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Title: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Pfil on September 11, 2013, 04:42:48 PM
This one is easier to make.
Just all the 3D Castlevania games.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Pfil on September 11, 2013, 04:43:55 PM
It wasn't easy to decide between CoD with its beauty, its soundtrack and its innocent devils, and LoD, with its atmosphere and gameplay, but I went for LoD.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: X on September 11, 2013, 06:44:03 PM
CV64 and LoD are in essence the same title. But LoD adds more to CV64 and improves on some things. Since I can't select both I'll just say that CV64/LoD is my favorite 3D Castlevania. They aren't boring to traverse through as CoD was, and to some extent LoI. virtually everything in CV64/LoD held true to the traditional CV expectations minus the 2D side scrolling. The music fit the atmosphere perfectly, and while the graphics can't compare to LoI or CoD they were perfect for their time and helped with CV64/LoD's mood. Both IGA and Konami had considered these games the bain of Castlevania back in the day. But since the release of LoI, CoD and the LoS trilogy, I personally can safely say that the N64 titles were pretty much spot-on right from the get-go.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Gecko on September 11, 2013, 07:26:20 PM
I'm going with Lords of Shadow. It just really does so many of the things I always wanted a 3D Castlevania to do. The combat is like a revamped version of LoI's combat (which I loved and still love), but with greater range and complexity. Though, one thing I like more about LoI's combat over LoS's is that combos are so interchangeable in LoI that you can mix and match the combos at any step in LoI, making it easy to experiment without necessarily looking at the combo lists. LoS also has a greater amount of platforming than CoD or LoI, though LoI has more than most people give it credit for. I also really like the music score. In fact, I listen to it a lot by itself. Yes, I'm fully aware that my opinions regarding LoS are rather unpopular here, but I just really love the game. I'm really looking forward to seeing how LoS 2 turns out.

LoI is second for me, followed by LoD, CoD, and finally 64. LoD is just such an improvement over the original version that I don't really like the original so much anymore.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Ratty on September 11, 2013, 07:29:02 PM
Legacy of Darkness all the way.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 11, 2013, 07:43:24 PM
It would be nice to someday have an HD port of Legacy of Darkness that retains all that wasn't brought over from CV64 (intro forest level as an extra/hidden path, voiceover narration for Reinhardt and Carrie's quests, Dracula voice during first encounter, original alternate costumes, etc.). Easily my favorite 3D game in the series, but it's always bugged me that it didn't contain EVERYTHING from the first version.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: The Puritan on September 11, 2013, 08:17:42 PM
Went with LOD for definitely being the one I go back to most. Yet... I feel that certain 3Dvanias excelled more than others in certain departments. Namely: 64/LOD had my fave atmosphere, LOI and COD had my fave music, and LOS had my fave combat system.

...well now, I think I've found the formula for my dream post-Cox 3DVania.  :)

It would be nice to someday have an HD port of Legacy of Darkness that retains all that wasn't brought over from CV64 (intro forest level as an extra/hidden path, voiceover narration for Reinhardt and Carrie's quests, Dracula voice during first encounter, original alternate costumes, etc.). Easily my favorite 3D game in the series, but it's always bugged me that it didn't contain EVERYTHING from the first version.

Playable Coller would be nice too, even if Henry (not to mention the Garden Maze Franky) would make him redundant.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Pfil on September 11, 2013, 08:46:36 PM
It would be nice to someday have an HD port of Legacy of Darkness that retains all that wasn't brought over from CV64 (intro forest level as an extra/hidden path, voiceover narration for Reinhardt and Carrie's quests, Dracula voice during first encounter, original alternate costumes, etc.). Easily my favorite 3D game in the series, but it's always bugged me that it didn't contain EVERYTHING from the first version.
I completely agree with this...

Went with LOD for definitely being the one I go back to most. Yet... I feel that certain 3Dvanias excelled more than others in certain departments. Namely: 64/LOD had my fave atmosphere, LOI and COD had my fave music, and LOS had my fave combat system.

...well now, I think I've found the formula for my dream post-Cox 3DVania.  :)
...and with this, with the exception of QTE and battles with collosus?... collosuses?...collosuss?... I don't know how you say it... titans!
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Neobelmont on September 11, 2013, 09:05:30 PM
I completely agree with this...
...and with this, with the exception of QTE and battles with collosus?... collosuses?...collosuss?... I don't know how you say it... titans!

The term is colossi iirc. 

I put LoD because well it's the single castlevania game in 3d that I finished in and out mostly. Passed it with all characters and played with all characters on hard mode I believe I beat it with Carrie on hard been awhile but the other three yes Cornell was my favorite character to play as. But man LoD just rocks not to mention the music my favorite original piece would be the tower of sorcery

DRACULA APOCALYPSE -ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK- 25 Tower of Sorcery (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bha58ozDAwQ#)

It's very mystifying to me like where am I? And I will say this to all the people that say the n64 games suck I will always question them really all of you played themit's like the whole internet hates the 64 titles? I feel that some just do it to be in the cool club to say the games suck and while maybe vanilla might be lackluster LoD is a great improvement over the first and dammit I would love a 3ds version remade like OoT with proper care taken into it.  Or at least a sequel spiritual at least with every mechanic put into it.

My gripe with the negativity is where does it come from it makes no sense. It's not perfect but LoD is a solid 8 in my book. Just imagine if it was given an other year people would have been tripping back then.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: GuyStarwind on September 11, 2013, 09:18:40 PM
I went with LoI because it got me into CV. However, the 64 games are everything a 3D CV game should be(yes I'm fully aware of the problems but everyone is aware of them). I also really liked the turning into a vampire thing. I think that should return.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Lelygax on September 11, 2013, 09:57:42 PM
LoD, I've never played these N64 enough to beat them, but I've noticed that apart from the obvious flaws, its core translates well Castlevania to the 3D world.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: DoctaMario on September 11, 2013, 10:22:15 PM
Definitely LoS. The game is so damn good I'm STILL playing it and really enjoying it.

