So goooood! I hope you come back to this.

Don't be too hard on yourself, I'm enjoying this!

A great start to my personal favorite Castlevania.

Loved it! Simon's Quest is one of my all-time favorite Castlevania games. Excellent start.

I agree with Andy! This is really a great story, plus your English is great as well. I know it's been a couple of years, but it would be amazing if you could finish it.

Don't just stop at a cliff hanger! Continue. It's about time Castlevania II got some respect, and by the looks of things you where doing a good job at it.

I always enjoyed Castlevania II, and your rendition of the story is excellent. Keep writing, I hope to see an update soon.

Well, this is most definitely a good story, despite the cheesy title. (Yes, I know it's a quote from Simon's Quest, but still. :P) You seem to have a very good grasp of the English language, both in terms of technical things such as grammar and spelling, and in things like sentence structure and word usage. I like.

You also have a very solid narrative voice; it really does sound like it's Simon speaking, and the narration never becomes dull or overlong. The chapters ARE a bit short, but that's really more a matter of taste than anything, and I'm used to long chapters. Oh, and in addition - and I say this with all due respect - you should really dispense with the script-style 'conversations' in the author's notes. A LOT of readers will see an author's not that contains a conversation like that, and immediately cringe and hit the back button, because they smack of immaturity (which is obviously untrue in this case). It'd be a real shame to see potential readers driven away by an author's note.

Also, I envy your ability with action scenes. That is all.

I'm putting this on alerts; there isn't nearly enough quality CV fanfiction around. :) Apart from that, there's nothing more to say except well done, and keep going!

Nice! I like how you refered to the game's history, as well as adding in your own tidbits to flesh out the story. I really loved the way you gave a minor character (the shop keeper) such a rich personality! Keep it up!

This is a very interesting story so far, an almost unique mix of video game walkthrough, action-packed bonanza, exploration of the life of small-town Transylvanian peasants, and a travelogue. Novelizations of games can often be good but this is a cut above most I've read. I do wonder if you're going to mention the other name of the town of Ghulash, Yomi. Can't wait for more!

Just want to say that i think your story is awesome, one of the better simon belmont fics I've read. Although I've never played Simon's Quest I have done my homework, I'm glad you added bosses. Finally someone came up with a descent reason why Simon or any other belmont can't swim. I liked the explanation for the zombies never heard that before. Hope this doesn't get forgotten, update soon please!

*claps*

Wonderful! The elevator tidbit was brilliant. The boss battle was actually unexpected (thats the part where you took creative liberties) and very well done.

Because Dracula sees this as some kind of game, this gives you an opportunity to go crazy with the bosses. Think of something absolutely ridiculous that somehow suits dracula.

And, mostly because this is a pretty straightforward game concept, you don't really have to stick to it. What if one of the 'clues' got screwed up somehow? What if the next town was already cursed and thier people have been plauged with ADD? Silly little things like that, that in a weird way, make some kind of sense.

In otherwords, go nuts. In the twisted world of castlevania, just about anything is possible.

And Floating Skull can't devour my soul because I sold it for game reservations. ;P

FLOATING SKUL

this chapter was over decent. now if the chapter was a bit more important and intresting...5/5

First off, let me get this out of the way so I won't have to say it again during the review (although knowing me, I probably will).

YOU ARE THE AWESOMEST AWESOME THATS EVER AWESOMED IN THE HISTORY OF AWESOMELY AWESOME AWESOMENESSESSEESESES, OF THE ENTIRE AWESOMEVERSE!

There. I'm done gushing.

But seriously. That really is one of the best interpretations (sp?) of castlevania 2, right up there with that re-write of that 'worlds of power' book.

You do an awesome job of interpereting (sp?) the happenings in the game, which is very difficult to do (believe me, i've tried) if its a platformer with little to no in-depth story, apart from the beggining, ending, and a few pieces from the instruction manual. Usually, this provides some kind of advantage and creative clearance, (a perfect example would be that castlevania comic that was released a while ago, taking place during the time of christopher belmont in his first adventure. The author took advantage of the fact that it was just a skeleton of a baisic castlevania, leaving the most room for original ideas.)

Even though there's room for orignal ideas, there is a disadvantage: It would be boring to just write about whipping, battles, and townspeople getting disemboweled by (insert undead legion of your choice). It gets old pretty quickly. And with castlevania, there's always a risk of running into another clone of the now infamous 'Die Monster!' speech.

What makes this an awesome fic, is that you've managed to overcome all that, and yet retain the true essence of the castlevanierse (well, only time will tell what you'll come up with for the final confrntation). You do a way better job of it than I ever could if I tried.

In short:

THIS FIC IS THE AWESOMEST AWESOME THATS EVER AWESOMED IN THE HISTORY OF AWESOME AWESOMNESSESESESESESES, IN THE ENTIRE AWESOMEVERSE! (See? I said it again.) And it would be even more awesome if you started writing again. And a little humor here and there wouldn't hurt.

( P.S: I promise to leave a review for every new chapter you write!)

Well it is n interesting chapter, that does fit the game, but are you sure you want to turn the game into a fan fic and not something based off the game like a sequel.