Pretty mixed game to me. Story is really stupid. Level design when not in the castle feels like GTA, the stealth sequences break up the pacing and are just not fun in the least bit and make me ask who the hell would ever think 'Yeah Castlevania is cool and all, but you know what would make it better? Stealth mechanics!' and the castle itself is pretty bland, but Robert Carlyle still did a great job as Dracula and the combat was honestly a lot of fun. Shame this game was the one to put the final nail in the coffin to one of my all time favorite franchises.