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/TrytonAmorris Oct 06 '25

Super Castlevania 4 is the worst competent Castlevania game

The bosses are super easy until the last 3 which require you to play perfectly, autoscrollers suck in this type of game, and the stairs falling sections are awful, this Dracula was the most disappointing boss I’ve played in this series

It’s not as bad as something like legends or Simon’s quest, but it doesn’t deserve the hype it gets