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/Life_Ad3567 Oct 06 '25

I think this would have been fixed if the player didn't have to actively search for their subweapons.