Super Castlevania IV for the SNES Review

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

8 way whipping never to be seen again in any other Castlevania game.

Everyone always forgets Bloodlines......

[Flake]

I love 4 so damn much, thanks for the review! bloodlines is cool, SOTN of course is great. I also enjoyed the n64 game...which I know I'm probably pretty alone on that. 4 is still my favorite though! Anyone ever play dracula x?

Yeah, still trying to forget.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

I love 4 so damn much, thanks for the review! bloodlines is cool, SOTN of course is great. I also enjoyed the n64 game...which I know I'm probably pretty alone on that. 4 is still my favorite though! Anyone ever play dracula x?

Yeah, still trying to forget.

Give me a freaking break.

Dracula X had better graphics, snappier & tighter gameplay, better music (based on my preference for synths) and did it all at the loss of only a single level and a playable character not to mention it had more content in the end that Rondo.

In the end it was a CD based game crammed into a cart and it does what it did extremely well.

P.S. - I HATE Castlevania elitists who say every game aside from III, IV and the Metroidvanias are bad.

[Flake]

They butchered the level design, made unnecessary cuts in content, and ignored all the advances in the series since the TG-16CD original.

It was a step backwards and a lazy one at that.

And trust me, I'm no Castlevania Elitist. I prefer my Castlevania's metroid free. Bloodlines is my favorite of the bunch.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

They butchered the level design, made unnecessary cuts in content, and ignored all the advances in the series since the TG-16CD original.

I think that was the point, to give US gamers a really close approximation to what the Japanese people got.

Also, what exactly constitutes butchered level design to you?

[Flake]

Rondo of Blood was tough but whenever I die in that game I say 'oh, that was my fault'. Dracula X is full of spots where you can't not get hurt. A hall way full of spear men with obstacles putting them past your whip range comes to mind.

I'm glad Konami TRIED to give US gamers a taste of Rondo but they could have done better. Konami was a 1st class 3rd party - I think they just didn't dedicate enough resources to the task.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Rondo of Blood was tough but whenever I die in that game I say 'oh, that was my fault'. Dracula X is full of spots where you can't not get hurt. A hall way full of spear men with obstacles putting them past your whip range comes to mind.

I'm glad Konami TRIED to give US gamers a taste of Rondo but they could have done better. Konami was a 1st class 3rd party - I think they just didn't dedicate enough resources to the task.

It was late 1995, the SNES was essentially dead. It's gonna suffer a little because of it.

Also, never thought of using your weapons instead of the whip? I breezed through both games easily and never really saw why either were considered so hard. I still enjoy them as my lazy day Castlevanias.

[Flake]

Of course I used special weapons instead of just the whip. I may not be possessed of the same skills you have, though...

I dunno, after Castlevania IV, my beloved Bloodlines, and Rondo of blood, Dracula X just made too many cuts to feel like it fit. Even the more recent Adventure: Rebirth was a better fit for me. But I may be in the minority with this opinion.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Of course I used special weapons instead of just the whip. I may not be possessed of the same skills you have, though...

I dunno, after Castlevania IV, my beloved Bloodlines, and Rondo of blood, Dracula X just made too many cuts to feel like it fit. Even the more recent Adventure: Rebirth was a better fit for me. But I may be in the minority with this opinion.

I actually liked Adventure Rebirth. So what if it was easy? The original GB games it's based on were pretty much a cakewalk too. Never kept it from being a fun experience though.

[Breetai]

Give me a freaking break.

Dracula X had better graphics, snappier & tighter gameplay, better music (based on my preference for synths) and did it all at the loss of only a single level and a playable character not to mention it had more content in the end that Rondo.

In the end it was a CD based game crammed into a cart and it does what it did extremely well.

P.S. - I HATE Castlevania elitists who say every game aside from III, IV and the Metroidvanias are bad.

Whoa... having a rough day?