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Maskborne, a Ghibli-inspired metroidvania by a husband/wife duo, is announced for a future release (v.redd.it)
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A dark, hand-drawn Metroidvania set in a world where death has disappeared. Fight twisted creatures, uncover forgotten secrets, and discover powerful Boundlings as you journey to restore death to a world that has forgotten how to die.

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[โ€“] chrisbrummel 1 points 1 day ago

You're not wrong, but it's been almost a decade of a-little-too-heavy-inspired by metroidvanias of Hollow Knight's style and mechanics. It's wild how influential those 2 games are and how much devs struggle to break free of it. That said, I still love a lot of these games.