Alright, so about a week ago,
I picked up this game for really cheap off ebay and i played it in my spare time. I expected the game to be at least decent, and I really liked the fact that the art wasn’t the same anime style (i didn’t mind it, but i preferred the old style) from Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin (though those games were still moderate).
I really also liked the new way weapons (or rather, “glyphs”) were handled in this game, it was hard to adjust to but in the end VERY satisfying.
To be completely honest, I’ve played quite a lot of 2D castlevania games (I have only played curse of darkness for the 3D ones) and I always enjoy them, no matter what time they’re from or what storyline. They’re always enjoyable. But this game was the first game that actually caused me a bit of stress.
I’ve never died so many times unintentionally in a Castlevania game in my entire life! Even the NES Castlevania games weren’t this hard, at least I could get past the first stage without dying. Sheesh. But that all added to the quality of the game.
Dying constantly makes you formulate different strategies and to study your opponents movements, etc.
All in all, this was a very quality game, and its graphics rivaled Symphony of the Night (which I am still debating if this game was better or worse than order of ecclesia, that’s how good this game was).
Only downsides really was the music in this game. Though the QUALITY of the music was superb, I didn’t really enjoy it. It wasn’t as great as Symphony of the Night’s soundtrack. Not to say it’s soundtrack wasn’t bad though, it was still very nice, and I respected the quality of it, due to the fact that the horrid GBA soundtracks sound outdated.
So, to summarize, I think anyone with spare time and a DS or a DS emulator should definitely try this game out. It’s frustrating as hell but it’s VERY satisfying.
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