Favourite Castlevania Games

[Ranzor]

I know many people here love the Castlevania franchise, so what are your favouriteCastlevania games?

I'll start with my Top 5, in no particular order.

- Castlevania (NES): the original, and still great, classic.
- Super Castlevania IV (SNES): the best one for the Super Nintendo, with new moves and an incredible soundtrack.
- Dracula X - Rondo of Blood (PCE CD): the great lost gem.
- Symphony of the Night (PSX): amazing action/exploration game.
- Legacy of Darkness (N64): the best ambience and a great story.

[Inochi 命]

I love em all... well, all the ones I've played. I've been playing Castlevania since I was stuck on the NES and it's become one of my top 5 favorite series that almost never disappoints. One of the first games that showed me how much of a difference it makes when a game has strong atmosphere. I can't exactly make a top 10 list, but I can say that SotN is absolutely my most favorite. I've played through it 4 times and still want to play it again. I really do like the metrovanias/castleroids most. Well, these are my favorites (or more like, all the Castlevanias I've played):

- Castlevania (I loved it as a kid and still enjoy it more than it's remake, CV4. It's an easy game to just pick up and play anytime you want, especially if you've mastered it)
- Castlevania II (I know it's not as good as the original, but I can't help but love it just as much. I could barely play it as a kid, but when I played it again recently I couldn't stop playing till i beat it and I loved every minute... except the ending. Dwelling of Doom rocks!!)
- Castlevania III (my least favorite of the first 3, despite probably being the best of them)
- Super Castlevania IV (didn't like it as much as Dracula X when I was younger, but playing it on VC has made it a rival to Rondo. I don't really like most of the music in it, though the first few stages sound amazing.)
- Rondo of Blood (late to the party, but better late than never... I think it has become my favorite of the classic style)

- SotN (Unfortunately I picked it up quite late, but it's become one of my top 5 games of all time)
- CotM (my first castleroid, before SotN. The final battle is way too hard, though. Still need to complete it.)
- HoD (Strangely, I loved the music in it... I never got to finish it, though)
- AoS (favorite of the GBA castlevanias, but barely beating CotM)
- DoS (I like it better than AoS, so far... I need to finish it too many things keep coming up)
- PoR (own it, but have yet to play it )

- LoI (I don't care what anyone says, this has the best soundtrack of the series and I LOVE this game! it's my favorite game on PS2)
- CoD (2nd best OST in the whole series. but I didn't really like the game better than LoI. It fixed some problems, but also made new ones...)


I still need to acquire Bloodlines and the N64 games... all hope is on Wii's Virtual Console.

[FM-77AV]

I don't care for the Castlevania franchise, except for Symphony of the Night. This is one of the greatest games ever made, only a handful of games in the history of the universe can compare to it (Zelda Twilight Princess, Halo 1, Super Mario World).

[sideshow]

Symphony of the Night was responsible for getting me back into video games in the late 90's. After the 16bit era started to disappear in 95' it took me a couple years to get into 3D games and Symphony was probably the one that hooked me back into the swing of things.

Although I love the original Castlevania tunes to death, there something about lament of Innocense music that really draws me to that game. I mean the game is ok gameplay wise but the music is outstanding.

[ParanoiaDragon]

RoB-the game repsonsible for really getting me into CV games
HoD-I really like this game
DoS-possibly my favorite of the series
PoR-people may rip on it some, but, I think it's dope!

[SkyeWelse]

Hmm, tough choices but I'd have to probably go with:

1. Symphony of the Night
2. Rondo of Blood
3. Simon's Quest
4. Bloodlines
5. Aria of Sorrow

-SkyeWelse

[Gamemusicfreak]

1. Castlevania 3
2. Super Castlevania 4
3. Symphony of the Night
4. Dracula X (PC Engine)
5. Castlevania 64 (It was a lot of fun, and I LOVE the soundtrack)

[hellsassassin]

1. Castlevania (NES) - Undisputed classic
2. Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
3. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
4. Dracula X - Rondo of Blood (PCE CD)
5. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

[Graalwanderer]

1. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Love the music, the atmosphere, the graphics, the gameplay etc

2. Castlevania (NES) - Classic game, part of my childhood. Always fun to play, even today.

3. Super Castlevania IV - A truly great SNES-game.

4. Castlevania Genesis - I love how one could visit different parts of Europe. Also love the music in this game.

5. Castlevania Circle of the Moon - Perhaps not a game that should belong on this list, but it was the first fun game I played after a gaming break.