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#63





Years of release: 2018 (PC/PS4/XB1/Switch/3DS/Vita)
Beaten?: Yes, but not the extra modes

Oh you thought I was done talking about Bloodstained? Not yet! There's still Curse of the Moon to talk about!

If I had to call myself a bigger fan of the classic Castlevanias or the so-called Metroidvanias, that's a tough call. I've never actually been a hardcore fan of either. The Classicvanias are fun, challenging, and iconic, but have never been one of the staples of my repretoire; I've played all the Metroidvanias but I can't say I've ever liked them as much as, say, the Metroids, but they're still really nice to play. My style as a gamer probably generally falls more with the classic style, but it's kinda hard to say.

Maybe if I'd played a bit more of Ritual of the Night it might be higher than this, I don't know. But I did play all the way through Curse of the Moon and it was totally my jam. It was a short, but great, experience. The Castlevania 3 style graphics and Castlevania 3 style gameplay both feel completely authentic, while at the same time, feeling fresh. This feels like an NES game they might have made in like, 1995, if they were still making NES games then. The boss fights in this game are absolutely WICKED - some of the most fun and memorable bosses I can remember in a game in a while. The soundtrack completely rips 100% of the time. Ippo Yamada has built himself quite the resume of retro VG soundtracks that just straight-up smash.

It's a little short-lived, as the Classicvanias tend to be, I suppose. I didn't play the later modes, which I suppose I should have, since I think there's a little bit more to them, and this is the type of game that I think I could really get into speedrunning. I've never been a Castlevania speedrunner, but, well, first time for everything I guess? This game feels great to play and I think I could do a little bit more of it.