Next week on ugvm is Retro Week, and so I was hoping to play this a bit then. Only… I can’t.
For two reasons. Firstly, in order to not break the rules of the week, I would have to play either the original Rondo of Blood (rather than the 2.5D remake that makes up the main title in this collection), or Symphony of the Night. Both of which have to be unlocked in the main game.
Secondly, the main game is too bloody hard. The first two stages are easy. Very easy. But then once I’d rescued Maria it all became far too hard far too quickly. The men with spears are difficult when in pairs (one on a level with you, one spearing from above), and the Medusa heads, as always, are a right pain in the backside. But then I came across a gold skeleton and I just can’t bump him off. I’m not even sure I’m doing him any damage. Grr!
