Castlevania Aria of Sorrow is the best metroidvania ever. Better even than Symphony of the Night. Tons of weapons and gears, tons of abilites to collect, tons of obstacles to surpass, tons of enemies to defeat… everything perfectly integrated into an awesome game. Each weapon was unique. Each abilit...

There must be a reason why Konami doesn't do that in any Castlevania. Maybe it really does distract too much or maybe the player will get bored if it appears too much. Not really needed. Maybe you could pause right at the moment that the Level Up message is appearing and the values could flash on th...

I think that this ability could be a passive one that the character could obtain.

Actually, the character could get lots of passive abilities, like mana regeneration or even just stuff that makes him stronger, like those Dracula parts that you can get on Castlevania Symphony of the Night.