18th April 2010, 3:23 PM
Oh GR, I gotta go with the crowd here and agree, Castlevania 4 is the better Castlevania. 4 way whipping isn't all it had. It had that "foreground background" mechanic, and some really cool tricks like whipping into rings to swing across stuff.
All Bloodlines had was a second guy with a spear. Now Bloodlines isn't a bad game, there is something to be said for having to work with limitations in direction (Megaman's weapons are all about that, giving you some that only fire up, or some that only fire across the ground), but when I have my choice, it's Super Castlevania for me. Way better. The music isn't exactly the best the SNES had to offer, but it still is a lot nicer sounding than the Genesis game, and yes, the visuals are much nicer. Loved the transparent fog effects back then.
You want a hard game? ... Super Ghouls and Ghosts. I still haven't beaten it without cheating!
All Bloodlines had was a second guy with a spear. Now Bloodlines isn't a bad game, there is something to be said for having to work with limitations in direction (Megaman's weapons are all about that, giving you some that only fire up, or some that only fire across the ground), but when I have my choice, it's Super Castlevania for me. Way better. The music isn't exactly the best the SNES had to offer, but it still is a lot nicer sounding than the Genesis game, and yes, the visuals are much nicer. Loved the transparent fog effects back then.
You want a hard game? ... Super Ghouls and Ghosts. I still haven't beaten it without cheating!
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