Thank you for mentioning Valdis Story! I love that game. I recommend it to other metroidvania lovers, but with a cautionary message - the combat in the first hour feels a bit clunky. But it's meant to. You have an upgrade tree, and though the combat isn't great at first, it is silky smooth after a few upgrades. I'm sad that the game didn't do great commercially.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@walkman06

Жыл бұрын

Agree valdis story is too underrated. Its actually good. Beat it twice.

I recently purchased the Ori and the will of the wisps. I still have to replay and finish the first game, I still remember playing it on my Xbox one. Good memories

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Mm

Yoku's Island Express is such an amazing game. I was so surprised when you mentioned it though, I've rarely met anyone who's played it.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Right? SO GOOD

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

I love the aesthetic, but I very quickly got frustrated with the core gameplay. I think I got stuck in a room for 10 minutes, because the timing to actually reach the exit was incredibly tight. Like

I really liked bloodstained as well, it accomplished what it was trying to very well Ender lillies also really surprised me with the quality of world building and combat with a lot of variety

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Yay

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

For me, Blasphemous is the perfect gameplay for this style of game. My skill is pretty mediocre, so something like Hollow Knight is the absolute limit of my ability. Nightmare King Grim was just about beatable after much practice, as my reaction time could barely keep up with his moveset. Blasphemous, on the other hand, is much more forgiving in terms of combat speed. It also features both a dodge and parry, which I consider a huge plus in these games. I enjoyed exploring Bloodstained, but the gameplay was mediocre at best. It feels very dated.

The Messenger is another great one worth checking out. It starts out as a classic level based platformer, but turns into a Metroidvania halfway through.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

hell yeah

I saw Vladis Story on the list and was happy.

@LTDLetsPlays

Жыл бұрын

I Wish it got a sequel

@RoyBrewerGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@LTDLetsPlays I am settling for more exposure for the game

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Yay

Monster sanctuary is such a unique game . A truly new take on pokemon style combat and exploration.

I just picked up a bunch of Metroidvania's I hadn't even heard of till yesterday. Aeterna Noctis looks super promising. I saw some user comments that it can take up to 500 hours to finish! Just started it last night and I dig so far. Here's some of my faves by year, a few match up with your picks, and several of your picks i haven't played yet. 1982 - 1997: We used to call these exploration-platformers. Montezuma's Revenge, Pitfall 2, Battle For Olympus, Rygar, Strider, Clash At Demonhead, Dark Castle, Wonder Boy III, The Goonies II. Obviously All of the Metroid and Castlevanias lol 2009: Shadow Complex 2010: Hmmm nothing really came out this year lol 2011: Cave Story+ (This one really kicked off the trend) 2012: Dust: An Elysian Tail 2013: Guacamelee! 2014: Strider 2015: Ori and the Blind Forest (I have never got around to Axiom Verge 1 or 2 yet) 2016: Owlboy 2017: Hollow Knight (but an honorable mention to: Rain World, Steamworld Dig 2 and The Mummy Demastered) 2018: The Messenger (But I just picked up Yoku thanks to your rec, Clemmy!) 2019: Blasphemous 2020: Vigil: The Longest Night 2021: Death’s Gambit: Afterlife 2022: Still deciding. I've barely touched my back catalog of Metroidvanias from last year.

@KarkySphere

Жыл бұрын

aeterna noctis is more of a platformer than a metroidvania

@thebarbaryghostsf

Жыл бұрын

@@KarkySphere Yeah I realized this after the fact. It's hard as ball too lol,

@ibrahimkouidri634

Жыл бұрын

Nice I'm gonna check them out

You chose Bloodstained over blasphemous? thats blasphemy!

@OleksaBaida

Жыл бұрын

Would choose this over either, honestly ) Blasphemy, which I supported via Kickstarter, is a brain twister 🤷

@davybeneult3311

Жыл бұрын

blasphemous +1

@miaoFoodNow

Жыл бұрын

I would definitely choose Bloodstained over Blasphemous.

@blougras

Жыл бұрын

And Yoku's Island Express over Guacamelee 2.

