Spiritual successors that best recapture the magic

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Louie_86 said:

Not Yooka Laylee, ill tell you that much.

I liked Eiyuden Chronicles and Bloodstained quite a lot. They were made by the same creators of Suikoden and Castlevania respectively. They do not reach the same highs that the OG franchises do obviously, and they are not without their flaws, but both are pretty solid good games that do recapture their essence imo.

I dunno if id consider Shovel Knight a "spiritual successor" of classic Megaman games, but it certainly captures that magic much better than the horrendous Mighty No 9 did.

Yooka Lyalee was decent but too flawed.  The 2D sequel The Impossible Lair was really good.