Ace of Shame

Kind of like Hollow Knight in a way. Hollow Knight is not a happy game.

Kind of like Hollow Knight in a way. Hollow Knight is not a happy game.

No, yeah. So I don't know what it is. Does any Metroidvania? I mean, Ori, right? I mean, that's sad too.

No, yeah. So I don't know what it is. Does any Metroidvania? I mean, Ori, right? I mean, that's sad too.

No, yeah. So I don't know what it is. Does any Metroidvania? I mean, Ori, right? I mean, that's sad too.

Is there a happy Metroidvania out there?

Is there a happy Metroidvania out there?

Is there a happy Metroidvania out there?

Or getting lost in a giant map where you have no idea what you're doing. If you put it down for three hours, you have forgotten what you were doing and where you are.

Or getting lost in a giant map where you have no idea what you're doing. If you put it down for three hours, you have forgotten what you were doing and where you are.

Or getting lost in a giant map where you have no idea what you're doing. If you put it down for three hours, you have forgotten what you were doing and where you are.

I am excited because I know, Ace, you have played this, beaten it, and 100%ed it, if I am correct. Is that true? I've 100%ed both. Both games. Yeah. Okay. So, Ryan, watch out. We've got an expert on our hands here. He said he's an expert. That's why he's here. Time to get serious, man. We can hold up to this, Ryan.

I am excited because I know, Ace, you have played this, beaten it, and 100%ed it, if I am correct. Is that true? I've 100%ed both. Both games. Yeah. Okay. So, Ryan, watch out. We've got an expert on our hands here. He said he's an expert. That's why he's here. Time to get serious, man. We can hold up to this, Ryan.

I am excited because I know, Ace, you have played this, beaten it, and 100%ed it, if I am correct. Is that true? I've 100%ed both. Both games. Yeah. Okay. So, Ryan, watch out. We've got an expert on our hands here. He said he's an expert. That's why he's here. Time to get serious, man. We can hold up to this, Ryan.

They had Metroid in the name. There you go. All right. So, Ace, you've been a fan of this series. We usually start off these kind of game deep dives, so to speak, with the, what is the thing? The one thing. And I know this is hard because when I asked you to think about this, you went, come on, man. Yeah. What is the hook, so to speak?

They had Metroid in the name. There you go. All right. So, Ace, you've been a fan of this series. We usually start off these kind of game deep dives, so to speak, with the, what is the thing? The one thing. And I know this is hard because when I asked you to think about this, you went, come on, man. Yeah. What is the hook, so to speak?

They had Metroid in the name. There you go. All right. So, Ace, you've been a fan of this series. We usually start off these kind of game deep dives, so to speak, with the, what is the thing? The one thing. And I know this is hard because when I asked you to think about this, you went, come on, man. Yeah. What is the hook, so to speak?

The thing that stands out to you the most above all else in this game? To give people an idea, when we covered Astro Bot, Ryan and I said, it's the audio. Like, as great as the gameplay and everything in Astro Bot was, the audio in this game is second to none. You know, with Space Marine, it was just the kind of visual grandeur of that game. So every game we feel like has something special.

The thing that stands out to you the most above all else in this game? To give people an idea, when we covered Astro Bot, Ryan and I said, it's the audio. Like, as great as the gameplay and everything in Astro Bot was, the audio in this game is second to none. You know, with Space Marine, it was just the kind of visual grandeur of that game. So every game we feel like has something special.

The thing that stands out to you the most above all else in this game? To give people an idea, when we covered Astro Bot, Ryan and I said, it's the audio. Like, as great as the gameplay and everything in Astro Bot was, the audio in this game is second to none. You know, with Space Marine, it was just the kind of visual grandeur of that game. So every game we feel like has something special.