@sharksocks8130

Жыл бұрын

But waifu tho

Hey man I just wanted to say thank you. Ever since you first showed me ender lilies quietus of the night I started to play metroidvanias and personally is now my favorite genre. You are my go to guy for all kinds of games. I really appreciate these kind of videos and keep it up with the great work!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Appreciate the comment

so glad you mentioned momodora reverie under the moonlight! its a short game but the visuals combined with the soundtrack and simple mechanics give this game a very unique vibe imo. especially gardens of stone gave me chills

@binarioochentaycinco4791

Жыл бұрын

yeah, the game lacks on long hours of gameplay and replayability. but even so it is a very strong game.

I really loved my experience with Ender Lillies and am glad to see it make the cut. Will always recommend it.

@jesk743

Жыл бұрын

Loved Ender Lillies too - it's gorgeous and haunting at the same time.

Great list, I'm going to save this to my games playlist so I can go through it again when I'm home

Nice !! Now you could do a top 15 metroidvanias from each of these years to remember the old good ones.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

A throwback one might be interesting

I need a list of good metroidvanias from 2010 onwards so I can make sure I have played them all XD

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

heh

I love this list hope you do a similar list like this for other types of games it is interesting to see your favorite picks for other genres of games with one per year.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

We'll see!

Hollow Knight is what got me into Metroidvania genre .... Now i love Metroidvania games.

It would be great if you make more videos of 1 game per year in different genres. Love the channel

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Let's see :)

Great list! Islets was my Game of the Year for 2022. So charming, calming and fun! Great to see some games that I had forgotten about. Had you started in 2012, I would vote for Dust: An Elysian Tail. That game's great (and it's gorgeous). :)

Was waiting for iconoclast, one of the best metroidvenia story driven games ever Still a great game selection !

@marcell6657

Жыл бұрын

absolute gem!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Another tough year to pick!

I'm really interested to try Ender Lillies, dear god Hollow Knight was my favorite, among these on the list. It's simple a MASTERPIECE, i call it as "Soulsvania" and Indie of the Indies 8D But where's Salt and Sanctuary and Lost Faith? Gotta play both still, also Momodora (i played Minoria, same Brazilian studio) and Bloodstained

I also played the 2022 games you showed in the video and loved Haiku: The Robot and did enjoy Islets, just picked up Momodora and Ender Lilies.

Some years are really hard to decide. I'm sad that HAAK not even got a mention for 2022. :( Good list tho!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Cheers!

Wow a surprise weekend video! I told myself I bought enough over the spring Steam sale but you just got me to get 2 more games. Keep up the great work! Or don't so my wallet can recover.

@LTDLetsPlays

Жыл бұрын

Plz tell me one of them is valdis story

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

You should do a CoOp recommendation list again :)! I’m not sure if you can cause idk what’s come out as of recently but I hope so!

Great list! Played most of the games, but somehow never got to Bloodstained. Quick question, is there a reason there is no list of games with a link to their steam pages? It's a drag to search and paste to add games to the wish list :(

Yup this is the video for me! So many classics here.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

nice

Great taste as always, Best Indie Games dude. Although I'd go with Iconoclasts for 2018's title. I adore that game, feels very cave story-ish.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Cheers. Thanks for sharing

I'm surprised Iconoclasts didn't make it. It has everything a metroidvania needs, plus a really great story and the best pixel art style of all in my opinion. (And it was my first metroidvania back then)

@TheNoMoreGamer

11 ай бұрын

We live in the timeline where iconoclasts doesn’t get the respect it deserves :/ honestly so good it’s in my top 10

Huge work!! thanks :D

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Excellent list. I can't disagree with any choices. I haven't played Infernax or Monster Sanctuary yet

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Awesome video! Bloodstained or Blasphemous... hard choice, I know! I prefer Blasphemous for many reasons, neither of which invalidate Bloodstained in the least, but I guess Mr. Igarashi deserves the recognition.

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

Blasphemous is #2 on my favourite 2D metroidvania list. Even thought the morbid setting isn't to my taste, the overall game is just exceptional.

