Easier than pouring a glass of milk, but still great!

I never played Circle of the Moon, wanted to, but complaints of its dark, hard-to-see graphics sort of drew me away. I finally got this game, after all the great reviews it got, and i must say for the most part it lives up to the hype! First off, the graphics are awesome, especially for a GBA. Check out the 3D clock tower after making it to the top of the castle! The controls are also very tight. Moving Juste is a cinch, and executing magic attacks is much simpler than the somewhat difficult Street Fighter-style button combinations in Symphony of the Night. The game is also filled with rooms and hidden areas to explore, along with some cool-looking enemies and bosses. However, i do have some complaints. First off, the music, while tolerable, is pretty bad, reminiscent of the NES'. Also, the bosses were almost no-brainers to beat. I basically just kept whipping them all to death, so strategy is all but non-existent. The only boss with any challenge was Maxim, towards the end of the game, and after that, you finally fight Dracula, who turns out to be a complete pansy, and is one of the easiest final boss fights in gaming history! Also, the game can get very tedious, as you'll be backtracking a lot more than you did in Symphony, just from trying to figure out the game's confusingly odd 2-castles-within-one lay-out. Once you figure it out, though, you'll return to your having fun exploring the games many areas. I would say that, overall, if you're tired of the GBA's many SNES ports, which i don't mind, though i know a lot of you do, then get this game. Not only is it an original title, it is also one of the GBA's better games.