Below the Root-likes discussion

[Acrux]

We don't have a thread for these types of games yet. Honestly, most of the times these are hit-or-miss for me, usually because there's too much backtracking or the controls aren't really designed for PC.

There are a couple of smaller, more recent ones that I like:




Speaking of controls, how is this one with keyboard and mouse?

[KnightoftheWind]

Metroid-likes are the new Fighting and Military FPS shooter games.

[Acrux]

This might be an interesting one for those of you who like playing co-op with your wife. The co-op mode has the husband and wife adventuring together.

[Tweed]

Umm, excuse me, sir? Sir? It's Below the Root not under it. And I've yet to play a game that really copied the mechanics of that game.

[OnTilt]

This might be an interesting one for those of you who like playing co-op with your wife. The co-op mode has the husband and wife adventuring together.

I think this may be too hard for her, but I can usually just carry us and try to sound convincing when she asks if she's really helping. When we finish Sea of Stars we'll give this a try though.

[Acrux]

Umm, excuse me, sir? Sir? It's Below the Root not under it. And I've yet to play a game that really copied the mechanics of that game.

I'm not sure how Rusty allowed that mistake to stand for nearly two years.

[rusty_shackleford]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_(video_game)

The player plays as the vampire huntress Rusty who investigates the disappearance of a number of women, and travels through ten stages, fighting skeletons, monsters and boss characters with her whip and items. Critics and journalists frequently compared the game to the Castlevania series