Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is an Action Role-playing and Platform video game developed and published by Konami for Nintendo DS. The game features both Single-player and Multiplayer modes, and it serves as a part of the Castlevania video game series. It is marked as the first title to be released on the Nintendo console 3DS. Serving as the sequel to Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, the game incorporates several elements from its predecessor. According to the storyline, the Dracula has been taken down and his evil powers assumed by his reincarnation, Soma Cruz. However, with the help of his teammates, Soma successfully avoids turning into the new dark king. So a cult forms to bring the fourth new dark lord by murdering Soma. After that, Soma and his teammates move to make sure a new dark lord isn’t created. The game features several elements from the previous titles, including the blend of elements from RPGs and platform game. However, the tactical soul system found in Aria of Sorrow and a dark atmosphere. A Magic Seal system is a new feature to this game and requires the use of DS stylus to draw a pattern to take down enemies.
#1 Timespinner
Timespinner is a Role-playing, Adventure, Metroidvania, and Action video game developed by Lunar Ray Games and published by Chucklefish. The game takes place in the castle-themed environment where the player can move from a side-scroll perspective. The storyline revolves around a female protagonist, whose family was murdered in front of her and the ancient, powerful device was smashed, known as Timespinner. After that, the player is suddenly moved into a strange land, stranded with no hope of a return to home. During the gameplay, the player needs to use the power to control the time and must take revenge on the evil Lachiem Empire. In the game, the player has to navigate the connected world with impressively detailed pixel art environments. While playing the game, he can traverse between the barren present and vicious past to gather elemental magic orbs and mixing the power to smash enemies with spells and blades. There are befriend creatures available, known as Familiars, such as adorable dream dragon and must rain them to help him in battle. Don’t miss a chance to test your skills and timing with intense boss fights. Timespinner has core features such as Clobber Enemies, Discover beautifully Crafted World, Hidden Areas, and more.
#2 INMOST
INMOST is an Adventure, Platform, and Single-player video game developed by Hidden Layer Games for multiple platforms. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of a young girl who has to discover the mysteries by navigating through a world of dangers. The game has three main characters where every single character has unique skills and abilities.
A knight sets off into the depths of a castle, a child uncovers the past of an eerie house, and a wanderer searches for answers. Many unseen and dangerous enemies are on the way waiting for the girl. The player must solve environmental puzzles and utilize the character’s scythe and pickaxe to avoid a horde of enemies. Secret collectibles on the way also assist the player on his journey for progression.
The player can play the game in over 14 languages such as English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, etc. Dive into the story-driven adventure, explore the world, face multiple enemies, play many times, and unlock every character.