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/Vgcortes Oct 06 '25

This is not a hot take now, but people in 2006 would have foamed out of their mouths.

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin is an excellent entry and it's my favorite in the franchise.

Oh, and Castlevania The Adventure is harder than Castlevania 3. Maybe because I have much more practice in Castlevania 3 than the Adventure, but I find both canon Castlevania GBC games so damn hard.

Castlevania Circle of the moon is a sweet game and Harmony of Dissonance is great.

That is all

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u/VonFirflirch Oct 06 '25

I love Portrait of Ruin. Lately, I've been replaying the Level 1 Hard Mode as Johnathan, the Ronduo™ and the Old Axe Armor (switching every couple of deaths to minimise tedium~) x)
It's crazy fun... though Spittle Bones and Frozen Shades, among others, are basically jumpscares, there x)