Top 10 Castlevania Games
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Symphony of the Night is one of the best games ever made.
Hylian22 It is but it's not the best Castlevania
Symphony of the Night is one of the most overrated games ever made. Most of the assets that make it liked, including the story itself, come straight out of Rondo of Blood. One particular complaint I have is that half the areas of the upside-down castle play Lost Painting, and that most of the blitz-input spells are unreliable and inconsistent. Plus, you can break the PSP version of the game very easily in its first section just by skipping the whole scene with Death taking your equipment, and then the entire game becomes trivial in short order. This is leaving aside the whole shield rod/alucard shield effect, which falls just short of god mode, or the fact that most of the upside-down castle is skippable and just the same content as before with tougher enemies.
Goldie Tamamo I agree, but there's a reason why it's so popular. Sotn resurrected a concept that otherwise failed with Simon's Quest and made a name for the series that effected every 2D castlevania to come after. It's well designed and the attention to detail is amazing, on the level of how Samus is animated in Metroid. You had so many weapons and powers to obtain, and there were even secrets like using the dark metamorphosis spell to absorb blood and level up the Muramasa sword. So yeah, the game is that popular for a good reason
One of the best games in the series indeed. Definitely my favorite.
First of all, you can find glitches in almost every game. Games that allow you to warp to the end, or get powerful weapons at the beginning or whatever. Final Fantasy IV has a glitch that allows you to duplicate weapons. Talk about making the game easier. And anyone that has ever played this game and tried to complete it to 200+ percent has found more joy in actually playing the game then skipping half of it just so they can talk shit about it. The music, the story, the graphics, gameplay, and over-all concept are what make this game so popular. Just about any top 10 Castlevania list is going to have SoTN at the top of their list. I know a lot of people that like to jus ttalk trash about every popular game out there, but there are reasons they are popular. So get off your high horse and accept that it is number one on this list and many others because of all those things I mentioned as well asthe number of players that purchased the game. You are an absolute idiot if you think otherwise.
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Game Maker no
dude dont beg people to watch your vids...its kinda pathetic
if you make it interesting and be creative word of mouth will take care of it
Game Maker I thought you accidently misspelled Snopp Dogg but you actually named your video that way too. And you didn't remix anything, you took the *whole freaking video* from Nikos Tsak (his was uploaded 26.5.2014, yours 25.6.2014). It's not his song either (it's Rasmus Hedegaards) but atleast he's not capslocking "MY SONG LISTEN TO IT OMG".
Please don't take other people's songs and claim them to be yours, and beg for views/subs/likes. Butthole.
Top 10 godzilla kaiju in honor of the 2014 films success. Also top 10 movies that were good but bombed at the box office.
Super Castlevania 4 and Symphony of the night are untouchable.
so is Rondo
@@gu3z185and also bloodlines aria of sorrow and dawn of sorrow
Lords of Shadow is one of the most underrated games. I don't care what anyone says; I had a blast playing that game and enjoyed every last second of it.
I agree. Too bad the LoS sequels shat the bed. Hard. The first one though I’ll defend until my last breath and was my GOTY in the year it came out (2010).
Harmony of dissonance is my second fav after sotn I think Harmony of dissonance is a lot more badass than it gets credit for the game is huge you back track get lost and get you r ass whipped classic castlevania
I put that as my 2nd best castlevania game behind Sotn
It's a great game aside from the Titian fights
Lords of Shadow is shit gow wannabe
My first Castlevania game was symphony of the night
***** Aww thanks
+Marks Lards (The council) As with me, but the game's value doesn't hold up as well for me in an instant.
D MAS why
Marks Lards I kinda typed that funny. Sorry I meant to say that the core gameplay value doesn't hold up as well as the other elements.
