Castlevania Megathread

[Clippy]

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If they don't release the 1999 game soon, I'll have to go to Konami Headquarters and take it myself.

Just make sure you don't slip on all the pachinko balls laying around. Could be deadly you know.

 

[Karnik 2.0: reboot]

If we're talking about Castlevania, this theme is a must-have:

Let me mention "Order of Shadows": a j2me title for old keypad phones that I'm basically the only one who knows about.

 

[Deleted member 61046]

Carrie Fernandez

 

[NeonKnights]

I'll just leave this here, shall I.

 

[soulsas]

I have to highlight one of my absolute favorites: Super Castlevania IV for the SNES!
This game is a masterpiece. The controls are super smooth, the whip mechanics are better than ever (you can attack in all directions!), and the level design is just chef’s kiss. Plus, the soundtrack? Pure perfection. Tracks like Simon's Theme give me chills every time. It’s the ultimate Castlevania experience in 16-bit glory!
Now, let’s talk about the real star of the show: Dracula.
Yeah, I know, he’s the villain, but come on—what’s Castlevania without him? Dracula isn’t just some generic final boss; he’s the ultimate evil, the immortal lord of darkness who keeps coming back, no matter how many times the Belmonts defeat him. And that’s exactly what makes him so awesome. He’s this unstoppable force, the embodiment of horror and power, and every time you reach his throne room, you know it’s going to be an epic battle.
In Super Castlevania IV, his final fight is intense. You go through his castle, facing all kinds of monstrous creatures, and then you finally reach him—floating, throwing fireballs, teleporting—it’s classic Dracula at his best. And let’s be real, there’s something kind of cool about a villain who refuses to stay dead and keeps challenging generations of heroes.

 

[Deleted member 884]

Soma Cruz is the best character ever, Aria of Sorrow one of the best 2000 Castlevania.
I also love Dawn of Sorrow and Lords of Shadow, I think it's overhated.

 

[NeonKnights]

Castlevania IV could have been an absolute classic if only Konami and Nintendo hadn't seen fit to censor many elements of the game that had been staples of the series in earlier titles on the NES. For this reason my go to and the only true version in my mind will always be the Japanese version. Also the title screen drips blood, something I wish they would have recreated in the censored version even if they had to make the blood green. For one thing the intro with the lightning striking the grave always seemed strange to me. I couldn't be quite sure what was happening here. It wasn't until I had finally got my hands on a Super Famicom copy that It really made some semblance of sense. The lightning had struck the cross surmounting the tombstone shattering it, removing it's holy seal and allowing Vlad revive. The other thing I take issue with somewhat is in the Dracula boss fight. There really should have been a phase three to this fight similar to the one in the original. Even if they had to make it a two stage boss fight it could have been amazing. Truly they should have added the final monster transformation for Dracula just as in the original on the NES. This is a remake after all and that transformation was something I was expecting to see on my very first playthrough. It's too bad we had to wait a year and a half for Rondo of Blood to do what IV couldn't with the first full Dracula transformation since the NES. Either way it's still an amazing game and I am more than pleased with the Japanese version.

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

I'll just leave this here, shall I.

I hear your official cover, and raise you this one. One good Beginning cover deserves another.

More Castlevania lub from me later, after verk.

 

[Deleted member 134552]

Come up and confess now, how many of you are sleeping on this peak?

 

[NeonKnights]

I hear your official cover, and raise you this one. One good Beginning cover deserves another.

More Castlevania lub from me later, after verk.

I raise you a pair of classics.

Also "Beginning" from Dracula Perfect Selection references this at 3:23.

 

[Jon-Patrick-S]

Shoutout to the weirdo obscure spin-off crossover cameo Belmonts out there, Simon III, Simondo and Kokoro

 

[Deleted member 134552]

Shoutout to the weirdo obscure spin-off crossover cameo Belmonts out there, Simon III, Simondo and Kokoro
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Shout out to Konami referencing Castlevania in their other games too, like this for example:

Hey hang on... That artwork seems a bit familiar... I wonder who drew it...

 

[bjork]

I knew of Castlevania 1 but didn't have an NES, and no kids I knew had the game. But then when Simon's Quest turned up on the cover of Nintendo Power, suddenly a lot of kids had it, so that's the first one I played. I think it's flawed but still really enjoy it. I've played all of the 2D stuff, but have lagged on the 3D ones. I had a buddy somehow manage to softlock his game on whatever the first PS2 CV was, so I just stopped playing that one and lost track of the 3D ones after that. I currently play the SotN randomizer fairly often, and that always scratches the itch for me. Great series.

