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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse was always a surefire hit in my mind. Developed by Evil Empire, which worked on Dead Cells DLCs, including the brilliant Return to Castlevania expansion, the project was in the right hands. Of course, I couldn’t be sure until it was released, but now that it’s out there, it might be one of the best Metroidvania games ever--and it

Getting all four Virtues in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse to unlock the path to the best ending is no mean feat, and the trickiest required Arcana to get is by far the Sage. To get it, you need to free Eleanor of Acquitane from her mirror prison. Clues hidden around the castle reveal that these save point mirrors act as a pocket dimension, but there are a han

Early in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse , the Ferryman notices that some of his coins are missing. These are vital to the souls trying to move on to the afterlife, as you need to pay the Ferryman to let you cross, but without coins, they have nowhere to go. As it turns out, one of the Parisian bishops has absconded with the money, having become corrupted by Dr

Those familiar with the Castlevania games know that the series has a history of hiding multiple endings. After all, Symphony of the Night had an entire castle flipped upside down, hidden behind a series of items locked away in hard-to-reach areas. Subsequent games also had entire areas that were only accessible if you equipped certain items at the right time

As you explore the Library in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse , you may have noticed rings of glyphs you can bounce off, surrounding spheres with one of three designs. These are planetary spheres, each depicting a figure representing the constellation you need to trace with the glyphs to unlock a larger glyph that bounces you high in the sky. Now, you can hunt

The Castlevania series is no stranger to introducing game-breaking relics. Who could forget the Duplicator from Symphony of the Night, which let you reuse Library Cards to warp to the librarian's shop, throw infinite Buffalo Stars to destroy the toughest bosses, and chug endless healing potions, as long as it was equipped? In the same game, the Ring of Varda