15 Reviews:
ElCochran90
Rating includes Crazy Mode. Difficulty rating includes Normal Mode.
Gustav at least acknowledges that he's garbage at platforming and does not make big platforming stages between each boss. The story is as stupid as the original NES classic Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, but the payoff is sensational. The platforming segments are so small that their absolute lack of quality almost doesn't seem to matter (it still does, mind you). So, the experience consists in fighting boss after boss. The two best boss fights of the previous underrated (but still garbage) game are recycled... and for good measure! They are utterly sensational. The last fight does something better than the very Boshy did: having the full version of Agnus Dei. With exceptional boss concepts, except for the second boss (which was meh) and the fifth boss which was remarkably easy (this seems to be an in-game joke for what really is the final boss), as a boss rush the concept works splendidly. Unfortunately you have to be interrupted by cancerous platforming segments, but not difficulty-wise, but garbage-wise. For the record, Gustav Counterfelt is one of the coolest bosses in fangame history.
Also, there is a Crazy mode for the game, and you should consider an 80 difficulty from me for that. It just happens not only that you can play as Gustav, but also that it shows the true final boss of the game, and it is a monstrous spectacle! It is like the true story told from Gustav's perspective fighting his own demons in a fantastically epic fashion.
So, to sum up, a significant improvement from the first fangame, cancer platforming, an idiotic story, mostly wonderful bosses, a breathtaking final fight and golden extra content. Still tons to improve, but at least it improved a ton from the original.
[3] Likes
Gustav at least acknowledges that he's garbage at platforming and does not make big platforming stages between each boss. The story is as stupid as the original NES classic Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, but the payoff is sensational. The platforming segments are so small that their absolute lack of quality almost doesn't seem to matter (it still does, mind you). So, the experience consists in fighting boss after boss. The two best boss fights of the previous underrated (but still garbage) game are recycled... and for good measure! They are utterly sensational. The last fight does something better than the very Boshy did: having the full version of Agnus Dei. With exceptional boss concepts, except for the second boss (which was meh) and the fifth boss which was remarkably easy (this seems to be an in-game joke for what really is the final boss), as a boss rush the concept works splendidly. Unfortunately you have to be interrupted by cancerous platforming segments, but not difficulty-wise, but garbage-wise. For the record, Gustav Counterfelt is one of the coolest bosses in fangame history.
Also, there is a Crazy mode for the game, and you should consider an 80 difficulty from me for that. It just happens not only that you can play as Gustav, but also that it shows the true final boss of the game, and it is a monstrous spectacle! It is like the true story told from Gustav's perspective fighting his own demons in a fantastically epic fashion.
So, to sum up, a significant improvement from the first fangame, cancer platforming, an idiotic story, mostly wonderful bosses, a breathtaking final fight and golden extra content. Still tons to improve, but at least it improved a ton from the original.
Rating: 5.6 56
Difficulty: 55 55
Dec 7, 2019
dzareg
great game, the stages are "hidden platforming talent, keep it hidden" but the bosses are very fun and well made, despite being tricky to learn
[2] Likes
Rating: 7.5 75
Difficulty: 50 50
Dec 19, 2023
LastTISisLife
Final boss is unfun as hell and some of the least enjoyable bosses i've played, but it's worth to reach it, because up to that game is good
[1] Like
Rating: 3.5 35
Difficulty: N/A
Oct 31, 2024
NightShark115
Rating doesn't include crazy mode.
Much better than the first game in the series, it's still far from perfect (for example bosses still being a bit too learny) but overall a massive improvement over the original.
[0] Likes
Much better than the first game in the series, it's still far from perfect (for example bosses still being a bit too learny) but overall a massive improvement over the original.
Rating: 6.0 60
Difficulty: 55 55
Jul 17, 2020