![]() ![]() But to newcomers/casual fans like me, how does this DLC pan out? Find out in our Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania review. Fans of both Dead Cells and Castlevania alike understand the challenge these games pose, so it’s a perfect overlap in that regard. I got up to speed in no time with understanding how lethal enemies are, how to manage resources, and more to ensure my runs didn’t end in minutes. Thankfully, I have a lot of experience in another series that’s similar to both Dead Cells and Castlevania – Rogue Legacy 1 and 2. Jumping into Dead Cells for the first time to experience Return to Castlevania was a challenge – it’s a game you can sink hundreds of hours into without managing to beat due to its sheer difficulty and learning curve. ![]() It may not be a mainline entry, but worry not – Castlevania fans are going to find a lot of solace in Dead Cells. That all comes to an end with the new expansion for Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania. Ultimate, but those bloodthirsty for some vampire-killing have had an eternal wait. Fans of the franchise haven’t been starved for content thanks to an acclaimed Netflix adaptation and an inclusion in Super Smash Bros. It has been nine years since the last Castlevania game. You can find Dead Cell on Facebook and bandcamp.Relive Castlevania in another game just as action-packed and challenging in our Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania review! Whilst we are all house bound waiting for coronavirus to clear, why not invest some time in some music and why not start with Dead Cell? It is not an album for the Spotify generation, but given time and effort the expansive dystopian doom on offer will keep you gripped and wanting more. With every spin of this record more intricacies are revealed, adding to the listeners experience, its is music you can return to time and time again and find something new every time. The album is not easy listening, but don’t give up after just one listen, it has much to give. The whole instrumental recording continues in the same vein doom melded with keyboards, effects and a small hint of jazz. But the song gets darker, more haunting before the soft keys return bringing light back to this tale. Title track ‘Ghost Fields’ kicks off with a softly spoken piano line, repetitive, almost reassuring, the drum line compliments this when it kicks in. The jazz infusion first rears its head with synthesized trumpets in ‘Ant March’, adding depth to the dark tale being weaved. It’s the sort of music that keeps you on edge, in suspense the whole time whilst listening it's telling a story in its own right and keeps the listen gripped. The whole album has the feel of the soundtrack to a gritty drama/thriller series from Netflix. The first eminence from Dead Cell is the album ‘Ghost Fields’, dystopian electronic doom, but tinged with hints of dark jazz in places. Dead Cell is in Linga’s own words “throwing crap at the wall and seeing what sticks”. You may not be familiar with his name, why should you? Well he did tour stadiums across Europe last summer with Metallica, for his other band is Bokassa – hopefully a name you are more familiar with. This the introduction into the world of Dead Cell, the new project from Bård Linga. The hairs stand on the back of your neck as the atmosphere intensifies. A keyboard note chimes in the air, more follow. A rumble rises from the dark, the clinking of iron, the eerie, haunting rumble grows, gaining traction, getting louder and louder. ![]()
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