I'm actually super interested to hear his take. I liked it, it had some really cool shitz especially liked the lil drone Spidey. But there was some stuff like combat that I liked a lot less than axiom verge one
I would honestly be interested in one for the Playdate. See what crazy sh"t people come up with for the crank. Or for motion control systems like the Switch and VR.
Honesty I played the prime series using Primehack the other day for proper aiming and if I could use gyro on those games... Well, okay, they wouldn't improve that much considering the lock on feature but for the small hoardes you don't want to lock on to it'd be a godsend
If anyone wants a recap of where we are at: Cave story - 15/15 (so a 10) Axiom Verge - 9 Metroid Dread - 9 Yoku's Island Express - 8,9 Blasphemous - 8,7534 Timespinner - 8,6 AM2R - 8,5 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 8,5 Environmental Station Alpha - 8,5 Gato Roboto - 8,5 Guacamelee - 8,5 Touhou: Luna Nights - 8,5 Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth - 8 Ori and the Blind Forest - 8 Kunai - 7,3 Hollow Knight - 7 Haiku the Robot - 6,9874 A Robot Named Fight - 5
@@Muirbidul It has the same style of progression as HK and the combat is clumsy and unbalanced. For all the abilities and weapons you get only a handful of them are useful and they quickly become gamebreaking. HK's combat is simple and refined.
@@Antonio_Ortiz he is certainly brave, but I just don’t get it. I genuinely did not share a single critique he had and I’m not some idiot fanboy either.
@@enzog1078 sometimes people have different opinions. I enjoyed the game quite a lot but found the lack of solid upgrades, Dark Souls design beats, and map system all to be highly frustrating.
@@cajbajthewhite4889 Yeah, for the longest time, I thought I was taking crazy pills because I was the only one who found it's progression more punishing than fair, until Nerrel also voiced his concerns. He was the brother I needed to show that I can be my own man in video game discourse. And food for thought: some people think Breath of the Wild is mid. To each their own.
@@Antonio_Ortiz imo botw is a good game. But definitely not a masterpiece. I mean the weapon system is crap, the rewards are unrewarding (hearts or stamina or a weapon that breaks within 10 hits). The shrines feel like copy pasta (wayyy to many). 'The dungeons' aren't that great. It misses iconic items. I still think it's a great game and it's fun. If they fix this for botw I'll jump on the hype train..
I love how you can count on nerrel bringing up his dislike for hollow knight on every metroidvania video. It went from a simple critique to a long running joke now.
Exactly, now he is both criticizing and trying to intentionally piss off the people who can't handle their favorite game being criticized Absolute gigachad Nerrel
It's the ultimate meme. It's so ingrained in these reviews ever since his first metroidvania review list. People shouldn't let it bother them that much.
Buddy of mine bought Yoku Island express on sale a few weeks ago, no idea how he heard of it, and had such a delightful (and frustrating, bc it do got flaws) time beating it I bought it on principle. Theres a really neat ign (guh I know) "developer watch speedrun of" thats very much worth a view if you're a fan. And if you haven't played there's a demo available on, i think all the platforms. Very much worth a checkout.
Remember everyone, you can disagree with someone's opinion in a calm and respectful manner. That being said I am unsubscribing because the mean video game man said Bugborne was only a 7/10 for him. 7 is basically 0, the only valid scores are 9.1 to 9.9 out of 10.
@JulianRock ah yes, the game is excellent but there's a problem I don't like, therefore 5/10, it's no masterpiece and everyone saying otherwise is wrong.
it's like that clip from The Critic "You're only supposed to rate movies from good to great" "But what if I don't like it?" "That's what 'good' is for" i really love Hollow Knight, but it is still flawed in some areas the shade system especially did discourage me from re-entering dangerous areas early on and go somewhere else, only to die again and permanently lose the Geo in the first shade, which is... miserable and the only proper banker in the game is a scammer, which feels a bit like Team Cherry was taking the piss i suppose the relics are how you get more Geo instantly in a pinch, but they are still finite and (in my personal experience) I was still finding a few well after I "got gud" and they were even needed to keep my Geo up really hoping Silksong makes stuff like saving your cash and the early game movement better than the first game
@@Vee_Sheep I feel like some gamers really just like different things. What some view as flaws and annoyances, other view as carefully designed challenge. I believe a bit of frustration is a good thing in a video game. I don’t want a cake walk. Obviously, a lot of people feel the same. And a lot of others disagree. What I disagree with is when this type of design is intentional and well-done, and the people who don’t like it view it as a flaw when the people it’s designed for clearly love and cherish it. That’s silly to me.
