How many whips can a single videogame contain?We might need to hold an intervention for Vampire Survivors developer poncle, because the Ode to Castlevania DLC contains, by my count, at least eight whips—and that’s on top of the ones already kicking around the base game!
It’s the best kind of excessive. Vampire Survivors’ theming was already Legally Distinct Castlevania, so it makes sense that its approach to becoming Legally Castlevania was to stuff a truly ludicrous amount of vampire-killing paraphernalia into a $5 package. I’ve played more than ten hours of the DLC and am still unlocking Belmonts, their descendants, and their whips, tomes, spears, and swords of choice. Before exploring the new Castlevania stage I assumed it would just be a simple backdrop for the usual mostly aimless roaming of Vampire Survivors while weaving between hordes, but the castle is almost shockingly intricate. Progress gated behind boss fights, dangerous choke points, hidden items, a wild encounter that shifts from overhead 2D to sidescrolling 2D and warps my brain every time.
WES FENLON
THIS MONTH Pulverized 2,346 Bone Golems (and counting).
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