Now what Metroid Dread is gaining unanimous applause from specialized critics and the public, it stands out that the platform DeVuego published that the most recent installment of the saga starring Samus Aran is the spanish video game highest rated of all time, after averaging over 50 reviews.
It is a detail that for many could be strange, because at the end of the day Metroid It is a Nintendo franchise. But it is necessary to remember that the development of Metroid Dread it was a joint effort between Big N itself and MercurySteam, I study Spanish that for the past decade has been placed on the radar of AAA productions.
It is a situation that puts back on the table that Spain It is a region in which there is initiative, prospect and success around the video game industry, reflected through key streamers such as AuronPlay, ElRubius and Ibai Llanos or with titles such as Metroid Dread.
To give you an idea of the position in which that country is in terms of video game development, Metroid Dread it’s just the latest example that companies of international relevance come in the spanish talent the right one to make new installments of its flagship sagas and the results have been games that we recommend you check out.
MercurySteam I already had a background working for a major publisher, because Konami entrusted him with the development of the trilogy Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and whose deliveries were released between 2010 and 2014.
They may not be the best games in the series, but they offered an interesting twist to the formula and that is why we do not hesitate to recommend you Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
For his work with Castlevania, MercurySteam was called by Nintendo to co-develop Metroid: Samus Returns, a title that came to Nintendo 3DS in 2017 and that, in addition to being the debut of the Spanish studio with the franchise, was a remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus, 1991 game that made it to the Game Boy.
The game was applauded and we recommend it for the experience itself and because it offers a first taste of what MercurySteam would eventually with Metroid Dread.
But beyond the AAA sagas, in Spain are taking place independent developments that generate solid fan bases due to the aesthetics and tone they use.
It is the case of Blasphemous, title developed by The Game Kitchen and released in 2019 that, although in substance it is only a metroidvania, it has a twisted art design and a macabre lore -influenced by the Judeo-Christian religion- that give it a unique personality that, without a single hesitation, we recommend you experience.