Okay, so aria of sorrow yɛ saa GBA agodie a ɛde nnadewa kɛkɛ na ɛyɛ Castlevania vibe —sum, weird, na ahintasɛm ahyɛ mu ma no mu biako. Wo di agorɔ sɛ Soma, saa guy yi a ɔnyane wɔ Dracula castle mu a zero clue sɛdeɛ ɔduruu hɔ. Classic nhyehyɛe, ɛnte saa? Nanso twitwagye no ni: sɛ́ anka wobɛbɔ biribiara te sɛ Belmonts yɛ no, wuwia atamfo akra na wode wɔn tumi di dwuma. Ebi yɛ nea mfaso nni so (hwɛ wo, bat nsakrae), nanso afoforo nso sesa sɛnea wohwehwɛ mu no koraa. Woahu ɔkra bi a ɛma wotumi nantew nsu ase? Mpofirim ara saa nsuyiri no kwan no nyɛ ade a awu bio.

Castle no yɛ saa massive, interconnected maze yi —wobɛsan w’akyi bere nyinaa, nanso ɔkwan pa so, te sɛ bere a awiei koraa no wunya saa kra a wohuruw abien no na wuhu sɛ oh, na saa ledge no reyɛ me fɛwdi esiane biribi nti . Boss ntɔkwaw yɛ atirimɔdensɛm kosi sɛ wubehu wɔn nsusuwso (anaasɛ wobɛyam kakra—aniwu biara nni ho). Na nnwom no nso ɛ? Absolute bangers, titiriw dɔn abantenten asɛmti no. Ɛwɔ saa gothic ne gba-era synth a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ no.

Aniberesɛm ne sɛ, sɛ w’ani gye Metroidvania ho koraa a, eyi yɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ wodi. Kɛkɛ a, nhwɛ kwan sɛ wode bɛto fam bere a woafi ase ayɛ map afi abankɛse no mu wɔ wo tirim no.