I like this and the sequel a lot better than Ritual. Looks better and the Classicvania gameplay with tight level design holds up better than "the same metroidvania you played on the ps1/gba/ds but bigger and with worse audiovisuals".

It also has enough unique stuff that I don't find myself feeling like I'd rather just replay Castlevania 1 / Bloodlines / X68 Akumajo Dracula again. There are alternate routes through the game where you gain some interesting abilities not seen in other Classicvania games that change your playstyle quite a bit while still keeping that high-commitment "buy your jumps a wedding ring" style.

Overall pretty fun and worth it if you like the OG games (I do, and if you don't then you're lame).

I like this and the sequel a lot better than Ritual. Looks better and the Classicvania gameplay with tight level design holds up better than "the same metroidvania you played on the ps1/gba/ds but bigger and with worse audiovisuals". It also has enough unique stuff that I don't find myself feeling like I'd rather just replay Castlevania 1 / Bloodlines / X68 Akumajo Dracula again. There are alternate routes through the game where you gain some interesting abilities not seen in other Classicvania games that change your playstyle quite a bit while still keeping that high-commitment "buy your jumps a wedding ring" style. Overall pretty fun and worth it if you like the OG games (I do, and if you don't then you're lame).