Castle Costume

 PlayStation 4
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7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 7 out of 26

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  1. Bmack
    Jun 15, 2022
    0
    I was going to give this game a pass as an intro to game design but it is far from salvageable. I know hard, but fair. I have beat super meat boy, this isn't anything like that. Save your money, these positive reviews are clearly fake. I made it to the last few levels and it's been nothing but a glitchy unfair unpolished mess. The hit detection is atrocious if you are trying to land a jumpI was going to give this game a pass as an intro to game design but it is far from salvageable. I know hard, but fair. I have beat super meat boy, this isn't anything like that. Save your money, these positive reviews are clearly fake. I made it to the last few levels and it's been nothing but a glitchy unfair unpolished mess. The hit detection is atrocious if you are trying to land a jump or attack an enemy, but if they try to hit you it's spot on every time. Please stay away from this one, I made a huge mistake.… Expand
  2. Supermariogames
    Nov 2, 2019
    6
    Where do I begin ?Maybe with where all other reviews have failed,saying in my review that this game is a indie game and reviewing it as such.The game is a kids game rated 7+ The difficulty fits according the rating. Characters will tell you where to go and what to do.Also u have a radar on screen pointing to the objectives, in the first level while exploring the town u learn the ability toWhere do I begin ?Maybe with where all other reviews have failed,saying in my review that this game is a indie game and reviewing it as such.The game is a kids game rated 7+ The difficulty fits according the rating. Characters will tell you where to go and what to do.Also u have a radar on screen pointing to the objectives, in the first level while exploring the town u learn the ability to hold the touch pad and it will show where to go to get to the objectives so you are never lost.This game is a true 3Dplatformer.Some of the objectives u will have to complete to progress through the levels are climbing a tree to its highest point and jumping through a hoop.Trick or treating collecting ghosts to break the shield that guards the witch.Saving the witch by defeating zombies & lighting grave stones with ur fire blast.This game is a great collectahon.Each level has collectibles 50 coins 10 green monster 10/5 (depending on level )purple rings & the rarest collectible in the game the pumpkin.These collectibles are all throughout the levels even the boss fights.After unlocking them all the player will get a bonus level as well as a trophy I still haven't been able to find them all on my first play through some are hidden really well.On first play through the mazes are a challenge, throughout the game they get progressively more challenging as u progress.The satisfaction of beating the mazes is a great feeling if I did fail I found myself getting closer and closer on each following attempt.There are multiple enemies in Castle Costume you'll face The zombies -that guard the witches .The first and most common enemies.These are a one hit (from ur spin attack or fire blast )The spiders -The spiders are like planted bombs they never move get to close and they will grow or trigger and EXPLODE . Jump on there back and u kill them and get a boost into the sky .The small angry trees-u will come across them in later levels these can only be killed with ur fire blast however the spin stuns them giving time for u to fire your shot.The tormentor -a one eyed black ghostly figure with a book of evil spells he fires a ball that locks onto u in close proximity.These guys are a two hit from your spin or fire blast.There many other dangers in Castle Costume asides the enemies such as flamethrowers,cars,saws,lasers which you must avoid.There are 3 world's in Castle Costume and 15levels at the end of each world on the 5th level you will face a boss.Illusive Iris -The first boss you'll face.Iris is a bat protected by a shield with 5 lives to defeat her u must jump on her while attempting to do so she will fire her blast that tracks u similar to the tormentor but her ball is bigger and locks on further the less lives Iris has the more frequent she fires.Surrounding Iris is platformers left and right and barrels down the middle with health orbs and shields.The shields block her shot. If u run like a headless chicken you'll have no luck in this.If u tank the shots waiting for them to hit the shields then rushing to jump on her then Iris will go down quick.The Crow Coffer-a treasure chest that dwells inside a large ice cave.Flames surround this boss and u cannot get close to him like Iris.On ur side of the cave u have platforms and glowing orbs that u must use to navigate as the the room rises with water that hurts the player u must jump on top of the highest platformers while this happens.While u survive there is a giant torch that shoots fire balls at the Crow Coffer.When the boss gets low health he will summon these turrets that shoot the balls that lock onto the player forcing the player to move from the platform he is on.Then on the last health of the boss 2 lasers shoot across the map until the boss is defeated.Angry Aaron -The last boss fight takes place in Castle Costume surrounded by lava.The player spawns on a large circle platform looking at Aaron with four pumpkins surrounding the platform each shooting a laser forming a X. The player must avoid these lasers and survive as the witch's and there torch shoot Aaron taking his life away.The lasers from the pumpkins change direction. Going from anti clockwise to clockwise and vise versa throughout this fight.As Aaron loses health more lasers shoot down onto the platform & turrets spawn.On Aaron's last 2 life's Aaron himself will attack u will a huge giant laser that locks onto you the laser is slow so once u are always moving you can avoid it but while trying to do so while avoiding the turrets balls that lock on & the pumpkins lasers across the platform & also the lasers shooting down unless you're Neo from the matrix you'll have to pick up 1 or 2 of the health orbs .
    Overall Castle Costume delivers when it comes to a kids 3Dplatformer collectahon game. A original game with a fun silly story and dialogue that will be sure to crack a smile for a lower price point of $9.99 it's far from the worst platformer i have ever played and has some great moments id give this game a 6/10    … Expand
  3. GamerGuysNGals
    Nov 1, 2019
    4
    Castle Costume had me really excited when I got a review code for it in our email. Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I enjoy everything about it from it's history, to the rituals, and the decorations. Every day is Halloween to me pretty much so it is exciting when every one else joins in on it as well. So I was stoked to play this. The screen shots really had me excitedCastle Costume had me really excited when I got a review code for it in our email. Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I enjoy everything about it from it's history, to the rituals, and the decorations. Every day is Halloween to me pretty much so it is exciting when every one else joins in on it as well. So I was stoked to play this. The screen shots really had me excited from the pumpkin head lead character, witches, and ghosts. I just couldn't wait to get to play it. Maybe I over hyped it and was let down, but I really could never get all that into it.The controls seemed really clunky, the music sounded great but really low, the character sounds really horrid, and the fighting mechanics uninspiring and kind of cheap. Every enemy is pretty much one hit, and it doesn't even feel like you even hit them at times. The only real challenge is the mazes , and they just seem at times hard because the controls are so off. There is really little fun to be had with Castle Costume, and kind of sad to see a Halloween PS4 exclusive be such a let down.
    You play on four different worlds and there are always 3 simple objectives. You play as a kid trying to save Halloween from another kid who is mad a bully stole his sock. Kind of corny idea. So to do this you must save witches to open a portal to the next area. You must complete a maze, and go trick or treating to do so. The Trick or treating seemed really cool at first until I found out every trick is the same find a few ghosts that are barely hidden. It's so simple it is insulting.This game really could have been so much more. I hope some one does a better Halloween game next year, because this Halloween was a total let down game wise.
    Is this game for you? I really doubt it. I don't see many people getting enjoyment out of this one. After doing the video review for this I looked at some reviews, and it doesn't feel they even played it like a lot of people gave it high scores, because they received review copies. If some one played it and reads this and really did like it, please comment and explain why. I'd love to hear different ideas. I know some games just go over more with different people,. So like to hear why you enjoyed it. It isn't like me to really give a game a low score. I always feel every game I play Is some ones art, and I try to find all the positives I just really struggled with this one. Feel it was rushed out for a Halloween deadline or something,and didn't get the polishing it deserved.

