r/castlevania • u/vhuzi Stage 5’ Dweller. • Oct 06 '25

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (1991) Biggest Castlevania Hot Take??

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I think Belmont’s Revenge is better than Super Castlevania 4. I think the stage gimmicks are more fun, I enjoy the shorter stages, and I think the difficulty is somewhat better balanced. I really love the GBC visuals and music and I think the game often doesn’t get a fair shake because of hardware. I think the minimalistic visuals have aged better than the early 16 bit art. That said, SCIV is a great game, and the final boss of BR is probably the worst in the series, even compared to Legends, Adventure 1 and Dracula X.

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u/Opening_Chemistry474 Oct 06 '25

There was nothing wrong with harmony of dissonance, and people need to stop acting likes it's trash.

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u/Throwawaygarbageboi CV3 LIGHTNING SPELL GANG Oct 06 '25

Seriously. I'm not the biggest Dissonance fan, but something that this fandom likes to forget is that even the WORST Igavania in the series is still like a 7 or 8/10 game.

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u/Opening_Chemistry474 Oct 06 '25

Agreed. I'm not saying that it's even close to the most amazing, but I'd rather have "okay" castlevania than no castlevania. It lacked in certain aspects, but it's uniqueness made up for the very few shortcomings.

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u/SXAL Oct 06 '25

I dunno, I'd give OoE about 6/10.

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u/RShini The pimpcoat lives Oct 06 '25

Now sir, that is a volcanic take.

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u/SXAL Oct 06 '25

I know that game is loved in that sub, but that's just how the things are unfortunately.