D MAS ok that i can sort of agree on with
but second that played was harmony of dissonance and I loved it Juste became my most favorite Belmont and according to some analysts he is the strongest oh and maxim is my favorite sidekick
Honestly, this series is SO GOOD that any of those top 10 games could be arguably #1
Am I the only one who loved Curse of Darkness?!
nope, that game was truely awesome, i really dont get how it isnt liked, it literally makes no sense it gets everything castlevania right.
and the OSTs are gorgeous
John Yuma Thank you, I thought curse of darkness was a masterpiece, it's very underrated
I recall liking "Curse of Darkness" a lot more than the other PS2 title, it might just be because I never played that one(?) - I don't quite recall. I can't say as though I was super impressed unfortunately (though I like this game!). I was a bit put off by boss difficulty and lack of direction (although this was probably my fault). I also was reeling off from the Metroid-vania style that was "Symphony of the Night", which I miss.
"Lords of Shadows" (1, because it's the only LoS game) was where I fell in love with Castlevania again,
but K - O - N - A - M - I... so there's that... (sigh).
Koji Igarashi and "Bloodstained"... so... !!!
John Yuma Curse of Darkness was my favorite and I've been playing since Simons quest I feel like I owned 2 back then? Anyways CoD was real good, story may have been better in others? maybe? but CoD has tons of weapons, a good variety of Innocent Devils (Rasetz and Gargoyle kick ass - Crimson is good as well and Corpsey is just broken). Isaac was also a enjoyable villain and Ng+ Trevor is sweet.
Symphony of the night was good as well for 2D.
Circle of the moon is the most underrated and easily one of the best games I've ever played on any console.
circle of the moon has the best soundtrack out of any castlevania game
Im playing it right now and like i cant even decide which zone has the best music.
It’s one of the best games ever made.
Portrait of Ruin is my personal favorite. The partner mechanic was pretty well done with great environments, weapons, gameplay, and not to mention what may be the best Dracula fight in the series.
Personally I liked Lament of Innocence. It was really similar to the original Devil May Cry, the kind of 3D on rails thing
+ScinLaeca358 Same.
+ScinLaeca358 It's funny you say that because (you may already know) Hideki Kamiya (DMC creator) has said that SOTN inspired him for making DMC; and you can tell the similarities, everything happens on a castle, and how it changes at the half of the game, the half human protagonist, the backtracking...
Nelson Belmont Oh my goodness, I didn't know. That is awesome, thank you for that bit of extra info. XD
D MAS I don't know if you're being sarcastic but you're welcome
Nelson Belmont It was no sarcasm. I'm glad to know that little bit of history.
I liked Castlevania 64 and Legacy of Darkness which was just an expansion of Castlevania 64.
Justin Steinkamp same. Sucks we’ll never see them again outside of the N64
Castlevania 64 was my absolute fave of the castlevania games! SO sad it got NO mention what so ever!
Heck yes! It embodied perfectly what a Castlevania game should be: the adventure to survive and find your way into a castle full of danger. Gorgeous ambience music and some truly epic jumpscares
Castlevania aria of sorrow was my first and prolly my fav
Aria is a blast, but sadly, also quite short, as an unfortunate compromise for being a GBA title (but see both Circle of the Moon and Harmony of Dissonance for just how much of an improvement it was, both visually and mechanically, over its handheld predecessors). Aria also runs into this unique problem that many of the fun souls are much, much too rare, and by the time you get any of them to spawn for you, you've usually gained enough levels to blaze through what would otherwise have been challenging areas of the game, meaning that if you don't want to grind to be over-level, you're going to miss out on a lot of content anyway, due to the finicky RNG.
Hey, Sir
This my list please
1. Dawn of Sorrow
2. Order of Ecclesia
3. Harmony of Dissonance
4. Symphony of the Night
5. Portrait of Ruin
6. Super Castlevania IV
7. Aria of Sorrow
8. Castlevania III
9. Castlevania 64
10. Circle of the Moon
Same... Still need to play symphony but ok v:
That's one of the few that I've played, and it's the only one that left a lasting impression. I actually watched this video to see if I could find it, becuase I couldn't remember the name. Lol
@@GoldieTamamo Its short but sweet.
