WayForward (Shantae series, DuckTales: Remastered) has teamed up with Last Dimension to bring its magical misadventure Mystik Belle to consoles! Originally created for Steam, the 2017 version delivers silky smooth frame rates, updated trophies and achievements, and a revised storyline. If that’s not reason enough to buy it, maybe watch that trailer again and remind yourself why you love Metroidvanias. For the press release description of the game, please read below.

Trouble is brewing at the Hagmore School of Witchcraft, and only freshman witch-in-training Belle MacFae can put things right.


As Belle, you must seek out the three crucial ingredients of the Walpurgisnacht Brew, which means investigating the school’s colorful 2D landscapes in a quest that combines elements of nonlinear, exploration-based action-platformers and classic object-oriented adventures.


As you traverse the labyrinthine school’s catacombs, laboratories, dungeons, and forests, you’ll use everything from a sledgehammer to a fish head to solve numerous puzzles. And when you aren’t testing your grey matter, you’ll put your wand to use against a variety of impressively animated enemies, including spooky spiders, pesky plants, and rambunctious rodents.


Can your mind and magic overcome the myriad mysteries, or will this quest spell defeat for the unfortunate Belle?

The game features a gigantic school with several environments to explore; spells and abilities with over 60 enemy types; item collection for solving puzzles; NPCs; RPG elements (leveling up stats); and a secret ending (read: true ending) that you can uncover with enough time and dedication. Honestly, it’s a perfect fit in the console space, and if it’s got WayForward’s seal of approval, it must be great.