I have mixed opinions on the new version.
First the new design of the areas look nice as they add some skill and the difficulty options are nice but once you get the lantern you can't leave the castle so part of the new designs go to waste. I get that you are trying to show off the bug fixes before adding new parts of the castle but why couldn't the outside have some chests and souls to collect like in the older versions? That would have given the new designs of the castle's exterior some use!