For my first time Castlevania it's actually not that bad, a bit difficult but nothing that bad. What are some other games similar to this that play the game? Whipping shit has never felt so satisfying.
>>12572821play the same* fuck
You should go on with Castlevania 3 (Jap version) and Rondo of Blood. They are closest to the original game. Then 4 and the Genesis game expand on the concept, mechanically.
>>12572821If only there was like 50 other Castlevania games...
>>12572876There's 8 billion people on earth yet your mom still decided to fuck tyrone
>>12572821>>12572874The Sharp X68000 Castlevania game is good too. It got a port to the PS1 as Chronicles, but the port's HUD always blocks the upper 15% to 20% of the actual game screen and some hitboxes are supposedly glitched out.
>>12572821>>12572874>>12573579And don't skip Dracula X either. /vr/ is a contrarian board but this game is great.
>>12572821the Ninja Gaiden trilogy is kinda similar
It's probably not worth me starting a whole other thread to ask, so can you anons tell me - the term "metroidvania" gets thrown around a lot. I've played Metroid, but I've never played a Castlevania game. So which is the first 16 or 32 bit Castlevania title that offers Metroid-like gameplay, please?
>>12573847Some of the very earliest Castlevania games (like Simon's Quest) have what you might call very early Metroidvania elements, but the one you'll want is Symphony of the Night on PS1 for what 99% of people are referring to.
>>12573889Okay, thanks.
>>12573847>>12573927Metroidvania really became a term with Symphony of the Night, like >>12573889 said. The term came to be commonly used for Castlevania games featuring Symphony's gameplay style of traversing a large, Metroid-like map and obtaining abilities to access more of it. The Metroidvania games also have a leveling system, unlike Metroid. Eventually, Metroid-like games that have a stats system, direct weapon upgrades (such as pure attack strength), or tons of equipment came to be called Metroidvanias too.
>>12573968>all that pseud blatherlol
>>12574874c'mon don't be that guy
ActRaiser 2 is an honorary Castlevania game
>>12572874Majuu Ou for SNES is basically Castlevania where you start the game with a gun. Then later you turn into various demons and shoot projectiles. The game has lots of neat ideas and absolutely beautiful scenery, however it plays like shit.1) Your projectiles do shit damage 2) there's no autofire and 3) attacking has no recovery frames, so the whole game comes down to how fast you can spam the attack button. The stage timers are also very strict on top of that, so basically just use a turbo button for attacking and don't feel guilty about it.Would recommend for the beautiful visuals alone, as long as you're aware you're in schlock territory. Not the same quality as proper Castlevania games, but then again, Castlevania is one of the most consistently high-quality franchises out there so it's hard to compete with.
>>12575089Meant for OP >>12572821 goddammit
>>12575060this game looks exhausting to playBuff McLargeHeug over there can barely walk and jump
>>12575092>this game looks exhausting to playThis is true for every SNES "action" game.
>>12575089I had a lot of fun with this game and didn't see any major problem with it except that the transformations aren't balanced well enough. It's a little funky but I wouldn't call it schlock, and yeah it's worth playing.>>12575092Much like Simon Belmont, or Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins. It's fun once you're used to it, and your character can do cool things with his wings. It's just that he does them a bit slowly.
>>12575025>be that kid>get called out for being that kid>c'mon don't be that guyepic