Symphony of the Night is so good. I wish Konami would go back to making the traditional metroidvania Castlevania experience after they're done with this Lord of Shadow style. Harmony of Dissonance was ok, but just imagine how big of a game they could put out in the traditional 2d sprite style as a full on console release instead of just a downloadable mini-title.
i totally agree though i also dont want them to completly give up on 3D castlevania games. It can translate well, lament of Innocence being a good example as well as curse of darkness (even if the story was meh, it was still a fun game overall)
They said they are done with Lords of Shadow. Sadly though the ending to LoS2 was quite lack luster and didn't really explain what would happen next, so it feels very incomplete. Hopefully they release some kind of DLC that gives a true ending and actually makes the story feel complete.
I agree that they could do a ton with the traditional 2D sprite style. It doesn't take as much effort development wise to make a 2D sprite style game as it does a 3D one, and with so much to take advantage of, it could truly be a huge experience both gameplay wise and story wise.
I did enjoy Lament of Innocence quite a bit, and while Lord of Shadows wasn't awful I felt like it very much just forgot its roots as a Castlevania game to experiment with the more combo and combat reliant games of the time. You just don't get that feel like you would in Symphony of the Night, like when you'd just find a random weapon out of nowhere and just start learning all the interesting things it can do, like the Shield Rod and the like. Secrets and the like were all much more satisfying as well.
Blakobness I hope that Canon isn't dead you know? Los'S version of Dracula was probably my favorite :P
TheAcidskull It is. Mercury Steam said they are done with it and that it was the last entry in the series.
6:13 "Alucard from Dracula's Quest"
I thought he was from Simon's Curse.
Looool its should be dracula's curse & simon's quest
Simon in Simon's quest has a curse, and Dracula has a quest on Dracula's Curse.
I was about to say the same thing quest??? If this be dracula's quest we be playing as dracula lol
How did Lords of Shadows beat Order of Ecclesia!?
I just started to play symphony of the night a week ago and I just love it! Already One of the best games I've ever played!
Far from it, it’s good, but extremely overrated
No it’s not, you just think little of it because you can’t get very far into the game
It's a opinion
@Big Tone thats right👍
@Family over Frauds 72 sotn has the ff7 syndrome it's a good game, but it's not the best, nostalgia make people biased to people that are good but not that godly as they make it look
I grew up with Symphony of the Night!
me too!!
Same
Same here
If you were born between 90 -94 everyone grew up with it
EOD Duffunk same
I'm kinda sad that Lament of Innocence didn't appear on the list.
They even allude to Walter in Lords of Shadow too.
Gamzee Makara It is because Curse of Darkness was similar.
scumbuddy It needed to be on the list. They put lords of shadow on it but not Lament of Innocence?
IBGeniusMC agree, to me curse of darkness was awesome as well. Pretty much symphony of the night in 3d
Not trying to be Devil's Advocate here but Lament of Innocence is the only CV game I'd give less than a 90% on the awesome scale.
Simon's Quest was awesome, don't know what this dingus is talking about. Best NES era soundtrack ever.
I really liked the way it was hardcore and hardly gave you any directions. Almost felt like you were exploring the world
@@wispytrising yeah but being absolutely impossible to finish with out a guide kinda ruins the experience
you said Alucard from DRACULAS QUEST
I agree with SOTN being #1 but Circle of the moon deserves a 3rd or 4th place AT LEAST
I love Order of Ecclesia. It came out when I was in college. A few days after it came out, I brought it with me so I could play it while I waited for a school club to begin. Some of the other club members looked over my shoulder to see what I was playing. At the next meeting the following week, half the club members had bought a copy and were playing it.
personally I really think you guys would do well with either a top 10 Castlevania boss battles or a top 10 Metal Gear Solid boss battles. as for this list itself I can see why you would arrange it as such. Great list.
6:14 Dracula's Quest? What the HELL is that?
I know he meant to say Dracula's Curse, though
1. Symphony of the Night
2. Lament of Innocence for PS2
I am not surprised in anyway that SotN was number one. I am however surprised that Curse of Darkness was only an Honorable Mention. Curse of Darkness is considered the best 3D Castlevania game of the Original Timeline. The way Devil Forging tied into progression, The amount of weapons you could craft was insane. That game had a lot that made it stand out. Plus Crispin Freeman voicing Hector.
I agree. I loved Curse of Darkness. Not to mention it also brought back familiars in a badass way.