@@shinji2898 because other creators try to make it sound not petty while Nerrel embraces it, making it sympathetic to what he gets in his comments while being able to laugh at him at the same time (no hate to Nerrel, I think it's valid to dislike HK lol)
Yoku's Island Express was FANTASTIC. It's one of the few games my wife played through by herself (except for the rope swinging parts, she had trouble with those and I had to take over). Such a charming game that was as much fun to watch as to play.
Glad someone finally got to shining a spotlight on Yoku's Island Express! Played it like 2 years ago, but it's Genuinely the most creative Metroidvania concept i've ever seen and incredibly well executed despite the small team and it being their first Metroidvania. It's unironically the Metroidvania i want a sequel for the most.
I clicked on this video just to hear about somebody finally talk about Yuko's Island Express. It's such an underrated gem of a game, glad you enjoyed it!
And breath of the wild and mario odyssey and prey and cuphead and night in the woods and resident evil 7 and persona 5 and neir automata and edith finch and sonic mania and nioh and hellblade and little nightmares and opus magnum and divinity original sin 2
Nerrel will never review it because he's a simp for 3dpd and therefore is obligated to dislike anime, so admitting an anime game is the best indie metroidvania would be suicide for him.
@@ohmygahdbilly I'm sure my commment reads like a glowing endorsement. In all srsness, you might actually like it. It's a pretty divisive game and it does click for some people.
I can finally bust out the old hypodermic needle and inject some good material into my jugular before the world ends. Thank you for this blessing Grandpa Nerrel.
kunai is one of the most interesting looking games ive seen in a while, might actually get it just for the cool style alone (plus i need more games to add to my neverending backlog)
I love how your writing and manner of speaking is so efficient and precise. Every word seems like it was scientifically determined to be most fitting for what you want to convey. And yet you still manage to sprinkle in plenty of humor. Fantastic work as always.
I'm relieved Nerrel has finally found an editor who will qualify and explain his biased / ignorant statements on games within the 'good games accredited list' before upload.
I've owned Yoku's Island Express for over a year, and it is one of the most refreshingly creative games I've played of the past generation. If you haven't played it yet, do yourself a favor and kop it. It is a wonderful game.
@@marcosdheleno No one cares what you're into. I said to play Yoku Island Express because it's a wonderful game. If you have crappy tastes in games, then that's your issue, not mines. I hope you've learned a valuable lesson from our little talk. Now screw off🙃
Yoku's Island Express is an incredible game, and the endgame is incredibly hard to complete, but also incredibly fun, i just wish there was another one! xD
I was literally just thinking a few minutes ago "Hey, it's been a while since I've seen a new Nerrel video" and boom, got the notification for this one. Hells yeahz
It has come to our attention that Nerrel has criticized Hollow Knight again... ...We sincerely apologize, and will take the necessary steps to ensure that this never happens again. Another thing that sucked about Hollow Knight
I'm pretty sure I got Yoku's Island as part of a Humble Bundle thing, but I hadn't heard of it. I had no idea it looked so cool. I probably would never have played it of not for this video.
Man, I really love Yoku's Island Express, when I first bought it I didn't expect much of it, but I got extremely addicted due to how different from other games in the genre it was, and I think it's easily maybe even the absolute best game in the entire genre of Metroidvania, yes, better than Hollow Knight, Blasphemous or Axiom Verge.
This one is definitely going in my mental backlog. Seems extremely relaxing, just engaging enough, & just unique enough to feel special. Games that are labors of love, but also polished tend to land well with me.
Valdis Story - so underrated and undiscovered. It was going to get a sequel, but it never got enough love. By the law of nerds, I request you acknowledge it.
I don't know if this counts, as it takes more inspiration from Zelda than Metroid, but Unsighted is a great search-action game that you should check out. I played a couple months ago and it had some of the best atmosphere of any game I've played in a long time and gave some of the great indie metroidvanias a run for their money. The story was shitty, though.
@@grover7531 For reals. I think my only problem was that the characters looked really cool but were underdeveloped. A shame, because it was on track to possibly being a perfect game.
The first hour of Unsighted was absolutely amazing to me. The atmosphere, the isolation, the gameplay.... And then I found out I would be under a time limit for the whole game. I dropped it like a rock.
