Gorgeous Pixel Art Metroidvania 'Kraino ReBirth' Secures A Switch Release

Looks awesome. Love a good spoopy atmosphere.

Looks very nice!

I still want to play the first.

Like the art; suspicious about the choppiness of the editing in that video - too much cutting away before enough time has passed to really judge what's going on, obviously done on purpose, so either they're teasing us because they want us to get a proper taste of its full majesty once we've bought it, or they're trying to cover deficiencies that exist because it's a kickstarter.

what's a metroidvania?

I just bought Kraino Origins on the eshop last night. It’s on sale in NA right now.

This nails the style I look for and is truly what I consider pixel art.
I’m not trashing the pixel style of say, Hyper Light Drifter, or Moonlighter, but those styles don’t really do it for me. This style here though looks authentic and tasty.
I’m likely getting this!

Got Kraino Origins last year solely based on the 9/10 review on here and my love of spooky and macabre games, and... yeah, didn't like it much. Felt like a third rate Shovel Knight knockoff with lesser gameplay and level design, and as is always the case in these situations, I'd rather just play Shovel Knight for the 47th time.

That said, this looks promising. I'll follow this one (and hopefully not get burned a second time).

The trailer makes the game look very linear, though it is old enough that the finished product might be different. Even if it's not a proper metroidvania, there's nothing wrong with a good action-platformer either.

I wish we could get more linear pixel platformers instead. Beyond burned out by the metroidvanias.

You had me at Metroidvania

Kraino Origins is already on Switch, solid little game. I enjoy it a lot. Like a blend of Shovel Knight and NES Disney platformers.

looks cool, glad the devs were able to fully fund their kickstarter, im beginning to think the switch is a metroidvania console primarily and its beginning to wear on me LOL

@N8tiveT3ch Any game that follows the exploration/power up style of Metroid or Castlevania.

@N8tiveT3ch It's a term use for any 2D side-scrolling explorational action game that follows the formula of Super Metroid for the Super NES and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the PlayStation (large map, easily backtrack, room-to-room or area-to-area, kill everything you meet, fight boss, collect power-ups, find hidden room, find upgrades, very attracted to speedrunner, quite short around 5-15 hours). It doesn't apply to any game that is or plays like Castlevania and Metroid Prime as those plays nothing like the two I mention. Castlevania games before Symphony of the Night plays like a regular action game and doesn't involve exploration whereas Metroid Prime games does allow for exploration but are not 2D like Super Metroid Fusion. Great examples of Metroidvania are Muramasa: The Demon Blade, The Mummy Demastered, Shantae, Ender Lilies, Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, Finding Teddy II, Axiom Verge, Shadow Complex, Ori, and Hollow Knight.

@Serpenterror @koopababble so what you’re saying is there is a sh*t ton “metroidvania” type games on the eshop. Lol

Game looks wicked!

Made me think of Darksider but in 2D !