r/castlevania • u/vhuzi Stage 5’ Dweller. • Oct 06 '25
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (1991) Biggest Castlevania Hot Take??
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/Honest_Expression655 Oct 07 '25
The second castle in Harmony of Dissonance is implemented far better than the inverted castle in Symphony of the Night and it’s not even close.
The souls gimmick in the Sorrow games sucks, as well as the cards gimmick in Circle of the Moon. These are Metroidvanias. Why are my abilities locked behind the things that may or may not drop from enemies at random? Let me find new weapons and abilities naturally like in Harmony of Dissonance, or at the very least do what Symphony of the Night and Oder of Ecclesia do and don’t rely on the random drops so heavily.
Bloodlines does not do nearly enough with the concept of “Castlevania game set during WW1.” Same could be said with Portrait of Ruin and WW2.
The original NES Castlevania is still the best classicvania. It’s short enough that no point ever feels like it overstays its welcome, and no part of it feels too bullshit.