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Title: Portrait of Disappointment
Review: A disappointing outing for the Castlevania franchise, especially considering Dawn of Sorrow's more or less excellent offering. While the initial premise brings to mind far superior entries such as the classic Dracula X or Legacy of Darkness, this pales in comparison to those and, even more insultingly, taints the characters from a previous entry, Bloodlines, with their insulting inclusion in this extremely lacking and excessively dull Castlevania. While graphically superb and good sound-wise for the most part, pretty pictures and good music (with mostly good voice acting) do not excuse the terrible story, lacking gameplay, and outright frustrating attempts at accommodating the gimmicky insertions. After a point in the extremely predictable and groan-worthy story, I put it down permanently. Save your money and buy something more deserving of it instead.
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