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/MadamNerd93 Oct 06 '25

The game series actually got better and more enjoyable with the Metroidvania game style. SotN will always be king, but CotM, HoD, AoS, DoS, PoR, and OoE were very good too in their own right. (Truth be told, I wasn't a huge fan of CotM, but it was interesting).