Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi

The hit detection is extremely bad, especially in boss fights.

Originally had an issue with an update that created soft lock with progression. I made a post about the issue and within a few days the developer not only responded to the post, but the response was that it was fixed with an apology for the issue in the first place. Happy to support devs that take ownership of the issues, and are prompt in getting a fix out. The game is great, lots of Castlevania vibes, with great art, music, boss fights, and lore behind it!

某2Dゲー配信者の動画を見て、これは面白そうだと思い購入。 ステージクリア型悪魔城に、[b]古典映画『魔人ドラキュラ』の主演ベラ・ルゴシを混ぜる[/b]（※）というマニアックな要素が光るゲームです。 （※ハンガリー生まれの俳優で、皆が今日イメージするドラキュラ伯爵像を決定づけた人。尚、このゲームはルゴシの肖像権管理元公認です） ゲーム本編の出来は比較的シンプル、SFC版『悪魔城ドラキュラ』に近いです（後半で明らかに意識したステージも有）。 主人公2人から選ぶ辺りはMD『バンパイアキラー』風で、ジャンプ中は8方向に攻撃可能＋CT有のスライディングが標準装備。 全ステージにはスキル解放のためのジェムと、ゲーム内設定がちょっとだけわかる文献が４つ必ず配置されています。 スキルは悪魔城でいうサブウェポン枠で最初のスキルだけ強制で、それ以外は好きなものを順次開放していけます。 スキルはハート…ではなくMP消費制で、MPは敵にメイン攻撃を当てるかオブジェクトを壊す事で出る杖で回復が可能。 文献はスクショを撮って画像翻訳にかければ理解できるレベルです、後半には一部新約聖書からの引用もあります。 この手のゲームに慣れている人だと１面クリアで「これ簡単過ぎないか？」となりますが、5面辺りから本番になります。 （難易度選択の「Wicked」は、[b]ノーマル後半ステージをノーミスクリア出来る事前提の難易度[/b]になるので選択注意！） ステージ毎にノーミスクリア、ジェムコンプ、文献コンプの項目があるため後半はこれらとの戦いにもなります、[b]特にノーミス。[/b] ボス戦の難易度はやや低めですが、代わりに道中でのミスを誘う造りになっています（[spoiler]図書館と異界がホント意地悪[/spoiler]）。 伯爵戦は[spoiler]落雷攻撃とHP回復サービス[/spoiler]が思いっきりSFC版悪魔城リスペクトで思わず笑ってしまいました。 全画面表示のみでウィンドウモードが選べない、音量変更がステージ中でのメニュー画面からしか出来ない点はインディーズゲーとはいえ×。 まだイリーナでノーマル全スキルと文献取得・クリアしかしていませんが、昔の悪魔城や魔人ドラキュラが好きな自分は十分楽しめています。 どうでもいい小ネタ：イリーナのメイン武器が「鞭にしては短いよなぁ」と思ったら、実は[spoiler]正教会で使われる”振り香炉”[/spoiler]みたいですｗ 9/10追記：ようやくイリーナでWickedをクリア。Wickedの1面が始めた直後で「これは絶対しんどいぞ…」と 辛い攻略になるのは覚悟していましたが、ステージの穴増加、強敵の再配置だけでなく追加敵や強化版まで出てくるとは…。 当然ジェムや文献の隠し場所も変わっています、集める際にはノーミス狙いは諦めて良い位に道中がやたら難しい。 （ただ理不尽な大量配置・弾幕形成はありません、それとこのゲームは移動による敵の無限湧きが無い点も大きい） ボス戦は基本的に動作高速化や一部攻撃強化ですが、その影響で[spoiler]3面ボスの魔女[/spoiler]が信じられない強さです。 （運要素も絡んで間違いなくWicked全ボス中最強、[spoiler]ワープ時の接触ダメージと弾がとにかく痛い[/spoiler]） Wickedの伯爵に挑む前にノーミスのために再度挑みましたが、HP・MPを3段上げた状態でもギリギリでした…（汗） Wicked攻略の小ネタ：氷の床は当然滑りますが、この上でスライディングをすると高速移動代わりになります。

Breddy good. The controls seem like they do whatever they want sometimes, but it may just be me. This is as close as you can get to a compact Castlevania style game, that goes straight for the parts many of us have enjoyed and recognize over the decades [spoiler]without the developers getting sued lol[/spoiler] Not super refined, but it checks all the boxes for fans of Castlevania or the horror genre in general.

This was surprisingly good.

Carpathian Night is very much "We have Castlevania at home". Specifically, Castlevania 1, except with frequent checkpoints and infinite lives so it is signficantly easier. It is also, however, pretty repetitive: the levels are too long, the enemies too samey, and while there is an upgrade system, it doesn't really change anything with the gameplay throughout the game. It controls well enough, some janky hitboxes aside, but the whip has too short of a range to be fun to use, and later levels become really tedious with the sheer amount of junk you have to deal with. It's not bad, per se, but it is barebones and doesn't feel great to play. Two other notes: Bela Lugosi isn't a selling point, even if you are in his target Greatest Generation demographic. His likeness or the spirit of his films is barely here. Just a marketing thing I think. The music is pretty rough compared to the game's inspiration. The loops seem short and its really repetitive, which only stands out since Castlevania's music was so good.

In a world of metroidvanias, soulslikes, and roguelikes, I appreciate the occasional action platformer that comes my way. I bought this game during the latest steam sale and it was definitely worth the price of admission! So far my only completed playthrough was on normal mode as Irina, the Simon Belmont expy. Her main form of offense is wielding a multidirectional whip. The range was fairly short, but she also has a whip spin that covers more ground and can learn to shoot fire. Probably my favorite ability of hers is a midair jump, which would have been more useful for me if I didn't accidentally use the diagonal fire attack at times instead lol. Each stage has 4 gems to collect and 4 bits of interesting lore and notable quotes. It was fun finding some of these collectibles hiding around each stage. There's also a mark for completing the stage without dying. I highly recommend this game if you like classicvania games. It's got great spritework, gameplay was satisfying, and the final boss is a real treat to classic horror fans!

Honestly I only bought the game because it was on sale, looked unique AND I am huge fan of classic horror movies. So Bela Lugosi caught my eye in the title. And I will say I am pleasantly surprised, considering I went into this game completely not knowing what to expect. I’ve loved it so far. The levels are challenging enough to keep me focused and entertained (I’m not a pro gamer so I appreciate games that aren’t too crazy difficult). I also appreciate the retro feel and style of this game. A great pick for anyone who feels nostalgic and loves Bela Lugosi :)

Sorry for my bad english, im not a native speaker, but as a diehard Castlevania fan I need to recommend this game to anyone. Carpathian Night is a masterpiece. I finished almost all Castlevania games and I can say this game is a legit classicvania experience. I just think the game missed some kind of score system (you know, earn points to kill anemies, finish the stages quick, don't receive damage and then see your score in the end) and that's my only criticism. Bela Lugosi is eternal.

If you love Castlevania, Universal Monsters, Bela lugosi or just a great game, this is for you.