    Pros: It's a Halloween Game
    Some Adorable Characters
    Cool Halloween decorations

    Cons: Levels seem uninspiring
    Controls clunky
    Enemies and combat weak
    Sounds are awful
    To easy, and just not fun

    Overall: 4.0

    I hate to bash some one's art, and anything Halloween being it's one of my favorite times of the year, but "Castle Costume" is just a huge let down and a pass even at a low price.    … Expand
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 31, 2019
    3
    Anyone else smell fake reviews?
    Castle Costume
    More of a Trick than a treat Castle costume is a 3d platformer where you play as a pumpkin headed boy trying to save Halloween from angry Aaron all mad some bully stole his sock, to do so you have to go through the games 4 different worlds and free all of the witches to stop his wrath, But after being tortured with the same boring stuff    Anyone else smell fake reviews?
    Castle Costume
    More of a Trick than a treat
    Castle costume is a 3d platformer where you play as a pumpkin headed boy trying to save Halloween from angry Aaron all mad some bully stole his sock, to do so you have to go through the games 4 different worlds and free all of the witches to stop his wrath,
    But after being tortured with the same boring stuff super cranky superken couldn’t bother to keep pushing beyond the first world.
    Castle Costume at first kind of seems like a jumbled mess, you’re thrown into a tiny open world to complete 3 tasks to move onto the next level,
    These tasks are the same in each level, trick or treat to bring down a ghost shield trapping the witch, reaching a target in the sky and my absolute least favorite part, the moody maze.
    Castle Costume’s overall biggest problem is its insistence on not being any bit of fun.
    It wants to challenge and annoy you like 3d platformers of the ps1 and ps2 era
    the platforming is a bunch of annoying cheap death feeling moving platforms with stiff weightless platforming mechanics and no checkpoints throughout these… I can see no checkpoints in the world traversal platforming sections, but in the maze its just annoying and is ultimately what made me put own my controller for good,
    Even with checkpoints in these infuriating platforming sections though this game couldn’t be saved, the audio is awful and imbalanced, sound effects are obnoxiously loud while the music is at a whisper, and there’s no way to balance it out yourself, combat is just laughably easy and unfun.. Enemies die in one hit… I almost forgot to mention the other challenge before moving onto the next level, saving the witch from these laughably weak enemies… that’s how laughable they are, I forgot it was a challenge, you basically press square twice to kill them both and you’ve freed her.
    Castle Costume overall is just an awful game not worth your time
    I give Castle Costume
    a 3/10    … Expand
  5. PlatformerPaul
    Oct 31, 2019
    7
    I enjoyed playing the game, Great nostalgia !
    The only fault is that my girlfreind in Germany couldn't play because the game is currently not out their, Other than that its well worth the money and is abit of fun
    thanks guys
  6. LauraLo
    Oct 31, 2019
    8
    Castle Costume all in all is a great game and value for money at a lower price point. I love the collect-a-thon genre. I'd love to see in future updates costumes the player unlocks as we progress through the game then I'd give it a 10
  7. adamoneil
    Oct 31, 2019
    10
    I really enjoyed playing this game with my kids this Halloween. A true taste of the old classics like Banjoo- Kazooie & Yooka-laylee if you like thoose titles id recommend Castle Costume
  8. Jamesledgewick
    Oct 31, 2019
    10
    Castle Costume is a fun original Halloween 3D platformer if you're a fan of this genre this game is gold best I have played in years !
  9. LauraLo
    Oct 31, 2019
    8
    Castle Costume all in all is a great game and value for money at a lower price point. I love the collect-a-thon genre. I'd love to see in future updates costumes the player unlocks as we progress through the game then I'd give it a 10