Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - що це взагалі було?!

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The video explores Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest and its place in the Castlevania saga, examining how the series experimented with adventure gameplay, why the sequel is often seen as a failure, and how it influenced modern metroidvania titles. It discusses the shift from the original platformer to a more adventure‑style game, the problems that arose from this genre change, and the impact on later games such as Hollow Knight. The narrator also covers the decline of adventure platformers in the late 80s, the revival brought by Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night, and concludes that while Castlevania II was released too early, it still holds a significant place in gaming history. 0:00 – Introduction; 3:10 – Calls; 4:08 – Adventure first Castlevania?; 5:21 – Vampire Killer on MSX is the worst Castle; 8:16 – Castlevania 2 was a sequel to Vampire Killer; 10:22 – The main problem of this game is the genre change; 11:25 – Real problems of the second Castle; 13:09 – Hollow Knight echoes Castlevania 2; 14:00 – Castlevania 2 has a great story but bad translation; 14:58 – Influence of Castlevania 2 on modern metroidvanias; 16:37 – This game is still not bad, but it came out too early; 18:10 – Boom of adventure platformers in the 80s and their decline; 20:45 – Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night revived the genre; 22:12 – Conclusion.