I just beat Castlevania.

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Ha ha, kidding! That had all the hallmarks of a fake Castlevania ending. Seriously, are you going to believe it’s over because the credits roll? HA HA HA HA HA HA. </dracula laugh>

There are still sealed doors.
Arikado never did anything.
Julius’s exploits are unknown.
Yoko and Hammer didn’t get it on. (not that i think they will, but some closure has to be reached!)
Soma has some unknown curse.
And there are upside-down stairs in parts of the castle. Those who played all the way through Symphony might know what I’m thinking.

Now I just have to figure out what to do to keep the storyline going.

Yes, I did. This might be a review, but I doubt it. It’s more of a reaction piece. There shouldn’t be any real spoilers.

Have you ever heard the doughnut joke? I can’t tell it here really, because the joke’s humor is entirely in the delivery. I can barely do it in real life anyway. It has a long setup that involves completely letting down the person you’re telling the joke to. It’s crushing. It’s the worst anticlimax ever. But, once that’s over, you give them a completely unexpected payoff.
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