Castlevania Megathread

[DJPlace]

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playing the (Imo canon) game where kid maria gets a glock and shoots up the whole castle right now

what system is this on?

 

[Ikagura]

I'm more of a Classicvania fan and I really like Rondo.

The best Castlevania games are stuck on the DS.

DominuS Collection?

 

[Tonberry]

Rondo, Symphony and 3 are my favorite ones, and they're all REALLY solid. I've played fewer of them than I'd like to admit though, but I prefer the "classic" style more than the non-linear style in general.
I've never really liked Castlevania 4.

Here's my favorite tune, criminal that it never showed up outside Rondo:

 

[Isegrim]

I've always liked Castlevania since I played the first (excluding the MSX one) one on the Famicom Disk System. I never thought videogame music could sound so catchy once I reached level 3 which played Wicked Child.

What I loved best about Castlevania was the music. My favorite Castlevanias were usually the ones that had songs that wouldn't leave my head and lingered there over the years.

My favorites are Castlevania 3 (Japanese version), Super Castlevania 4 and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness for their great music and endings.

 

[Deleted member 259254]

I play aria of sorrow at least once a year now, I should probably do that again soon lmao

 

[Ikagura]

I really need to do the Metroidvanias (besides Portrait) but I'm a bit lazy to do those RPGs...

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

I just can't get into the Igavania craze...
My favorites in no particular order are Bloodlines, Rondo and the 64 titles.

 

[Cantarella]

what system is this on?

GBA, "Maria of Sorrow," a romhack of Aria of Sorrow.

 

[DJPlace]

there is one thing i hate in castlevania 64 it's one word NITRO!

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[Deleted member 660650]

Castlevania had an N64 game?

Let's talk about Castlevania games on PS2... I just learned about them a year ago lolol.

 

[Deleted member 619843]

Let's talk about Castlevania games on PS2... I just learned about them a year ago lolol.

Those are really good, mainly Curse of Darkness though.

 

[Deleted member 660650]

GBA, "Maria of Sorrow," a romhack of Aria of Sorrow.

Me crying because this website doesn't have the hack. lol

Those are really good, mainly Curse of Darkness though.

Yes. The game satisfies my meme needs lol:

And any game is legendary if you can use a frying pan as a weapon and it's extra super legendary if the frying pan has eggs on it that never drops no matter what lolololol:

 

[Pinballbuzzbro]

My favorite is a tie between Portrait of Ruin and Bloodlines, love the more varied creative setpieces and Portrait has easily the best extra content in the whole franchise IMO.

I’m rly forgiving with this series and don’t rly have a game I HATE, only ones that come close are the OG The Adventure and Judgement, and Judgement is purely for the character designs rather than the gameplay itself lol

 

[blindpr0phet]

<much love for my girl Sonia Belmont, who Konami did Fucking dirty>

Ugh their treatment of her bums me out too. they really hate to see a lady belmont winning

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

Castlevania 64-fans assemble !
Underrated Games .
I still think this is the true future of 3D-castlevania gaming .

But Bloodlines , SotN , Cas3:DC , CasA2 :Simons Revenge are Peak Games too.

 

[Zerpina]

Castlevania 64-fans assemble !

<Other Castlevania Fans>

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

<Other Castlevania Fans>
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.... The embarresment must flowin' ....

 

[Zerpina]

.... The embarresment must flowin' ....

I know Castlevania 64 gets a lot of guff. It's not a bad game honestly. I always cut both of them some slack because they were made in the early days of 3D games. Yes, I know "Italian stereotype 64" was out at this time, but not long enough to make Castelvania 64 as smooth as Mario 64.

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

I know Castlevania 64 gets a lot of guff. It's not a bad game honestly. I always cut both of them some slack because they were made in the early days of 3D games. Yes, I know "Italian stereotype 64" was out at this time, but not long enough to make Castelvania 64 as smooth as Mario 64.

Thank you ! Thats exactly what i thought too. It needs some refinements but its still very good what they made and the mechanics in the movement and combat has enough around it that is simple , direct and fast to use while it can be expanded upon it in later games .

If we talk about the actual concept which this game should actually be , that would be the truly next-gen castlevania experience . The cancled Dreamcast Game already looks very promising which took alot of elements and its gameplay from Cas64 into it too .

Going for God of war or Souls-like just doesnt fit castlevania overall and will end up another game thats nice to play but nothing to stand-out and great on its own . Cas64 has the foundation already . Even with Legacy of Darkness they fixed some of the issues and the combat is a bit smoother than in the original. With enough meat in its level-design and mechanics to underline the gameplay , it can be a Classic on its own .

Thats my view on it .

 

[Tsetskhli776]

Randomly played SOTN one day because I was bored and everyone said how great it was, ended up having a blast with the game and played many others.
SOTN and Portrait of Ruin were my favorites of the IGA style, and IV and Dracula X were for the classic style.

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

True, Especially the Music, I think I prefer 《CASTLEVANIA: JUDGEMENT》's OST over ANY of the other Games (Except for 《CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW》 btw)

yeah the osts for Judgement and Aria are fantastic.. i think my favorites are still the older ones though like Bloodlines, Akumajo Dracula on Sharp X6800, and obviously Symphony of the Night, but they're always being reused and remixed which is my favorite part

 

[TochikyuTakoyaki]

Ahhh true, 《Dracula X》 has Good Tracks, especially it's rendition of the first stage which is called 《Opposing Bloodlines》 instead of 《Divine Bloodlines》, which I like.

 

[CheesyExplosive]

Yeah, That Game, 《Castlevania Judgement》, the 3D Castlevania Fighter That No one really asked for, but got, How is it After 16 years and 7 Months ago on November 18, 2008 (Just four days after my First Birthday! Was born in 2007), Honestly, I played it for a Long While, I don't know if it was through Stockholm Syndrome, but the 《Controls》 weren't such a Nuisance after a while, but still kind of stupid that 《A》 doesn't do anything by itself, that You have to 《HOLD A》 and then 《1, 2 or B》 to do something, but it was Still a Blast to Play, It has my Favorite renditions of 《BLOODY TEARS》and 《THE WOLF REVEALED》 are pretty cool, And the Opening song: 《DARKNESS OF FEAR》 is pretty cool too!

I don't really mind the Character Designs made by 《Takeshi Obata》, Since I really think that His Gothic Style fits 《CASTLEVANIA JUDGEMENT》 greatly, But I still do Prefer 《Ayami Kojima》's Artstyle for The Series as a whole.

My main Gripe is that.... THEY DIDN'T HAVE MY BOI 《Soma Cruz》 IN THE ROSTER!!!!! HOW DARE THEY?!?!?! THEY LET 《Shanoa》 IN, BUT NOT 《Jonathan Morris》, 《Charlotte Aulin》 and《Soma Cruz》??????? BOOOOOOO!!!! KONAMI!!!!! BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

face it... konami only has snake eater fans or freaks that are too horny for rumble roses... or joey wheelers.

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

Ahhh true, 《Dracula X》 has Good Tracks, especially it's rendition of the first stage which is called 《Opposing Bloodlines》 instead of 《Divine Bloodlines》, which I like.

oh yeah "Opposing Bloodlines" goes back to Simons Quest (Castlevania 2 on the NES)... super nice, but it sounds so much better in later stuff... check out the konami music cd's...

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face it... konami only has snake eater fans or freaks that are too horny for rumble roses... or joey wheelers.

dude.. i have both versions of rumble roses and I LOVE THEM