RTTP Castlevania Appreciation Thread

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Lant_War

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One of the coolest game franchises out there. Interested in how Konami ends up handling the rumored new entry.
 
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A. G. Cook

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GoGoDezmo said:
Alright! Thanks @A.G. Cook for getting this thread going!

Castlevania isn't a series I really grew up with, honestly. I know of the series, sure, even knew of specific games in the franchise. But it wasn't a series I was interested in getting invested in. That was, until the Castlevania Netflix series. This excellent animated series finally got me invested in Cazstlevania, and now I want to experience it all!

So far I own:
  • Super Castlevania IV (SNES Classic)
  • Bloodlines (Genesis Mini)
  • Symphony of the Night (on the PSP)
  • Dracula X (Advance Collection)
  • Circle of the Moon (Advance Collection)
  • Harmony of Dissonance (Advance Collection)
  • Aria of Sorrow (Advance Collection)
I haven't beaten any of them yet, but I've recently started a playthrough of Circle of the Moon that I've gotten pretty far into. I've just defeated death, so I figure I'm approaching the end. I'll post my thoughts on the game once I've finished it.



Oh heck yeah! I've got a decent little collection of n64 games myself, so count me in!
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Let us know when you beat your first Castlevania game! I'm excited for you to jump into the series.
 
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A. G. Cook

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Lant_War said:
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One of the coolest game franchises out there. Interested in how Konami ends up handling the rumored new entry.
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The DF Retro episode on the Castlevania Anniversary Collection was really informative, especially in regards to the special effects to Bloodlines. An interesting watch!

 
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I have the extremely common opinion the Rondo of Blood is The Best One, but my underdog fave is Adventure 2 for GB. The first Adventure game is arguably the worst in the series, but 2 is a real gem don't sleep on it.
Would be intrested to see what the split on classic action Castlevania and IGAvania is. I'm a fan of both, but I like the classic style best.
 
GamerJM

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I only really enjoy Classic style, don't fuck with the modern games. But I also still need to play III and Bloodlines so like, I can't even claim to be that big of a classic fan.
 
juuso

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Reinhard Schneider said:
I think it would, since while the modern Castlevanias take from the classic ones, each type is its own different beast.

For the classic series, start from the first one, it's a surprisingly solid game that will prepare you for the rest of the series.

For the metroidvania games, i would either start from Symphony of the Night OR Circle of the Moon
  • Symphony of the Night was the start of the Metroidvania style
  • Circle of the Moon is the perfect marriage between the metroidvania style and the classicvania gameplay sensibilities.
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Thank you! I went ahead and bought the Anniversary Collection for Switch to start with the classic series. For metroidvania I'm more tempted to go for Circle of the Moon, considering it's available on Switch. I have a PS4 on which I could play Symphony of the Night, but I'd also want a portable option. There seems to be a mobile port, but for that I'd need an easier controller setup.
 
Ultrashroomz

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Marathoned most of the series last year (still need to finish Bloodlines), great games overall.

My personal favorites are the original, SOTN, Circle, and Aria.
 
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still don’t get how people finished these long ass bloodlines stages with only two lives lmao. Thank god for the save states in the collection, saving me sooo much time and it’s a great game that I probably wouldn’t be exposed to without them.
 
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I finally got around to playing through most of the games in the series this month, been a blast so far.

I think my fav has been SotN so far, but I really like the original NES one as well. Don't really have a preference between the post-SotN or pre-SotN ones, they're both fun in their own ways, though I do think the SotN style ones are a bit more comfy to play for me at least.
 
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YoboD said:
I’m just here to post about how great Portrait of Ruin, and how it’s unfairly forgotten due to being between Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia.
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PoR was the first DSvania I played and I have a real soft spot for it. It's definitely overlooked and has some amazing music.
 

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Still waiting for symphony of the night and rondo for switch. At this rate even the freaking Megadrive will have sotn first...
 
Reinhard Schneider

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PoR got too much flak for what supposedly was a weak art style. I still remember all the shit and giggles for the intro (wich i personally love)


I have my own qualms with the game, personally i strongly feel that most characters are underdeveloped except for Jonathan, Charlotte particularly is just there in the background, and don't make me talk about Stella, Loretta and Brauner.

To make things worse,
it HAD the potential to be a Castlevania without Dracula. Brauner was such a menacing vampire, and then you defeat it and Death fucking kills him. Dracula battle, while well designed, seems to be tacked on only to offer a contrary to the dual character mechanic.

But aside of that (and some heavy asset reuse) it's a great game that plays better than DoS and even OoE in my opinion. One of the underrated jewels of the series.
 
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