EDIT: Solved it myself, not really sure what my problem was. It's uncanny how often a block in a game one night just disappears when you go back to it the next night.

It is a really pleasant surprise how quickly your inventory grows in this game, and how many save stations there are.

I got [spoiler]the drill and bored down into a second map area[/spoiler], but there's a couple of doors I can't open and I can't find any alternative routes.

Anyone able to give me as spoiler-free a clue as possible - i. e. don't tell me what to do, but maybe just tell me which part of the map the next progress point might be? (I realise this maybe tricky without seeing exactly which point I'm at, so if necessary I'll try to grab some screenshots tonight).

spizzamarozzi wrote:

GoneFishin wrote:

Retail release coming in Europe and North America. :)

best news of the year so far!!

I doubt we'll ever see it. I pre-ordered through Amazon Spain last August (it was the only retailer I could find that would deliver to the UK). Since then they've sent me five emails regarding a change in release date - the latest being December 31st of this year with an expected delivery date in January 2019.

With each email received I was expecting it last October, November, December, two weeks from now... would never arrive... :(

GoneFishin wrote:

Retail release coming in Europe and North America. :)

best news of the year so far!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efuNU1SdpdU

the package will include a poster/map, a DVD docu on the making of the game, an art booklet and of course the game itself.

the_shpydar wrote:

Spoony_Tech wrote:

ogo79 wrote:

playing hide the hot dog

Really, REALLY!

C'mon @ogo79, you're not supposed to tell anyone about our Vegas weekend with Sasha Grey! ;)

what happens in vegas stays in vegas!
thats why the hot dogs got hidden but now its no secret.
is that you smokey?
hey! smokeys back here taking a s...
but dont worry i wont tell anyone else

Spoony_Tech wrote:

ogo79 wrote:

playing hide the hot dog

Really, REALLY!

C'mon @ogo79, you're not supposed to tell anyone about our Vegas weekend with Sasha Grey! ;)

ogo79 wrote:

playing hide the hot dog

Really, REALLY!

kkslider5552000 wrote:

SKTTR wrote:

Haha, I scored both Axiom Verge and Guacamelee 9.3/10 but it's La-Mulana still (10/10) :P

Nah dude, that doesn't count. La Mulana is so on the Castlevania side of things, Metroid isn't even a factor.

La-Mulana doesn't count but Guacameele does?
Guacamelee is even less metroidy/castlevaniy.

La-Mulana is one of the best combinations of fantasy action-adventures like Castlevania II, Zelda II, and the Wonder Boy in Monster World games, but Guacamelee feels even more like a game of its own. If I try to come up with a retro game that is similar, only River City Ransom comes a little close because of its melee combat and openworld mechanic, but it's definately not the same gameplay. However, they're all great despite being so different from each other.

Axiom Verge and La-Mulana are inspired by the 2D Metroid and 2D Castlevania games, and they succeed from audiovisuals up to gameplay and content.

Guacamelee succeeds just as much, but with modern audiovisuals, 2p co-op, and a good portion of Smash Bros.-like combat. Particularly the combination of Metroidvania and Smash Bros. is less common I think.

Pahvi wrote:

@kkslider5552000 Out of curiosity, how so? It can't be just the whip or that it's not so much sci-fi.

beyond the fact that it is essentially a vastly better version of Castlevania 2 (or a retro hard/vague version of the later Castlevanias, same difference?) in terms of how the game could best be described compared to popular games in the genre, La Mulana is a gigantic love letter to the MSX, and one of its most notable games is Castlevania. And while its influences are beyond Castlevania, there are many things that remind of that series, and borderline nothing from Metroid.

In that regard, Shadow Complex is also nothing like Castlevania.