This game does not hold up like I remember.
Idk, maybe I'm just too good at the genre? But this is just a weak as hell selection of levels and I made sure to choose the "Hard" path this time. Character swapping doesn't really give meat to the amount of fat the game has, with bosses that are borderline pushovers. I didn't lose a single life for the first five levels and even though the challenge ramps up as it goes, it's definitely one of the more dull castlevanias I've played despite the fantastic music. Maybe Bloodlines is to blame for partially spoiling me.
What hurts is that I loved this game so much on my first playthrough, some 7-8ish years back. It was probably really challenging for me back then, but now I'm breaking the game's metaphorical spine. It's not bad still, I guess I should say, but it's really really difficult for me to think of what else is POSITIVE in the couple hours it took to lay waste to CV3.
Potentially worth a look still, definitely recommend as a first-time platformer, not a game I enjoy anymore.
Idk, maybe I'm just too good at the genre? But this is just a weak as hell selection of levels and I made sure to choose the "Hard" path this time. Character swapping doesn't really give meat to the amount of fat the game has, with bosses that are borderline pushovers. I didn't lose a single life for the first five levels and even though the challenge ramps up as it goes, it's definitely one of the more dull castlevanias I've played despite the fantastic music. Maybe Bloodlines is to blame for partially spoiling me.
What hurts is that I loved this game so much on my first playthrough, some 7-8ish years back. It was probably really challenging for me back then, but now I'm breaking the game's metaphorical spine. It's not bad still, I guess I should say, but it's really really difficult for me to think of what else is POSITIVE in the couple hours it took to lay waste to CV3.
Potentially worth a look still, definitely recommend as a first-time platformer, not a game I enjoy anymore.