@@Orange_Swirl i recommend that you play it again. You can turn off the time limit. I never did but I still had a great time even getting the worst ending. A lot of friends died in my run but I didn't come anywhere close to running out of time
Glad to see people talk about Kunai: I played it recently and I was shocked I hadn't heard about it before and that it wasn't more popular, that game is simply fun and cool. I also felt the exact same ways, word for word, about the mountain boss, which confirms Nerrel as the most correct youtuber because he validated my feelings.
remember when samus said she was straight, remember when mario was like "damn peach you're caked up", what about that time kirby was like "girl i want you inside me" yeah me neither
Your videos are so great and always funny, you genuinely are one of my top favorite TH-camrs! Every time you upload I click without hesitation because I know it’s going to make me laugh
I'm really liking this series for padding my Steam wishlist. Any chance you'll cover Carrion in the next part? It seems like it would be up your alley.
If anyone is looking for a more linear metroidvania game (to the point it’s barely even a metroidvania, like cave story), then I personally recommend Iconoclasts. Its filled with both fun puzzles and fun bosses, and it has a really good story, while also not wasting your time with lore rewards. It’s also got some of the best sprite work I’ve seen, ever. The game’s definitely got some problems, but it’s one of my personal favorite metroidvanias, and I really hope it gets reviewed if Nerrel chooses to do any more of these types of videos.
I shared it here, I'll upload it somewhere other than Discord once I finish a few other covers I never finished discord.com/channels/512014379676598272/512856189592141826/992908282597490769
I loved Yoku. One of the first games I got on Switch. Time spinner was ok and highlights my major problem with indie Metroidvenias where there are too many straight hallways with only the background or colors being different. There are very few differently shaped rooms and those are typically just hubs connecting to more straight hallways.
If you guys have read Nerrels TH-cam description you’ll see how much of a legend this guy really is. Literally calls sponsorships and partnerships tacky garbage, what a freaking stud
Timespinner animations and sidequests seem to be inspired more on Order of Ecclesia than Mana games or Symphony of the Night, even the animation of the main character when swinging that huge sword is definitely mimicking Shanoa, I think it's very refreshing since most games just copy SotN.
I couldn't play Timespinner. I ended up refunding the game due to how awful the dialog was. I recall something about a character flipping a table and ruining a cake (who does that?) and then a character said something like "thanks for pretending to care." It felt as equally put together as a Twitter post. Hell, you can even see it in this video proper, like the part where a character gets told not to make assumptions because it's bad to assume for some reason. It was the first time a game's dialogue made me want to stop playing a game.
@@bareq99 Never played it. I dislike FPS games for the most part, and I don't understand your point about screaming at people, nor would I do it myself. Actually, I simply don't understand the point of your comment altogether.
@@XBladenoJutsu The entire game is just a thinly veiled agenda push with some underwhelming gameplay wrapped around it. I'm sure our commenting friend here is one of the people this games narrative was directly designed for.
People love timespinner so I don’t know what that other person is on about but I agree that it’s very disappointing. It looks nice. That’s about all I really enjoyed.
@@grover7531 Timespinner is so loved that almost no one talks about it outside of GDQ. This video's comments section demonstrates how little people care about Timespinner; almost none of the comments include it.
I am so happy to see someone talking about Kunai, it’s one of my favorite games from 2020 and I beat it so many times. Kunai definitely needs more attention!
what? that conversations like those would be in real life i think? (i don't know what was said before that) but for example i was talking about you and joked or something about you being christian or smth, you would obviously want to say that you are not (idk if you are, just for the sake of the argument), if it were an incorrect fact about you.
@@jeffboy4231 You wouldn't be wrong, but the way it came off in Timespinner (at least when I played it back when it was released), it felt really forced and unnatural. That could be said about the whole game's writing in general, which just felt incredibly unprofessional to me.
Really hoping The Messenger is in part 5. Strongly recommend if it wasn’t on your radar. I’d also vouch for Infernax if you happen to be in the small group of people that like either Zelda II, Simon’s Quest, or both
This may be an unpopular opinion, but tbh I love the derivative Metroidvanias just as much as the ones that bring new mechanics. If someone says a new game is just copy/pasted Super Metroid or SOTN, I'm all about it because I just kinda want more of that
What a pleasant surprise, Patreon was so worth it! Btw have you not played Dark souls Nerrel? Re-watched most your vids and haven't heard you talk much about it.
babe wake up, i'm leaving you for nerrel
Who watch narrel at 3 in the morning?
