Tight Platforming
Methodical Combat
Familiarity-based Exploration
Sense of Character Progression

Everything you love about the Igarashi-era Castlevania series...

... none of which can be found here.

Instead, what you get is a God-of-War-like, Quicktime Event riddled, "Western Take" on a truly beloved franchise. Everything down to the feel of the "whip" weapon and "kill all enemies to proceed" gameplay elements from God of War (read: Devil May Cry) is here, and gone are the things that made Castlevania so magical. The story takes itself seriously (a huge no-no for a great Castlevania game: "WHAT IS A MAN!?") and feels SO serious that there's hardly any levity or fun to be had in the narrative, let alone the gameplay.

If you want to play a better version of this game, go play Darksiders, or Devil May Cry, or God of War... if you want Castlevania... well, you're just going to have to wait for Bloodstained.

Tight Platforming Methodical Combat Familiarity-based Exploration Sense of Character Progression Everything you love about the Igarashi-era Castlevania series... ... none of which can be found here. Instead, what you get is a God-of-War-like, Quicktime Event riddled, "Western Take" on a truly beloved franchise. Everything down to the feel of the "whip" weapon and "kill all enemies to proceed" gameplay elements from God of War (read: Devil May Cry) is here, and gone are the things that made Castlevania so magical. The story takes itself seriously (a huge no-no for a great Castlevania game: "WHAT IS A MAN!?") and feels SO serious that there's hardly any levity or fun to be had in the narrative, let alone the gameplay. If you want to play a better version of this game, go play Darksiders, or Devil May Cry, or God of War... if you want Castlevania... well, you're just going to have to wait for Bloodstained.