Castlevania returns to the PS2 once more.
posted by Kabuto (HENDERSON, NV) Jul 12, 2006
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Konami graces the Castlevania fans with Castlevania Curse of Darkness, does it live up to the expectations, hopes and dreams? Probably not, while the game is good, it's by far not exactly ranked up there with some of the best Castlevania games out there.
Set in time after the events of Castlevania 3 for the NES, you take control of Hector, a former Devil Forger for Count Dracula, he returns to the lands in search of the other apprentience Devil Forger Issac in a story of revenge. After you're greeted by a wonderful FMV, you begin your quest, by something you might as well get use to doing quite often. Running down an empty corridor.
..You'll see these quite often, but, hang in there, the toughest part of the game is happening.
Truth be told, as you get further into the game, you do notice the game's great gameplay and solid ideas. Muliple sets of weapons, the ability to craft your equipment on the fly, but what sets this interest is, your Digimon like monster companions who you free and assist you. You have all sorts of creatures from "Fairy" type who heal you in battle, open up your treasure chests, to "Battle" types who make you grin like a small child when they go around smashing monsters into the ground.
The controls are quite solid and rather fluid, and the learning curve is so simple you'll figure out what you're doing with all the handy in-game tips you collect. Where this game does not shine is the lackluster enviroments, as stated before, you'll be running down empty corridors, and fighting dull rooms with nothing in them. While this is fine for the outdoor enviroment, the indoor ones such as the abandonded castle, doesn't feel like a castle, just, yet another dungeon.
Another fine point in the game, is that by a glance, you know how your fights will be. Bosses are either tough all the time, or they're all easy. Very very few will all of a sudden emerge with some cheap attack to win in one shot. A plus in my eyes.
Overall, worth a shot.
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