I really wanted to like CoD but imo its just bad. So extremly repetitive, 100% hack n slash and no platforming.
It's hard to please everyone🙄
@@mjolnir_swe imo you haven't played it and/or is just trying to troll hard. Curse of Darkness and repetitive? Are you f**king kidding me? It had some of the most variable set of abilities in the form of IDs, weapon crafting and utilizing with combos. And the settings is among the most worked out among Castlevania games with interconnected worlds. Why the f do you think people are even suggesting it in the comments?
If you were talking about Lament of Innocence, yeah that was kinda repetitive but even that had variable platforming and puzzles.
Had to rant, again and also, my opinion.
Portrait of Ruin introduced me to the series and will always be my favourite. Harmony of Despair was also amazing, a very close second for me and I loved Judgment. It was different to see a Castlevania fighting game.
I really see Dawn of Sorrow as one of the best, top 3, losing vs SotN just because of lesser imersion and kind of silly storyline. But its truly an masterpiece in terms of mechanics and production in general, slightly better than Aria of Sorrow in my opinion. Also is not as easy as some may think, being this a DS game.
You're right!
I think the only thing I dislike about Dawn is those damn touchscreen inputs you have to do to kill a lot of bosses, Death in particular took me an extra half hour to beat because I kept messing it up.
Dawn's Julius Mode was also by far the best/most fleshed-out bonus mode in the series imo
The story was so bland tho.
Kinda cool to see the gang back together, but the plot really disappoonted. Especoally considering that AoS had a very interesting story itself.
Dawn of Sorrows is good but it has it's flaws and it's a step down from it's sequel personally.
It is the last story of castlevania
Super Castlevania 4 is a reboot.
Super Castlevania IV is my favourite. To this day it's the only one in the series which I've beaten.
My favorite as well, tho I have finished more than that, Castlevania 1 and 2 on the NES, Super Castlevania 4(obviously) CastleVania 64(I actually like it also) and Aria of Sorrow :D I have completed, the rest I either don't own or have been beaten into the ground. XD
Thats my favorite too but its the only one i haven't finished
my fav is aria of sorrow
Andreas Stiben that one is fun but i just don't like soma as a character
Andreas Stiben
Also my fav, but i still think that simphony is a better game.
Am I the only person who loves lament of innocent for ps2? I mean it's one of the best 3D castlevania
I love it too .. it is one of my favorite PS2 games and one of my favorites in the series
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge should be in your top ten or at least in honorable mention.
I’m just glad they didn’t mention castlevania 2
Lords of shadow was my first Castlevania and I loved it so much that I went back and played the classic Castlevania games like symphony of the night. I just love Castlevania!
My very first Castlevania Game was Simon's Quest on the NES. Over the years I have played every Castlevania Game available on the Market, but only 4 made it on my list of personal favourites, which are: Lament of Innocence, Portrait or Ruin, Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night.
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Nice list, I was fine with any order so long as SoTN was #1 lol
I think curse of darkness should be on this top 10, I really enjoyed the playtrough and the OST, but even tough, great top 10
Symphony will be first place.
yup, it's first place
And to me it's the most easiest castle Vania game...
@@Ifalvarado it is the easiest casltevania game, no doubt.
You missed castlevania Dracula x chronicles PSP version 😃
Its so good
Eh. Would much rather have the original version with Robert Belgrade
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im starting to feel like people just list symphony of the night as number one JUST to not piss the fans of
Have you actually played it? It's easily the best one.
+TheZeroSbr three times in fact,im not saying it's BAD I'm just saying number 1
Wumbo snake Eh. I can't even think of another game that provides the same grand gothic experience as SotN. It has several minor flaws, but what's there is nothing short of a masterpiece.
@@TheZeroSbr A masterpiece to me has no flaws that are easily avoidable and not part of the gameplay loop. Inverted castle kind of sucked, the game was too easy, etc. These are all really easily fixed and have no reason to be there. Overall, game is an 8.5 / 10, must play. Still think Rondo of Blood is better.
could someone please tell me what the name of the song is that's playing when they first go into honourable mentions?
