GamesFirst has posted one of those useful compendiums of all available information on the upcoming Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for the Nintendo DS.

Doesn't this sound like a bit of a pain in the ass, though?

Players will be able to switch between Charlotte and Jonathan at any time. There will be times when both characters will be needed simultaneously to solve various puzzles or tag team enemies with attack combos. When both characters are on the screen at the same time, players will be able to control the movement of the active character with the D-pad, and use the stylus to control the movement of the sub-character by dragging it around the screen.

The wording of that is a bit odd. If it's just for puzzles and the like, it'll likely be fine. But navigating the labyrinthian corridors of Dracula's castle dragging some brain-dead secondary character around behind me on a stylus-drawn leash sounds shuddersome. FLORIAN ECKHARDT

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Preview [Gamesfirst]

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