If you're a fan of metroidvanias with good visuals, I recommend you give Bloodstained a try. The combat is simple enough to understand, and even though there a variety of equipment to wear, it never feels overwhelming (some of them also change Miriam's appearance, which is a definite plus). Miriam's voice is good as well. There are times where you might have to grind for materials, but it wasn't too bad considering there are equipment which increases your LCK stat. Overall, the game is quite long (I think I got all three endings of Blasphemous in the same amount of time it took me to finish one playthrough of Bloodstained), but that is by no means a bad thing. Now I want to try playing as other characters & see what's up.
[spoiler]Zangetsu[/spoiler] Playthrough: [spoiler]His skills allow you to sequence break, so you can have fun exploring whichever area you want. However, due to the lack of food, equipment, weapons, shards, Zangetsu required me to grind for levels, which I'm definitely not a fan of.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Aurora[/spoiler] Playthrough: [spoiler]I wasn't a fan of her looks or attacks, but they both improve as you play on. She has access to some shards, and can fly!!!!!!!. This makes some fights very easy, and I think Aurora is the easiest to complete the game with.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Boss Revenge[/spoiler] Mode: [spoiler]This allows you to play as bosses from the main story. I was looking forward to this quite a bit, but man was I not ready for the difficulty spike. This mode consists of three consecutive fights, and the fact that you can't level up your character means you have to purely rely on your skills & the ability to memorize the bosses' attack patterns.[/spoiler]
