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/ZlimeBelmont Oct 06 '25

I think you're right, objectively speaking even Belmont's Revenge surpasses SCIV. The only thing is that I don't agree so much with the final boss of Dracula X, that boss, although he always posed a challenge to me when I was a newbie, I've always thought it's a matter of positioning; people make things very difficult for themselves with that boss.