I'm a relatively big fan of 2D Metroidvanias. Really enjoyed Ori, Shadow Complex, Guacamelee, all the Shantae PC ports, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, even Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirrors of Fate. Now I will say I did not like Axiom Verge, but that's because I have specific a beef with its graphics how it handled secrets being too slavishly retro.
I recently played through Owlboy and it just didn't hook me at all, I felt like I was just going through the motions and it was a bit of a chore to finish it despite it not being that long. What's odd is that I fancy myself a wee bit of a hobbyist reviewer and I can usually put to words why I don't particularly like a game. Owlboy leaves me at a loss. I can't point out one thing that I thought was particularly bad about it.
At first I thought: well it's just genre fatigue because I've played so many of these games and not anything wrong with Owlboy. However, immediately after finishing Owlboy I jumped straight into Hollow Knight, which is roughly the same thing, and I'm enjoying that far more.
Did anyone else feel similarly "meh" about Owlboy and can elucidate why better than me?
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