I was very excited for this game. I loved Curse of the Moon and found Veteran mode in it the perfect challenge. Given this I am sad to say this game is not clicking with me, I am disappointed.

I am an experienced gamer but no longer enjoy very hard games. Midway through episode 1 I already started to have problem defeating the bosses. However I really liked the first game and was interested in the story so I took the hit to my ego and lowered the difficulty to Casual. I cruised through to the end and enjoyed it. Overall the gameplay and bosses are good; I just don't find it as memorable as the first game. This is a middle of the pack retro action game.

I began the second episode on casual and made it to the Chains of Fire boss, where I hit a road block. I found his attacks very hard to dodge and the window to do damage to him very small. Added to this your attacks do very little damage to him so there is very little satisfaction when you do finally hit him. Long story short I quit this game. Why did they make casual mode so hard?

If you have not played the first Curse of the Moon game, absolutely go play that one before this one. If you played the first and like hard games you could pick this up, otherwise there are a multitude of other retro action games to pick up before this one. I'd suggest the Castlevania Collection as a starting point. There is a 2 player mode that might make it better, but I did not try it.

I was very excited for this game. I loved Curse of the Moon and found Veteran mode in it the perfect challenge. Given this I am sad to say this game is not clicking with me, I am disappointed.I am an experienced gamer but no longer enjoy very hard games. Midway through episode 1 I already started to have problem defeating the bosses. However I really liked the first game and was interested in the story so I took the hit to my ego and lowered the difficulty to Casual. I cruised through to the end and enjoyed it. Overall the gameplay and bosses are good; I just don't find it as memorable as the first game. This is a middle of the pack retro action game.I began the second episode on casual and made it to the Chains of Fire boss, where I hit a road block. I found his attacks very hard to dodge and the window to do damage to him very small. Added to this your attacks do very little damage to him so there is very little satisfaction when you do finally hit him. Long story short I quit this game. Why did they make casual mode so hard?If you have not played the first Curse of the Moon game, absolutely go play that one before this one. If you played the first and like hard games you could pick this up, otherwise there are a multitude of other retro action games to pick up before this one. I'd suggest the Castlevania Collection as a starting point. There is a 2 player mode that might make it better, but I did not try it.

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Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability. The multiple-scenario structure of the previous title returns with an epic new story supervised by IGA (Koji Igarashi) himself. Players take control of Zangetsu, a swordsman from the far east who bears a deep grudge against demonkind and the alchemists who summoned them. Zangetsu must battle his way to the demonic stronghold, but he doesn't have to do it alone! Zangetsu can ally himself with a brand new cast of characters he meets along the way and add them to the playable roster.

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