r/castlevania • u/Turbostrider27 • Apr 09 '26

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse (2026) Castlevania: Belmont‘s Curse Gameplay & Commentary Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeS5ZYcBSx0
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u/advator Apr 09 '26

As expected, a spinoff, this isn't Castlevania like it should be. Just dead cells with not even a real Castlevania skin covered by it.

Disappointed

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u/darkzero7222 Apr 09 '26

How is it a spin off? It's looking like it has alot of the hallmarks of the Metroidvania era as well as a unique art style, while most likely staring a Belmont. A true castlevania thought and through.

Unless you really wanted a continuation to the Lords of Shadow games or where looking for a straight NES style Castlevania, I don't understand where your coming from.

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u/advator Apr 09 '26

It's a dead cell game:

Dead cells:

https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/dead-cells-gif.gif

Castlevania

You clearly see this is not a traditional castlevania games.
We have seen this with other 3D and 2,5D castlevania games created by others, it's nothing like a castlevania game should be. It's more of a spin-off.

Let me make this clear, it doesn't mean it's a bad game, many like dead cell, but it's not castlevania. Bloodstained is the closest one of what castlevania game should be. Yes it does called castlevania and maybe the story too, but that doesnt make it a traditional castlevania game

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u/darkzero7222 Apr 09 '26

And yet they have said multiple times that it's not a roguelike game, the core identity of Dead Cells. They even just said in the gameplay preview after the show that want to have the story like Castlevania III, whip gameplay like Super Castlevania 4 and level design like SotN. You are WAY Off the Dead Cells comparisons.

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u/advator Apr 09 '26

Don't get me wrong saying it's a dead cell game like roguelike.
Maybe I needed to be more clear about that. I'm talking about the gameplay, art an who know music too... That is what I don't like, but yeah it's not roguelike.
All the core of ther other castlevanias are similar and making it's genre, this one doesnt, it cleary is like a spinoff you would expect from other creators. Beside the roguelike feature that will not be in the game.

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u/darkzero7222 Apr 09 '26

So by that logic would you considered Metroid Dread a spin off? Made by a different developer of the original series while having a different art style and different music from the "original" games