Metroidvanias have seen a bit of a renaissance in the past decade, thanks to the interest in the genre by smaller teams and indie developers. It’s become a bit saturated if you ask me, and it’s hard to get excited anymore when there isn’t much innovation. Thankfully that isn’t the case with Nine Sols which marks the return of Red Candle Games, the studio behind the incredible modern horror classic, Devotion.
Nine Sols is inspired by recent action titles like Sekiro, Hollow Knight, and Katana Zero, and while I expected a polished action experience, what I got was a revenge tale full of blood, and beauty that surprised me in more ways than one.