Akumajo Dracula: Sogetsu no Jujika

Castlevania dawn of sorrow Is a game about an young man getting lured by an older woman to go into a spooky castle. And finding the true enemy the evil touchpad.

The gameplay is as good as in the first game. I despise every TouchPad element because there are so many times, I had to redo the boss fight because of it, so it lift a very bad taste my mouth.

The upgrading you can do with the enemy Souls is a good idea. And the soul mechanics from the first game is still there and interesting to make combinations with.

The pixel art looks so good. There's so much detail and the animations are smooth and the 3D background look great.

The story doesn't feel like it goes anywhere and it's a boring half repeated of the first game.

And the Soul takes so long to grind for, and luck doesn't work so It can't be done faster. And the character design took a giant decline after the artist from most of the gba games got replaced.

The music is fine, but I only remember that remix tracks. I cannot think of any original for this one.

It improves some mechanics, but with so many gimmick that Go Nowhere. If you're looking for metroidvania, then this is not a bad choice even if it is underwhelming.