Castle Agony

Still very early in the game. It really does play a bit like a classic NES title. Everything works; no bugs or crashes. B+

[b]Foreword:[/b] Despite posting this Review in English, my main Language isn't English, so please excuse weird Phrases or Mistakes. [h1]Castle Agony Review[/h1] Bought this on a Whim, wich is extremely rare for me. And I don't even regret it. Castle Agony tries to blend in simplified Combat of JRPGs, the Level- and Riddledesign of the original Resident Evil and the Atmosphere of the old NES Castlevania-Games, all presented in a NES-Retro Look with pleasant and fitting Music. You're playing a young Vampire Hunter tasked to kill an evil Vampire. Aided by an old Priest and your faithful Dog you explore an old Castle filled with Secrets and Riddles. While exploring the Castle you may not only find Keys and Key-Items, wich open new Areas - but also new Weapons like Flintlock, Crossbow and your very own Boomstick, Crafting Items to craft Things like Potions, Molotov Cocktails and Holy Water and EXP Crystals, with which you can upgrade either you Health or your "Skill". (Skill being yo...

This game is bad. The music is horrible. Your character moves at a super slow pace that makes exploring a torture. I love pixelated graphics, but this one is just bad.

Started playing this for a YouTube series, and ended up really liking it. The shortest summary of this game for me would be: Resident Evil (original trio) style mansion-exploration, with the same-ish setting and mood, in an overhead view with turnbased combat. It really shows that this was a labour of love, and while short and slightly janky at times, I would absolutely recommend it, with a small caveat: I encountered a consistent crash after fighting my first boss (it's a fairly open trip, might not even be the first boss for all I know) which resulted in me losing the drive to continue, mostly because it occured specifically when trying to talk to one of the few NPCs in the game you meet right before it. I'm not sure if the game would allow my continuation apart from that particular scene, but being the curious guy I am I just couldn't stand leaving that room alone so I ended up hesitating too much to continue. Bug report submitted, dev has acknowledged it, and it might have just...

One of those obscure, hidden gems I stumbled upon entirely by accident in the 2020 Halloween Steam sale. The images and description and gameplay all looked fantastic from what little there was, and the tiny handful of reviews over the course of two years only made it sound better. Castle Agony is a *very* old-school style adventure game, reminding me of attempts to imitate the Lucasfilm Games on console, with faint touches of Resident Evil and Castlevania thrown in for style points. While the graphics look more like Zelda, the gameplay is pure point-'n'-click using the mouse to interact with the environment and choose your next moves.* Even though the setting riffs off Resident Evil, the tone leans a bit closer to Maniac Mansion -- fluffy horror, I think, perfect for the post-Halloween mood. Depending on luck, you might have some difficulty early on, but assuming you're thorough and constantly making progress, the game never really hits notable difficulty walls and the ending is a bi...

awesome.

https://youtu.be/ez33EvTgWao This bite size survival horror game may have plenty of rough edges but the overall product is far more than the sum of it's parts.

Fun game with good exploration. Battles can get a bit tedius at times but overall, very fun.

As much as I enjoy the ideas and aesthetics presented in this game, I have to dislike it for it's lack of polish. Sprites do not always mesh with the environment in a pleasing way, the trek through the haunted mansion lacks a robust enough story to keep the player interested through the monotony of dice roll face-offs against campy Halloween enemies. The layout of the mansion itself is cool and the way different rooms progressively unlock is satisfying in a way, although I am going to recommend people not play it. I have attempted to play through this game twice, both times the game crashed, eliminating much of my progress. Do not play this game unless you are willing to lose your time not finishing it.

The vibe of this game is insane! The pixel artwork is beautiful, dialogs and plot are original with a nocturnal touch! I loved it. Game had an awesome puzzle walkthrough. Also the 8-bit soundtracks were fire!