For gameplay and overall presentation, Order of Ecclesia is excellent.
EDIT: Oh good murderous Hell...how could I forget Simon's Quest?
EDIT: Oh good murderous Hell...how could I forget Simon's Quest?
Castlevania Best and Worst
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Best for me is easily Aria of Sorrow. Gameplay wise it absolutely hits every mark. Story wise its decent and entertaining.
Worst, I'm stuck between Castlevania for the Game Boy and Dawn of Sorrow for the DS. They're not bad, but each has something that cripples the fun.
Worst, I'm stuck between Castlevania for the Game Boy and Dawn of Sorrow for the DS. They're not bad, but each has something that cripples the fun.
Best Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is really really good, so what if it doesnt have a story, its all about gameplay. If that doesnt count then, SOTN because, well its SOTN
Worst Castlevania: IMHO it would be Harmony of Dissonance, The music was awful, Juste looked stupid, Maxim and every other character looked worse and the game just didnt work for me with the 2 maps that look and feel the same but if you miss one thing you get a bad ending,
Worst Castlevania: IMHO it would be Harmony of Dissonance, The music was awful, Juste looked stupid, Maxim and every other character looked worse and the game just didnt work for me with the 2 maps that look and feel the same but if you miss one thing you get a bad ending,
to me the best i have played is Castlevania SOTN alucard is a great character i like the rpg parts added and the many different items.
but the worst i have played is Castlevania LOS no Castlevania, no dracula, lack of bosses from older Castlevania's the reaper is a joke and the final boss satan is the biggest joke and of the game he looks like a messed evil jesus who just came out of the shower
but the worst i have played is Castlevania LOS no Castlevania, no dracula, lack of bosses from older Castlevania's the reaper is a joke and the final boss satan is the biggest joke and of the game he looks like a messed evil jesus who just came out of the shower
totally heterosexual said:
That's my favorite.
Second favorite?
Harmony of Despair.
Worst?
Dunno. Probably Lords of Shadow. Still liked it, though.
You should know as well as anyone that series change over time.SimuLord said:
It's changed a shit-ton since then. A shit-ton in the post SOTN era. I hate the old ones, too.
My friend hates the old ones...I gave him one of my DS games to play. HOLY SHIT...he ran through all the DS games in a week afterwords.
Oh boy, this is going to be hard since this is my favorite game franchise.
Best: Symphony of the Night (Both the English PSX one and the Saturn one) and all three DS games trailing in a close second.
Worst: Both the PS2 games and the new Xbox 360 game, because the new game wasn't Castlevania at all.
I don't know why people dis on 'Portrait of Ruin' so much. It has a good selection of enemies, great boss fights, great music and cool scenery. That's all I could really want from a Castlevania game. Taking all that into consideration I would say 'Dawn of Sorrow' is the weakest DS title since it somewhat fails at everything just mentioned.
I would also like to say I didn't find Castlevania II to be that bad. It was a weird departure from the first, like Zelda II, but like Zelda II it held it's own as a single game. Castlevania II was also the first step to the new Metroidvania format which most of us love.
Best: Symphony of the Night (Both the English PSX one and the Saturn one) and all three DS games trailing in a close second.
Worst: Both the PS2 games and the new Xbox 360 game, because the new game wasn't Castlevania at all.
I don't know why people dis on 'Portrait of Ruin' so much. It has a good selection of enemies, great boss fights, great music and cool scenery. That's all I could really want from a Castlevania game. Taking all that into consideration I would say 'Dawn of Sorrow' is the weakest DS title since it somewhat fails at everything just mentioned.
I would also like to say I didn't find Castlevania II to be that bad. It was a weird departure from the first, like Zelda II, but like Zelda II it held it's own as a single game. Castlevania II was also the first step to the new Metroidvania format which most of us love.
Best: SOTN
Worst: Every 3D attempt except maybe Lament of Innocence.
Dishonorable Mention: The Gameboy versions for only being on Gameboys.
Worst: Every 3D attempt except maybe Lament of Innocence.
Dishonorable Mention: The Gameboy versions for only being on Gameboys.
The Best:either Aria of Sorrow for the soul collecting or Portrait of Ruin for tons to do and a nice mix of the old and new castlevania. Though I'm not a big fan if the anime style in PoR
As for worst:it's a toss up between Simon's quest who's only saving grace was getting to pimp stride around to Bloody Tears or Circle of the Moon for being awkward and unfun,though the card mechanic was kinda cool.
As for worst:it's a toss up between Simon's quest who's only saving grace was getting to pimp stride around to Bloody Tears or Circle of the Moon for being awkward and unfun,though the card mechanic was kinda cool.
Best:Symphony of The Night, Simon's Quest, Rondo of Blood, and Super Castlevania IV
Worst: A lot of the 3D ones didn't translate too well to the Z plane.... Though I did enjoy Lament of Innocence and parts of Curse of Darkness for ONE thing and ONE thing alone.
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Pumpkin
HIM.
Come on people. Who didn't like that a little Pumpkin guy, is fighting the forces of darkness for one thing. CANDY!
*Edit* He's just so epic.
Worst: A lot of the 3D ones didn't translate too well to the Z plane.... Though I did enjoy Lament of Innocence and parts of Curse of Darkness for ONE thing and ONE thing alone.
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Pumpkin
HIM.
Come on people. Who didn't like that a little Pumpkin guy, is fighting the forces of darkness for one thing. CANDY!
*Edit* He's just so epic.
Ive played Circle of the moon, the first one on ds, order of eccelsia and lords of shadow, and i think lords of shadow is my favourite, and there's no bad ones in these games....
I haven't played a ton of Castlevania games, but of the ones I've played I'd say the best is Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, and the worst is the original Castlevania on the NES. (Though the soundtrack is amazing)
Best one: Super Castlevania 4. Despite being ridiculously hard, it is a great game, and FINALLY, A BELMONT CAN CONTROL HIS JUMPS! And whipping in 8 directions, this game is a masterpiece!
Worst one: Definitely 64. Oh god, it's just so terrible. The control is really awkward, and the challenge is unfair. Plus, the graphics are terrible.
Worst one: Definitely 64. Oh god, it's just so terrible. The control is really awkward, and the challenge is unfair. Plus, the graphics are terrible.
Of what I've played so far?
Best: Aria of Sorrow
Worst: Harmony of Dissonance, couldn't even finish it.
Then again, I've only played those two so far, sadly. On a related note, I find that the dialogue/plot/characters/voice acting are all simultaneously the best and worst parts of Castlevania.
Best: Aria of Sorrow
Worst: Harmony of Dissonance, couldn't even finish it.
Then again, I've only played those two so far, sadly. On a related note, I find that the dialogue/plot/characters/voice acting are all simultaneously the best and worst parts of Castlevania.
My favorite one was actually Aria of Sorrow. I need to re-buy that since I traded it in years ago. I should also pick up [sub]or rather, find[/sub] Dawn of Sorrow.
My least favorite is actually the original game from the series. I tried to like it but I've been spoiled by the RPG elements of the later games.
edit - WOW this is an old thread! I didn't even remember posting in this thread before!
My least favorite is actually the original game from the series. I tried to like it but I've been spoiled by the RPG elements of the later games.
edit - WOW this is an old thread! I didn't even remember posting in this thread before!