Nine Sols shouldn’t exist. It’s the work of Red Candle, a small Taiwanese studio that had previously made just two story-driven horror games, one of which was banned from sale for two years due to political controversy. Most studios would fold at that point; instead, Red Candle made a game in a genre it had no experience in, and somehow created the best combat Metroidvania since Hollow Knight. As we approach its first anniversary, I spoke to Shihwei (Vincent) Yang, Nine Sols’ producer and creative director, to discover how this miracle occurred. Continue reading The best Metroidvania since Hollow Knight came from the least likely developer MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Upcoming PC Games, Best platformers on PC