Honestly, I'd like to hear top-3-5 per year

in 2021 I would recommend GRIME, it is more skill based and it doesn't matter if you have all the upgrades, It will still give you a hard time if you don't know how to parry.

Can't find any year that don't agree with you. Awesome games. And video

You forgot to mention Grime! Versus Ender lilies, the choice is difficult for me.

@travelfix86

Жыл бұрын

GRIME with the last update and the next update coming, will be awesome

@NicolasREVA7X

Жыл бұрын

@@travelfix86 What next update? Is there something else cooking after Colors of Rot? I follow Clover Bite everywhere and could not locate anything hehe

@travelfix86

Жыл бұрын

@@NicolasREVA7X Second and last update will be a new game+, but they said will be special, not an usual ng+; there will be exclusive weapons, exclusive enemies/boss, new ending, new abilities and so on... Will see 👀 I really like Clover bite as Devs, so I trust in them.

@NicolasREVA7X

Жыл бұрын

@@travelfix86 hell yea! Grime Gang is ON

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Oo yeah.

There have been so many good adventure platformers in the last decade. We're getting spoiled.

Surprised dead cells didnt even get an honorable mention.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Not a metroidvania, it’s a rogue lite

hey this video was up for a couple of minutes yesterday why was it taken private?

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Had to make some edits and re-upload. There were mistakes.

Someone recommend a great Metroidvania that has nice pixelart and isn't too difficult...

I'm actually playing through Infernax again with my fiance since they added the co-op DLC. Loved that game and all the different endings and secrets you could get. Also have to say 2019 was a tough choice, but I have to agree with your pick of Bloodstained instead of Blasphemous- BS was a bit more fun for me as opposed to Blasphemous had me raging more 😅 Great list!!!

Great picks

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

3:22 2017 was a legendary year indeed: Breath of the Wild, Hollow Knight, Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2

Thanks for reminding me 2013 was 10 years ago O_o

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

The relentless march of time

One can notice the drop of quality in this list after 2019

For 2020 I would have said 3000th duel since you didn’t want to go with Ori

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Good one

I really loved Ghost Song. Why show a clip but not mention it? You didn't like it?

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

It was good! I could only choose one

Ender Lillies was so good

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

YEAH

So happy you made the right choice for 2015

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

:)

What happened to the first upload you brought here? Was it claimed by authoral rights due to songs or something? This is the second time you're posting this video. And thanks for the post, friend. It must have taken you ages to detail and separate all the best games from each year, only to pick one during a whole decade. Tough job! Keep up the good work!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Nah, I took it down myself. There were mistakes in that video (worked too late into the night on it)

I love the break down by years

HAAK, without a doubt, is the metroidvania of the year 2022, for me.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Oo yeah

great video

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Yoku's Island Express is a wonderful game!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Love it

Anyone here know the name of the game that appears at 5:09 in the video?

@beri4138

Жыл бұрын

Gato Roboto

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Gato Roboto yeah

Bloodstained ritual of the night oh hell yeah

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

HELL YEAH

I wanna see the honorable mentions per year lol

Aeterna Noctis F.I.S.T. Environmental Station Alpha Metroid Dread are a few I'd say are better than at least half the games on this list still I agree everything named was at least good

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

All good games

Where is Iconoclast?

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Tough cut

Bloodstained FTW 🎉 Love RotN!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Woop woop

My opinion is very unpopular, but I don't see Bloodstained as a masterpiece of a game they say it is. It's a very good game, but hasn't accomplished anything beyond that, and Igarashi has made much better games before. Blasphemous was definitely the best metroidvania in 2019 for me, and has mastered aspects about design, exploration, combat and boss battles with much more greatness.

What's the game at 5:08?

@marcos54695

Жыл бұрын

Touhou Luna Nights

Dead cells is another faster paced CV-like along with rogue legacy that's quite good, still ori is well worth the play, it's one of the best one's I've played.

thank you I can respect your choices

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

How is the name of the game in 0:50 ???

I have over 1100 hours in A Robot Named Fight that says Hollow Knight had competition in 2017. (The 90% discount doesn't hurt for those on the fence.)

