The Inverted Castle: A Metroidvania Video Game Podcast
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© Eric Fox and Thomas Blight
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Join two friends as they explore the past and present of the Metroidvania or Search Action genre of video games.
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The hosts spin a yarn in Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry, 2025, PC / Mac / Linux / Switch / Switch 2 / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series)We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/zezGVWBq3rU if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #silksong #hollowknight #hollowknightsilksong
The hosts start a brawl at a mothers' meeting in Super Metroid (Nintendo R&D1 & Intelligent Systems, 1994, SNES / Nintendo Switch)We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/WZjGJaBZo0Y if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack
The hosts gotta catch 'em all in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Konami, 2005, DS / Switch / PS5 / Xbox Series / PC).We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/j6tJyQaiKA4 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #castlevania #castlevaniadawnofsorrow #dawnofsorrow
The hosts let the cat out of the cradle with the silver spoon in Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (Pocket Trap, 2025, PC / PS4 / PS5 / Nintendo Switch / Xbox One / Xbox Series)We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/fg-QMrCTkr8 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #yoyobat #PipistrelloandtheCursedYoyo
The hosts get lost down memory lane in Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons (Unepic Fran, 2024, PC / Nintendo Switch / MSX)We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/qG2x9-ji0Pc if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #PampasAndSelene
The hosts embrace the Tao in Nine Sols (Red Candle Games, 2024, PC / Mac / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series)We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/jodmMXP7rik if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #ninesols
The hosts chamber their anger and unload in Guns of Fury ( Gelato Games Limited, 2025, PC / Nintendo Switch)We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/ytECk-4g-jQ if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #gunsoffury
The hosts come together to reach a single conclusion about Metroid Fusion (Nintendo R&D1, 2002, Game Boy Advance)We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/jOhOSXANqlk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #metroidfusion
The hosts make a village to raise a child in Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (Adglobe & Live Wire, 2025, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC). We're also on Youtube (audio only)!This episode is at https://youtu.be/qhXfuwK8qd4 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #endermagnolia #endermagnoliabloominthemist
The hosts are caught in a loop of endlessly talking about Owlboy (D-Pad Studio, 2016, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Linux)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/iLsau6oaIIU if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #owlboy
The hosts purify themselves after their journey through ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Adglobe & Live Wire, 2021, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at
https://youtu.be/zmsKSKMdhDk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #enderlilies #enderliliesquietusoftheknights
The hosts walk straight into the dragon's maw in Wonderboy: The Dragon's Trap (Lizardcube, 2017, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
We're also on YouTube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/p0HxODm03tI if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #wonderboy
The hosts let off some steam in Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (Metamorphosis Games, 2024, PC)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at
https://youtu.be/x991-2jXoYE if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
Also, if you'd like to see our opinions to tell us how wrong they are, we are now publishing the google doc with our personal stack ranks at https://tinyurl.com/inverted-stack
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #gestaltsteamandcinder
The hosts get matching tattoos in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (2008, Nintendo DS, Konami)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/bhl_eNDxVko if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #castlevania
The hosts unearth the fundamental truth at the heart of Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ Games, 2015, PC, OSX, Linux, PS Vita, PS4, WiiU, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch).
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/QODBTo8UiaU if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #axiomverge
Time stands still while the hosts discuss Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft, 2024, Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/sieclYqnVCY if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
The hosts tug at the threads of destiny in Timespinner (Lunar Ray Games, 2018, PC / PS4 / PS Vita / Switch / Xbox One)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/9btAd9SQbbk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
The hosts play with schoolyard toys in Animal Well (Shared Memory, 2024, PC/ PS5 / Switch)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/IzV3eU3FPwY if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
#podcast #metroidvania #gaming #videogames #animalwell
The hosts try to form a symbiotic relationship in Rebel Transmute (Evan Tor Games, 2024, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/x74soKJxX7E if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
#podcast #metroidvania #gaming #blasphemous
The hosts flagellate themselves for the myriad sins they committed in Blasphemous (The Game Kitchen, 2019, PC, Switch, PS4, XBox One)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/uw43EPRdENk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
#podcast #metroidvania #gaming #blasphemous
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