I came late to this one! I was already well-versed in the Metroidvania genre by the time I got around to SotN. This game is great! It looks fantastic, plays smoothly, and really deserves the legacy it's built. I will say that Castlevania feels most like Castlevania when you're slinging a whip at your foes, but Alucard has enough cool moves to make up for the lack of a Belmont flogging.