I have found a truly maddening game.

[Skuntank]

Castlevania 64, the first ever 3D castlevania game (to my knowledge). Now before you ask, I am not getting the one on PS3, cause it is not that good and also because of this game.

This game has a guest apperance from the Necronomicon, despite it having nothing to do with dracula or transilvania for that matter. I also doubt you fight Cthulhu or Mi-Go, but I am not that far and I doubt I will ever get that far, I will get to that in a minute.

There are two characters, Reinhardt and a girl, I also choose the guy, because he has the whip and a kickin' sword. The girl has magic bullets.

The maddening part, well at the point I am at, it is the jumping. The jumping mechanics are actually pretty solid, the only problem with that is, the grabbing of ledges mechanic sucks balls. I am actually unaware of how to grab a ledge, because the game didn't think it was important to go over anything you are able to do in the game. I mean you grab a lot in this game. After about 23 tries, I have figured out holding A was how you hold on, getting up though is frustrating, cause UP is subjective to the camera.

Now though I have seen a few playthroughs and there is a certain part of the game that seems to prevent you from ever continuing. It involves explosives and it is pretty hard to do and that has nothing to do with actually using them. Not very many people know how to use the explosives. At that point, you can either blow yourself up (by walking to fast with either item) or give up hope.

I could probably place more merit when I get farther, but really though the game is a lot harder than it needs to be on the first level. Also, the first level is long as hell.

Also, giant Caveman-Gorilla-Skeleton has Skeleton's on bikes as minions.

[MelonCarty]

I heard the sequel/remake. Legacy of Darkness fixes that and you also are able to play as a Werewolf.

I have yet to get a copy of 64, but I wanted to. Never got the money to buy it and by the time I did it was gone.

[Logman]

Lol... I never played the game for 64 but have played many of the other games. I might have to look into getting the game and playing it.

[CallousVulpix]

Soooo, has anyone ever beat it? Or did the playthroughs stop there?

[Skuntank]

Soooo, has anyone ever beat it? Or did the playthroughs stop there?

They literally just stop at the puzzle, either its bad programming or the game neglects to tell you how to do the actions required. It involves blowing a hole in a wall, I have yet to get that far. I watch playthroughs were they don't cheat at all.

[CallousVulpix]

Hmmm, maybe you will find how to after many tries. And then you can construct a playthrough of your own.

[Skuntank]

Hmmm, maybe you will find how to after many tries. And then you can construct a playthrough of your own.

Well the puzzle comes with an 80% chance of frustrating deaths due to you handling explosive compounds.

Then again I am playing as the Dude and not the little school girl everyone chooses because she has magic missile. Maybe the level design breaks when you are her.

[CallousVulpix]

Well the puzzle comes with an 80% chance of frustrating deaths due to you handling explosive compounds.

Then again I am playing as the Dude and not the little school girl everyone chooses because she has magic missile. Maybe the level design breaks when you are her.

Magic missile? Well maybe you can use that to blow a hole in the wall.

[Skuntank]

Magic missile? Well maybe you can use that to blow a hole in the wall.

Everyone tried that, it is a basic projectile that cannot penetrate anything but what makes werewolves and conjures up motorcycle skeletons.

[CallousVulpix]

Everyone tried that, it is a basic projectile that cannot penetrate anything but what makes werewolves and conjures up motorcycle skeletons.

... That's all gobbledygook to me since I've never played the game, but I did understand the fact the missile can't blow up the wall.

I've now done a tiny bit of research. Did you choose Normal mode instead of Easy mode at the beginning of the game?