Gaming IPs that you got a late start in and ended up liking and which game got you into them?

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You were reading my mind when it came to playing these types of castlevania games.  I always was scared to play the Castlevania games on the GBA because they looked to complicated but after reading your comment I might give them a chance. 

The_Liquid_Laser said:

The closest I can come up with is the Metroidvania style of Castlevania games. I've been playing Castlevania since it was a brand new game, but I missed Symphony of the Night and the GBA games when they were new. I remember trying a Castlevania on the DS and I just couldn't get into it.

But I tried both Symphony of the Night and Circle of the Moon a few years ago and I love them both. I need to try some of these other Metroidvania style Castlevanias that I've missed.