Castlevania Legends - Game Boy

How bad stage design can ruin a good platformer

“Castlevania Legends is often seen as one of the black sheeps this franchise has too offer. That's not saying a lot since quite a lot of games in this franchise are seen as black sheeps. But Castlevania Legends in particular has even gone so far as having the original creator openly speaking about his distaste towards this game, and made it non-canon to the franchise. Honestly speaking, I don't find the game to be that bad for the most part. Sonia, the main protagonist controls very well for a classic Castlevania game, especially with air mobility. Sub weapons are gone and replaced by Soul Weapons and Burning Mode, which I found harmless really. What Legends does wrong however is the other major part of a platformer: level design. Stages are huge and encourage exploration. Great idea, I lov” read more