>>736432248
because it's a metroidbrainia, a genre that utterly mogs metroidvania
but it's not even the best metroidbrainia

>>736432407
It is.

>>736432248
Interdasting
La Mulana as a Metroidvania is praised for having a ton of areas available at once but progress in one often relies on an item in another. That's a basic expectation for a Metroidvania.

>>736432248
>wikivania

2 is better

It's not a metroidvania, it's an Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game, that's what the devs called it

>>736432641
so like.. metroid

Constant screenshots or pen and paper notes? I always get stuck after like four areas because I forget what I've already learned.

>it's good because you have to use a guide or lose dozens of hours wandering aimlessly doing the same things over and over until you figure what you're supposed to do by accident

>>736432695
Samus only becomes an archaeologist much later, she's primarily a bounty hunter and doesn't care about the history of the places that inevitably explode because she's there

>>736432716
I screenshotted every single tablet and completed the game in 80 hours with a friend giving me hints through my playthrough

La Mulana is unironically more fun to watch someone else play.

It's not a metroidvania,
it's a metroidgalious.

>>736432849
Any good let's plays? Aside from deceased crab?

>>736432849
Because you skip getting lost? It's better to just use a guide when you don't know where to go, so you can actually play a fun game.

>played through both, making a huge document in each tracking clues and locations
>1 still had me looking at the hint guide every so often
>2 is the better game, never felt the need to look for hints
>cant recommend 2 without playing 1 to at least half way as it's essential to understanding and appreciating 2

>>736432604
Going straight to 2 from 1 and being actually able to control your jumping is one of the more orgasmic gaming experiences I've had in recent years