I don't like "Metroidvania"-style games because I find they make me very tense and irritable.

i think my problem is beating them. i got to a point in hollow knight where i wanted to get into the white palace but didn't have enough orbs, or whatever they're called. got really tedious when it came time to backtrack and find more so i put it down. i found that it's a bit harder trying to find where to go in that one too. but i enjoyed the atmosphere and art direction the most with hollow knight.

i do find that im enjoying dead cells way more though. just haven't completed a single run yet, but working on that. i have gotten pretty close.