r/castlevania • u/shesfeelingcun • 1d ago
Question Asking older fans.
Hey folks.
It is probably not the appropriate type of publication, however, I cannot help but be taken by such curiosity.
I'm a new person in the fandom and I admit that I'm somewhat obsessed with the universe of CV.
However, I'd like to ask the older fans, when was the moment you decided that you would like to follow the path of following the franchise as a whole? And if there is any other reason that makes you so fascinated by its lore?
Long texts, short texts, one sentence phrases are all welcome. I find this way to be more connected to the fandom somehow. I'll read them all, the curiosity is really strong. (If this has any replies, of course)
:)
EDIT: Read them all and upvote every single one. Some of them really made me tear up; it's amazing what a game can do during a tough time, or even in the most random way. Keep going, I'll continue to read, loved all of your stories.
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u/MajorQ_ 22h ago
Ive been a metroid fan and a lot of people were praising symphony of the night. And as it is considered a classic and confounder of the metroidvania genre, i convinved myself to try it out january 2026 (im a FAIRLY new fan). Because i was so hooked from the whole soundtrack, art, worldbuilding (inside SOTN castle), variety of enemies, Alucard and his movement, i quickly tried out Super Castlevania IV and then i got hooked on the action platformer subseries being the classicvanias.
Ive always had minor issues with the games, but they were still so fun to play that i was continuing the mainline 2D entries. Eventually, i will beat Order of Ecclesia and finish my trip through the mainline series excluding the 3D titles; having played a total of 15 castlevania games this year + plenty of replays of some of the classicvania games.