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Forgotten and Underrated Castlevania Game
Played it because Isaac, Hector, and Saint Germain from the Netflix came from here, this completely forgotten entry in the CV franchise. The adaption is VERY loose, which is fine. It's satisfying to see who these characters originally were.
The game's not perfect, but it's surprisingly good. Easily the most underrated entry in the franchise. It's DMC lite with SotN influences and a neato monster raising system.
In terms of gameplay, this is a successor to Lament of Innocence, but massively evolved. LoI is short enough to be worth it for the curious, but is honestly very skippable. It lacks the gameplay variety of CoD's weapons and monsters and it segments its explorable environments into isolated stages, as opposed to CoD's continuous overworld. And it has a fixed camera, lol.
This game is also available on PS2. That version has an exclusive item if you have an LoI save, but the Xbox version runs in 480p and sells for half the price. Easy choice for me.Read full review
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So close yet so far!
With CoD, Konami tried to pull off a 3D Metroidvania, and it some cases they succeeded, but mostly they failed. Level design in CoD is linear and boring. Sure there's a lot of backtracking but it feels tacked on for the sake of being there instead of a crucial and rewarding element to exploration. A key factor in successful Metroidvania's. CoD came out at a time when Retro Studios had knocked out the first 2 Metroid Prime games for Nintendo. Both masterpieces. Igarashi and co. really should've studied the level designs of those games as a template for CoD. Those games show how to do 3D Metroidvania properly.
Anyway the positives. Graphics are nice for the time. Bosses and enemy designs are awesome. Music is solid as always for the series, and the story's compelling. I'd say the game's definitely worth a try, but don't go in expecting the same polish the series is known for in 2D. Read full review
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castlevania curse of darkness xbox
I played it awhile back and its the best castlevania game I ever played next to symphony of the night and harmony of despair!
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This game plays good and interesting tha...
This game plays good and interesting thanks
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Works well, great product...
Works well, great product
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: zero4700z
best version of this game works perfectl...
best version of this game works perfectly thanks
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Such a great game
Lost my disc somehow. This game is great!
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Very underrated Castlevania game
This game has awesome storyline and gameplay and great graphics better than Castlevania lament of innocence for PS2
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Excellent Christmas Gift
My husband love the game. We had a great Christmas.
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Revuew
Couple scratches but game never freezes.
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