The demo has just went live today for Switch and other platforms. Has anyone played it? I’ll reserve most of my thoughts for now but I’ll just say for now that I thought it was awesome.

Sirmastersephiroth tried out the demo too!

sirmastersephiroth said:

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse demo thoughts.

It actually looks and runs well as a Switch 1 game on the Switch 2. I’m playing it handheld. I’m going to be buying this day one. This demo has sold me.

I do have to say, I was not expecting the difficulty level. I’m still getting beat by the first boss. I’ll have to continue tomorrow since I have work in the morning.

What do you guys think of the game?

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Played the demo... It has nice production values. I was thinking it played like the latest Prince of Persia. You are definitely moving more quickly then the old school Castlevania games and swinging around more like Spider-man rather than a Belmont.
It's a nice touch that you can tweak the difficulty settings to your liking - it's not just "Easy/normal/hard" but you can use sliders that adjust how much damage you give, how much you take, how fast you level up etc. I liked that. Also an option to re spawn outside boss doors.

It's a good game - I'll wait for a good sale though - or a Switch 2 version. It just looked a bit blurry to me on my TV

I enjoy the Castlevania games - but I'm not a super fan. This game felt like I was playing Hades or prince of Persia with Castlevania enemies.

The demo was awesome and I'm ready for launch tomorrow. HYPE!

I also did the demo. It was fun, but I think I'll wait for a Switch 2 version or a sale. It did look janky on my TV.

I won't be able to dive in right away, but Green Man gaming had the Steam version for 25% off, so I was able to grab it for under $25. Pumped.

I've been having fun with this game. It's much easier to die than other "IGAvanias" previous, so I've been grinding levels before I truly search out the next boss.

Also did the "Konami Code" to unlock Sonia Belmont's costume. Which feels appropriate since Rose basically looks like Sonia anyway.

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Allegedly, if you play the game on Switch 2, it automatically cleans up and runs at 60fps instead of the base Switch's 30fps.

Allegedly.

Was reading reviews for this one today, and it seems not exactly my jam compared to previous Castlevania games. At this point in my life I am unwilling to "git gud" because life has too many other things for my attention and energy. Also I hear load times on Switch are abysmal, unfortunately.

But I did get the Castlevania Advance bundle thing when it was just on sale, so I'm highly looking forward to that!