@justindavis9493

Жыл бұрын

2017 was also the year of Sundered. Amazing game with a unique gameplay loop for a metroidvania

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

It's an interesting one for sure

05:12 which game is that?

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

What game is this? 8:13

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Islets

Thank u 4 choosing BloodStained over blasphemous ;)

My top: (2016) Rabi Ribi (2021) Aeterna Noctis

@beri4138

Жыл бұрын

Aeterna Noctis is so fucking good and underrated!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

good picks

What's the game before gato roboto???😮

Wait so Moon Studios the people behind Ori and the Blind Forest is a toxic place to work that explains why the game is so depressing they are taking their own experience and turning it into a game

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

You kid but maybe?

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

I take these reports of "toxic workplaces" with a big grain of salt. It's very easy for a bitter ex-employee who wants to smear them to start making these claims.

Best the best of, again, oh my!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

:)

It's unexpected, that no one in comments mentioned Dead Cells 😅😄

@samuraicupcake289

Жыл бұрын

It's not really a metroidvania

@OleksaBaida

Жыл бұрын

@@kikapete5934 🤣🤣 Good one !!

@OleksaBaida

Жыл бұрын

@@kikapete5934 nah, I was serious And your first answer to me is still great )

@OleksaBaida

Жыл бұрын

@@samuraicupcake289 dude, Darksiders and Control are metroidvanias. Not something like, just metroidvanias But a lot of people wouldn't say So what? Plz, next time bring sarcasm/irony to your answer or argument-to-proove to your too serious time Have a nice day!

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

It’s more rogue lite than metroidvania

Really nice list even though there was no Rabi-Ribi

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Underrated game

What is the 8:17 game?

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Haiku, the robot

name of the game at 5:13?

@BarfAttack

Жыл бұрын

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom.

I liked Yoku until the ending with one of the worst twist villains I had ever seen.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

XD You know.. I agree

Play Aeterna Noctis

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

mm

@SpartanKyuubi

Жыл бұрын

@@ClemmyGames one of the Best MV I’ve ever played.

I agree with most, except 2013, Dust was a much better experience IMO. But hell yeah, Yoku's Island... One of the best mashups ever created by mankind.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Those were the 2 I was debating!

Make one with roguelike/lite

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

on the list!

Metroid Dread

I bought a controller because of Infernax.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Worth

Where is Blasphemous and Ori????

What about Metroid Dread?

The fact that ori has been developed on a toxic environment doesn't change the fact that it is by far the best metroidvania of 2019 and arguably 2015. The genre got so famous mainly thanks to ori and hk: they're both masterpieces but for very different reasons.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

I'm not knocking the quality of the game

@KerberosProtocol

Жыл бұрын

@@ClemmyGames Then you should haven chosen it as the best 2019 metroidvania, no doubts about it. As for 2015 is debatable.

@CheddahSlammer

Жыл бұрын

You might be right to put ori on the list, but is it ok to put a game on a pedestal when it got their on the backs of people that suffered. Many would jump on him for putting it on the list when it was developed in a toxic environment and would think he doesn't care or even supports that behavior because he put the game on his list.

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

@@CheddahSlammer Why? Is there any proof of those claims? Anyone can claim anything, but that doesn't mean it's true. Remember how the entire internet demonised Depp because Amber Heard made a bunch of claims about him abusing her, and it turned out that the opposite was true?

@kami4242

8 ай бұрын

@@CheddahSlammer That shouldn't change the fact that Ori and the Will of the Wisps was the best metroidvania of 2020. You have cases where The Last of Us 2 won the most awards in spite of harassment going on within the studio. For me allegations are just that, allegations. I'd like to see legal action taken against them if true. Prove they exist and the severity. Anybody can make allegations on Twitter with little to no recourse

I'm sure I must be missing something, but Hollow Knight just never stuck with me. Maybe I'll get it on my next try, but as of now, it just doesn't really grab me.

@SuperKratosgamer

Жыл бұрын

I know how it is, i tried 2 times and gave up, then in the 3 time, i decided to push foward, the game improves alot after you get the dash and double jump.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

It's slow up till Greenpath

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the pacing of the early game is definitely the biggest weak point. Especially considering how easy it is to go in a different direction.

