Castlevania Megathread

[trickybus]

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humina humina. Thank you based Obata

Not a fan of this game but this is by far the best Camilla design we've ever gotten. A shame it hasn't inspired later portrayals the way Lords of Shadows has.

Maria's design is trash, tho. fite me

 

[ryanftb]

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

underrated, will admit they remove a lot of the platforming elements but the open castle concept and devil may cry like game play is solid.

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

Not a fan of this game but this is by far the best Camilla design we've ever gotten. A shame it hasn't inspired later portrayals the way Lords of Shadows has.

Maria's design is trash, tho. fite me

lords of shadows series eats stinky butthole.. damn, makes me want to listen to the pillows from FLCL to forget it..

 

[Nidoking's icon Nidoking Nidoking]

I've adored Castlevania since I was pretty young. Started with Bloodlines and still love it to this day. My favorites, roughly in order from most to least...

Aria of Sorrow
Order of Ecclesia
Dawn of Sorrow
Symphony of the Night
Portrait of Ruin
Super Castlevania IV
Circle of the Moon
Bloodlines
Castlevania 64
Curse of Darkness
Rondo of Blood
Castlevania
Haunted Castle Revisited
Lament of Innocence

Only Castlevanias I've played that I just didn't like are Harmony of Dissonance, Dracula X, and Castlevania II. I've, shamefully, never gotten to play Castlevania III.

 

[Ikagura]

I personally believe that some franchises like Castlevania, Splatterhouse, Metal Slug and several other work much better in 2D but I would give a chance to the PS2 entries.

 

[Esidemoken]

I knew of the existence of the saga but the first title I played was SotN at a cousins house and I was impressed, I only had the N64 and by accident in a place where they sold old games of that console I saw one of Castlevania and although I knew nothing of that title I bought it and it was what made me a fan of the saga.
Unfortunately Konami didn't give this IP and others the due appreciation and they left it in oblivion and even if they came back they wouldn't have the same magic they had in the 90's and 2000.

 

[Esidemoken]

I didn't like the character design except for Eric and Cornell, I like Takeshi Obata's art but the change of designs was very drastic.
As for the gameplay...I didn't like it either, I don't know a fighting game in a 3D environment is weird to me, I think if they had made a more classic fighting game we would have had something similar to Dragon Ball FighterZ.
The only reason I still have it is because of what it unlocks when you make the connection with Order of Ecclesia.

 

[TochikyuTakoyaki]

To be honest, The 3D space with Free-Movement was probably what doomed the game, because You can just Cheese it and stay away while the enemy is on Low Health until the Time Runs out, It probably would've been similar to 《SOUL CALIBUR》 If they went in that Direction, I could be Biased, but I like Stripper Light Yagami's (I stole this joke rahaha!! >:D) Design in this game (Talking about 《Simon Belmont》 by the way)

 

[MDGeistsfavMC5song]

To be honest, The 3D space with Free-Movement was probably what doomed the game, because You can just Cheese it and stay away while the enemy is on Low Health until the Time Runs out, It probably would've been similar to 《SOUL CALIBUR》 If they went in that Direction, I could be Biased, but I like Stripper Light Yagami's (I stole this joke rahaha!! >:D) Design in this game (Talking about 《Simon Belmont》 by the way)

i just play it like the Power Stone games.. it works out fine for me, and the art and music just makes me smile... still better than most 3D platformers in my opinion.. but i always hated those things due to my childhood hatred of the N64.. i know everybody loves it, i dont...

 

[JoueurCitoyen]

Hello, Retro Game Talk! I've been a Castlevania fan for so many years, and I'm always happy to get in touch with other fans! This thread is dedicated to discussions about the series. Can you tell us what your favourite Castlevania game is?

Mine are:
- Castlevania (NES)
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

What about you?

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

??? There is already a Castlevania fan thread

 

[Cosmiken]

 

[Deleted member 797290]

Castlevania Lords of Shadow 1 and 2 for the PS2 are my favorites.

 

[Deleted member 660650]

??? There is already a Castlevania fan thread

Because the love people have for Castlevania is even way too much to fill the whole Dracula's Castle!!!! lolol

 

[Boog111]

Castlevania III is my favorite and the first that I owned. Symphony of the Night would be the second. I still have a special place for Castlevania I. I remember going over to one of my aunt's friend's house as a kid and playing a game on their NES game about a guy whipping ghosts and fishmen. Been hooked ever since.

 

[Cosmiken]

about a guy whipping ghosts and fishmen

 

[Aria of Sorrow]

What about you?

My handle speaks for itself, but I also like Dawn of Sorrow (there was a java phone port of this game, played it there), and Symphony of the Night. Kinda wanna step my foot on Classicvania again just to see if I can finally beat at least one of the games.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[dr grim]

started with symphony of the night and felt in love instantly with the series.

Love the 2D games, the 3D not that much sadly.

Hope we'll see a return of the series one day.. with a new ep and not remasters / collections megapacks..

 

[JoueurCitoyen]

??? There is already a Castlevania fan thread

Well, I don't visit the forum that often so I just did not know/remember there was one.

Hope we'll see a return of the series one day.. with a new ep and not remasters / collections megapacks..

I feel like something like this could open sooner or later, in the manner of Contra Operation Galuga maybe?

 

[NovumVeritas]

My very first Castlevania was Symphony of the Night. Afterwards I became a Castlevania fan and played all the others (Bloodlines, Super Castlevania IV, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow, Circle of the Moon, Dawn of Sorrow, Lament of Innocence etc.)

 

[Dyne]

My first Castlevania was the first one on NES. Its 100% a classic for a reason.
My favorite "classicvania" is probably Super Castlevania IV (although I love all the first 4 games)
My favorite "metroidvania" is probably Symphony of the Night followed by Aria of Sorrow.
The most under rated Castlevania is Simon's Quest. I used to love that game as a kid, cryptic bullshit and all. (there are very good romhacks that make it much better too)

I will say I'm not really a fan of the 3D entries in the series though. Just personal taste I guess.

 

[JoueurCitoyen]

The 3D games are not very popular but with the time flying, I've developed nostalgia towards Castlevania 64 and Legacy of Darkness. I believe that with just a few tweaks, they could get very good. Namely: replacing instant death with losing a few HP when falling!

But the PlayStation 2 games produced by IGA are really mediocre. I played them again recently and it still did not click. And why they mad Hector's speed so slow in Curse of Darkness is beyond me.

 

[Mitochondria]

I haven't played any Castlevania games for awhile, but in my last playthrough, I had beaten the Reaper with no armor and the stopwatch (completely ineffective against this specific boss). It's not really an insane flex tbf.

 

[Turbo Kid]

From the games, it's this:

From all Castlevania media, this track wins. It never was officially released, so this is actually a cover version