Ngl, I didn't like this the first time. I tried to play it like I play any other 2D game, yet I always got punished for it, as I should.
Castlevania is brutal if you're impatient and don't take your time; strategize when and where to strike, especially since your movement is pretty limited and can kill you a ton if you slip up. Levels are pretty solid despite having some bullshit at times, it even gives you the right weapons to deal with what's to come next, but; the game is dragged down for having very cheap bosses and also being ugly, even for an NES game; sometimes you might die because you thought the background was the foreground or vice versa, or you die inside because Dracula looks like a 90 year old lady or a pig with dragon wings and legs.
Castlevania is brutal if you're impatient and don't take your time; strategize when and where to strike, especially since your movement is pretty limited and can kill you a ton if you slip up. Levels are pretty solid despite having some bullshit at times, it even gives you the right weapons to deal with what's to come next, but; the game is dragged down for having very cheap bosses and also being ugly, even for an NES game; sometimes you might die because you thought the background was the foreground or vice versa, or you die inside because Dracula looks like a 90 year old lady or a pig with dragon wings and legs.