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Hard platformers with banging chiptune soundtracks? (feddit.uk)
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I'm really in the mood for a game like Shovel Knight after listening to some chiptune tracks the other day. Something fair, but challenging would be ideal. Must have a good soundtrack!

Along these lines I've already played:

  • Shovel Knight
  • Celeste
  • The Messenger
  • Hollow Knight (well, in terms of the difficulty not the music)

Does anyone know of any I've missed? They don't necessarily have to be modern indie games - old NES/SNES games for example. SMB3 and SMW are classics.

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[–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you played La-Mulana or the sequel?

It's full of insane puzzles and traps, but it's a great metroidvania with some great music. It's one of my all time favorites.

[–] OmegaMouse@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've heard of that series but never tried it. Actually the trailer reminded me a bit of Castlevania SOTN - which is another one I really should play!

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you haven’t played SOTN, I highly recommend you take a pitstop from platformers and try it now. I just played and beat it for the first time last week and it’s great.

Reasons for my suggestion:

  1. It’s spooky season and the SotN theme fits well.
  2. The game is beatable in one day.
  3. The music is fantastic.
[–] OmegaMouse@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hah, all excellent points. I think I may need to play SOTN and the original Resident Evil this month for the spookiness.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

The game is beatable in one day.

And if you never played it, boy, you're in for a real treat. There's so, so, SO MUCH to explore in there! Also, getting something akin to a 100% will definitely take longer if you don't look into guides.