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Castlevania Belmont's Curse once had a Dark Souls "vibe," but it was "just too hard"

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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, platformer, rpg
Release · Oct 15, 2026
Developer · Evil Empire
PS5Nintendo SwitchPCXbox Series X|S
90 articles 50 writers 10 reviews
Dark Souls
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Dark Souls
Active · 2011–2018
Latest · Dark Souls III
Top genres · adventure, rpg
573 articles 241 writers 12 games
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