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scipioafricanus
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Post by scipioafricanus on Nov 10, 2017 2:30:18 GMT
Haven't played any of them. So I pick Warbirds on the Lynx.
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stratogustav
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 10, 2017 2:43:40 GMT
Rondo Of Blood came later to the Super Nintendo as Dracula X or Vampire's Kiss depending of your region. But it was released first on the PC Engine. So as a time exclusive it counts for it. Chronicles was also ported, but to the PlayStation One. I would say Super Castlevania IV had the most updated game mechanics of them all, but they are all solid entries in the series. It makes it really hard to choose.
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Armored Core Raven
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Post by Armored Core Raven on Nov 10, 2017 6:01:03 GMT
IMO Rondo of Blood > Bloodlines > X68K > Super IV
Not saying Super IV is bad, I just like it the least of these.
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Nov 10, 2017 10:06:32 GMT
Got to go the way of the Nerd this time.
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stratogustav
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 10, 2017 14:35:10 GMT
Got to go the way of the Nerd this time. Chronicles? By the way, I'm just baffled how incredible this era was. We got 4 different Castlevania games across 4 different platforms. Awesome! Nowadays we had been waiting for Ritual Of The Night fot about 4 years now, and we are still waiting. |
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Nov 10, 2017 15:43:01 GMT
Got to go the way of the Nerd this time. Chronicles? By the way, I'm just baffled how incredible this era was. We got 4 different Castlevania games across 4 different platforms. Awesome! Nowadays we had been waiting for Ritual Of The Night fot about 4 years now, and we are still waiting. No, no. The fucking Nerd, AVGN. His favorite is Super Castlevania IV. |
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cobretti
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Post by cobretti on Nov 10, 2017 20:51:58 GMT
Rondo Of Blood came later to the Super Nintendo as Dracula X or Vampire's Kiss depending of your region. But it was released first on the PC Engine. So as a time exclusive it counts for it. Chronicles was also ported, but to the PlayStation One. I would say Super Castlevania IV had the most updated game mechanics of them all, but they are all solid entries in the series. It makes it really hard to choose. The SNES Dracula X is so different from Rondo it shouldn’t be considered the same game. The SNES Dracula X kind of sucks, to be honest. And for once I’m going to agree with Balder. Super Castlevania IV rules the hardest from a pretty good run of 16 bit games. |
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 11, 2017 2:01:23 GMT
The SNES Dracula X is so different from Rondo it shouldn’t be considered the same game. The SNES Dracula X kind of sucks, to be honest. And for once I’m going to agree with Balder. Super Castlevania IV rules the hardest from a pretty good run of 16 bit games. A lot of people didn't get into Dracula X / Vampire's Kiss because even though the game was released after Super Castlevania IV it played like old school Castlevania, you know like Simon's Quest, Dracula's Curse, Vampire Killer. So if only people that were very into the old school Castlevania were able to feel at home with it. In fact, in hindsight as far as gameplay is concern, Vampire's Kiss / Rondo Of Blood / Dracula is should had been the real Castlevania IV, while Chronicles, Bloodlines, and Super Castlevania IV shoild had been V, VI, and VII, respectively, which would had make sense with Symphony Of The Night as 8 and Lament Of Innocence as Zero. |
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cobretti
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Post by cobretti on Nov 11, 2017 2:50:32 GMT
The SNES Dracula X is so different from Rondo it shouldn’t be considered the same game. The SNES Dracula X kind of sucks, to be honest. And for once I’m going to agree with Balder. Super Castlevania IV rules the hardest from a pretty good run of 16 bit games. A lot of people didn't get into Dracula X / Vampire's Kiss because even though the game was released after Super Castlevania IV it played like old school Castlevania, you know like Simon's Quest, Dracula's Curse, Vampire Killer. So if only people that were very into the old school Castlevania were able to feel at home with it. In fact, in hindsight as far as gameplay is concern, Vampire's Kiss / Rondo Of Blood / Dracula is should had been the real Castlevania IV, while Chronicles, Bloodlines, and Super Castlevania IV shoild had been V, VI, and VII, respectively, which would had make sense with Symphony Of The Night as 8 and Lament Of Innocence as Zero. It not that Dracula X was too “old school”. I love old school Castlevania. It’s just that the game wasn’t very good. |
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Post by Cervantes on Nov 11, 2017 6:32:34 GMT
IMO Rondo of Blood > Bloodlines > X68K > Super IV Not saying Super IV is bad, I just like it the least of these. Pretty much this. Rondo pushed the series forward (so much that Symphony is a direct sequel to it); Bloodlines expanded on the settings and characters while keeping itself close to the classic gameplay; Chronicles is a pretty good remake of the first. IV is an awesome game and certainly one of the best platformers from that era, but I think it doesn't do much for the series besides being a really good entry: it's another retelling of the first one and the gameplay just feels too different from what represented the series until then. By the way, stratogustav, this was a very well thought-out WhoDefeatz. I hadn't think yet about how many great Castlevania games were released for different consoles at almost the same time, and how they compared to each other. About Dracula X: I haven't played, but as far as I know, it's completely different from Rondo and should be considered its own thing. |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Nov 11, 2017 8:02:30 GMT
I haven't played the bottom two, but in my ignorance I feel compelled to say that Castlevania is always good!
Fight me.
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Post by stratogustav on Nov 11, 2017 9:26:12 GMT
Rondo Of Blood had Ritchter but Super Castlevania IV had gameplay mechanics that are closer to Symphony Of The Night. History-wise it is the direct prequel, and the real successor to Dracula's Curse. I wonder if Netflix will take that route because it seems they are definitely heading there.
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Nov 11, 2017 11:05:38 GMT
I haven't played the bottom two, but in my ignorance I feel compelled to say that Castlevania is always good! Fight me. The N64 Castlevania games. |
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Post by Spirit Bomb on Nov 11, 2017 13:27:38 GMT
I've never played a Castlevania title in my life but I'm voting for Bloodlines. I listen to the soundtrack regularly and consider it one of the finest OSTs on the Genesis. I often go back and watch speedruns of the game because I love the dark and surreal atmosphere. The other 16-bit Castlevania titles seem so bland by comparison, save for Rondo of Blood, which looks like an interesting game despite the bizarre karate-master red headband the protagonist wears.
One day I'll get around to playing these games once I figure out how to get emulators working.
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