Hot damn is Castlevania IV overrated

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Originally Posted by Curryman123

C4 is a good game with lot of great atmospheric music. In fact I like most of the soundtrack. The game has lengthy levels, unlike Rondo of Blood. The first level of C4 can make up 2-3 levels of Rondo of Blood. Also, how can anyone compare C3 art to C4s? Random placement of ugly tiles isn't an art style to me. C3 artwork is hideous, and how is this better than CV 4?
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The levels in Castlevania IV are most certainly not bigger than the levels in Rondo. Rondo's levels have multiple paths in each and every single one of them. Just because it takes you longer to inch your way through a flat, barren hall way due to the game's snail pace doesn't make the levels bigger.

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Originally Posted by Aarzak

SCIV is one of the most experimental and off-beat of the CV series...which it needed to be. Why stick to the same basic formula of the NES trilogy? (Then again, the game didn't have the open world of CVII, and the three character non-linearity of CVIII) This is exactly what series migrating from the NES to SNES should've been doing, trying something new, breaking away from the old. SCIV and "Mega Man X" are great examples of this. The eclectic soundtrack and levels were awesome, and the game made great use of what the SNES hardware had to offer, aurually and visually. "Bloodlines" and "Dracula X", the following 16-Bit CV's (released in the U.S) were a step back from SCIV on most counts, ESPECIALLY "Dracula X", which despite its great graphics and soundtrack, is the most mediocre of the 16-Bit 'Vanias. Poor level design all around , and seemingly rushed as well (how do you go from one room to another with no passageway behind your character, suggesting that he walked/ran there? I hate that lack of continuity!).

Looking back, SNES had a great 1st gen lineup for its first holiday season in 1991..."Super Mario World", "U.N Squadron", "Final Fantasy II", "Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts", "Super Castlevania IV", yes even the hacked-up port of "Final Fight". It was more than a match for what the Genesis had to offer that holiday season, with its lower price point.

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I'm sorry, but I very much disagree. While that is definitely a nice line-up for the holiday season for the SNES, the Genesis had these games for it's holiday season of '91:

Joe Montana Football
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog
Golden Axe 2
Quackshot
Castle of Illusion
Toejam & Earl
Ghouls N' Ghosts
M.U.S.H.A.
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

The Genesis had plenty to fight back with against the SNES that holiday season, and it's probably why the Genesis went on to outsell the SNES 2-1 that season.

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Originally Posted by Baloo

Joe Montana Football
Shining in the Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog
Golden Axe 2
Quackshot
Castle of Illusion
Toejam & Earl
Ghouls N' Ghosts
M.U.S.H.A.
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

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Damn, that's a tough lineup to beat.

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Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard

This is the Sonic 4 of castlevania games

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At least Castlevania IV isn't a shoddy remake of the original Castlevania

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Originally Posted by VGTM

At least Castlevania IV isn't a shoddy remake of the original Castlevania

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Uh, yes it is. Literally.

Well, the Castlevania series stopped being meaningful after Simon's Quest anyways IMO. Then SOTN came out. Then it stopped again. EDIT: I take that back. Rondo of Blood/Dracula X kicked ass.

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Originally Posted by VGTM

Well, the Castlevania series stopped being meaningful after Simon's Quest anyways IMO. Then SOTN came out. Then it stopped again.

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What an awful opinion. You think Castlevania II is good, yet ignore Castlevania III and Rondo of blood?

Castlevania III was shit

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Originally Posted by VGTM

Castlevania III was shit and i haven't played rondo of blood because japanese PC engines won't work on my tv.

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We're gonna have to agree to disagree, then.

Because, man, I disagree so, so hard.

I also prefer Simon's Quest and Symphony of the Night over most Castlevania games. But Castlevania III is most definitely not anything less than a great game. It just isn't anything like Simon's Quest.

16 Bit Castlevanias

1. Rondo
2. CV IV
3. Bloodlines
4. Dracula X

All of them are good even Drac X. I dont think CV IV is overrated. Rondo wins because of the cutscenes, cd music, and multiple pathways. CV IV beats Bloodlines because Bloodlines just isnt long enough.

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Originally Posted by DarkDragon

CV IV beats Bloodlines because Bloodlines because Bloodlines just isnt long enough.

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And somehow manages to have an even worse color palette.

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Originally Posted by TheSonicRetard

We're gonna have to agree to disagree, then.Because, man, I disagree so, so hard.

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Fine. I respect that opinion.

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Originally Posted by VGTM

Castlevania III was shit

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Its better than all of the 16 bit Castlevanias. 4 playable characters is so huge plus multiple paths.

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Originally Posted by Kamahl

And somehow manages to have an even worse color palette.

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I noticed that even though Genesis doesnt have mode 7, the special effects in Bloodlines are really good and can come close to matching CV IV in that department. CV IV has the rotating room but the spinning tower in Bloodlines is kind of impressive and also the upside down mirror room in stge 6.