Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. This article is more than 2 years old. Following on from my review ...

When Castlevania: Nocturne debuted in 2023, I claimed it was the best Castlevania season, which I still stand by. The animation, tone, and complexity were welcome changes, but Season 2 had the ...

Nocturne's embrace of magic hasn't just made its combat more exciting, it's also been hugely important for its character work. Reading time 5 minutes Magic and Castlevania—both the games and the ...