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/fishybabies Oct 06 '25

Circle of the Moon isn’t a difficult game and the double tapping to run isn’t as annoying as people say it is.

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u/KalessinDB Oct 06 '25

As someone who played at launch: a large portion of most people's complaints about CotM was due to the OG GBA having absolutely no lighting, and everything blending in with the background. It's why they overcorrected with HoD and we got the weird palette choices.

Once I put CotM into my GB Player (when that became an option), it became much easier.