| ThaDeadSpace said: Dracula X was superior in literally every way. |
Do you mean Rondo of Blood (PC Engine CD)? Or Vampire's Kiss (SNES port) or the PSP remake of the PC Engine game?
I find the CastleVania evolution fascinating. I actually prefer the standard action platformers to the metroid clones, and so I'd agree with Rondo of Blood, it introduce "some" exploration. But was still more focussed.
As for Symphony of the Night vs Guacamelee. I love both, and even love the soundtracks on both. However, as much as Guacamelee is a finely crafted game, I wouldn't place it above Symphony of the Night if only because it's on such a smaller scale, that it's much easier to have that high quality in the level design.
The fact that Symphony of the Night is so consistent across such a huge game is an achievement in itself. The funniest thing I find about SOTN is that in the modern climate of ZOMG 1080p/60fps/Tri liniar bip mump papping teraflops. Even back then, it was marked down in many reviews purely for having "16 bit graphics when the PS1 can do far more".
RIP Dad 25/11/51 - 13/12/13. You will be missed but never forgotten.
