SteamWorld Dig 2

I was initially unsure about the concept of this game. Having to constantly go back up to sell ores? I was convinced it was going to be a slog. Little did I know, I was about to play one of the finest, most well-crafted metroidvanias of all time. The game is very generous with travel points. Each area has like 5-6 of them, which means getting back up and back down is never an issue. Exploring the caves was incredibly engaging - if anything, the level of encouragement to explore was higher than any of the open-world games I've played. Secrets are sprinkled everywhere, and I was always looking out for the next upgrade to unlock that one area I saw but didn't know how to get to. What this game does amazingly well is pacing. It is absolutely perfect. It never felt like it was padded to prolong the playtime. At a bit under 10 hours, it's a great weekend game. If you feel like you've had enough for one day, you can close it and not feel confused as to what to do next when you open it back up. There is quite a bit of hand-holding that ensures you never feel lost. I get why some people might not like that, but that gets me to my next point: The difficulty is perfect for a casual player. The difficulty curve is fairly approachable - as you get deeper in the caves, you're still ending up stronger thanks to upgrades. You do lose a few resources upon death (if you had some on you), but the game doesn't take away as much as you might think. It's not very punishing at all. There are also puzzles, and thankfully, they are all pretty intuitive. I came across one puzzle that genuinely stumped me for 15 minutes, but it felt sooo satisfying when I finally got it. TL;DR - if you want to play a metroidvania set in a cave, and you don't feel like throwing your controller at your monitor, don't even think twice. This is the one. You can often find this game for like 2 bucks, it's a no-brainer.

Я не прошёл первую часть из-за того что не смог свыкнуться с её кривым управлением которое нельзя поменять, но вот вторую прошёл с удовольствием. Приятная музыка, затягивающий геймплей, красивый стиль и продолжительность примерно в 10 часов, рекомендую.

没有中文 真是拉完了

Me sorpendió mucho. Superior al primer juego en todos los aspectos.

surprisingly really good, it's cool to see a MetroidVania where combat is secondary to exploration and puzzle solving the core loop of mining resources -> finding new abilities -> returning to town to sell and upgrade feels great, and the creative ways in which you're asked to use all the tools at your disposal, especially towards the end of the game, is pretty slick

metrovania done right. really really cool 2d platformer. everything about this game shines. one of the first games i got on steam so has a special place in my heart. and now its old enough you can get it for next to nothing in a sale. beautiful.

类魂类精品小游戏，就是流程太短，可惜的是没有中文，但并不影响游玩，跟着主线走就行