Circle of the Moon is a bland pastiche of previous entries in the franchise. The only unique thing this game brings to the table is the DSS, which is a neat mechanic hidden under a mountain of grinding. Also the castle layout sucks. I spent the majority of my time here either backtracking down long corridors filled with enemies that can't hurt me, or grinding.

Not offensively bad, but this is one of those games that just failed to fire any neurons for me. When your rendition of Vampire Killer can't even get me hyped up, you might be a lost cause.