Well this was unique. Portrait of Ruin tries to spice things up with Portraits, hub worlds inside of a main castle. You also play with 2 characters but i never find it useful. Map design is boring with long corridors. Quest system is also not very good and forgettable. Story is alright. Portrait of Ruin really tries to make a different Metroidvania experience but fails miserably imo. It's still a decent game but just because it has quality core gameplay that carries over Dawn of Sorrow. One positive can say about this one is that it doesn't have annoying touch gimmicks.