Cathedral (2019)

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  • Summary: Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

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  1. beebo42
    Aug 9, 2020
    9
    Indy metroidvanias are quickly becoming my favorite genre, and this is one of the better ones I've played. Graphically it looks like ShovelIndy metroidvanias are quickly becoming my favorite genre, and this is one of the better ones I've played. Graphically it looks like Shovel Knight but the gameplay is solidly Metroid.… Expand
  2. Nintenbot
    Feb 21, 2021
    9
    How is this game not on everybody’s Metroidvania top ten lists! Fantastic game; difficult, but not for seasoned pros. Don’t let the ShovelHow is this game not on everybody’s Metroidvania top ten lists! Fantastic game; difficult, but not for seasoned pros. Don’t let the Shovel Knight aesthetics fool you; this game is deeper and much more engrossing than Shovel Knight could ever be. This is the game I wanted Shovel Knight to be. The only thing bad about this game is the title. The developer should’ve came up with a much better title because this series deserves sequel after sequel after sequel. Enjoy at your own risk!… Expand
  4. mbestvina
    Nov 11, 2021
    8
    Cathedral is basically Shovel Knight the MetroidVania. A fusion of 8 bit action with the more open-ended world design of something like HollowCathedral is basically Shovel Knight the MetroidVania. A fusion of 8 bit action with the more open-ended world design of something like Hollow Knight. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom or Aggelos are some similar titles and I actually liked Cathedral more than both of those. It's a fun time that brings little new to the table, while its execution is consistently good but rarely amazing. As an action game, it's challenging but never as intense as a Shovel Knight or Mega Man and its enemies and mechanics are rarely as interesting. It's generally pretty easy but has some difficulty spikes, where you'll need to die over and over to slowly inch forward. The bosses serve their purpose but can feel a bit restrictive, like there's usually only one right approach, and a few have too much health. As a MetroidVania, Cathedral is actually very linear for the most part. You don't have to backtrack much, though individual levels will require exploration and a little backtracking, kind of like Zelda dungeons. Of course, you can also return to old areas to find power ups that you couldn't get before.

    Probably the most noteworthy thing about Cathedral is how long it is and how large the map is. This is a 20+ hour game with one of the largest maps I've ever seen. This is both the game's greatest strength and its greatest weakness. There are so many power-ups and secrets to find and a seemingly endless stream of fresh content. It feels like there's always something for you to find on the horizon and there are countless secret collectibles. Good luck, completionists! On the other hand, Cathedral doesn't know how to leave you wanting more. There are too many levels, most levels are too large, too many fetch quests (a lot of "Go get me 4 coconuts"), etc. The charm system is pretty dumb, forcing some tedious backtracking to charm stations, and the final charms render the entire system pointless.

    I enjoyed my time with this game and if "Shovel Knight the MetroidVania" sounds appealing to you, you'll probably have a good time too. It's just way too long and its Retro-action and MetroidVania world design don't complement each other that well. The massive map means it's never going to have action as tight as a Shovel Knight, while the need for relentless linear action means it can't have great exploration either. All that said, it's solid in both areas and polished all the way through, just rarely amazing. I played it in 3 days so it's got something going for it.    … Expand
  5. BrutalPlayer
    May 12, 2022
    8
    I wonder why noone who is interested in metroidvanias knows this game. It is sure flawed but flawed fu**ing radiating GEM! In exchange forI wonder why noone who is interested in metroidvanias knows this game. It is sure flawed but flawed fu**ing radiating GEM! In exchange for flaws which are:

    - some difficulty inequalities (Necromancer was way harder than Salemencke, since the doge head's attacks were all super easy to dodge)
    - some puzzles are too hard and poorly designed, leading ppl to see Youtube in masses
    - earrape music at Graveyard

    we get
    - amazing vast world with loads of places to discover
    - brutal difficulty which is a plus for me because i enjoy only with these
    - great chiptune and 8 bit graphics

    Also, why on Earth do you even compare this game to this trash Shovel Knight?    … Expand
  6. mimida21
    Dec 13, 2019
    5
    the gameplay is alright, graphic is good, and the music is ok, and the metroidvania is the main focus of this game, but the map ain't s**ttythe gameplay is alright, graphic is good, and the music is ok, and the metroidvania is the main focus of this game, but the map ain't s**tty
    the only thing i hate about: the game is difficult, every boss i encountered was not defeated till i die a dozen times, and the final boss was a pain in the a**, and the ending was a disappointment, and the game called me *suicidal serious explorer*
    overall this was a good game, that i didn't enjoy (all these waiting was wasted for a mediocre game)    … Expand

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