As a fan of both Castlevania and Silent Hill, I ADORE the aesthetic and atmosphere of this game, and I wish I had half the artistic talent of the lead developer. Granted, the gameplay doesn't fare nearly as well, but a lot of time was clearly spent realising the idea for this game and I'm driven to see it through to the end.
Edit: It seems like the developer has heard the comments about Castlevania II having the easiest Death boss fight and they've sought to correct that.