4. It’s vital for Ending B’s path.
@@MetroidvaniaGuru Omg, the key is in that same map? I was looking all over the royal alter in both timelines, the statue in the rainforest in both timelines, the peak biome, etc constantly trying to wrap my head around what constitutes a mountain in this game. The scientist I was missing turned out to be one I had talked to before accepting the quest, but I'm admittedly still a bit lost. Appreciate ya!
@@jessieshontell6806 Good luck!
what with the chinese, THEY ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AT MAKING GAMES!!!!! especially console games
You can pet cats? Fuckin’ sold!
Question - AAB vs afterimage. Which is the better Chinese metrovania to buy?
Afterimage and it's not even close
Both are good, but Afterimage is on a whole other level.
how DAFUQ is aeterna noctis in the B tier? thats insane... thats S tier all day..
A lot of people agree with you. I liked it, just not as much as its fans. Good game, though.
so expensive, but i want. ArigaThankYou guru.
So Voidwraught next?
👀
Been looking forward to this one for ages, glad it's out!
Have you heard of Space adventure Cobra? It's an upcoming metroidvania based on an old school anime, really looking forward to that one as well.
I’ll definitely have to check that out. Thanks for the heads up!
Whreres Afterimage and HAAK in the tier?
Afterimage will be placed in November.
HAAK? I’ll need to get back to you on that…
@@MetroidvaniaGuru haak is like a better version of prince of persia
algo cmment
nintendo port?😢
It’s very doubtful. Awaken - Astral Blade is part of the “China Hero Project,” which is a PlayStation initiative.
Well F.I.S.T. as mentioned in the video was a "China hero" project game too and that eventually went to switch. So probably not going to switch soon but maybe in a year or so.
@@MetroidvaniaGuru It's not always out of question though. ANNO was a CHP game and it was released on Xbox ~1.5yrs later. Loved your shoutout to that game too, since that was one of my favourites in 2022. I want a sequel for it so bad, and to this day, I still randomly check for any news on it.
@@optimusprime3484 Great point! 👍
Probably late to this channel, but where the hell is Hollow Knight?
Everyone knows Hollow Knight is good. The game has like 400k reviews on Steam, and probably more copies sold than the whole Metroid or Castlevania franchise as a whole.
What's he going to say that hasn't been said?
Think you can find hollow knight on his "ultimate metroidvania tier list".
I haven’t covered it yet. I used to do MVs randomly, but then I got a Steam Deck and started to do brand new MVs as they came out.
I told my discord I’d do HK when Silksong released 😆
@@OhmagawdjrI mean it’s still weird the greatest metroidvania isn’t covered on a metroidvania channel
@@Ohmagawdjr so by that logic, he shouldnt review any game that already has a review? I mean, I follow him because I like how he makes his reviews, not because he plays new games. Algo by that logic, you mean any reviewer is s good as him, so just go watch whoever has make a review of the game you wanna see
How strange to see the word based and playstation on the same sentence.
Why?
Would you say this game has better combat than Afterimage?
I like the slow-mo Tania can proc with parries and perfect dodges, but I feel like Renee has better movement. Afterimage might get the edge simply because it has much higher enemy variety.
@ Awesome, I appreciate the feedback, I was really on the fence about these two games and eventually went with Afterimage but I’ll probably get this one too! The combat looks good.