Topic: Next step in Metroidvania evolution imo

[Munchy]

Seriously. There was so much potential with the design that they didn't tap.

[Dremn]

OoE felt like a great mix of old and new, they should definitely experiment with that format a lot more. More areas like the training hall would be perfect, the Metroidvanias need a stronger sense of platforming.

[Ahasverus]

What OOE nailed completely was the atmosphere, god I loved the overall feeling of the game (sans some zamba and jazz music) the graphis the art style and the locations. I didn't say EVERY Castlevania should be like that, but Ecclesia was pitch perfect in itself because of the setting and tone of itself.

[Dremn]

If OoE had a whip glyph it would have been perfect.

[Munchy]

One instrument Castlevania definitely needs more of is the theremin. There was some of it in Hard Won Nobility and that made it one of the game's best songs.

[xdiesp]

I wish someone was able to romhack all the OOE stages together into a single big one. Just to admire how more difficult it would be the wilderness in comparison to Simon's Quest. Imagine if teleports were removed then...