No one guessed my #43 so...
#43 - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin: Portrait of Ruin is my third favorite Castlevania game, though it is at a very distant third (so yes, expect other Castlevanias to appear at some point later on in this list). Being able to play as a wielder of the Vampire Killer that can use weapons other than a whip is very nice; it was a break from Alucard/Soma as well as all of the other Belmonts. The dual character system, while I feel it was underutilized, had some very neat uses (ex. the Astarte fight, the dual car puzzle). The game also was at a good difficulty and had a fairly wide variety in enemy types. Great Igavania overall.
Hint for #42 - This game is an indirect sequel to a classic SNES game, and in three days it will have come out exactly a year ago.
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