Yokus Island is so great

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

yes!

Steamworld dig 2 ist my clear Winner for 2017

@davybeneult3311

Жыл бұрын

Against Hollow Knight? lol

@michibichi2212

Жыл бұрын

@@davybeneult3311 hollow knight ist good for people who enjoy dark souls kind of difficulty. Sadly im not that kind of person.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

It’s great!

04:31 - missed space after "2018".

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

:P

5:13 What's the title of the game?

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

@Iceburnification

Жыл бұрын

@@ClemmyGames Thank you.

Bloodstain is an excellent choice on this list. I see a lot of people diss you for choosing it over blasphemous but I don't really think when they chose blasphemous, they're enjoying it as a soullike than a metroidvania game. If it was a soulslike list, I would agree with them but this is not.

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I think Blasphemous just a better game. Too much of Bloodstained is just busywork grinding, farming random crap from mobs. Typical for Japanese games, but I prefer a well-paced experience to spending 20 hours collecting miscellaneous junk from mobs.

@lesangpro

Жыл бұрын

@@xenteko7249 That's what i'm talking about , all the thing you said is soulslike , and blasphemous is well crafted in it too . To me , Bloodstain embrace the legacy of the past castlevania : have fuck ton of skill , weapon category , have huge map to explore , can be OP later on , simple plot which we can follow and relate . People complain about metroidvania game need to be more difficult , more impactful plot , need to be darker , be more like dark souls , but it was the other way around , dark souls series took inspiration from metroidvania , just look at how much interconnected all of the map is in darksouls . I think Bloodstain is excellent game on it own , when i want to find a friendly casual , easy to play game , i would choose Bloodstain , when i want to get buttfucked , challenging game with deep plot , i would return to Bloodborne hahaha

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

@@lesangpro The only thing I said is that it was better paced. Bloodstained is full of typical JRPG grinding that adds nothing to the game, and is there purely for padding.

Ya know what Clemmy? Oh wait, I forgot something… YO CLEMMY! Ok, ya know what Clemmy? I can’t remember exactly when I was finally convinced to get steam, but strangely enough, I think your video just opened a locked away memory by showing Momodora. I definitely bought that on steam at launch, and I think it must’ve either come out way earlier on steam, or maybe it was cheaper (did it come with another free momo title?) anyway (I should probably should get to the point pretty soon) it was probably around then, and I remember being completely blown away when stumbling upon Valdis Story! People might not remember when the whole Indie boom started, but it was nothing like it is today. V.S. was THE metroidvania on steam at the time. Most of the other games looked like ass, and played even worse! I would say that V.S. is just as important for me becoming obsessed with indies, as Castle Crashers, or Rogue Legacy… and now that I think about it, I never did get around to finishing it! Ok, that’s it from me, gotta run 🏃‍♀️

For me, Blasphemous and Infernax.

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Good ones

Where is Aquarius?

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Older than 2013

For 2018 I would say Touhou Luna Nights or Celeste. I tried Yoku but personally found it childish, frustrating and not really fun 🤨

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Luna nights was the second. Yoku is more chill for sure (but interesting in terms of design)

@xenteko7249

Жыл бұрын

I don't think you can classify Celeste as a metroidvania.

Infernax the best, but only in contra mode)))

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Good game

I stand by Salt & Sanctuary.

Were any of the allegations against moon studios proven to be true?

@hexmelshenker

Жыл бұрын

yep

@hexmelshenker

Жыл бұрын

at least i think so

@bear17293

Жыл бұрын

@@hexmelshenker sorry bro that's not definitive I have seen any official proof or charges out there. Not attacking you or anything just curious if it's out there

@ThatSneakman

Жыл бұрын

@Barry Microsoft have apparently been made aware of the whole thing, but the key word is "reportedly".

@bear17293

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatSneakman glad the guy mentions that he can't support the game just based off of allegations

And best entry for 2023 will be,silksong........i hope😅

@ClemmyGames

Жыл бұрын

Yeah!