I loved Castelvania: Harmony of dissonance
The castle is really memorable
Too much glitches, but the pace is good and there are plenty of bosses and ways to finish it.
cmon! you put lords of shadow but not curse of darkness in the list?? Seriously watchmojo?? I agree with everything else on the list though especially number one.
Curse of Darkness is definitely a great game. It has one of the best ways to level up and get stronger with the ability to change up play styles instantly.
play the Lords of Shadow on a 21:9 monitor. and it will go more than top 5 :3
How do you compare the original castlevania with los? I'm just curious on what criteria you used because these games are so vastly different
Castlevania 2 Simonsquest... because thats the game i grew up with. The whole family had fun playing it. And it is so different than all other games.
Great memories.
Lament of the innocence and curse of the darkness are better than some of your top
I agree with Lament of the Innocence, loved its ambience. On the other hand, Curse of Darkness (speaking from a Castlevania game point of view) was garbage to me. Don't get me wrong Curse of D. is not a bad game, but calling it Castlevania its not fair (its a weird experiment).
Lament of innocence not even in their honorable mention 😭😭😭
Man, I just made a post on this, lament of innocence does deserve some love
Lament of Innocence was "pretty" but lacking. Curse of Darkness really improved its flaws
@@drakec.4064 vice versa for me. Lament had a redundant settings and the story (till the ending twist) felt more campy than anything, although the voice acting felt surprisingly good considering the dialogues.
Curse of Darkness had it all, variable settings not being simply limited to the titular castle, with an RPG elements with different weapons and monsters sidekicks to have fun with. And most of the characters were pretty interesting.
Both games are cool tho.
I think Circle of the Moon is overlooked. That Duel Set-up System was highly addictive!
DaFocri Second, I love this game, It's just AWESOME
The controls were fucking horrible though. The gravity is like you are in jupiter
Simon's Quest, Castlevania 64, and Circle of The Moon are my favorite Castlevania games, and they're underappreciated.
Harmony of Dissonance has a special place in my heart, despite its hit or miss chiptune soundtrack. Juste Belmont is a very powerful Belmont, with Sypha Belnades's magic being the most prominent in him and making for some interesting sub weapon-spell-book combinations (although the only 3 sub-weapons I ever use in the game are the throwing knives, the crosses and the Sacred Fist). Playing as Maxim is also fun, as it's almost like playing a 2D Ninja Gaiden Metroidvania. Simon is the Boss Rush mode may be slower than the other two, only limited to his subweapons and no magic and have the shittiest control over his jumps, but he deals far more damage and takes less damage, so he's practically like a tank.
What is a top 10 list? A miserable little pile of secrets!
I thought Lords of shadow deserved a higher spot. The action, was good, the puzzles made you think but wasn't frustrating, the music always fit the mood of where you were. I love playing bass to the soundtrack of Simon's Quest
What a horrible night to watch a Watchmojo video.
So is harmony of despair not a good one? A friend recommended it and I haven't played it yet.
Aria of sorrow is my favorite, hard, a lot of variety and a pretty nice qnd mysterious story, al a good game needs
***** Like you never have typo's, ffin moron
+NewAthanatov Hard? Hahah... I don't think so.
@@dmas7749 b a l o r e
@@kirbypsicopata29: balore is the exception and not the rule and even then he isn't too hard to beat without items if you're really careful
@@dmas7749 your statement also applies to other games its just common sense by now
I liked Lament of Innocence, shouldve been on the list
Yeah it was really good, probably the best 3D castlevania after LoS
Dragunov778 A lot of people hated that game for some reason
@@bloodletter3400 maybe it was the lack of variations. It was still pretty fun to play though.
The first story of castlevania is not on the list what
Mojo videos are probably the number 1 for Top 10 Lists and you'd be hard pressed to find a TH-camr that has never heard the name. You guys are amazing and you never disappoint. With that being said, since you are so widely renowned across the internet, I would suggest that you make sure that you pronounce basic words correctly. Aria is not pronounced like Area but like AH-ree-ah. It's a solo piece in an opera and Castlevania went through quite a phase of having musical themed titles. "Rondo of Blood" "Symphony of the Night" "Harmony of Dissonance" etc. I just think that when you pronounce a simple word like that incorrectly, it lessens the impact of the video. Other than that, I thought this was a fantastic list.
