I would have enjoyed it if I was 14 and thought some guy in a cape with a sword was all dark and mysterious and awesome and and and badass and many other vincent valentine-isms. Characters like him were the type of fan service I'd hope were left behind in the 90's and our current generation of villains were something of more substance so I'll admit I started off on a bad foot with the guy himself. He feels like a bit of a throwback and a lazy rival archtype
The fight itself reeked of a mini-boss, I was a little taken aback that it wasn't. The first phase was a simple business of setting his hands starting point to your liking and slashing accordingly. The second was a fairly obvious return slash and blocking a charge. It was...dire. No sense of conquering something difficult, no interesting terrain just a circle room with some heart pots, no scaling a giant beast. Just some dude with a sword who occasionally attacks you. The guy wasn't even slain afterwards so where did the heart piece come from? He wasn't even a permanent resider in the temple, just some dude dropping in for Zelda as well. I'm all for breaking the LoZ code but this was all ridiculous and damage the premise and point of the dungeon a bit.
I guess Armos Knights were at least as bad, its definitely down there with the worst.
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