A solid Metroidvania. The character switching is a neat mechanic and both Johnathan and Charlotte have their own strengths and weaknesses, although the game favors the player playing as Johnathan more since he usually deals more damage. The only issue with the dual characters are the dual crush abilities. These are powerful abilities that use MP and make many encounters in this game a total cakewalk. There are only 3 bosses in this game that provided any sort of challenge and the rest were very easy. Out of all the CV games I've played so far (AoS, DoS, OoE) PoR is definitely the easiest game.

The paintings were a neat idea and provided some interesting maps to play in. My only issue with them were that some of the settings in the maps were reused later in the game but that's a minor detail. Platforming was solid along with the OST and the beautiful sprite work. I dislike the anime character art but that's just personal preference.

All in all, a very good Castlevania game that is a must play for Metroidvania fans.