Earlier than I go to sleep every evening, I mumble to myself, ‘What a horrible evening to have a curse.’ At the least I used to, however these days are over, child. The curse has been damaged! We now have lastly acquired a brand new Castlevania sport. I can hear you all gasping in disbelief, but it surely’s true. I wouldn’t joke about one thing this severe. Castlevania followers have suffered sufficient.
Alongside three chic ports of the basic Nintendo DS titles, the Castlevania Dominus Assortment offers followers with the horrifying-for-all-the-wrong-reasons Haunted Fort, in addition to an odd little title known as Haunted Fort Revisited.
However what the jaded, cynical, Castlevania fan could assume to be a fundamental remix of the one sport none of them wish to play, is, actually, an honest-to-goodness remake. High to backside. Every thing is new right here. From the sprites to the physics to the stage layouts: it’s a complete overhaul. All of the sudden, what was as soon as an attention-grabbing footnote within the historical past of Castlevania is now a sport value taking part in. It’s like the story of Pinocchio turning into an actual boy however with extra whips and leather-based.
No, not within the horny method. Get your thoughts out of the gutter, folks. We’re slaying vampires right here!
Possibly that doesn’t sound like a ‘new’ Castlevania sport to you. If this have been one other sequence, perhaps I’d agree. Nonetheless, and bear with me right here, that is about to get difficult… Each Vampire Killer and Akumajou Dracula (for the x68000) are remakes of the unique Castlevania that change a wide range of components. The PS1’s Castlevania Chronicles, alternatively, is each a port and a remake of Akumajou Dracula (sure, it’s a remake of a remake). Dracula X is one thing of a reinterpretation of Rondo of Blood that provides, and removes, a wide range of components. Lastly, Castlevania: ReBirth is a remake of Castlevania the Journey that dramatically reimagines the unique. Do you see the place I’m going with this? Should you don’t depend each sport within the sequence that’s some type of remake of one other sport then there have been, like, two and a half Castlevania titles in whole.
Enjoyable Truth: Dracula rises from the grave each 100 years, but Simon has killed him eight occasions. Bro, how previous are you?
So What Is So Totally different About Haunted Fort Revisited?
After I say this can be a remake, I don’t use these phrases calmly. Huge sections of each stage are totally different now. We’re speaking about fully new obstacles, new enemies, and totally different merchandise placements. Hell, not solely is the merchandise placement totally different, however the objects themselves are, too. The axe, which was lacking from Haunted Fort, has been added again in, and also you’ll discover crystal orbs to improve your whip – sure, you learn that proper, you couldn’t improve your whip within the unique Haunted Fort. Wall meat is again as properly, so that you’ll be capable of interact in that classicvania ritual of whipping all the pieces you encounter in hopes of uncovering a turkey dinner.
However the largest improve of all is to the pacing. Whereas Castlevania video games are typically extra deliberate, Haunted Fort felt downright laborious. Revisited, alternatively, is among the many most spritely classicvania titles ever made. The enduring Belmont strut has change into the Belmont speedwalk, as Simon now zips from ghoul to ghost on his quest to avoid wasting his spouse.
Should you even vaguely just like the Castlevania video games, then I strongly encourage you to snag the Dominus Assortment. Haunted Fort Revisited isn’t a protracted sport. Even on the toughest problem setting – which looks like the usual Castlevania problem – you’ll be capable of beat it in round an hour. However the second I did, I went again for extra.
Haunted Fort Revisited is all the pieces I needed from a brand new Castlevania title. For the primary time in a decade, it feels just like the sequence is again. This sensation could also be fleeting, and we could as soon as once more be solid into limbo, however at the least we bought another second of vampire-slaying goodness. Given the state of Konami, that’s another second than I anticipated to obtain.