I played aria of sorrow and Harmony of Dissonance when i was a child. But im still in love with those games. Harmony of Dissonance was my first game
No harmony of despair? c'mon is great
1:27 Ok, how the heck did they get Patrick Stewart involved?
No idea.
"after the disappointment that was simon's quest"
this is how you know that fuckers like these just discovered the series recently and pretend like they've been long time fans.
simon's quest was not a disappointment when it was released. it was actually received really well by fans and critics. it only started to get hate after the avgn episode.
completely correct, although it wasnt the best thing ever, it was not a dissapointment either
Yeah that dude pissed me off saying that, you could tell he was just saying how he thought it went but didn't really know, avgn perfectly highlighted all the ridiculous things about that game just like you could do with every Nes game but it's still a great game, & yeah ever since everyone acts like it was always a crap game
yeah I always root for the underdog another game that I don't understand why people hate. it's a really great game. it's not as good as the first game obviously but it's still an amazing game.
also he called Dracula x lousy how the hell is that game lousy that's one of the best SNES games ever made and it's not only on my top 10 castlevanias it's on my top 10 SNES games and games of all time.
I play it all the time and I can never get past the final boss without game genie codes but I still love it.
Harmony of Dissonance is very underrated and shouldve made the list. But thats just like my opinion man.
Symphony of the Night has always been my favorite but I still have a fondness for Simon’s Quest. The GBA games are very underrated….love Circle of the Moon. Also Dawn of Sorrow on DS.
Yeah Simon quest is pretty disappointing but man the soundtrack "bloody tears" is so good to listen to
I think castlevania area of sorrow is the best
1 Symphony of the Night
2 Rondo of Blood
3 Chronicles Remake (Sharp X68000)
20 Aria of Sorrow
Aria of Sorrow is just too good, but Dawn of Sorrow upped the replayability factor a little bit more. I mean, getting to play as Julius in an alternate version when Soma Cruz embraced the darkness while switching character with Yoko and Genya?! That's DOPE.
curse of Darkness is my favorite , sadly , I doubt they will ever Remaster it.
Castlevania circle of the moon was my favorite
Im really happy that my boy, bondage goat with circle of the moon made honorable mentions
I'm on a quest to beat the Metroidvania ones on my channel. I'm starting out with Circle of the Moon and I'm having a blast so far! Although I already played Symphony of the Night, I'm looking forward to play the other ones mentinoned on this video, such as Aria of Sorrow, Order of Ecclesia, Portrait of Ruin and Harmony of Dissonance. I'm glad to see they all show up on this list, even if some are just honarable mentions!
YES SYMPHONE OF THE NIGHT! Yes yes yes
Circle of the moon should of defiantly been on the list, perhaps rank 3.
Jason P I really liked CotM. A great game, but definitely under-appreciated. Maybe people didn't give it enough credit due to there being no Belmonts, but the magic card system brought a nice little unique experience.
+Jason P (Gravy) yeah definatly
circle of the moon is a little underrated, mainly because of the backlight problem on the orginial GBA
yeah im also disappointed since its one of my favorites games EVER, but i understand tho, the entire game/story isnt cannon because Nathan shouldn't be able to use the whip.
Huehuehue Huehue why? it's not the vampire killer, Hugh called it the 'Hunter Whip' but i'm not too sure it's the same thing or not
Symphony of the night is definitely my fav ...i loved playing as son of Dracula
My first Castlevania was Circle of the Moon and ever since then I was hooked. My 3 favorites of all time are Aria of Sorrow, Symphony of the Night and Circle of the Moon.
Symphony of the night is a masterpiece!!! my mother loves the OST of the game, can you believe that? XD greetings from Argentina :)
I liked Curse of Darkness and Harmony of Dissonance. They were pretty underrated.
Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the night are my absolute favorites.
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Simon's Quest was not a disappointment. It had genre-defining music, a style mimicked for Symphony, and a badass horror story. Collect Dracula's body parts to break a curse? Awesome. And, day turns to night. This was all innovation at the time, as well as introducing rpg elements to Castlevania. Worth it for Bloody Tears and Within These Castle Walls alone.
