i've never been a fan of the belmont games because you don't get to use anything besides the vampire killer, but this one actually had me engaged long enough to beat it in just 2 sessions.

the "oooo there's two castles" trick is done again here except the reveal comes a lot earlier. kind of laughable. the concept of warping to different versions of the castle now and then, only being able to see certain areas at a time is kinda novel though.

movement is surprisingly good in this game - juste is one fast motherfucker and being able to dash at lightspeeds right from the start of the game greatly alleviated the usual boredom that comes with backtracking in a metroidvania

story is kinda whatever. nothing groundbreaking. who really plays these for the story anyway? i do... sometimes...

game's definitely worth a shot, even if a bit bland in some aspects.