So, uh, to most people's surprise (including my own), reviews for the game have dropped and it has been received really well!
Currently at 87 on Metacritic and 86 on OpenCritic:
Some reviews and impressions:
Kudos to Bloober and Konami!
Very curious to see where the consensus lies after the fog has cleared on whether newcomers should play this or the original.
"It's just a step to the left, and a pitfall to the riiiighhht....
Make sure to time your jumps, watch out 'cos knockback's insaaannne...
Let's play MegaMan-Castlevania again!"
I thought this was a joke post at first, but it really is a thing!
They’ve actually turned it into a 2D platformer, as if it couldn’t be more retro and back when developers took a licence and turned it into a 2D platformer! I know this link is what they’re going for, but it’s still bonkers to see this.
Weirdly though, I’m interested 😂