These PAX West games wear their inspirations on their sleeves, on their pants legs, and on neon headbands on their forehead.
Games Inspired By Other Games at PAX West 2023
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Dark Souls
Blasphemous 2 is a Shockingly Good Sequel
Blasphemous was a brutally tough Metroidvania. The sequel hits just as hard in every way but with a smoother difficulty curve and an outstanding first act.
Weekly Cheapery: Death’s Gambit: Afterlife, or how I Wasted a Stupid Amount of Time on One Boss
Death’s Gambit: Afterlife is a fantastic Metroidvania with gorgeous pixel art, a great story, and a boss that helped me learn to love losing.
Weekly Cheapery: Death’s Door – A Dreary Delight
Death’s Door’s atmosphere and story work in concert beautifully, the combat feels perfect, and the enemy design is spectacular.
Astalon: Tears of the Earth (Switch) Review – An Instant Classic
If you are in any way intrigued by a retro-stylized action platformer, Astalon: Tears of the Earth is worth your time.