the protagonist use Whips just like Castlevania
https://youtu.be/1qd0evHUq4g

I played the first game on the Wii, and man it was harder than any dark souls game. Because combat and platforming wasn't the only challenging aspect, it was the puzzles that gave a whole new level of difficulty that I haven't seen in a souls like game.

And thats why i could never finish it.