Odallus: The Dark Call

Still checking this one... For a retro game seems ok. Gameplay is like Castlevania. There's some variety going on which is good. Music and sounds are well made. Progress throughout the stage is partially saved so you don't have to collect same keys all the time. Level design is soild but some enemies might feel a bit annoying... Game have issues with some controllers not working at all. I think this one might be interesting for retro gamers.

i like this game. i wish more games fused together classic castlevania with more modern metroidvania elements.

A really fun throwback type game that merges elements of Classicvania and Metroidvania; levels are largely linear, but all have hidden secrets off the beaten path, many of which are crucial upgrades that fundamentally change how your character plays. You wind up revisiting levels later on after you get some movement options, and the power curve was pretty much perfect; my character was noticeably more resilient by the game's end, and the game knew it too, because it ramps up in challenge significantly in the final few levels. Like the Classicvanias of old, levels are more about positioning and timing than overtly difficult enemy encounters. While your character moves much faster than the Belmonts used to, it's still important to take in your surroundings and consider when to perform certain actions.
Meanwhile, the presentation is excellent. The few pixel cut scenes look fantastic, with really detailed and expressive character models. In game it's like a slightly upgraded NES title, with consistently great looking pixel art across the board, especially when it comes to the design of the bosses. The music is no slouch either. It's not a super expansive sound track, but what's here stands proudly alongside the many iconic chip tunes of the past.
The game is moderately challenging for most of its run time, but as I mentioned before, it ramps up pretty significantly in the last couple levels, and I found the final boss to be an overall satisfying if somewhat bruatl challenge; if you can learn boss patterns quickly, you can take down most foes in not much time at all. By the end I felt that the game was fair but on the harder side.
Overall this is just a really fun game that manages to modernize the Classicvania format. It won't win over people that don't care for the "clunkier" titles in the legendary franchise, but I really enjoyed how it provided a compact and satisfying challenge, and the medeival horror vibes and great presentation are the cherry on top.

A very Fun well done Old School Castlevania style game that is reminiscent of the NES era. With 8 areas to explore, tons of bosses to fight and a good story to wrap everything up. The pixel art was very nice and the enemy designs were pretty good too. You start off super weak, having to pay attention to enemies and your health but the more you play and explore the more of a power house you become to the point where at the end of the game you feel incredibly powerful plowing through enemies and bosses (as long as you find the upgrades of course).

Overall I recommend this game if you are looking for a classic Castlevania Style game with that NES type Feel and look.

Fun retro game inspired by Castlevania 3, Demon's Crest and classic NES adventure sidescrollers a la Faxanadu and some Metroidvania in there, too.

Really great game. Reminds me of the Adventures of Link, if they went with a dark fantasy setting. The last boss is hard. I would def consider this a dad game. Pop it on your deck and play it between feeding your lil gremlin.

This game brought about so many Nes era memories. Where back in the 90s you'd go to Toys R Us and pick out the game with the coolest box art, not knowing if it was going to be absolutely terrible or amazing.

This ended up being one of the amazing ones.