As an adolescent who grew up with the NES and Genesis, I at times enjoyed this homage to Castlevania III, but I eventually tired of it. I think I got it and started it when it released in 2018, but it took me 5 years to get around to beating it (and I had to revert to "casual mode"). It became quite a chore to be honest. One thing that probably hampered my enjoyment was my feeling that I had to have perfect play-throughs with each stage, with all characters alive and not having lost any "lives". That was probably not a great way to play the game.