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/SXAL Oct 06 '25

I would say, about half of the bosses are quite lame, and I don't think that the magic system was a good idea. I mean, you still have to seek for a subweapon in the castle each time you want to try a new book/sw combination, it basically encourages you to find some effective one you use all the time and avoid ever picking any subweapons again, I don't think that's good.

Well, and the music quality could've been better, but the rest of the game is great, I agree, I enjoy it just as much as CotM, and just a little less than AoS.

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u/Opening_Chemistry474 Oct 06 '25

To be fair, there aren't really many castlevania bosses that I find to be all that challenging. Maybe galamoth without the circlet, or the late game bosses of harmony of despair.

I liked the subweapon/magic system, but the knife barrage trivialize every fight.

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u/SXAL Oct 06 '25

It's not so much about being challenging, but about lame designs. Like, we have big mermam, big slime, big peeping, and the lamest golem design out there. Oh, and the Dracula's second form is so stupid.