I tend to kinda hate dropping games but holy shit this game is just so boring I can't take it anymore!
It has everything in the world going for it too, aesthetically and musically it really has such a strong presentation and vibe to it. Leon himself is an interesting character with some cool movement abilities for combat and the guard MP building deal is neat as a concept. It all just ends up feeling so wasted here though.
Like one of my biggest issues with this game is just how flat and boring the level design is and how copy and paste and repetitive the whole thing feels. I dig that you can approach things in a nonlinear order BUT everything is so boring and repetitive that the game just can't support anything else. The platforming is so basic and everything becomes so boringly copy and paste that after a certain point I just didn't wanna boot the game up again, I just knew I was done and had to tap out.
At least I can see the rawest line in the entire game whenever I want elsewhere instead like why didn't the whole game have this energy guys c'mon!
It has everything in the world going for it too, aesthetically and musically it really has such a strong presentation and vibe to it. Leon himself is an interesting character with some cool movement abilities for combat and the guard MP building deal is neat as a concept. It all just ends up feeling so wasted here though.
Like one of my biggest issues with this game is just how flat and boring the level design is and how copy and paste and repetitive the whole thing feels. I dig that you can approach things in a nonlinear order BUT everything is so boring and repetitive that the game just can't support anything else. The platforming is so basic and everything becomes so boringly copy and paste that after a certain point I just didn't wanna boot the game up again, I just knew I was done and had to tap out.
At least I can see the rawest line in the entire game whenever I want elsewhere instead like why didn't the whole game have this energy guys c'mon!
A lot of neat ideas for a 3d brawler. The presentation is great but the actual gameplay can get repetitive, especially when backtracking for secrets.
Infelizmente, tive que abandonar. A arte e as músicas são muito boas mesmo, mas o resto é bem mediano. O combate, as áreas e os inimigos são bem repetitivos, e não encontrei muita motivação para seguir em frente. Apesar de tudo, o jogo não chega a ser ruim. Se você ignorar esses problemas, pode terminar.
A lot less repetitive than Curse of Darkness, but also shorter and shallower. Combat and enemies are very generic and straightforward, the orb/heart system is pretty cool but the MP/relics is kinda useless. The atmosphere is on point with the visuals and OST. Even though they are considered mediocre, I like both Castlevania games from the PS2 in a guilty pleasure way to just play and relax.
Love the cover more than I did the game but Leon is iconic and the ost slaps, will always have a fondness for this one
Mixing classic Castlevania items with the orbs is a really fun idea but the relics are a bit useless and the combat sometimes gets a bit repetitive. I took a big break in the middle of the game and it felt realy nice to come back to.
I enjoyed my first time through the areas but it becomes a bit tedious to move through when you come back for secrets. Being able to go through the areas in any order you want is always appreciated. I also think the bosses have a better connection to their respective areas compared to other games in the series,which is neat.
I think Leon's design and lines are really cool, he might be my favourite Belmont.
Overall I enjoyed my time but I don't think the game excells at anything.
I enjoyed my first time through the areas but it becomes a bit tedious to move through when you come back for secrets. Being able to go through the areas in any order you want is always appreciated. I also think the bosses have a better connection to their respective areas compared to other games in the series,which is neat.
I think Leon's design and lines are really cool, he might be my favourite Belmont.
Overall I enjoyed my time but I don't think the game excells at anything.
It ain't the best, but it felt a lot closer to a Castlevania experience than say Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Worth it just for the iconic line "I'll destroy you AND the night!"
Lament of Inoccence se queda a medio camino de trasladar la fórmula de Symphony of the Night a las tres dimensiones, teniendo escenarios divididos por áreas que quitan parte del encanto de lo que hacía tan especial al juego anteriormente mencionado. A esto tenemos que sumar algunas zonas sin mucha inspiración en el planteamiento del desafío, un combate bueno pero que pudo pulirse un poco más y lo monótono que se vuelve por momentos lo alejan de ser una obra que tuvo el potencial de ser una no perfecta, pero cuando menos sólida en su resultado final, ya que si bien cuenta con apartados excelentes como un estilo artístico mejorable, una de las mejores bandas sonoras de la saga en general, boss fights sencillas en cuanto al desafío que proponen pero no por eso menos disfrutables e incluso una evolución en la narrativa de la saga, en la cual la historia tiene un peso mayor en comparación de juegos anteriores. Estos apartados y otras virtudes que pueda tener este Castlevania se ven opacadas por no poder combinar sus elementos en un todo funcional.
This game suffers a lot in the flow of its gameplay with constant backtracking and gauntlet rooms. But fuck if i dont love Leon, the music, the atmosphere, and I genuinely do really enjoy the combat on a moment to moment basis. Not amazing, but overall pretty fun if you can put up with its tedium.