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iron_megalith on 10 February 2018

Many years have passed and I still play Symphony of The Night. Truly a timeless classic.

It's debatable if it's overrated but ultimately it doesn't matter.

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Hynad on 10 February 2018
iron_megalith said:

Many years have passed and I still play Symphony of The Night. Truly a timeless classic.

It's debatable if it's overrated but ultimately it doesn't matter.

It's not overrated. 

Overrated is a word used by people who can't accept that many others like something more than they do. 



KungKras on 10 February 2018

Because they're good.



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ARamdomGamer on 10 February 2018

I think most have a good sense of atmosphere, the challenge plus the excellent soundtracks, just the whole feel of the game grabbed me when I played the first Castlevania a couple of years ago.

I still prefer the classic ones to the Metroid style ones tho, except for Circle of the Moon, the only one that blends the great challenge of classic Castlevania with polished controls and the exploration, power ups and the like of Metroid.

Overall favorites from the series are IV, Circle of the Moon and Rondo of Blood (PC Engine version).



Spindel on 10 February 2018
Hynad said:
Spindel said:
To everyone yelling Symphony of the Night:

I’m not saying it’s a good or bad game (since I’ve not played it) but Castlevania was considered a classic series before that game was released. You just might be to young to remember.

Quit the dad act.

You don't need to be "too young to remember" to prefer SOTN over what came before. I played the games in order, starting with the original game on the NES back in 80s. And still, when SOTN came out in 1997, no amount of "but those games are classic" would make me prefer them over it.

But am I wrong in saying the Castlevania series alrrady was a classic game series before SotN?

 

It’s almost like you ignored all my posts in this thread except that one. I also say I like the series, even if, in my opinion, I shouldn’t since it’s flawed.