Always a risk playing older games with modern eyes. I enjoyed my first step in to the world of Castlevania with Circle of the Moon. The DSS card system is just great, really fun and unique. Fantastic atmosphere and music. Hunting for new equipment and cards is very fun and addicting. The game is not without its faults though. No auto run and limited shortcuts make map traversal become tedious. Summoning button combos are cumbersome, and also make later bosses quite trivial. Many items are rare drops from specific enemies, requiring a guide if you want to try out everything.