Wayforward is bad? I thought the Shantae games were considered good ones.
I was almost about to get one.
Shantae is good, yeah. Can't go wrong with them. The most recent two are different enough to check out both- The Pirate's Curse is a really good Metroidvania and 1/2 Genie Hero is more of a level-based platformer, although it does have some areas you can access with new abilities. Kinda Mega Man X-ish I guess.
The Mummy Demastered is another good Metroidvania from them. The Mighty Switch Force games are also worth checking out, but just wait for the collection coming soon. And Double Dragon Neon is a decent beat-em-up. River City Girls looks a lot better than that though.