B)
@@Gameplayer1500X my brother in Christ, time zones
No way I found you here lmao, when the next song my guy
@@vintheguy those dang flat earthers and their refusal to accept time zones
Someday Silksong will actually release and I'll finally be able to hear Nerrel's thoughts on Axiom Verge 2
I'm actually super interested to hear his take. I liked it, it had some really cool shitz especially liked the lil drone Spidey. But there was some stuff like combat that I liked a lot less than axiom verge one
It's funny, as HK Silksong seems to be addressing a lot of Nerrel's grievances with the first.
@@leftovernoise 😢❤
dude gave HK a 7/10
Axiom 2 sucked. 😭
Thanks Nerrel.
Now I feel like I would make a Metroidvania games with Gyro Support
But you will include an HD texture pack, right?
I would honestly be interested in one for the Playdate. See what crazy sh"t people come up with for the crank. Or for motion control systems like the Switch and VR.
@@AdondeBoy seriously though, hd textures should be a separate download. Have it listed as free dlc to save on file size for those who don't want it
Honesty I played the prime series using Primehack the other day for proper aiming and if I could use gyro on those games... Well, okay, they wouldn't improve that much considering the lock on feature but for the small hoardes you don't want to lock on to it'd be a godsend
If anyone wants a recap of where we are at:
Cave story - 15/15 (so a 10)
Axiom Verge - 9
Metroid Dread - 9
Yoku's Island Express - 8,9
Blasphemous - 8,7534
Timespinner - 8,6
AM2R - 8,5
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 8,5
Environmental Station Alpha - 8,5
Gato Roboto - 8,5
Guacamelee - 8,5
Touhou: Luna Nights - 8,5
Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth - 8
Ori and the Blind Forest - 8
Kunai - 7,3
Hollow Knight - 7
Haiku the Robot - 6,9874
A Robot Named Fight - 5
Kinda sad that Robot Named Fight is so low. I adore that game.
@@jakeparker5012 tastes differ I suppose.
Literally criminal that Hollow Knight is lower than Bloodstained in anybody's opinion. HK isn't perfect but Bloodstained is total garbage.
Nah, Bloodstained is more fun, rewarding, and actually has progression in a meaningful way (there's more than 2 attacks)
@@Muirbidul It has the same style of progression as HK and the combat is clumsy and unbalanced. For all the abilities and weapons you get only a handful of them are useful and they quickly become gamebreaking. HK's combat is simple and refined.
Gaben give this man his Steam Deck already!
I like how Nerrel manages to criticize Hollow Knight and praise it in different ways every time it gets brought up in new videos
He's the only TH-camr brave enough to do so.
@@Antonio_Ortiz he is certainly brave, but I just don’t get it. I genuinely did not share a single critique he had and I’m not some idiot fanboy either.
@@enzog1078 sometimes people have different opinions. I enjoyed the game quite a lot but found the lack of solid upgrades, Dark Souls design beats, and map system all to be highly frustrating.
@@cajbajthewhite4889 Yeah, for the longest time, I thought I was taking crazy pills because I was the only one who found it's progression more punishing than fair, until Nerrel also voiced his concerns. He was the brother I needed to show that I can be my own man in video game discourse.
And food for thought: some people think Breath of the Wild is mid. To each their own.
@@Antonio_Ortiz imo botw is a good game. But definitely not a masterpiece. I mean the weapon system is crap, the rewards are unrewarding (hearts or stamina or a weapon that breaks within 10 hits). The shrines feel like copy pasta (wayyy to many). 'The dungeons' aren't that great. It misses iconic items.
I still think it's a great game and it's fun. If they fix this for botw I'll jump on the hype train..
I love how you can count on nerrel bringing up his dislike for hollow knight on every metroidvania video.
It went from a simple critique to a long running joke now.
Exactly, now he is both criticizing and trying to intentionally piss off the people who can't handle their favorite game being criticized
Absolute gigachad Nerrel
It's the ultimate meme. It's so ingrained in these reviews ever since his first metroidvania review list. People shouldn't let it bother them that much.
@Bored Boss nerrel doesn't even hate the game i think he liked it but wasn't crazy about it
I can't take his reviews seriously since rating Hollow Knight as 7/10, it's IGN-esque level of poor judgement.
@@aquaglow1 You're right. It's a 6.5 at best.
I love yoku's island express. It's like the devs heard "metroid prime pinball" and took it personally
Buddy of mine bought Yoku Island express on sale a few weeks ago, no idea how he heard of it, and had such a delightful (and frustrating, bc it do got flaws) time beating it I bought it on principle.
Theres a really neat ign (guh I know) "developer watch speedrun of" thats very much worth a view if you're a fan.
