(Around 2h spent with the game – dropped it) The Dracula X Chronicles is a remake of the cult-classic Rondo of Blood, but instead of tweaking/reworking the, now downright archaic, gameplay, the dev essentially slapped a fresh coat of fairly uninteresting paint on the game, added some new (well hidden) content and called it a day. Only for the hardest of the hardcore retro gamers.
Pros: Diverging paths and many secrets, cool intro, solid music, unlockable character(s?) that offers a slightly different playstyle, includes a remaster of the beloved Symphony of the Night
Cons: The unlockable character (who is essentially a masked easy difficulty option) and SotN can EASILY be missed, rigid doesn’t even begin to describe the awful controls and animations, mostly boring visuals, demands that you play the game at a snail’s pace, extremely punishing, bosses can stunlock you from full to 0 HP with a single attack if you’re not careful enough, everything about the secondary weapon's system