Really great retro-throwback game, it takes some of my favorite elements across the classic Castlevania games and blends them together in a really satisfying way. Not a terribly long game but I think that actually works to its advantage, some games of this genre can get tiring to me when they become too long. I think for this game especially, given the difficulty and old school sensibilities, I would grow frustrated with it if it were much longer. I never played the game on casual mode but I think it's nice the difficulty option is there, the knockback in this game can be brutal and could be a total turn off for some people.

Going to work my way through Nightmare Mode, and eventually will move on to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.