It's a classic Castlevania game, yet a very forgettable one. While it's gameplay is what I prefer for Castlevania, and I did enjoy what I played, nothing particularly stuck with me after beating it. Mind you, I played the Super Nintendo version, and I'm told the PC Engine version is far superior.
That being said, Dracula X for the SNES is a very standard game. Richter is cool; he can do a backflip! It's versatility can't be understated, and I enjoyed skipping platforming and getting to higher areas with its use, but you can stop using it after a while. The entire game doesn't need to be designed around the backflip, but a handful of extra use-cases for it would've gone a long way. Ultimately, the best part of this game is its music, but even that's 1upped by the PC Engine counterpart.
At the end of the day, I'd rather play the NES original, but maybe I'm in the minority on that one.
That being said, Dracula X for the SNES is a very standard game. Richter is cool; he can do a backflip! It's versatility can't be understated, and I enjoyed skipping platforming and getting to higher areas with its use, but you can stop using it after a while. The entire game doesn't need to be designed around the backflip, but a handful of extra use-cases for it would've gone a long way. Ultimately, the best part of this game is its music, but even that's 1upped by the PC Engine counterpart.
At the end of the day, I'd rather play the NES original, but maybe I'm in the minority on that one.