16-bit Castlevania Titles

[ONecessario]

It’s kind of amazing how Konami went 10/10 with Castlevania on three different consoles in the same generation.

Super Castlevania IV is my favorite one, btw.

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[qw90700]

I would dare say Super Castlevania IV is the best Castlevania game ever for its "whip simulation" gameplay that sadly has not been added even in new games. IDK why they didn't improve whip gameplay by catching enemies with a whip and thus throwing them to the walls, ceiling, and bashing them to the ground and walls repeatedly and all. But the gameplay I have in mind is doing these manually in whatever way you want by using analog stick or mouse lol so they are not part of an automatic combo.

 

[DieselBrand]

I think this Titels are fine too:
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Dracula X

 

[Scotty]

Haven't played "Rondo of Blood", but I loved "Super Castlevania IV" and "Bloodlines". I'd even go as far to say that "Bloodlines" is the better game.

 

[aquova]

I would dare say Super Castlevania IV is the best Castlevania game ever for its "whip simulation" gameplay that sadly has not been added even in new games. IDK why they didn't improve whip gameplay by catching enemies with a whip and thus throwing them to the walls, ceiling, and bashing them to the ground and walls repeatedly and all. But the gameplay I have in mind is doing these manually in whatever way you want by using analog stick or mouse lol so they are not part of an automatic combo.

I completely agree, the 8-directional whip is definitely my favorite classic Castlevania control scheme, and it might even rival some of the weapons from the Metroidvania titles. I always wished one of them would include an 8-way whip as a hidden weapon or something. Instead, they just included Richter mode in every other game..