aria of sorrow is my second favorite castlevania game and my favorite 2d one, but this is the game that i would recommend if you want to start playing castlevania, let's talk about it

the graphics are, fine, it's gba you can't have everything, i think the scenarios are a bit boring, but the character and enemy design are really good, also the music fucking slaps

the gameplay is fun as hell, the basic metroidvania that made everyone fall in love with the genre, but after two bad tries on the gba, aria of sorrow got a lot of polishment on it's systems

the story is eh... it's ok, principally by castlevania standards, the characters are pretty good though principally julius

the exploration is the best part, because the castle is actually small, and that makes going from one place to another really quick, and it's actually easy to find yourself if you get lost

the souls mechanic is really fun, but the random part of it is shit, it feels like "oh man each of my playthroughs will be different so cool" and then by the end it's like "please drop the souls succubus i'm crying here"

the game takes a lot from symphony of the night, but it's a lot better for the quality of life and because the game is shorter, i've put 8 hours into aria and i have 97% of the game

aria is one of the best experiences out there, short and amazing 100% recommend to everyone that likes videogames

what to say about death's door, it is my second favorite game from 2021 right behind NEO: twewy, this review won't contain spoilers for the story, the story is not the focus of the game, but it is good so i recommend you to play it and experience it for yourself

the gameplay is basic, but it's so good and smooth, the weapons are really basic, but each one can be used for different situations, the stats buff doesn't change your character until the point it gets broken, but you can feel the changes and it feels great yet challenging

the difficulty is really well balanced, not too hard and not too easy, with a good 2 hours everyone can beat a boss

the ost is so so so good omg, the music is amazing and it shapes your mood perfectly to what the game wants, the graphics are beautiful and full of charm as well

the characters are funny, charismatic and deep, there's not a single character i don't like in this game

now the only problem of the game is simple, it's too short, even though after you beat the game you have extra content it's still short, i have two runs with all the achievements on my steam account and i got only 25 hours, which is sad, but still amazing

if you've never played death's door do it, there is no wrong here, or just wait for a steam sale if you value your money that much

when i bought skull i played it non stop, i've been playing for the last 10 days and i have 20 hours, and i can't get myself to play it again, so let's go for the review

to start with the good things, the ost is awesome, and the skull changing mechanics are so enjoyable and cool to use

in the bad part, there is no method of healing in boss rooms, and bosses smash your skull with ease, there are just a few characters and they are so so bland

and all the rest of good and bad points are just opposittes

the graphics are really good, but the graphic design is SO GENERIC oh my god

the gameplay is fun, hard and quick, but after 20 runs it just gets repetitive and annoying

the different skulls are nice and the capability to evolve them is really cool, but in 20 hours i only managed to evolve a skull to it's max potential once

the game have a variety of itens each one with especial buffs that stack for each other item with the same buff, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR STATS

the story is fine, the boss fights epic, but the general atmosphere is boring, i don't get an incentive to interact with the characters so i always forget my prime objective because i don't care about it, because the game doesn't get me to care

skul is the perfect half score game, it does so many things nice, but so many things wrong at the same time