Konami has introduced that Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse will probably be getting an official demo.
The playable demo for the sport will probably be launched on October 1, 2026, the writer confirmed.
The demo will probably be out there on each format the total recreation will probably be coming to – Nintendo Change, PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S and PC – and will probably be a comparatively small obtain, coming in at round 3-6 GB (relying on format).
In response to Konami, gamers will be capable to retain their save information from the demo and switch it over to the total recreation, as soon as it’s launched.
With a view to do that they’ll want to verify they’re enjoying the demo on the identical platform and with the identical account as they plan to make use of for the total recreation.
The official launch date for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is October 15, that means gamers will get entry to the demo two weeks upfront.
Konami had beforehand said that this launch date solely utilized to the PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S and PC variations with the Change model coming at a later date. It later modified this, nonetheless, confirming that each one platforms (together with Change) can be getting the sport on October 15.
Co-developed by Konami and Evil Empire (The Rogue Prince of Persia) with advisory assist from Movement Twin (Lifeless Cells), Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is designed to rejoice the fortieth anniversary of the Castlevania sequence.
Gamers will take management of Rose Belmont, the daughter of earlier sequence protagonist Trevor Belmont, as she explores such areas as Dracula’s fortress and the catacombs of Paris. The sport is ready in 1499 – 23 years after the occasions of NES title Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse.
VGC lately went hands-on with Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse and got here away impressed, suggesting that it didn’t seem to revolutionise the Metroidvania style in any main approach however didn’t essentially need to when it was so partaking to play.
“There’s nothing to say it has to reinvent the wheel,” we wrote. “If ever there was a sequence that has earned the appropriate to ship a recreation that merely presents a well-known however strong Metroidvania journey, it’s the one which co-coined the time period within the first place. And thus far, based mostly on the primary hour no less than, acquainted however strong completely sums it up.”
