Castlevania Megathread

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Talk about Castlevania stuff here!

 

[rklone]

My fave is Aria Of Sorrow, i just like how Soma moves and the way you progress the game, it's a lot more linear and intuitive than SOTN and it has better weapons imo.

 

[Tonberry]

Rondo of Blood is my #1, I don't really think anything comes close to it for me.

Other than that one, I also like Castlevania 1, 3 and Symphony of the Night. I haven't played alot of the series from the GBA onward though.

 

[Big Finger Jim]

Tied between Aria of Sorrow and SotN.

 

[Eclipse14]

Super Castlevania IV.

 

[RageBurner]

Bloodlines (MD), Rondo of Blood (PCE CD), Symphony of the Night (PS1), and the GBA and DS trilogies (though they need improvement patches).

 

[Cu-Neo]

Mine is between Aria of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia, but If I had to choose one to play for the eternity it would be Aria of sorrow.

That theme is so good.
I also love the N64 games.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Mine is Aria Of Sorrow, i just like how Soma moves and the way you progress the game, it's a lot more linear and intuitive than SOTN and it has better weapons imo.

Castlevania Chronicles has the coolest set pieces, best music, two different game modes, multiple switchable soundtracks, and redhead Simon. It's an absolute crime this has never left the PS1, this should've been in the original collection given that it's a port of the X68000 game and is a remake of the original Castlevania.

 

[Parasite_Steve]

SOTN and Rondo of Blood as a double feature. I didn’t grow up with the series and only played most of them for the first time last year and these two still blew me away. I’ve not completed the entire series yet but the gba and ds titles are pretty enjoyable although they’re starting to feel samey. I didn’t quite get the appeal of IV and prefer the style and fluid gameplay of Bloodlines overall, but I’ll probably be in the minority here.
Simon‘s Quest was interesting too. Very flawed and the cryptic nonsense would have made it a pain to play through without occasional help from a walkthrough but it had some fascinating ideas. I could see early traces of the SOTN formula in there.

 

[Karnik 2.0: reboot]

Castlevania 4: Demon , a chinese title for old 320x240 (s40) keypad phones:

 

[Toppis Toppis]

Castlevania rondo of blood is my favorite second favorite is castlevania bloodlines

 

[E0N]

Symphony of the Night. It's also the only one that I've managed to finish even though I've played pretty much all of them ?

 

[Toppis Toppis]

i have beaten every castlevania game because i did marathon last year

 

[RageBurner]

i have beaten every castlevania game because i did marathon last year

That's pretty impressive. I don't have that kind of patience anymore.

 

[Toppis Toppis]

That's pretty impressive. cI don't have that kind of patience anymore.

Okay, now i am doing partial sonic marathon

 

[Bonkers225]

Circle of the Moon, after that, Symphony.

 

[ladyerrant]

Symphony of the Night, Aria of Sorrow, Rondo of Blood heck just for the metal as f*ck intro.

 

[MasterEn]

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

 

[rklone]

Bloodlines (MD), Rondo of Blood (PCE CD), Symphony of the Night (PS1), and the GBA and DS trilogies (though they need improvement patches).

they do

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Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

i played it and didn't really like it, i remember it being very slow paced, but that could be just me

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SOTN and Rondo of Blood as a double feature. I didn’t grow up with the series and only played most of them for the first time last year and these two still blew me away. I’ve not completed the entire series yet but the gba and ds titles are pretty enjoyable although they’re starting to feel samey. I didn’t quite get the appeal of IV and prefer the style and fluid gameplay of Bloodlines overall, but I’ll probably be in the minority here.
Simon‘s Quest was interesting too. Very flawed and the cryptic nonsense would have made it a pain to play through without occasional help from a walkthrough but it had some fascinating ideas. I could see early traces of the SOTN formula in there.

i like SOTN but it just lacks so much, like the bosses do not feel special and the enemies are a pain in the rear

 

[MasterEn]

i played it and didn't really like it, i remember it being very slow paced, but that could be just me

possibly. everyone is going to like one game more than the others. circle of the moon was the first one that i saw, owned, played and beat; so it's my favorite because of that.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Portrait Of Ruin, followed closely by SOTN.

 

[Nidstang]

Dawn Of Sorrow

I love the gameplay, the aesthetic, the music, how gory it is. Perfect game.

 

[ciro64]

Castlevania 64 is my favorite game in general

 

[Toppis Toppis]

Castlevania 64 is my favorite game in general

Yeah castlevania 64 is good

 

[wilddogsdivorce]

i'm a pretty big fan of portrait of ruin. i think the gimmick is pretty fun. i also very much enjoyed IV.