Castlevania Megathread

[Raziya The Seeker]

Top three? Probably Portrait of Ruin, Curse of Darkness (which I've been replaying, and have almost beaten again!), and... uhhh, Dawn of Sorrow I guess? The mid-aughts has been the best era for Igavanias.

I've been needing to actually beat a classic one though. Probably aiming for Rondo of Blood but to be fair, I'd like to clear Simon's Quest just to say I did. I've got the most experience and progress in the original. Oh yeah, and Castlevania 64 / Legacy of Darkness are also on my bucket list. But they're not quite the same as the original side-scrollers.

 

[Bump'n'Ys]

I can't really think of one particular Castlevania that's my favorite, but I would say either Symphony of the Night or Order of Ecclesia for the 2D metroidvania ones, and Curse of Darkness for 3D (granted I've only played it and Lament of Innocence for 3D ones, 64 looks promising on the outside). Curse of Darkness was way better than I was expecting and I liked Trevor's redesign in it to make him stand apart more visually from Simon, since they both look pretty similar in the NES games.
For classicvania it's really hard to pick one, and there's still classicvania games I need to play through. With that in mind I gotta say, Konami did a fantastic job on Haunted Castle Revisited. The original is interesting but not a game I really enjoy, and remaking it is what I wanna see more remakes do - take games that aren't all that great or have potential and fully realize them into something great.

 

[Koreandr]

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

 

[Deleted member 288390]

Dracula X Chronicles (the PSP one?) and Harmony of Despair (even though I'm bad at it). I like Bloodstained Ritual of the Night even more than them, but I guess that technically isn't a Castlevania game.

 

[HyperTurboFox]

Castlevania DS Trilogy

These games are the proper evolution to SotN because the DS is more close to the PlayStation than GBA. Yes I like the GBA games but I prefer the DS titles. It's don't help that Aria is literally carrying the GBA on it's back.

 

[Kid Dynamite]

Simon's Quest

 

[King Koopa's iconKing Koopa]

Order of Ecclesia

 

[bonbonprince]

Aria of Sorrow and bloodlines these are like the best Castlevania games to me
And of course X86000/Chronicles (THE BEST REMAKE OF THE FIRST GAME FITE ME) and Rondo of blood

 

[Deleted member 61046]

I posted about this idea on my status before but I've fully decided now: I'm gonna do a live playthrough of that game showing my face, doing commentary, interacting with the chat and stuff. Be ready for some broken ass english. Estimated play time is around 2 hours (emphasis on "estimated"). I plan on showcasing secrets from the game as well.

I plan on streaming it to Youtube because it allows me to make a stream only accessible by link, as RGT is my sole intended audience. If you guys could use the same avatar and nickname there it would make it easier for me to recognize you.

I thought of doing it this Sunday (day 16), at the following time:

I made this thread not only to announce it in advance but also to see if you guys have different preferences regarding the platform or the date.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Me on the right!

 

[fake-chan]

I'm not sure if showing your face is a good idea.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

I'm not sure if showing your face is a good idea.

Yes, no pressure.

 

[Deleted member 61046]

I'm not sure if showing your face is a good idea.

I'm aware of the risks. I still wanna do it anyway.

 

[DunkeyKong]

I'm aware of the risks. I still wanna do it anyway.

Well damn you're brave, I admired that. But be careful though

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

I hope my internet doesnt fail when the stream is on bc it always fails

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Definitely looking forward for that!

 

[J.F.C]

I'll be there. I'll need to create a new Google account though. I normally use a different nickname online and i'd prefer if no one in here knew it (It isn't anything personal, i just don't want to be doxxed).

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

I'd have to make a new acct but it's doable.

Also I fkn love Castlevania 64

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

I'd be interested! Been needing to play Castlevania 64, so I'd love someone skilled at it to show it off.

My Youtube username and avatar are different -- Raziya the Seeker there, with some cat-person avatar.

 

[Hotwer]

I'll try to be there, good luck for the stream!

 

[Antihero]

I'm aware of the risks. I still wanna do it anyway.

Hell yeah! Show us what you've got bro! You have our support!

 

[ObscureJigglypuff]

I'll try to be there too, seems fun.
I hope everything goes great.

And,
Destroy the turtles!!!!

 

[RageBurner]

I'll try to be there for sure.

 

[Deleted member 61046]

Picking a favorite game is one thing, but now let's get down to real business.

This awesome cool theme lives rent free in my head after revisiting Castlevania Chronicles recently

Alt version:

 

[Karnik 2.0: reboot]

Bloody Tears