Yes I critiscise a lot of things. This one's no exception
User Rating: 6.1 | Castlevania PS2
Well to start off, I bought this game thinking it would at least have that same Symphony Of The Night feel. And yes, I did get that feel, but only from the music. The music's pretty genius. I had some difficulty getting used to the control at first but I eventually got used to all that whip cracking and side-stepping in say, 20 minutes? It played out rather nicely but eventually it got boring. I am notorious for yawning (heck I yawned out loud when my deputy principal was scolding us for making noise before our O level exam) but I never yawn when I play games (especially since I try to get good ones), this game is an exception, like Gamespot said, each room is as similar as the next. So for the most part, this game is boring. It's a minus 1 for the lame voice acting, really. Half the time the character you control, Leon (that name is really starting to get on my nerves, Squall's name has seriously been overused and abused) talks and acts like an idiot. I don't know how this fellow managed to become a lord. Enough about that though, all you need to know is that the great Belmont family of vampire killers originated from an idiot. The cut-scenes don't even look good enough and the worst part is, THEY JAM LIKE MAD. I couldn't believe these low quality 3D cut-scenes could cause so much jamming on the PS2's hardware. These stuttering cut-scenes caused me not to finish my game because I couldn't face the Dracula of this game after I defeated his 5 guardian boss monsters. The ONLY time I enjoyed the game actually was when I fought the 5 boss monsters, they were pretty challenging. Add those 3 elemental mini-bosses and it was pretty fun. They're the highlights of this game. Another little thing I noticed was thatthe environment actually looked pretty good and Leon stood out like a pile of turd on fresh, green, grass. I don't know if the environments were cel-shaded or not. Bottom line: Don't get this game unless you think I'm just babbling nonsense. 