And if you haven't played there's a demo available on, i think all the platforms. Very much worth a checkout.
Remember everyone, you can disagree with someone's opinion in a calm and respectful manner. That being said I am unsubscribing because the mean video game man said Bugborne was only a 7/10 for him. 7 is basically 0, the only valid scores are 9.1 to 9.9 out of 10.
Reassure me that being interested in a the thing I may or may not have yet bought is good OR ELSE
Bugborne! The greatest buglike game since Elden Ants.
@JulianRock ah yes, the game is excellent but there's a problem I don't like, therefore 5/10, it's no masterpiece and everyone saying otherwise is wrong.
it's like that clip from The Critic
"You're only supposed to rate movies from good to great"
"But what if I don't like it?"
"That's what 'good' is for"
i really love Hollow Knight, but it is still flawed in some areas
the shade system especially did discourage me from re-entering dangerous areas early on and go somewhere else, only to die again and permanently lose the Geo in the first shade, which is... miserable
and the only proper banker in the game is a scammer, which feels a bit like Team Cherry was taking the piss
i suppose the relics are how you get more Geo instantly in a pinch, but they are still finite and (in my personal experience) I was still finding a few well after I "got gud" and they were even needed to keep my Geo up
really hoping Silksong makes stuff like saving your cash and the early game movement better than the first game
@@Vee_Sheep I feel like some gamers really just like different things. What some view as flaws and annoyances, other view as carefully designed challenge. I believe a bit of frustration is a good thing in a video game. I don’t want a cake walk. Obviously, a lot of people feel the same. And a lot of others disagree.
What I disagree with is when this type of design is intentional and well-done, and the people who don’t like it view it as a flaw when the people it’s designed for clearly love and cherish it. That’s silly to me.
This man's commitment to shitting on Hollow Knight gives me life tbh.
"RISE FROM YOUR TOMB WRETCHED FIEND, RISE"
-Nerrel probably
Hollow Knight is my favorite game ever and it's still funny
Something about Nerrel delivery and humor just makes it infinitely more funny compared to other youtubers who do the same thing
@@shinji2898 because other creators try to make it sound not petty while Nerrel embraces it, making it sympathetic to what he gets in his comments while being able to laugh at him at the same time
(no hate to Nerrel, I think it's valid to dislike HK lol)
and he continues to be objectively correct too
Yoku's Island Express was FANTASTIC. It's one of the few games my wife played through by herself (except for the rope swinging parts, she had trouble with those and I had to take over). Such a charming game that was as much fun to watch as to play.
Much love to Yoku, that game is the best of both worlds.
“Hey it’s me, Yoku! I heard that you’re pretty strong! Let’s fight!”
-Yoku from Yagon Ball
Glad someone finally got to shining a spotlight on Yoku's Island Express! Played it like 2 years ago, but it's Genuinely the most creative Metroidvania concept i've ever seen and incredibly well executed despite the small team and it being their first Metroidvania. It's unironically the Metroidvania i want a sequel for the most.
I clicked on this video just to hear about somebody finally talk about Yuko's Island Express. It's such an underrated gem of a game, glad you enjoyed it!
2017 was a wild year,
Both Hollow Knight and Yoku's Island Express released in same year
And breath of the wild and mario odyssey and prey and cuphead and night in the woods and resident evil 7 and persona 5 and neir automata and edith finch and sonic mania and nioh and hellblade and little nightmares and opus magnum and divinity original sin 2
And most importantly IMO, Rain World.
@@harristhethird5056 and how could i forget, fortnite !!!!!!!!!!!!
@harristhethird5056
You are on youtube, one of the most hive minded communities to ever exist, dont go around pretending you are high brow.
Every day I await the inevitable Rabi-Ribi review.
You can't run forever.
Nerrel will never review it because he's a simp for 3dpd and therefore is obligated to dislike anime, so admitting an anime game is the best indie metroidvania would be suicide for him.
If Rain World doesn't get 99/10 in whatever part of this series it appears in you, Nerrel, are not a true game master and have no human heart.
I hate that game so much. I don't think I've ever had a more excruciating time controlling a video game character than that sperm with ears.
@@certainperson so is that a recommended game or
@@ohmygahdbilly I'm sure my commment reads like a glowing endorsement.
In all srsness, you might actually like it. It's a pretty divisive game and it does click for some people.
@@ohmygahdbilly best game
there is literally no way Nerrel won’t hate it with a passion, which is a crying shame
I can finally bust out the old hypodermic needle and inject some good material into my jugular before the world ends. Thank you for this blessing Grandpa Nerrel.
