Author: Joshua Speer

I want to begin this list with a proviso – difficulty is one of the most subjective parts of gaming. I’ve been amazing at games like The Binding of Isaac, which many people say is incredibly hard, and been horrible at supposedly easy music games like Rhythm Sprout. It all depends on our inherent skill set and reflexes, and that goes double for the Metroidvania genre. Since most Metroidvania games empower you as you progress, the final boss is often not the hardest. You’ll face others with fewer tools in your tool belt, or who just seem to be very…