Konami requested all those "non Castlevania things". Remember that mercurySteam were chosen by pitching a remake of Castlevania 1, and that Konami explicitly told Araujo to get away from the old Castlevania music because it was too "feminine".
Yeah.
what what the the fuck fuck ? ?
Reading all this reminds me of the Yerlis at Crytek. They're brilliant, but get in their own way way too much.
The Yerlis though were programmer game prodigies at the age of 13. They defiantly need to let others shine, but I feel they can certainly get their own way from time to time.