Castlevania Megathread

[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.

 

[Deleted member 61046]

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.

 

[rklone]

Dawn Of Sorrow

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

yes, very underrated game i liked it

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Castlevania 64 is my favorite game in general

have you played curse of darkness?

 

[RageBurner]

yes, very underrated game i liked it

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have you played curse of darkness?

Both LoI and CoD are underrated if you ask me.

 

[Deleted member 884]

Aria of Sorrow is mine too, Sora is the best character.

 

[Deleted member 61046]

have you played curse of darkness?

I've seen it being played, it doesn't seem to be my type of game

 

[Toppis Toppis]

yes, very underrated game i liked it

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have you played curse of darkness?

I have played curse of darkness and i did like it

 

[Viviana Santos]

Symphony of the Night, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Rondo of Blood, Bloodlines and Order of Ecclesia.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Symphony of the Night
Harmony of Dissonance
Aria of Sorrow
Order of Ecclesia
The OG NES Castlevania

 

[Toppis Toppis]

what about most hated castlevania game?

 

[miguk miguk]

1. Rondo of Blood (PCE, PSP): Best gameplay of any old school CV game. The hidden stuff, branching paths, ability to backtrack (via menu) and get what you missed, and everything else just makes it a perfect platformer.
2. Order of Ecclesia (DS): Takes a lot of MV ideas and makes a more complete game than the previous ones. Separating the areas into their own maps was a good idea, and the town as a central hub helps improve it over previous MV games.
3. Symphony of the Night (PSX/SAT/PSP): Simple in some ways compared to other MVs, but the relatively higher resolution (compared to the portable games), CD quality music, variety of abilities, and 2D CD game charm all make it something magical.
4. Super CV IV (SNES): Beautiful graphics and good use of SNES gimmicks. The multi-directional whip is an underrated little toy.
5. Dawn of Sorrow (DS, hacked): This one gets this spot on the premise that I'm picking the hacked version (no more sealing circles). Otherwise, AoS would be a better pick.
6. CV1 (NES/FC): Pretty good for a first game. Classic gameplay, though hacked versions make it a bit nicer.
7. Aria of Sorrow (GBA): Good start to its own storyline. Better base game than DoS.
8. Bloodlines (Gen/MD): An interesting take on the series. The more modern setting and the new characters make it stand out.
9. Chronicles (PSX): Nifty graphics and music. A fair remake of the original, albeit not my favorite.
10. CV2 (NES/FC): Underrated. Yes, it has a lot of quirks in the base game that needed more work, but a hacked version fixes up enough to make it pretty good for a NES game.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

what about most hated castlevania game?

Circle of the Moon mainly because the animation feels stiff for a GBA game and most useful items like potions are scarce which makes the game less fun.

 

[Toppis Toppis]

Circle of the Moon mainly because the animation feels stiff for a GBA game and most useful items like potions are scarce which makes the game less fun.

my favorite part of that game was skeleton glitch

 

[Deleted member 884]

what about most hated castlevania game?

The two shitty games for GBA, pure garbage.

 

[Toppis Toppis]

The two shitty games for GBA, pure garbage.

Have you ever played haunted castle

 

[miguk miguk]

what about most hated castlevania game?

Original version of Haunted Castle. I know the remake is considered a great game, but the original is borderline unplayable.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

my favorite part of that game was skeleton glitch

They tried to fix everything on HoD but the music suffered for that.