Update: So thanks to Fraggles I manage to give the game a shot. It’s so darn pretty and smooth! I can see why someone called Book of Demons a love letter to the game. Also, that person was right - the free of movement in this in comparison to the newer game is so much easier! In both you can get a ton of enemies coming at you all at once and position helps a ton, but in BoD, you can only ever move along the pathways. It’s not unplayable but does up the difficulty quit a bit.
Still, both are awesome for short bursts of gameplay, so it’s all good. ^^