Chronicles of the Wolf

A fantastic Metroidvania that captures the Castlevania SotN vibe extremely well without feeling too derivative. The map design is pretty good and there are lots of neat little secrets to uncover. The music is great as well and there wasn't a single track I disliked. For the negatives, there is some jank due to the game engine and the endgame gauntlet for the true ending kind of overstays its welcome. I also enjoyed the first half of the map with the various villages and NPC quests a bit more than the second half. Some save rooms and teleporters could also be placed a bit more intuitively. I felt compelled to post this review after having played the awful Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo. Chronicles of the Wolf deserves all the love and you can really tell how well Migami Games understands what made the Igarashi era of Castlevania so special.

horrible controls. refund. looks cool. plays like crap. buy something else. this aint it.

Im digging this so far. The music is very unique but good and the vibes are all here. Character moves like SNES Castlevania or Dracula X essentially. Not super acrobatic or fast, but it works here. There are shops, you level, there are cool character designs and its kind of challenging, but nowhere near the challenge of a souls game or Blasphemous. I dig. Not far yet of course, so I will update this review.

The gameplay itself is enjoyable, but would be better had the control is less janky. should only consider when it has discount.

I bought and played this due to JakeDiesAgain on youtube dissing it so hard. I am near the endgame and it is a solid 8 out of 10. I will play another metroidvania made by this person, people, whatever made it.

Awesome classic style Castlevania game! LOVE the spooky atmosphere of this game!