So I am close to the end of the second chapter in my first run through of the new installment of the Castlevania series. By no means close to the end game. When I finish I will be writing up a full review. Ok so far this game plays like the God Of War series had a child with the Uncharted series. There is a button mashing combat system broken up by some Uncharted climbing and wall scaling sections. Sounds like fun right………well it can be. There are a few small hang ups that can really mess with your enjoyment of this title. One and the biggest issue I have with this game is the fixed camera system. I can’t tell you how many times I have been back attacked because you can’t swing the camera around. This camera issue will hamper you sometimes while climbing. Early in the game one of your whip upgrades allows you to grip glowing points on walls and fallen trees and such. There are also times where you need to use the whip to descend and ascend some walls. The problem here is that there is a limit to the chains length. So when you are descending you can run out of chain and fall taking a chunk of your life bar away. Yeah such a pain. The storyline thus far is solid and Patric Stuart as the narrator for the start of Gabriel’s missions was a stroke of genius. So it’s still a decent game thus far. The hang ups aren’t enough to cause a total rage quit. As I said I will be doing a full all around review when I finish.
Keep gaming America,
Your unbiased game reviewer Mecha.
