Castlevania Rebirth - played through it, impressions

[jarrod]

KylieDog said:

jarrod said:

KylieDog said:
Make or break question: Can you use the whip diagonally?

Nope.  It's the same as the best Castlevanias (Dracula's Curse, Rondo of Blood).  The game is slavishly oldschool, but still somehow newschool friendly, just like the other WiiWare ReBirths (Gradius & Contra).  M2 really are the masters of this sort of thing.

 

Break, I enjoy challenging games, not challenging controls.

lol.  But I thought you were a Resident Evil fan? :P

If you at all like Castlevania, then you should go for it.  Controls are literally perfect as is, and the whip even registers a slight upwards/back attack at the animation start (making it great for getting close bats/medusa heads from behind).  Controlled jumping and no backwards hit throws are nice also, though you can set the options to "Classic" if you really miss the old NES style.

My only wish was that you could "jump" off stairs. :(