Yes bloody tears is a banger
lol, no. 😂
am i the only one who loved Castlevania 64? Q_Q
your not the only one , i love it too .that was the first that i play when i was a child
No you’re not man. that game has the homie Malus!
I loved it aswell
Weirdos
Both were amazing!
You know it's really kicking off when WatchMojo takes wind of the series.
Castlevania I and III on the NES still gives me goosebumps today!
Super castlevania 4 was the best imo. I liked SOTN but the metroidvania style is a little complex for me, I prefer the linear castlevania games, here's your goal, conquer it. Seemed to fit a lot better for me.
combine all of the 2ds into one with optional co-op.
dialingdust now that would be awesome!
yes it would just not what they did in harmony of despair the timer in that game was bullshit.
Super Castlevania 4 felt a little too easy, to me with the diagonal whip attacks, but then, I'm a Dracula's Curse kinda Belmont, so I'm used to being commited to my horizontal axis unless I've got the axe or holy water (or Sypha/Alucard). I did like how 'different' some of Super Castlevania 4's stages felt, compared to other entries--like the one with all the humanoid ghost enemies--while still somehow managing to feel aesthetically like the first Castlevania.
A good compromise between styles is probably Rondo of Blood, which you can play on the PSP in "Dracula X Chronicles." It's still a linear action game like pre-Symphony, but it has two alternate routes through each stage, two alternative bosses to fight in each stage, and an alternate character with her own playstyle. Additionally, most (though not all) of the pits are reworked to shift you into a lower route of the map, Sonic style, instead of being an instakill, and those that result in a kill are lethal because they fall into a hazard like water or spikes, somewhat akin to how Prince of Persia handled its pits.
I like Super Castlevania 4, but Rondo of Blood is better personally. And Symphony of the Night is my #1 favorite. But I respect your opinion and hopefully you'll respect mine.
Number 2, Bloodstained! XD
Agreed with top 2, my third favorite is Circle of the Moon which was never mentioned :/
It just wasn't that good overall. It's MetaCritic reflects this. And yes, I've played it.
#6 YAY!! Portrait of Ruin!! My first Castlevania game! I enjoyed it so much, that I had to go back and play the older games!!
never played a single castlevania game
Missing out, They are really addicting! Especially aria of Sarrows or Dawn Of Sarrows.
FullmetalandtheFlame that's because you're probably a child, so dont be suprised
Get a PS1 or an emulator, and get a copy of SOTN
The Redstoner it is downloadable on the 360 as an arcade title. i have it on my 360 =]
Its like one of the seven wonders of gaming franchises so pls try one before you die
Castlevania Judgment is an underrated game. It was amazingly fun and good for what it was. I loved that game and all the character designs :). Just my opinion though :p
wasn't surprised I still have my copy of SoTN
man i miss the old intro
Honestly, a perfect 3D Castlevania game in my eyes is basically Dark Souls.
Nison545 ha yeah I completely agree
I love dark souls but I should definitely give some classic castlevania a test run. This shit is dope!
Nison545 I agree completely. I was trying to think in my mind how I would make a good 3D Castlevania and I realized It would just have to be almost exactlyyy like dark souls. I sometimes play SOTN of the night for a good while and then go to play dark souls and I feel like I already souled it up too hard as it is and feel warn out from that kind of game.
Jesse Bowman symphony of the night is the one you wanna run. Those GBA and DS ones look cool, I wanna emulate them but don’t have a computer anymore. Oh well
Nison545 Nah, it's really Devil May Cry 1.
Simon's Quest a.k.a. That game where everything horrible except the music
I loved Curse of Darkness. The ID system was very well implemented and tons of fun. The weapon forging was also a blast!
Castlevania Lords Of Shadows plot, art, music and atmosphere it's just poetry, a piece of art in motion, easily one of my favorite games of all times
number one circle of the moon
Agreed.
Curse of darkness was DA best
You can also move your whip in Portrait of Ruin not as good but you stay still and you can move it however you like , up down left right...
is it worth to by mirror of fate for the 3ds
buy*