What's the verdict?

[Andrew R]

I've read some really nasty things as well as some good things.

More importantly ( for the price you pay ) is this a long game?

[Greed Is Addiction]

Originally posted by Andrew R:

More importantly ( for the price you pay ) is this a long game?

+1

[Caffeinated Quill]

I'm only three hours in but there is a map (despite the complaints) but it's only when you fast travel and there are a ton of areas I haven't gone to yet. I think with the troubles it has, 25$ may be just a little much but if you are willing to work around the problems, it's overall really fun. You have to know the kind of game this is trying to go for to really appreciate it. It's not a hard core game-mechanic kinda game. It's a dating sim with poorly executed fighting elements.
My complaints are more so on the controls. Some powers shoot without you actually doing anything. The pause and menu settings are janky, the fighting goes from 0-unfair.
You essentially lose most of your Drac powers specifically for this dating quest and you slowly regain them as the game goes, and one of the things missing is a blasted dodge. Idk if you ever get one, but man do you need some kind of dodge or quick flash movement for these fights.
Another really personal complaint is, as a straight chick, there has only been one dude and he was a "bro" - literally called brosifer. The other like - 6-7 monsters have been girls. So the praise of it being inclusive is a little weird to me lol.

Mind you, I AM enjoying this game. It's cheeky, fun, and not explicitly shocking for shocking sake ( though on the contrasting point, it doesn't do ANYTHING 100%, which may be a downside.) If you can get through the frustration of mechanics, it's worth it.

[mario_pot]

Thanks Quill I tend to like Games like this and that sounds about what I expected , it is tough hearing the combat is broken...

[Terotrous]

Originally posted by Caffeinated Quill:

Another really personal complaint is, as a straight chick, there has only been one dude and he was a "bro" - literally called brosifer. The other like - 6-7 monsters have been girls. So the praise of it being inclusive is a little weird to me lol.

Maybe you missed meeting the Van Hellsings? It puts you near them right after the first vote-off sequence (it will be in the chapel immediately to the left once you're outside the castle), and you can choose which gender you'd like them to be, similar to Drac.

There are also at least 4 guys among the contestants, not counting Van Hellsing. So it's not too bad, but maybe you get too many of the guys near the end (I'm not far enough to know at which point they all join).


Anyway, I've played about 2 hours so far, and honestly I think it's pretty fun. Something I really like is that the upgrades you can get are tied to how much the contestants like you, but when you have to vote someone off those upgrades are lost for the rest of the run, which both gives it some extra replay value and helps tie the game's genres together. I can agree that maybe the combat is a little on the clunky side, but it still plays enough like Castlevania that most of the Castlevania tricks will work. Use your subweapons when dealing with nasty enemies rather than trying to melee them, abuse jump cancels and landing cancels as much as humanly possible, and I'd generally recommend the sword or the whip over the spear since they're much safer to use.

[Caffeinated Quill]

Originally posted by Terotrous:

Originally posted by Caffeinated Quill:

Another really personal complaint is, as a straight chick, there has only been one dude and he was a "bro" - literally called brosifer. The other like - 6-7 monsters have been girls. So the praise of it being inclusive is a little weird to me lol.

Maybe you missed meeting the Van Hellsings? It puts you near them right after the first vote-off sequence (it will be in the chapel immediately to the left once you're outside the castle), and you can choose which gender you'd like them to be, similar to Drac.

There are also at least 4 guys among the contestants, not counting Van Hellsing. So it's not too bad, but maybe you get too many of the guys near the end (I'm not far enough to know at which point they all join).


Anyway, I've played about 2 hours so far, and honestly I think it's pretty fun. Something I really like is that the upgrades you can get are tied to how much the contestants like you, but when you have to vote someone off those upgrades are lost for the rest of the run, which both gives it some extra replay value and helps tie the game's genres together. I can agree that maybe the combat is a little on the clunky side, but it still plays enough like Castlevania that most of the Castlevania tricks will work. Use your subweapons when dealing with nasty enemies rather than trying to melee them, abuse jump cancels and landing cancels as much as humanly possible, and I'd generally recommend the sword or the whip over the spear since they're much safer to use.

Nah I didn't miss them but They aren't doing anything but moping in the church atm XD I did mercy him but it hasn't proven fruitful just yet but as I said...hopefully I said, I'm only 3 hours in.

