This game was pretty bad, but I was playing a lot of Castlevania games, so I was determined to complete it. The story is a different canon to the main games, so be prepared for some bizarre interpretations of the characters. It feels very different from other Castlevanias in that it seems like it's set up to allow you to explore areas when you get new powerups, but it's never really necessary to do so. I was largely just bored while playing, so I was a little insulted that the game offered me a new game plus at the end. Such a thing is not worth my time, even if this game is a part of a series that I like.