Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Puts Rose Belmont at the Center
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is a new Metroidvania entry in the series, developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin and published by Konami, and it is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox Series X and Series S.
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Why it matters
Konami has handed its flagship gothic action series to the Dead Cells studios after the Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania collaboration, and the result is a Belmont title built around a female lead.
Key Facts
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is published by Konami and developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
- The game is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox Series X and Series S.
- Rose Belmont is the daughter of Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades and the playable lead.
- The story is set in Paris roughly twenty years after Castlevania: Curse of Darkness.
- The game follows the Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania collaboration between Konami and the two studios.
It stars Rose Belmont, the daughter of Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, who fights Dracula's forces while resisting a family curse.
The game opens in Paris roughly twenty years after the events of Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, with an older Trevor Belmont surveying damage left by creatures of the night. He brings in his daughter, Rose, to fight alongside him through the night ahead.
Rose carries survivor's guilt over her mother's death, and the review describes her arc as playing into the game's slow pacing. Evil Empire and Motion Twin handle development, following their work on Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania.
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- Anime News Network Game Review