its like lament of innocence but worse bosses, and they did away with the platforming. People complained about the platforming in lament but i liked it. It broke up the standard gameplay of just walking through boring empty hallways. So this game is just more boring hallways with even less things to do. The bosses are also ass, they have like 2 moves and most of them never hit you. Hector also has this weird jerky movement that leon never had, it feels like some of his animations are sped up more than they should be. The thing about 2d castlevanias is that exploring is inherently fun because you are constantly platforming. I just can't be bothered to do the same exact thing for more than 30 minutes with less things to do. With worse bosses and a lock on that functions like ass cheeks. The lock on doesnt do anything besides keep you camera on them, Hectors attacks still depend on where you are going. The camera is also moveable now but i think its worse. It ends up getting stuck on geometry a lot or just flipping all over the place. Game also have little enemy diversity, most of the game consisted of me fighting like the same 3 enemys. Just not a game i feel like playing through, lament just had more going on in terms of gameplay.