Not sure if me playing tons of other CVs before this had any effect, but I could swear Chronicles was a lot harder!
Played it all the time on my modchipped PS1 lmao, I think it was my first Classicvania. And not a bad one to start with!
Chronicles isn't exactly a remake of CV1 per se; more like, a "best of Simon Belmont" sorta deal, with elements from CV1 and CV4 showing up here. You got stages straight from 1, one stage from 4, and some original ones.
Simon can whip in 5 directions, sadly missing 3 angles from CV4, but at least we have VERTICAL KNOCKBACK! GLORY BE! This alone makes Chronicles a much smoother experience compared to a lot of its more celebrated brothers.
That said, the werelady on the Clock Tower stage kicked my ASS to oblivion. Dracula should turn more girls into wolves cause that fight was probably the most fast paced non-final boss so far in this retrospective.
Originally a X6800 game, Chronicles may not look as sharp as SotN, but it has a very gritty and spooky atmosphere. It even has some really cool visual effects, like the flowery field that crumbles, revealing that it was actually a painting all along! It's nothing to scoff at.
The arranged soundtrack is NUTS though, god damn. Disco Vampire Killer, Thrashard in The Cave, Wicked Child, Moon Fight(there it is again!) and the Load BGM, all amazing tunes. They were INSPIRED arranging these tracks, I'll tell you what.
Chronicles is a good time! Tough as usual, but surprisingly fair.
Played it all the time on my modchipped PS1 lmao, I think it was my first Classicvania. And not a bad one to start with!
Chronicles isn't exactly a remake of CV1 per se; more like, a "best of Simon Belmont" sorta deal, with elements from CV1 and CV4 showing up here. You got stages straight from 1, one stage from 4, and some original ones.
Simon can whip in 5 directions, sadly missing 3 angles from CV4, but at least we have VERTICAL KNOCKBACK! GLORY BE! This alone makes Chronicles a much smoother experience compared to a lot of its more celebrated brothers.
That said, the werelady on the Clock Tower stage kicked my ASS to oblivion. Dracula should turn more girls into wolves cause that fight was probably the most fast paced non-final boss so far in this retrospective.
Originally a X6800 game, Chronicles may not look as sharp as SotN, but it has a very gritty and spooky atmosphere. It even has some really cool visual effects, like the flowery field that crumbles, revealing that it was actually a painting all along! It's nothing to scoff at.
The arranged soundtrack is NUTS though, god damn. Disco Vampire Killer, Thrashard in The Cave, Wicked Child, Moon Fight(there it is again!) and the Load BGM, all amazing tunes. They were INSPIRED arranging these tracks, I'll tell you what.
Chronicles is a good time! Tough as usual, but surprisingly fair.