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    Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Review: A 2D Castlevania Return After 18 Years

    Castlevania: Belmont's Curse launches October 15 on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Xbox Play Anywhere, developed by KONAMI with Dead Cells studios Evil Empire and Motion Twin. The author calls it the series' first original 2D entry in 18 years, starring Trevor's daughter Rose Belmont in 1499 Paris. Rose wields seven weapon types, the whip doubles as a grappling hook, and defeated bosses are sealed into tarot cards as upgradable spells.

    Why this: A first-hand playthrough breaks down the whip grappling hook, tarot Arcana and relic systems, showing what this 2D Castlevania revival is going for.

  1. PlayStation Blog62

    How Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve uses first-person to tell a more personal story

    Developer Project Aces has changed its storytelling approach for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, presenting most cutscenes in first person so players experience the war between the Federation of Central Usea and the invading Sotoans as a silent protagonist. Players inherit the call sign of ace pilot Jan "Rex" Cope and fight alongside Joker Flight, using the DualSense controller's D-Pad, right stick and buttons for small interactions and to issue squad orders. The game launches October 2 on PlayStation 5.

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