Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania DLC Review – Draculalucard

Dead Cells’ influence on Symphony of the Night has always been clear, but Return to Castlevania gives the game a real chance to honor its mentor.

Dead cells‘ Back to Castlevania The DLC is exactly what you’d expect, but isn’t affected in any predictable way. From fighting Dracula again to including unique battles Symphony of the Night“The Richter Model”, Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania It feels like the deepest homage from a developer who clearly loves the source material (and took original inspiration from it).

the core mechanism of Dead cells Since its establishment in 2018, Back to Castlevania Doesn’t change the greatness of the original in the slightest. Instead, the DLC allows direct access from Castlevania A series of video games, including themed clothing and full costumes for the main characters. Much of the content comes in the form of two large areas (Castle Outskirts and Dracula’s Castle) and new boss battles and mini-bosses, which are the perfect mix of just enough difficulty without being overwhelming.

Like all cross-content Dead cells, this Castlevania The DLC is both respectful and funny, showing respect for the series it pays homage to without fear of being tricked by it. Alucard, Dracula and other characters Castlevania More like guest stars on a sitcom episode than actual flesh-and-blood characters, but even in their brief appearances and dialogue, they Feel Just like themselves, it was fun to stumble across one of them in the outside world.

allotment Castlevaniaweapon in Dead cells With similar gameplay between the two, it will always be easy to win, but it’s worth mentioning the use of items like the Death Scythe, the Cross, or the Snake Sword to fend off the game’s enemies How great is the basics. Dead cells Is the best Castlevania –Love the games there (see more of us Bloodstained: Rite of the Night reviews) and the way this DLC weaves content means that players will have plenty of opportunities to use their toys against enemies old and new.

the biggest problem is Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Yes no more. While the inclusion of Richter mode (and a few other surprises that don’t need to be revealed in this review) would be great for replayability, it’s nice to see more than just a few regions being explored. integrated into the base game. Added here are the designs of Dracula castle and the perimeter of the castle itself, these are much more Dead cells’ The level is usually .

However, it does not affect the fun of playing the game Castlevania of dead cells The DLC is plentiful, and the bundles — 10 new enemy types, 13 weapons, some mini-bosses, and 20 new gear sets — make the $10 price point well worth it. It would be remiss not to mention the music Dead Cells: Return to Castlevaniawhich includes a stunning new cover of the icon Castlevania A tune like “The Vampire Slayer.” Dead cells Great music has always been included, but some of the reinterpretations in this DLC have become my favorite releases.

for those who have played Dead cells Since its launch, regularly, Back to Castlevania Provide a purifying experience similar to what your favorite author is reading to you Their Favourite book. For new players who like the game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night but haven’t tried yet Dead cellsThere has never been a better time than this.

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Released on March 6, 2023 on Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and PC. For the purposes of this review, a Steam code has been provided for Screen Rant.

• Dead cells

  Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch

  Release time: 2018-08-07

  Developer: Motion Twin, Evil Empire

  Publisher: Motion Twin, Playdigious

  Genre: Action, Metroidvania, Roguelike

  ESRB: BILLION

  Summary: Dead Cells is an action/roguelike exploration style Metroidvania game released in 2018. In the game, the player takes on the role of an unnamed humanoid creature known as a prisoner, because they always start from a damp prison on a base. Players will battle their way through procedurally generated levels and collect “tiles” to unlock permanent upgrades, including tools, traps, and weapons, to further aid them. in the quest to reach the top of the castle and confront the unknown king. Dead Cells has had several expansion packs, most recently an ambitious collaboration with Konami’s Castlevania series.

  Expansions: The Bad Seed, Rise of the Giants, Queen of the Sea, Return to Castlevania, Everyone Is Here Vol. twelfth

  Mode: Single player