When I sat down to play developer MercurySteam’s latest project, Blades of Fire, I expected something of a return to the studio’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow ... first major boss, a ...

Developer MercurySteam, who previously brought us the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow games and, most recently, Metroid Dread, gave us the chance to play three hours of its new action RPG at a real ...

Nobody likes getting annihilated by unexpected bosses, and here's our list of some of the toughest examples in Metroidvanias.

Where do you go after making both a Metroid and a Castlevania? It's a question that Madrid-based developer Mercury Steam are in the unique position of pondering. "We are the only true Metroidvania ...

MercurySteam's upcoming third-person action-adventure title, Blades of Fire, bears a strong resemblance to the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow games.

Taking cues from foundational action-adventure games like the Onimusha and Devil May Cry series in the years prior, it ...

The game is on the meatier side of Metroidvania games, clocking in at around 18 hours according to HowLongToBeat (not 35 like ...

Boss fights are an obvious staple of many video games, especially those in the Metroidvania genre. Since the origins of Metroid and Castlevania, these major encounters have gained increasing ...

Blades of Fire was only announced last week, so you'll be forgiven for not knowing what it is. But it's coming out very soon, on 22nd May. Somehow MercurySteam kept this game a secret through four ...