Cards on the table! Top 5 Castlevania games

  1. Aria of Sorrow

  2. Castlevania 3 (the Japanese version, they made the us version harder for no reason)

  3. Rondo of Blood

  4. Castlevania

  5. Super Castlevania 4

Thara right. Symphony is number 7 behind Order of Ecllesia. Deal.

  • Comp4 [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I only played Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow but I finished both and liked them. (Way back in the day). Not thaaat huge into metroidvanias these days though. Played some modern ones but most of them didnt really do it for me.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Castlevania didn't start following the Metroid formula until 1998, the older ones are action platformers but in a way I feel people enjoy dark souls now for (I'm not a fan) where it's slow and methodical and strategic and otherwise very difficult. 4 isn't too hard, I'd start with that and then give the first one a really solid go.

      Only one on my list is a metroidvania, it's the #1 game but I generally prefer the more old school style ones.

      • Comp4 [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Im out of my depth when it comes to the Castlevania series but Im also not a fan of the dark souls trend when it comes to games (just not a fan of the type of combat ). Cant really give any insight to the castlevania series besides saying that I have some fond memories playing the two games I mentioned on a handheld.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          2 years ago

          Emulate 4 and 1 and give them an honest try. You may have a good time. I don't like dark souls either, but this is 2d with a single attack, it's just that unlike most games ever it has windup frames, if you jump you can't control yourself in mid air after and stuff that means you have to act deliberately. Each room is sort of its own little puzzle with enemy timing and patterns and whatnot and it's about taking your time and later when your good about planning your play so you have the right sub weapon at the right time. Or just keep the goly water for the first game and cross for 3 and 4

            • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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              2 years ago

              4 should be pretty doable and easy to pick up, the difficulty doesn't really get going until the first quarter of the game is through. The first one, I just recommend patience, you're going to die a fucking LOT, but remember it's a program and totally deterministic, look for patterns and try to play smart. Early Castlevania is a very deliberate and kinda slow action platformer, which sounds weird but if you consider it like a rhythm/puzzle game mentally you'll get into a groove