I used to hear about how Castlevania 64 is such a bad game, so my brother and I bought it to see how bad it really is. Like one of those so bad it's not really good, but at least silly and amusing in how bad it is and worth playing for a few hours.
Turns out it's actually a pretty good game, in my opinion! It's not the best game ever, but I enjoyed it quite a lot. I especially liked playing as Carrie, she was really cool.
Sure it's a little janky, but nothing out of the norm for a 64 game. The very first area has some lag, but it played fine after that. I've played and enjoyed other Castlevanias as well, and I can't understand why people disliked this game so much.