@rlier23 Yeah, nearly all early Castlevanias are the linear type except for 2, which was like the later ones, a Metroidvania. Truly ahead of its time :cultured:

To be honest the problem with it is that some parts are just so cryptic, I'd have never found out what to without looking it up. I read somewhere that a lot got lost during translation (wouldn't be surprised if true) which made it a lot more confusing than intended but I can't say for sure because back then I only played it in English. Maybe I should replay it in Japanese now that that's not a problem anymore :zt_think: