Current Events > HELP! Should I even buy Symphony of the Night considering...

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....I did not enjoy Castlevania, Castlevania III or Super Castlevania IV?

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Yes.

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Considering it's very little like the previous games, yes.

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Anyone else?

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You can effectively break the game if you know what to collect.
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Its one of the best games ever made. So up to you

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It's remembered as fondly as it is for a reason, get it! This isn't even nostalgia talking, I've played it every few years since it came out and enjoyed it every time. It's just a good game, full stop.

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Sure. I've yet to beat the original style games as of this post.

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if actual platforming is getting you down, sotn is perfect. its mostly wandering through hallways

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The only good Castlevania

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sotn kinda stinks today

but the music and presentation are still top notch

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What the heck that's like saying Chrono Trigger stinks today.

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malenz posted...

What the heck that's like saying Chrono Trigger stinks today.

nah its not. sotns castle is a chore to get through because of poorly placed teleporters and everything dies instantly. you never actually get to see a bosses full moveset. alucard is also too slow unless you get use to bat movement shenanigans. also the inverted castle is a really bad way to extend the length of a game.

chrono trigger (though in a completely different genre) doesn't suffer from any of this.

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Absolutely. It's nothing like those.

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I'm still not convinced.

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buy bloodstained instead, it's a better game

Kaiganeer posted...

buy bloodstained instead, it's a better game

I beat that. I liked it. 8/10

Is SOTN not as good?

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Irony posted...

The only good Castlevania

Aria of Sorrow, my guy.

Debatably, Circle of the Moon as well.
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sotn is one of the best games ever made. ever.

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Irony posted...

The only good Castlevania

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SrRd_RacinG posted...

I beat that. I liked it. 8/10

Is SOTN not as good?

In that case you'll enjoy SotN. Bloodstained is a reflection of the Castlevania gameplay that started with SotN.
I'm not exactly a fan of the Castlevania games prior to SotN.

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BlazinBlue88 posted...

In that case you'll enjoy SotN. Bloodstained is a reflection of the Castlevania gameplay that started with SotN.
I'm not exactly a fan of the Castlevania games prior to SotN.

Which is superior? Symphony or Ritual of the Night?

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It's an awesome game but it's more in the vain of the 2D Metroid games. Also, the 2nd half of the game kind of sucks. But the first half is top notch.

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Mr Hangman posted...

You tell us. I feel super biased by nostalgia for SotN. They're both great.

Yeah that's why I can't properly answer this. I think SotN is a near masterpiece but I also realize that there's bias there. I've replayed it multiple times over the years and it has indeed aged well at least. Bloodstained I was pretty wowed by. It's one of the best Metroidvanias.

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It's now an action RPG.

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Fuck no
the worst of the metroid-likes in the series
after about 30 minutes everything is too easy

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One of the best games ever made.

The music, the easy game play, the exploring, the characters [freaking Dracula, Frankenstein, ghosts and other classic monsters], the levels are well designed too.

The music is great too and I dunno about anyone else but I get a sense a horror from the game too but I remind myself I am literally Alucard and then I am good.

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The atmosphere and music are pretty damn great. Any time I have an urge to play the game I just put on the soundtrack and that cures the itch. They're better than the final product IMO. The 2nd half after the map gets inverted is a step down. Also the fact that only one music track was used for this portion of the game is so dumb.

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SrRd_RacinG posted...

Which is superior? Symphony or Ritual of the Night?

SotN is a lot better.

Notices Simon's Quest missing from Cv games TC *didn't* enjoy. Hmm...

Get SotN, TC. I'm not a Cv fan, but I bought SotN on a blind-buy and I enjoyed it quite a lot.

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TiamatNM posted...

SotN is a lot better.

This. SotN is better in almost every conceivable area. Art, music and gameplay are all top notch

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andri_g posted...

Notices Simon's Quest missing from Cv games TC *didn't* enjoy. Hmm...

Get SotN, TC. I'm not a Cv fan, but I bought SotN on a blind-buy and I enjoyed it quite a lot.

Never played II

Heard it was whack. Even moreso than the others.

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Is it worth buying SOTN if it's the newer dub

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No idea. I have a friend's disc borrowed from years back.

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Theres nothing to consider when buying Symphony Of The Night, you just do it.
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anyone who thinks its better than bloodstained is blinded by nostalgia. bloodstained has a better and bigger castle, faster and more varied gameplay, bosses that can actually present somewhat of a challenge, and miriam is hot.

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SrRd_RacinG posted...

Never played II

Heard it was whack. Even moreso than the others.

Yeah, as someone who likes nearly all of them, don't play Simon's Quest. It's more open-ended than the ones you've played, but it doesn't give you any information on what to do or where to go. The control is exactly the same too, whereas SotN is incredibly smooth.

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Frogles posted...

nah its not. sotns castle is a chore to get through because of poorly placed teleporters and everything dies instantly. you never actually get to see a bosses full moveset. alucard is also too slow unless you get use to bat movement shenanigans. also the inverted castle is a really bad way to extend the length of a game.

chrono trigger (though in a completely different genre) doesn't suffer from any of this.

It's not like Alucard is as slow as molasses. And in addition to the bat there's the wolf and high jump for vertical scaling. I never understood why moving too slow is a frequent complaint in games anyway. Like how often is it so noticeable that it negatively impacts the game for someone? Alucard is moving slightly slower than the average playable character in that genre.

And bosses and enemies only die instantly if you cheese the game with the variety of broken shit you can get. You can choose not to use those obviously.

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TiamatNM posted...

SotN is a lot better.

RotN is the best classic Castlevania. Worth playing.

GeneralKenobi85 posted...

nd bosses and enemies only die instantly if you cheese the game with the variety of broken shit you can get. You can choose not to use those obviously.

No it's really easy to over level yourself during the course of SotN. There's only a little difficulty in the beginning then the rest is too easy. I loved that Bloodstained had a more balanced difficulty.

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did they put SotN on steam?

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Yeah, SOTN is good. It's not my favorite game in the series, or even my favorite of the "Metroidvanias" in the series (that would go to OoE), but it's still high up on the list for me.

BlazinBlue88 posted...

No it's really easy to over level yourself during the course of SotN. There's only a little difficulty in the beginning then the rest is too easy. I loved that Bloodstained had a more balanced difficulty.

SOTN is definitely an easy game, but it's not totally braindead easy. Unless you use the really OP stuff.

You're right, Bloodstained balanced its difficulty better. I think there's a lot of stuff Bloodstained does better, which makes sense of course since Iga has had all this time to improve. I still like SOTN slightly more overall though.

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