Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi

Are you looking for a Castlevania that's actually Castlevania instead of a metroidvania? Well, Carpathian Night has you covered. It has all the difficulty of let's say Castlevania III but prettied up with QoL upgrades such as a dash and various skills to unlock. There's hidden gems to find and lore to gather in each level which rewards taking a second look at a bleeding wall or shiny floor. There's 2 characters with differing weapons and abilities, 12 levels, and a "wicked" remix second playthrough that shuffles enemies/obstacles/collectibles. Fully completing the game with the four playthroughs, all achievements, and plenty of deaths to flying skulls took a little over 17 hours. My major gripe with the game would have to be that a few of the 12 bosses look like they needed a little more time in the art studio as some of the pixels just do not mesh well with the heroes or compared to other enemies. Overall, it's an excellent homage to classically difficult Castlevanias of old and a great addition to the genre. I also really don't know why Bela Lugosi was licensed for this but it's kinda fun seeing his face in the game.

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

Awesome classicvania -like if you are a fan of the bloodstained curse of the moon / crypt stalker type games you will love this. It’s a straight toward romp through Dracula’s castle with whip or long weapon (kind of like castlevania bloodlines ) very good game nothing revolutionary but it doesn’t have to be pays respect to the great Bela Lugosi and to castlevania and classic horror as a whole. Recommend.

Straightforward Castlevania-inspired platformer with charming pixel art and a more relaxed approach to challenge while still requiring some skill and focus. Feels like a labor of love from a small team (complimentary). Check it out if you miss the old school days of Gothic horror games from the 8- and 16-bit eras.

Un juego con clara inspiracion de los castlevania clasicos aun en la musica de lo buena que son la mayoria, de verdad que el ost de este juego es pegadiso y muy bueno, con mejor movilidad pero eso si en algunos lugares te avienta hacia atras si te agachas frente a una pared, muy nostalgico y agradable de jugar, solo que si quieres sacarle todo el jugo y los logros vas a sufrir un poco con la dificuldad wicked, solo le falta la localizacion al español para se un 10 para mi.

[h3]三個小時的遊戲體驗，回味了數不清的經典[/h3] 本作有著許多致敬「初代惡魔城」的元素，這使我非常喜歡這款遊戲。不過 (在普通難度下) 它並沒有初代惡魔城設計得如此困難，遊玩起來在任何層面都相當符合現代玩家的口味，這一點讓現代玩家也可以很好的體驗當初惡魔城經典的魅力。 [b]●遊玩時間[/b]: 3~4個小時 [b]●遊戲流程[/b]: 一共有12個關卡可供遊玩 [b]●遊戲難度[/b]: 遊戲本身具有一定難度，具有難度選項 [h3]▼優點[/h3] [b]+具備兩位角色可供遊玩[/b] [b]+非常棒的操作手感[/b] [b]+怪物設計與關卡安排優良，不再是陷阱的恐怖大於怪物[/b] [b]+適宜的跳跳樂設計[/b] [b]+回復HP道具給得很寬鬆，存檔點位置復活設定很親民[/b] [b]+探索道具藏匿點安排妥當，並且可以學習新技能，探索反饋良好[/b] [b]+後期具備驚心動魄的Boss戰[/b] [b]+優秀的8bit風的BGM[/b] [h3]▼缺點[/h3] [b]+普通難度下前期Boss戰太弱了玩起來沒有緊張感[/b] [b]-有些台階跳躍會有點古怪，上台階會瞬移一下，視覺上有點突兀，不過整體不太影響[/b] [h3]■總結[/h3] 整體來說這款遊戲真的是非常優秀，我已經很久沒有遊玩到怪物的震攝力能夠與陷阱匹敵的遊戲了，並且遊戲依循漸進的難度真的讓玩家非常的有成就感。 只可惜前期的Boss戰設計上有點太簡單了，玩起來並不是這麼有緊張感，還好後面的Boss很強有把局面給扳回來一些。 喜歡復古風格與惡魔城類型遊戲的玩家絕對不容錯過，這款遊戲真是太好玩了。

I first played this game in the demo booth at Dreamhack. If you're a fan of Dracula based "Vania" type games, you'll be right at home with this one. Perfect for Halloween! Bela Lugosi is the goat!

This is bloody fantastic. Reminds me of old school Castlevania in all the best ways. It runs perfectly on the steam deck too - which is what I'm playing this on.