As you know I've played this game on NES and this is now on the Wii U Virtual Console and on the NES Mini, this game starts off with Simon in a town who buys holy water or a white crystal.
The player has Simon goes outside fighting monsters like skeletons, werewolves, fishmen and bats and knights and swamp creatures and zombies collecting hearts for money and level grinding for more life energy bar.
There are 3 different endings depending on what you do, to get the best ending you need to get to Dracula before 8 days are up and you'll want to hang out in the castle fighting slime's, knights, and gargoyles and hustle from town to town. To get the second best ending you have to do it between 8-15 days. The third ending is terrible as you'll likely roam around outside fighting enemies for money and experience.
This game does have some bad gameplay design with enemies brutally knocking back Simon into spikes or water which is very annoying and Simon has 3 lives, thankfully there's unlimited continues but you lose all of your heart money and experience points. You can't heal yourself unless you go to the church in the daytime or get a level up and as usual Simon can't whip upwards which makes this game hard at times.
There are items you can use to defeat enemies like Holy Water which is good for ground enemies and opening up floors, but it becomes useless as the sacred flame and throwing diamond weapon is much better. You can get a dagger but then you get a better silver dagger but the Golden Dagger is the best one to use especially with a boss fight like Dracula. By the way don't forget to buy oak stakes and use it on the orb so you can get Dracula's parts. Also don't forget to kneel at the lake to cause it to drain and don't forget to kneel at the cliff so a tornado can carry you to the next place.
The garlic is the best to use on Grim Reaper as he will be helplessly stuck until he dies. I like Dracula's Rib shield which deflects fireballs. I also like the Laurels which makes Simon invincible in the poisoned swamps. I like the flame whip which makes fighting enemies much easier. I like that the last boss is very easy to kill but doesn't make it challenging enough.
This game is notable for using the word "Hellhouse" which slipped past the Nintendo Censorship.
In conclusion this may not be a game that Castlevania fans or video game critics like, but I do like it but I don't like the stiff jumps and brutal knock backs but it's still easy enough to play and replay. I would've liked this game if Simon had been allowed to whip upwards, jump better and not be knocked back and had better game hints which was hard to explore since they were vague.
You can get this game on the NES mini, the Wii U Virtual Console, the Castlevania Collection on Nintendo Switch. This game is good for beginners and I would recommend you get it and it's re-playable.
The player has Simon goes outside fighting monsters like skeletons, werewolves, fishmen and bats and knights and swamp creatures and zombies collecting hearts for money and level grinding for more life energy bar.
There are 3 different endings depending on what you do, to get the best ending you need to get to Dracula before 8 days are up and you'll want to hang out in the castle fighting slime's, knights, and gargoyles and hustle from town to town. To get the second best ending you have to do it between 8-15 days. The third ending is terrible as you'll likely roam around outside fighting enemies for money and experience.
This game does have some bad gameplay design with enemies brutally knocking back Simon into spikes or water which is very annoying and Simon has 3 lives, thankfully there's unlimited continues but you lose all of your heart money and experience points. You can't heal yourself unless you go to the church in the daytime or get a level up and as usual Simon can't whip upwards which makes this game hard at times.
There are items you can use to defeat enemies like Holy Water which is good for ground enemies and opening up floors, but it becomes useless as the sacred flame and throwing diamond weapon is much better. You can get a dagger but then you get a better silver dagger but the Golden Dagger is the best one to use especially with a boss fight like Dracula. By the way don't forget to buy oak stakes and use it on the orb so you can get Dracula's parts. Also don't forget to kneel at the lake to cause it to drain and don't forget to kneel at the cliff so a tornado can carry you to the next place.
The garlic is the best to use on Grim Reaper as he will be helplessly stuck until he dies. I like Dracula's Rib shield which deflects fireballs. I also like the Laurels which makes Simon invincible in the poisoned swamps. I like the flame whip which makes fighting enemies much easier. I like that the last boss is very easy to kill but doesn't make it challenging enough.
This game is notable for using the word "Hellhouse" which slipped past the Nintendo Censorship.
In conclusion this may not be a game that Castlevania fans or video game critics like, but I do like it but I don't like the stiff jumps and brutal knock backs but it's still easy enough to play and replay. I would've liked this game if Simon had been allowed to whip upwards, jump better and not be knocked back and had better game hints which was hard to explore since they were vague.
You can get this game on the NES mini, the Wii U Virtual Console, the Castlevania Collection on Nintendo Switch. This game is good for beginners and I would recommend you get it and it's re-playable.