Castlevania: POR Is a great platformer with a lot of humor within. Graphics look amazing!

User Rating: 8.5 | Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin DS
By Bazza28 | Review Date:
I have never been a great fan of castlevania. The first castlevania on the NES was a decent game, but became frustrating very quickly because of the difficult levels. Castlevania II was a bit more fun, because it had a bit of a story, you could talk to people and so, felt familiair with Zelda 2: The adventure of Link. Super castlevania was the last game I played in the series, and I discovered why these games did not belong to my favourite ones: It lacked true personality. Like mario or zelda, you felt connected with the main player because it had a personality, which in my opinion Simon Belmont didn't have.

Many years later I read a review of Castlevania: portrait of Ruin. It scored pretty high and it got my attention. A couple of weeks ago I bougt the game, because I nedded one to survive the long Bus trips during my vacation in South-Africa. I played this game and thought: wow, this is nothing like the first Castlevania games, this one stands on it's own!
It really is a good sign for a game that sometimes I didn't feel like coming out of the bus when we arrived at a hotel or lodge!

I really like almost everything about this game! It's the beautiful graphics, amazing sound effects, great creepy atmosphere, brilliant boss-fights, good story.. I don't really see anything bad about this game. The only thing is you get the feeling now and then that you don't know where you have to go or what to do. Aside from that, if you are looking for a great platformer, look no further and give this one a try, because it's worth buying!

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