I love the mechanics when they work the way they are supposed to, so I probably should have gone more into detail like you did, but those lil frustrations definitely started to annoy me. I might try on keyboard cause I really do like this game so far.

[Texus]

Wasn't there a wolf also? I guess this isn't a spoiler after probably seeing it in the trailer.

Meh the idea is good, I will keep an eye on it. I guess it does feel like it should have been 20 instead of 25....maybe?

[Andrew R]

I wish listed the game.

The cold hard reality is you can probably find 4-5 really nice indie platfomrers for that price...

[Greed Is Addiction]

Originally posted by Andrew R:

I wish listed the game.

The cold hard reality is you can probably find 4-5 really nice indie platfomrers for that price...

Guess no one knows how long the game is yet. Maybe wait a week and someone will have finished it.

[KingCroissantCrawler]

I’m 9ish hours in and I’m nearing what I feel will be the end, based on the show mechanics. I’m on episode 4, I’m pretty sure

[KingCroissantCrawler]

Alright, just about an even 12 hours and I beat it. I did run around doing achievements, and im sure how straightforward you play and what difficulty you play it on will make a difference, but I can at least give that information.

[Texus]

Feels like lately you get around 1-2 hours for roughly 6-10 €

[TheBarbaryGhost]

I felt like it was worth $25. There is some decent replay value, if you can force yourself through all the platforming jankiness.

[Delight]

Originally posted by Caffeinated Quill:

I'm only three hours in but there is a map (despite the complaints) but it's only when you fast travel and there are a ton of areas I haven't gone to yet. I think with the troubles it has, 25$ may be just a little much but if you are willing to work around the problems, it's overall really fun. You have to know the kind of game this is trying to go for to really appreciate it. It's not a hard core game-mechanic kinda game. It's a dating sim with poorly executed fighting elements.
My complaints are more so on the controls. Some powers shoot without you actually doing anything. The pause and menu settings are janky, the fighting goes from 0-unfair.
You essentially lose most of your Drac powers specifically for this dating quest and you slowly regain them as the game goes, and one of the things missing is a blasted dodge. Idk if you ever get one, but man do you need some kind of dodge or quick flash movement for these fights.
Another really personal complaint is, as a straight chick, there has only been one dude and he was a "bro" - literally called brosifer. The other like - 6-7 monsters have been girls. So the praise of it being inclusive is a little weird to me lol.

Mind you, I AM enjoying this game. It's cheeky, fun, and not explicitly shocking for shocking sake ( though on the contrasting point, it doesn't do ANYTHING 100%, which may be a downside.) If you can get through the frustration of mechanics, it's worth it.

That's really disappointing... I was hoping for male options. It's a pass for me, then.

[Greed Is Addiction]

Originally posted by Texus:

Feels like lately you get around 1-2 hours for roughly 6-10 €

Only if you choose to spend instead of waiting as long as it takes for the right price to balance things out.

[YoureTooSlowBro]

Originally posted by HanaBoBanana:

Originally posted by Caffeinated Quill:

I'm only three hours in but there is a map (despite the complaints) but it's only when you fast travel and there are a ton of areas I haven't gone to yet. I think with the troubles it has, 25$ may be just a little much but if you are willing to work around the problems, it's overall really fun. You have to know the kind of game this is trying to go for to really appreciate it. It's not a hard core game-mechanic kinda game. It's a dating sim with poorly executed fighting elements.
My complaints are more so on the controls. Some powers shoot without you actually doing anything. The pause and menu settings are janky, the fighting goes from 0-unfair.
You essentially lose most of your Drac powers specifically for this dating quest and you slowly regain them as the game goes, and one of the things missing is a blasted dodge. Idk if you ever get one, but man do you need some kind of dodge or quick flash movement for these fights.
Another really personal complaint is, as a straight chick, there has only been one dude and he was a "bro" - literally called brosifer. The other like - 6-7 monsters have been girls. So the praise of it being inclusive is a little weird to me lol.

Mind you, I AM enjoying this game. It's cheeky, fun, and not explicitly shocking for shocking sake ( though on the contrasting point, it doesn't do ANYTHING 100%, which may be a downside.) If you can get through the frustration of mechanics, it's worth it.

That's really disappointing... I was hoping for male options. It's a pass for me, then.

There are several male options. They just come later in the game.