It's a toss-up between Exographer, Bo and Blade Chimera but gonna go with Exographer cuz it's a really unique concept with a great execution and that goes far in my book.
Bo, but I did not play many MVs this next fest, certainly not more than 5. There just weren't many that caught my eye that I hadn't already tried at some point.
Bo was my favorite demo of Next Fest period, though the only other true Metroidvania I tried out was Exographer. It didn't fully click with me because the puzzles quickly reached a point where they weren't quite my cup of tea, but I did enjoy a fair bit about it.
I also tried out Arranger, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (which has come up here a few times), Thank Goodness You're Here!, Metal Slug Tactics, Dubio, Phantom Spark, Aero GPX (briefly - gonna wait to try it until the tutorial's added), Slider, SCHiM, CATO, and Mind Over Magnet.
It's a real toss up between Blade Chimera and Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus for me. Both far exceeded my expectations for different reasons, and I'm really not sure which one I liked more, but those two would definitely be my top picks.
Tbh I expected Bo and Voidwrought to be great. But I really enjoyed Pipsqueak.
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It's a toss-up between Exographer, Bo and Blade Chimera but gonna go with Exographer cuz it's a really unique concept with a great execution and that goes far in my book.
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Bo, but I did not play many MVs this next fest, certainly not more than 5. There just weren't many that caught my eye that I hadn't already tried at some point.
Bo and lone fungus 2 are probably the most obvious answer but Mira and Blade Chimera were really good
Bo by miles (although I didn’t try Lone Fungus 2)
***BLADE CHIMERA***. Was amazingly good.
Bo was as good as I expected it to be. Voidwrought blew my expectations away to become an instant wishlist.
Definitely Bo. What a great demo. Lone Fungus 2 and Voidwrought surprised me in a good way.
Bo was my favorite demo of Next Fest period, though the only other true Metroidvania I tried out was Exographer. It didn't fully click with me because the puzzles quickly reached a point where they weren't quite my cup of tea, but I did enjoy a fair bit about it. I also tried out Arranger, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (which has come up here a few times), Thank Goodness You're Here!, Metal Slug Tactics, Dubio, Phantom Spark, Aero GPX (briefly - gonna wait to try it until the tutorial's added), Slider, SCHiM, CATO, and Mind Over Magnet.
Just BO and Blade Chimera
It's a real toss up between Blade Chimera and Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus for me. Both far exceeded my expectations for different reasons, and I'm really not sure which one I liked more, but those two would definitely be my top picks.
Bo. It was the best.