Also Simon Belmont on Captain N was cool.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Hey hang on... That artwork seems a bit familiar... I wonder who drew it...

I don't actually know

 

[Deleted member 134552]

I don't actually know

Ayami Kojima, the artist behind most Castlevania art.

 

[_Lorenzo_]

I became interested in the saga very late, coinciding with the release of SotN. I had never before been a fanatic of Metroidvania-style games.... For me it was a phenomenal discovery to then play RoB and the NES and SNES chapters, which in comparison seemed quite challenging and with very little margin for error... I mean, am I the only one who finds SotN far too easy? I had also replayed it with luck mode, but even then Alucard became hopelessly a power monster especially with the more powerful swords...

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

Talk about Castlevania stuff here!

I play n64 version. It was so hard to me. I like the story and character death. Yes he is a villain but in n64 he has best show case. He threw his scythe to character and then take her and leave. Also remember that demon wear glasses and remind me a guy from legend of zelda ocarina of time. I finish game and then find out there is more! I stuck in Henry quest which should find 6 children in whole game in a period of time. How good it was. If my pc didn't broke i would finish all stuff on game.

 

[Deleted member 466]

The Castlevania 64 games weren't that bad. I love Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

The Castlevania 64 games weren't that bad. I love Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.

I'm actually enjoy it but some puzzle like maze was a bit hard and that puzzle work with night and day system was cool but take me a while.i actually stuck on second quest. First quest was so great and amazing. I like the game and my regret is i didn't finish it completely.

 

[Deleted member 134552]

What do you guys think about the PS3 games though? Personally I don't like them, they're not Castlevania anymore. Still though, IF they were given the proper Castlevania gameplay loop and kept the combat, polished it up a bit, they would've been great games in my opinion.

 

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

What do you guys think about the PS3 games though? Personally I don't like them, they're not Castlevania anymore. Still though, IF they were given the proper Castlevania gameplay loop and kept the combat, polished it up a bit, they would've been great games in my opinion.

I never played them

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

Back from work and a nap. Now, I shall speak up.

Castlevania's one of my all-time favorite game series. I will admit I am most well-versed in the Igavania platformer-RPGs, and not the old-school hard Classicvania games. Still, I've got Rondo of Blood and the original trilogy on my bucket list. Let alone 64 / Legacy of Darkness!

Top three games are probably in order: Portrait of Ruin, Curse of Darkness and Dawn of Sorrow. Honorary mentions to Aria of Sorrow and of course, Symphony of the Night. I've played Which brings me to this post.

For me it was a phenomenal discovery to then play RoB and the NES and SNES chapters, which in comparison seemed quite challenging and with very little margin for error... I mean, am I the only one who finds SotN far too easy? I had also replayed it with luck mode, but even then Alucard became hopelessly a power monster especially with the more powerful swords...

Yep, SotN seems kind of easy. I get they were experimenting with a new game system, and it'd make sense for Dracula's dhampir son to be seriously powerful. But yeah, the late game becomes a slog because the only way they could challenge you is to make the Inverted Castle unfair at times. In theory I should like an open-world scavenger hunt for Drac's body parts, in a map that works surprisingly well upside-down. In practice, I despise the Inverted Castle.

After a while, none of the Igavanias are quite challenging. Mostly. Circle of the Moon and Order of Ecclesia are still a challenge to me, but perhaps for all the wrong reasons at times?

If there is a concession for the Igavanias compared to Classicvanias though, it's the Belmont fights. They are agile and hard-hitting just like the player, and really sell the idea that the Belmonts are badass even compared to your main protagonists in those games.

Carrie Fernandez

Yes. Even though Reinhardt Schneider is more my speed. But have you considered:

Jonny Morris? Or even...

...Charlotte Aulin might be more your speed? And if you're ignoring how dirty he got done in the Netflix series, there's also...

...Hector. :)

 

[mini pancake]

I beated Aria 4 times, and i going to my fift. I beated orde some days ago, its one of my favs, and I'm playing portrait now, Charlotte is my passion lol

 

[mini pancake]

Dance of sadness was a pretty good surprise

 

[Ginbruhk]