✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation
The castle is the achievement: densely built, worth exploring on its own terms, and full of small detail. Spell-chaining combat is more involved than expected. Outside it, the open world follows a familiar checklist of camps and puzzles, and the main story resolves in a rush that leaves several threads sitting unfinished.
Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.