For another one, I’d recommend Ender Lillies. It’s fairly standard in it’s mechanics, but the atmosphere is breathtaking
kunai is one of the most interesting looking games ive seen in a while, might actually get it just for the cool style alone (plus i need more games to add to my neverending backlog)
I seriously cannot wait for him to review Hollow Knight Silksong just so this joke can continue and culminate in a glorious tingling sensation
im in shambles god i wish timespinner was like, 2x longer
I love how your writing and manner of speaking is so efficient and precise. Every word seems like it was scientifically determined to be most fitting for what you want to convey. And yet you still manage to sprinkle in plenty of humor. Fantastic work as always.
A Nerrel a day keeps the crippling depression away.
I very desperately want to see Nerrel review La-Mulana someday so I can watch him tear his hair out
I'm relieved Nerrel has finally found an editor who will qualify and explain his biased / ignorant statements on games within the 'good games accredited list' before upload.
i legit can't tell if this comment is a joke or not
Ah finally, Part 4 of series where Nerrel shits on Hollow Knight
Love this series. I almost always walk away from these vids with at least a couple of games to try that I’ve never heard of. Keep it up! 👍
I've owned Yoku's Island Express for over a year, and it is one of the most refreshingly creative games I've played of the past generation. If you haven't played it yet, do yourself a favor and kop it. It is a wonderful game.
its not for me, im not into puzzle plataformers, and yoku looks like its 110% of that.
@@marcosdheleno No one cares what you're into. I said to play Yoku Island Express because it's a wonderful game. If you have crappy tastes in games, then that's your issue, not mines. I hope you've learned a valuable lesson from our little talk. Now screw off🙃
He's NORBIN' OUT, man!
"I still wanna... eat the cake" away from the mic cracked me up so much.
Yoku's Island Express is an incredible game, and the endgame is incredibly hard to complete, but also incredibly fun, i just wish there was another one! xD
I was literally just thinking a few minutes ago "Hey, it's been a while since I've seen a new Nerrel video" and boom, got the notification for this one. Hells yeahz
Oh wow! Can't believe he's gone this long without making fun of Hollow Kni...and there we go XD
Grats on 200k! Your channel is fantastic.
It has come to our attention that Nerrel has criticized Hollow Knight again...
...We sincerely apologize, and will take the necessary steps to ensure that this never happens again.
Another thing that sucked about Hollow Knight
Yoku's Island Express looks amazing. I'm tempted to buy it.
I'm pretty sure I got Yoku's Island as part of a Humble Bundle thing, but I hadn't heard of it. I had no idea it looked so cool. I probably would never have played it of not for this video.
Time to binge watch Nerrell again!
Congrats on 200K(atrillion) subs, Nerrel! I've been an avid viewer ever since I found your exposed bedroom window.
I'm so happy you liked Yoku! One of my all time favorite Metroidvanias XD
I'm noticing a distinct lack of Wario in this video. Disappointed =(
Have you ever heard of Unsighted? Great game, would be perfect in case you do another one of these 4 metroidvanias lists
Just what I need I'm always looking for these, thank you my friend
Man, I really love Yoku's Island Express, when I first bought it I didn't expect much of it, but I got extremely addicted due to how different from other games in the genre it was, and I think it's easily maybe even the absolute best game in the entire genre of Metroidvania, yes, better than Hollow Knight, Blasphemous or Axiom Verge.
This one is definitely going in my mental backlog. Seems extremely relaxing, just engaging enough, & just unique enough to feel special. Games that are labors of love, but also polished tend to land well with me.
Thank you for talking about kunai, I haven’t really seen anyone talk about it yet.
I also agree with a lot of your criticisms with it, also the game developers unfortunately removed some interesting speedrun tech.
Valdis Story - so underrated and undiscovered. It was going to get a sequel, but it never got enough love. By the law of nerds, I request you acknowledge it.
I manifested this upload by rewatching every nerrel vid this past week, thank me later
I don't know if this counts, as it takes more inspiration from Zelda than Metroid, but Unsighted is a great search-action game that you should check out. I played a couple months ago and it had some of the best atmosphere of any game I've played in a long time and gave some of the great indie metroidvanias a run for their money. The story was shitty, though.
Unsighted is amazing. Not sure I’d call it a metroidvania but the devs do so that’s probably close enough. Fantastic game no matter what
Wish more of these would release on switch
@@grover7531 For reals. I think my only problem was that the characters looked really cool but were underdeveloped. A shame, because it was on track to possibly being a perfect game.
