a fanmade remake of castlevania 2 simons quest is offering a whole new way to play the most infamous entry in konamis classic vampirehunting seriesback in 1995 konami released castlevania chronicles on ps1 which remade and remixed the original castlevania for thenmodern standards now in 2023 the fan studio warmachine has released castlevania chronicles 2 simons quest which takes the same approach for the divisive nes sequelthis remake takes the bones of simons quest to craft a whole new game you still explore an openended overworld get hints from npcs and explore dungeonstyle mansions to acquire key items but the world has been remixed the mansions have been completely revamped and the old currency system has been completely revampedthe original castlevania 2 is pretty infamous these days for its obtuse puzzles and cryptic npcs who would occasionally straightup lie to you about what to do next the folks behind the remake note that now npcs actually provide useful information that helps you out which alone makes it a marked improvement over the originalcastlevania chronicles 2 is available for download as a raw exe file through the description of the youtube video above so you know install it at your own risk for the record ive played it for a few minutes and my pc has not become a malware infested hellscape the game feels great in that stiff retro castlevania way and while i havent had enough time with it to say how it holds up for the long haul im eager to play morewere getting silent hill remakes but what i really want is a proper castlevania revival come on konami theres gotta be some new fans off the back of that netflix series rightget exploring with the best metroidvania games