Dracula X is a whiff, if I'm being honest. I understand that its status as a compromised pseudo-port of Rondo of Blood meant it wasn't going to be on that game's level, but I didn't expect something so middling. This feels like it was handed over to the GB team (not that I've checked), with the same technical and design sloppiness that permeated those games. There are a few novel ideas which I would have liked to see implemented in better Castlevania games, such as the natural means by which the first alternate level is accessed, but I can't say they were enough to create an overall positive impression.

The fundamentals are there, so its not dreadful, just don't feel too bad using save states to get past some of the bullshit level and enemy design. That final boss can fuck right off.