The first hour of Unsighted was absolutely amazing to me. The atmosphere, the isolation, the gameplay....
And then I found out I would be under a time limit for the whole game.
I dropped it like a rock.
@@Orange_Swirl i recommend that you play it again. You can turn off the time limit. I never did but I still had a great time even getting the worst ending. A lot of friends died in my run but I didn't come anywhere close to running out of time
Glad to see people talk about Kunai: I played it recently and I was shocked I hadn't heard about it before and that it wasn't more popular, that game is simply fun and cool. I also felt the exact same ways, word for word, about the mountain boss, which confirms Nerrel as the most correct youtuber because he validated my feelings.
remember when samus said she was straight, remember when mario was like "damn peach you're caked up", what about that time kirby was like "girl i want you inside me" yeah me neither
Thanks for not notifying me of a new Nerrel video, TH-cam.
Please do Steamworld Dig 1 and 2 next, they're so good, specially 2
Ah I was just thinking about how much I love a Nerrel video and here it is.
A CANADIAN GAME?
that's where i draw the line
Just ended the abusive relationship i was in. A Nerrel Video is just what i need right now, appreciate you man
Sorry for that man.. Hope you get better
Hope things go alright for you. You can bounce back.
Imagine part 5 of this review series comes around *and half of it is spent talking about the Shantae games* (please)
Your videos are so great and always funny, you genuinely are one of my top favorite TH-camrs! Every time you upload I click without hesitation because I know it’s going to make me laugh
Holy shit, someone else who thought Hollow Knight was average? I thought I was alone all this time!
You're still alive. It's good to see your content again Nerb-real.
I'm so glad yoku's island express was picked up for this series. Really love that one. Criminally unknown.
I'm really liking this series for padding my Steam wishlist. Any chance you'll cover Carrion in the next part? It seems like it would be up your alley.
Wow, look at all these metroidvanias I've never heard of.
Thank you Nerrel I am eternally greatful for the work you do to further the agenda of humanity
I'm surprised you hadn't heard of Yoku, it's the one I had heard most about in this video over several years, and everything was positive
I'm so happy to see a new Nerell video :)
unfortunately the knowledge that the earth is exploding in 4 weeks somewhat detracts from my ability to enjoy this video, but good stuff anyway nerrel
If anyone is looking for a more linear metroidvania game (to the point it’s barely even a metroidvania, like cave story), then I personally recommend Iconoclasts. Its filled with both fun puzzles and fun bosses, and it has a really good story, while also not wasting your time with lore rewards. It’s also got some of the best sprite work I’ve seen, ever. The game’s definitely got some problems, but it’s one of my personal favorite metroidvanias, and I really hope it gets reviewed if Nerrel chooses to do any more of these types of videos.
Thank you for helping me to Norb.
Love your videos, great job! Worth the wait as always
I love this series. I hope he does Iconoclasts and Owlboy at some point
Iconoclasts is one of those games where it looks good and then you play it and like, holy shit, it's *really good*
@@ragnarockerbunny Agreed. It's story, graphics, world design, & boss fights are some of the best I've ever seen in metroidvanias.
Nice, new Nerrel video
Hollow Knight is my favorite game. Watching Nerrel shit on Hollow Knight is a joy I can't describe.
The metroid sound at the end of the video... sweet
Great video as always. Can we get a link to the Metroid cover at the end of the video? Need to go Norb that video
I shared it here, I'll upload it somewhere other than Discord once I finish a few other covers I never finished discord.com/channels/512014379676598272/512856189592141826/992908282597490769
@@Nerrel Wow, that's yours? It's bloody good. It deserves to be heard
@@Nerrel I'd like to specifically request the cover from your Ocarina of Time video when you upload them if that's okay. I adore that one.
I loved Yoku. One of the first games I got on Switch. Time spinner was ok and highlights my major problem with indie Metroidvenias where there are too many straight hallways with only the background or colors being different. There are very few differently shaped rooms and those are typically just hubs connecting to more straight hallways.
If you guys have read Nerrels TH-cam description you’ll see how much of a legend this guy really is. Literally calls sponsorships and partnerships tacky garbage, what a freaking stud
“…huh???”
_-My comprehensive review of the first 29 seconds of_ Metroidvania Mega Review Pt. 4
Nerrel's sarcastic animations by now have become the worthy successors of 20th Century dystopian novels. Except more terrifyingly realistic...
