After a lengthy layoff, Inspired By Metroid returns! The recently released Castlevania Dominus Collection gave Andy an excuse to jump back into one of his favorite Metroidvania’s of all time – Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow! Andy’s joined by ex-Bungie visual designer Andrew Elmore to talk Dawn of Sorrow and its…

Inspired By Metroid returns, and just in time to tackle of the most hyped Metroidvania’s in years: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown! The recent release from Ubisoft gained rave reviews, and it’s not hard to see why – this might very well be one of the best Metroidvania’s ever…

Inspired By Metroid returns, this time, to a post apocalyptic world where humanity is no more and only robots remain! We’re playing Haiku, The Robot, a Game-Boy-Color-influenced Metroidvania from developer Mister Morris games and giving our thoughts on the games world, story, boss fights, and so much more! Playing as…

After a long layover, Inspired By Metroid returns to examine the critically acclaimed Dead Cells, a game by Motion Twin. Dead Cells is a mashup, mixing classic Roguelike gameplay with Metroidvania exploration and platforming, so it feels familiar yet different! Joining Andy this week is Zach Guillot of the Collateral…

The Force is strong with this episode as worlds collide as Doominal Crossing hosts an episode with The Zelda Cast’s Alasyn Eletha to talk all things Jedi: Fallen Order! The gang talk how they got into Star Wars, their thoughts on the gameplay, how Cal Kestis ranks among Star Wars…

Inspired By Metroid makes its triumphant return, this time focusing on Islets, a surprisingly wholesome Metroidvania. Andy is joined by Omega Metroid Reporter Daniel Hoctor to examine the story of a little mouse named Iko as he tried to reunite the five seperate pieces of his home island and restore…

Welcome to another installment of Inspired By Metroid! This week, we’re diving into a game that helped launch the Metroidvania renaissance, Moon Studio’s 2015 masterpiece, Ori and the Blind Forest! Andy describes this game as “one of the greatest games ever made””, and this week we dive into all the…

This week marks 25 years since the release of not only one of the greatest games of all time, but a game that helped shape and define an entire genre – Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. This week, Andy is joined by his Virtual Theater podcast co-host Gooey Fame to…

Prepare to step inside the Breach as Inspired By Metroid returns to analyze the highly anticipated sequel to one of the greatest Metroidvania’s of all time: Axiom Verge 2. Does this game live up to the lofty expectations set by its predecessor? How did we take to the gameplay changing…