I would have given this game 5 stars, except that it’s too short.
I mean it. It’s the third in a series of action RPGs set in the Ghosts n Goblins universe starring Firebrand the Gargoyle (known as Red Arremer in the Ghosts n Goblins games) on a quest to save the Ghoul Realm from humans (I think, I haven’t played all the games, just Demon’s Crest).
In Demon’s Crest he’s saving it from…a demon? M
The problem that Demon’s Creat is good. Very good. It could have been great, had they made it longer. It’s hitting its stride when it suddenly puts you against the boss.
But even so, it’s a satisfying game with some truly great artwork that is suitably dark and ghoulish.
Some fun bosses and a pretty challenging overall experience.
It drops the rpg elements from the prior games, which is a shame (I’ve played roughly ten minutes of the first game on the Gameboy - Gargoyle’s Quest, where you walked around towns and talked to “people”).
So, it’s flawed. Should you put time into it? Hell yes! I think you might be pleasantly surprised by how fun it is. Just be aware of the challenge level. The levels themselves aren’t bad, but I remember some of the bosses just going ham on you.

It's going to be a little complicated to evaluate Demon's Crest, but I no longer think it's that wonderful thing that a lot of people point out, for me it's like Banjo Kazooie, it's a good game, not wonderful, not even my favorite, but it works, despite having been part of From my childhood, what about Demon's Crest? well, it's a Megaman either, some bosses are cool, others are meh, some are motherfucking difficult and two are disgracefully unfair, the graphics are pretty but not impressive, and the beginning of the stages is very challenging, but as you go you get items to strengthening the game is calm, but strangely it becomes empty, I don't know after the first stages the game becomes emptier than my soul, but hey, that's actually a positive point due to the lore of you being a lonely demon that absolutely NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU and much less you with them, since the game, as beautiful as it is, lacks a bit of charisma in the characters, I think the only one who can be saved is the crazy person who sits in the village who probably treats you with every transformation of yours as if you were someone else and that's kind of cool, it has a cool replay value too, but I don't think it's enough for me to play it over and over again or miss playing it again, I don't know, after playing the 3 games in the Gargoyle's series, I thought the second is more fun than the first which I don't recommend much and even Crest which isn't bad, it's good, but it doesn't make me think it's an incredible game like a lot of people do.

Demon's Crest is a very unique game for the SNES era. In it, you play as the demon Firebrand, who's on a quest for revenge and ultimate power, which is a stark contrast from what most other games of that era were doing. Also unique is the game's atmosphere, featuring a haunting art style and macabre music.

Gameplay is pretty fun, with the ability to swap between different forms and abilities. However, the game can be extremely frustrating due to its pretty high difficulty so it's a little hard to recommend for those who don't like tough games. Otherwise though, go for it!

Joguei na infância, lembrei que era um ótimo jogo, peguei pra zerar depois de muito tempo, e posso afirmar que está no top 5 melhores jogos de SNES, Ótimo jogo, mas não perfeito, consegue ficar na sombra de Mario World, Super Metroid, Zelda, Chrono Trigger, mas com certeza recomendaria para as pessoas jogarem.
Enredo 8/10: Ótimo enredo, consegue ser consistente e entregar uma boa história, mas não faz tanta diferença entende-la, logo não precisa entender inglês.
Personagens 7/10: Não precisa saber muito dos personagens, e essa nota não significa nada, significa mais o nível de profundidade dos Personagens, mas os 3 mais importantes eles trabalham bem.
Gameplay 9/10: Para um plataformer, ele é tanto bom quanto difícil, precisa lidar muito com a movimentação, até precisa entender o moveset de alguns inimigos (Principalmente os chefes) para passar, pois você vai morrer muito kkkkkk.
Trilha sonora 10/10: Todos do meu top 5 recebem essa nota, com esse jogo não seria diferente, é maravilhoso ouvir aquele começo, que até bate nostalgia, e a "Beyond the Colosseum" no próximo cenário faz a magia, se não tivesse uma trilha sonora tão marcante, com certeza a nota não estaria assim
No geral: Recomendo pra quem gosta de um plataformer difícil com uma gameplay adaptativa (Depois do primeiro mapa do jogo, você pode ir em qualquer fase que liberou, coisa que no Mario de SNES são fases lineares, e que só no mario 3d world que tem, acho isso um charme do game), e quem não gostar do jogo, ouça a trilha sonora, sei que vai gostar de alguma kkkkk

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Fiz o bad ending admito...

As it is one of the last games for the SNES, it really gets everything out of the console technically, especially graphically. The sprites look fantastic and the levels are beautifully designed. The game also has no end of atmosphere, especially for an SNES game it was very dark. I really enjoyed the gameplay itself, and Firebrand's different abilities complement each other well. Unfortunately, you have to do a lot of backtracking during the rather short duration of the game to find the various transformations and other items. Unfortunately, there are no clues as to where anything else might be hidden, which quickly leads to frustration. The level of difficulty is also a bit strange. Sometimes I was stuck on bosses for ages, sometimes, especially towards the end, I defeated bosses with 5 attacks, which didn't feel very balanced. The music was great for the most part, but a bit more variety would have helped here too, especially the boss fight theme really got on my nerves. All in all a good game but I would recommend reading a guide to avoid unnecessary backtracking.