Sigh, I love Yoku's Island Express so much! 🥰 I hope they make a second one. Or something else that's different but still pinball based.
Finally when the world need him the most ,he comes back
I love the look of Kunai! Gonna try it out! Thanks and awesome video!!
Timespinner animations and sidequests seem to be inspired more on Order of Ecclesia than Mana games or Symphony of the Night, even the animation of the main character when swinging that huge sword is definitely mimicking Shanoa, I think it's very refreshing since most games just copy SotN.
The menus scream OoE, too. Hopefully there's also a Barlowe equivalent with hilarious laughing fits x)
OOE was so dang good, I wish they'd bring the DS Castlevanias to Steam sometime.
Let's fuckin go! Glad you're doin yoku! Such an interesting game
I couldn't play Timespinner. I ended up refunding the game due to how awful the dialog was.
I recall something about a character flipping a table and ruining a cake (who does that?) and then a character said something like "thanks for pretending to care." It felt as equally put together as a Twitter post. Hell, you can even see it in this video proper, like the part where a character gets told not to make assumptions because it's bad to assume for some reason.
It was the first time a game's dialogue made me want to stop playing a game.
I bet you miss the "good ol'days of old COD lobbies and screaming racial slurs at people"
@@bareq99 Never played it. I dislike FPS games for the most part, and I don't understand your point about screaming at people, nor would I do it myself.
Actually, I simply don't understand the point of your comment altogether.
@@XBladenoJutsu The entire game is just a thinly veiled agenda push with some underwhelming gameplay wrapped around it. I'm sure our commenting friend here is one of the people this games narrative was directly designed for.
3:19 a group of people smarter and more successful then Nerrel will ever be
@@cgrooney9945 lmao
Look at yall coping in the comments 💀
I legit thought my kitten was crying when the yoku’s review started.
Timespinner was very underwhelming for me. i'm surprised you put it over Deedlit.
@@SeasoningTheObese
9/10 on steam? 84% on Metacritic?
No need to reduce people you disagree with to “nobody” so you can pretend your _opinion_ is fact
@@SeasoningTheObese Probably the person who incorrectly asserted that "literally no one likes Timespinner", if I had to guess.
People love timespinner so I don’t know what that other person is on about but I agree that it’s very disappointing. It looks nice. That’s about all I really enjoyed.
Dialogue is definitely cringe and forced. "BTW I'm a pervert" SJW crap
@@grover7531 Timespinner is so loved that almost no one talks about it outside of GDQ. This video's comments section demonstrates how little people care about Timespinner; almost none of the comments include it.
Your videos are so good so consistently. Editing, humour and critique. What a sick channel man, keep it up
Saw the portrait art for timespinner and knew instantly
Need to add some of these to my wishlist. Yoku has been on there for ages but I might need to actually give it a look next sale
I'm so here for the Hollow Knight salt, there seems to be no other source for it on the internet and I agree with all of it
I am so happy to see someone talking about Kunai, it’s one of my favorite games from 2020 and I beat it so many times. Kunai definitely needs more attention!
"[The gay] comes up organically."
'Shows dialogue of main character berating a friend into apologizing for assuming her sexuality.'
...is this bait?
what? that conversations like those would be in real life i think? (i don't know what was said before that) but for example i was talking about you and joked or something about you being christian or smth, you would obviously want to say that you are not (idk if you are, just for the sake of the argument), if it were an incorrect fact about you.
@@jeffboy4231 You wouldn't be wrong, but the way it came off in Timespinner (at least when I played it back when it was released), it felt really forced and unnatural. That could be said about the whole game's writing in general, which just felt incredibly unprofessional to me.
Really hoping The Messenger is in part 5. Strongly recommend if it wasn’t on your radar.
I’d also vouch for Infernax if you happen to be in the small group of people that like either Zelda II, Simon’s Quest, or both
its Norbin' time
This may be an unpopular opinion, but tbh I love the derivative Metroidvanias just as much as the ones that bring new mechanics. If someone says a new game is just copy/pasted Super Metroid or SOTN, I'm all about it because I just kinda want more of that
Horrible video, no Tingle noises during the rating. I thought we got the tingle tuner fixed?
What a pleasant surprise, Patreon was so worth it!
Btw have you not played Dark souls Nerrel?
Re-watched most your vids and haven't heard you talk much about it.
Why are you pretending Timespinner doesn't have grade school level writing, dude? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
because it fits his political mold
Oh to be a dung beetle delivering mail on Mokumana Island, one can only dream.