Version M - Highest Difficulty Graphics looks much better than in 8 bit titles, but that's a given. I think the game looks like something between Genesis and SNES title. It have palette that simoulatenously reminds me about both of this consoles. Bright colours, but slightly subdued. Backgrounds look really rich with details, but characters more often than not have awful animation. Sadly enough, it is the main hero of the game who have the worst animation possible. Simon was often drawn in the past as muscular guy, but in this game he looks too bulky. Besides he have a hunched posture, that maked him look even more awkward. Probably the worst thing about his sprite is his walking animation. It looks like Simon walking around clutching his stomach, as if he has a serious urge to go to the bathroom...or one of his hands is broken. Other characters also have some strange animations (skeletons in particular), but it is more tolerable. Design choices are pretty good. Though hunch! backs, who once again annoy player to no end, look to big in my opinion. Music-wise the game is good. Not very good, but not awful either. In general music sounds almost like standard Genesis fare, but a bit softer and not so jarring. Almost all of the compositions are memorable and there is even two songs borrowed from Castlevania 2 - Bloody Tears, that is used on the third level, that is recreation of the Entrance Hall from the Castlevania 1, and Game Over theme, that's used...when you die, no ...
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