Whithervania

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GAR RAR

In a sudden hurry, although I just woke.

I acquired Castlevania: Lament of Innocence the other day, for… almost nothing, along with the Xbox version of Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, for a similar price. I have not yet played past the introductory area of the former. It still controls as well as I remember. I enjoy the campy voice acting. The plot is… well, there’s something wrong with it so far — even if it is sort of clever in how it intertwines the Castlevania mythology with history.

The thing which most bothers me, though: I spent an hour wandering around, before I managed to find my way out of the first three or four rooms. All I had to do was double-jump off a block (which I knew was suspicious, and I had double-jumped off any number of times), and not move, and Leon would automatically pull himself up to a ledge which was imperceptible from what the camera had to show me.

And… right after I found a way up, I had to do something else. I will say more later.

I will say more on other things later.

I will, for instance, comment on whether this trend toward showing me level geometry then putting up invisible walls so I can’t interact with it will continue.

Later later!