This game is amazing if you love Castlevania-style action platformers. It plays very similar to a Castlevania game, with "Rogue-like" elements added in. The gameplay is very simple overall, with the amount of challenge you'd expect from an old-school game.

The gimmick of this game is that each death is permanent, but you choose one of your heirs for the next run. These heirs are all randomly generated, with their own class, magic spell(s), and traits that help or hinder gameplay (or change nothing, but are funny). The castle's layout changes every time you enter as well.

For example, you could choose your son the Barbarian, who is very strong and knocks enemies back further, but is near-sighted, causing the game screen to appear fuzzy except for the vicinity of your character.

Or you could choose your daughter the Paladin, who is good all around, and has ADHD, improving her movement speed. She's also bald, which doesn't affect gameplay, it's just cosmetic.

The game has a good sense of humor with many of the traits, and default Hero names (there's a text file in the game files you can edit to add your own hero names or replace them all).

It does get a little bit grindy once you hit a difficulty wall and need upgrades or better gear to progress if you're stuck, but luckily the game can be played in very short doses, plus you can save your progress and quit at any time.

And once you get multiple playthroughs, in New Game +++ and beyond, you will NEED to be decked out to not die instantly.

Overall this is one of my favorite games I own, and even though I feel I've completed it, I still have the urge to jump in again and try to slay one of the optional hidden bosses or see if I can get to New Game ++++.

This game is amazing if you love Castlevania-style action platformers. It plays very similar to a Castlevania game, with "Rogue-like" elements added in. The gameplay is very simple overall, with the amount of challenge you'd expect from an old-school game. The gimmick of this game is that each death is permanent, but you choose one of your heirs for the next run. These heirs are all randomly generated, with their own class, magic spell(s), and traits that help or hinder gameplay (or change nothing, but are funny). The castle's layout changes every time you enter as well. For example, you could choose your son the Barbarian, who is very strong and knocks enemies back further, but is near-sighted, causing the game screen to appear fuzzy except for the vicinity of your character. Or you could choose your daughter the Paladin, who is good all around, and has ADHD, improving her movement speed. She's also bald, which doesn't affect gameplay, it's just cosmetic. The game has a good sense of humor with many of the traits, and default Hero names (there's a text file in the game files you can edit to add your own hero names or replace them all). It does get a little bit grindy once you hit a difficulty wall and need upgrades or better gear to progress if you're stuck, but luckily the game can be played in very short doses, plus you can save your progress and quit at any time. And once you get multiple playthroughs, in New Game +++ and beyond, you will NEED to be decked out to not die instantly. Overall this is one of my favorite games I own, and even though I feel I've completed it, I still have the urge to jump in again and try to slay one of the optional hidden bosses or see if I can get to New Game ++++.