Castlevania

Yes I'm still holding my friend's NES console hostage I'll give it back tomorrow since this is the last game I wanted to try out. I've only played the Lords of Shadow games but I do love the anime. And when I found out this was from Konami I was surprised cause like....damn how old is Konami lmao. Like yall were making bag in the 80s? God damn.

This game is known for its extreme difficulty. The first levels are not super stressful but the game‘s difficulty spikes pretty quickly at around level 4. Thankfully you do have unlimited continues and plenty of checkpoints. And if you're a little emulating cheat because you refuse to contribute to capitalism you got save states. Yes I see you.😐😐😐 Don't look at me like that lmao.

Anywho. Each level has 3 checkpoints and there are 7 levels. When you die you spawn at the last checkpoint but when you continue you spawn at the beginning of the level which doesnt sound super fair specially to a bitch like me who has 0 talent when it comes to being patient. Some parts of the game have so many enemies and traps coming at you at once that at first beating the game may seem impossible, but trust me if you keep going, learn the stages and enemy patterns (and cheat on the emulator ;) yes I still have beef with you) you will beat it.

So if you are patient you will eventually beat the game and trust me when I say that the game‘s difficulty only makes the feeling of beating it so much more rewarding are satisfying. Like this was the og Darksouls. The controls do not help with the difficulty. The whip has a delay and when you jump you cannot change direction in mid-air like in games such as Mega Man. Also, when you get hit you are knocked back a few steps which might land you in unfortunate situations. You get to also use weapons like guns.

The game’s visuals stand out. The Colors really compliment this pixelated nightmare of a game unlike most NES games. The soundtrack is also godly tier.
Overall this game is very good, it has everything. But it is not 100% perfect. It could have had more levels, it could have more hit songs but still that is kinda unfair to say considering the time the game was made. And maybe it could have been easier so emulator players wont have to cheat but like I doubt Konami would know emulators existed back in the 80s

Castlevania is an extremely tough somewhat unforgiving action platformer that is actually very addicting. Simon's whip is one of the most satisfying attacks I've used in an 8 bit game and the whip is your best friend all the way to the end. However you'll need to bring the type of persistence here that you would bring to a souls game. You will die to some bosses over and over again until you realise their pattern, which then it becomes pretty easy. I will be honest though, I had to play this one with save states and getting a game over will send you back all the way to the start of a level, in which in modern gaming standards I don't have the patience for 🫠 but I didn't abuse it to the point where it would help me during a boss fight or through a stage. I recommend using save states as somewhat more forgiving checkpoints at a start of a stage within a level. I feel like this is one of those games I will now always come back to play and master - like I have with mega man.

Very challenging game, but very rewarding when beaten. A beginning to a great series.

Good Game but Annoyingly Hard.

Possibly the greatest game of all time according to Nintendo Power. That says a lot if not everything. This game is classic gold. The music is kick ass, the ominous tone in an NES, the sprites are beautifully drawn out so you know what's you're looking at. It's challenging and extremely fair.

The start to the greatest series of all time in my opinion. A must play and must have for collectors.

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