Gotta say though, the 64 games are among my favorite CV games. I really wish thoigh that someone would make an "Ultimate Edition" of the 64 games that has all the characters and extra levels from LoD, but keeps the vastly superior level design from th original CV64. The levels in that game make a lot more sense and are much much better than the levels in LoD.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Pfil on September 11, 2013, 10:55:43 PM
With all respect to other choices, but I'm glad so many people can see beyond the N64 games' flaws, so they are able to see the many virtues these games have.
While they say that they are hated over the internet (and I'm aware of that from past experiences), at least it seems people who is really into CV can see what those games really are.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Beaumont_Belmont on September 11, 2013, 11:04:22 PM
I like the N64 games the best. They're the only ones that I feel are their own thing. I liked LoI but in spite of liking it, I felt there were kind of some critical pieces missing. It also felt like it was kind of a weird hybrid of Metroidvania and 3D that never quite gelled for me. And I found nothing to like in Lords of Shadow outside of the Castle segment. And apparently I'm too stupid to understand its plotline.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: DoctaMario on September 11, 2013, 11:05:15 PM
I'm glad the hate for them Is finally abating a bit. They're really fantastic games rrgerdless of whatever flaws (real or made up) people might feel they have.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Pfil on September 12, 2013, 12:21:00 AM
And I found nothing to like in Lords of Shadow outside of the Castle segment. And apparently I'm too stupid to understand its plotline.
Aesthetically, yes, the castle segment is the only part I liked. There's some characters and parts of the story I liked, but don't overthink it, I found most of the dialogues between levels to do nothing for the story. In fact, all you have to pay attention to is like 3 or 4 scenes, one of them being the ending, and you have the story.
That said, the ending is very good and unexpected, and it works well together with MoF's story, which in my opinion was better (and also had more CV-like parts in the backgrounds).
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Beaumont_Belmont on September 12, 2013, 12:28:20 AM
I probably would have liked Lords of Shadow. But the gameplay was tedious. I'm too old to learn combos or mash buttons for quick time events. I just want to whip something a couple times and have it die. I don't do quick time events anymore. QTEs are the video game equivalent of going to the movies and being asked to raise your hand at a certain point or you have to go back outside and get in line. There's no actual skill involved, just a childish memory/timing/mashing game.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Dark Nemesis on September 12, 2013, 12:33:42 AM
Easiest decision for me, LoD all the way.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Pfil on September 12, 2013, 01:14:52 AM
I probably would have liked Lords of Shadow. But the gameplay was tedious. I'm too old to learn combos or mash buttons for quick time events. I just want to whip something a couple times and have it die. I don't do quick time events anymore. QTEs are the video game equivalent of going to the movies and being asked to raise your hand at a certain point or you have to go back outside and get in line. There's no actual skill involved, just a childish memory/timing/mashing game.
Yes, completely! I hate QTE's!
But we are not that old! I'm 24 and I still hate them!
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 12, 2013, 01:54:11 AM
Only time I've enjoyed QTEs: pleasuring women in God of War.

:O
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Puwexil on September 12, 2013, 07:57:52 AM
None of the 3D games play particularly well, so Lament is as good as it gets by virtue of its nocturnal, lonesome atmosphere exuded by the largely melancholic score and solitary setting. Curse expounds upon every problem Lament has, the N64 games are too unremarkable for me to enjoy or disparage to any real degree, and Lords isn't any good at all. The only difficulty in choosing a winner out of this lot derives from their shared utter mediocrity, it seems.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Lelygax on September 12, 2013, 08:23:26 AM
Only time I've enjoyed QTEs: pleasuring women in God of War.

:O

Me too, also Dragon's Lair and Super Adventures Rockman since these game are focused on that, but Rockman is different in battle scenes,
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Intersection on September 12, 2013, 01:11:19 PM
I've cast my vote for Curse of Darkness.
Its unique atmosphere has never lost its charm for me. Flaws aside, I don't believe any other game has so perfectly emulated what I always felt Castlevania should feel like... It's a strange, beautiful world that it offers, one you can't easily leave once you've been drawn into it.
It's been steadily edging itself up into my list of favorites ever since I'd first played it. And its soundtrack can certainly blow you away...

Of course, 3D Castlevania has always been a mixed bunch. But in our enthusiasm we've learned to look past its flaws and appreciate it for what it offers -- and that's what matters most. I'm glad to see it.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: RichterB on September 12, 2013, 01:26:19 PM
But since the release of LoI, CoD and the LoS trilogy, I personally can safely say that the N64 titles were pretty much spot-on right from the get-go.

And I will say this to all the people that say the n64 games suck I will always question them really all of you played them...it's like the whole internet hates the 64 titles? I feel that some just do it to be in the cool club to say the games suck...My gripe with the negativity is where does it come from it makes no sense. It's not perfect but LoD is a solid 8 in my book. Just imagine if it was given an other year people would have been tripping back then.

I really wish though that someone would make an "Ultimate Edition" of the 64 games that has all the characters and extra levels from LoD, but keeps the vastly superior level design from th original CV64. The levels in that game make a lot more sense and are much much better than the levels in LoD.

It would be nice to someday have an HD port of Legacy of Darkness that retains all that wasn't brought over from CV64 (intro forest level as an extra/hidden path, voiceover narration for Reinhardt and Carrie's quests, Dracula voice during first encounter, original alternate costumes, etc.). Easily my favorite 3D game in the series, but it's always bugged me that it didn't contain EVERYTHING from the first version.

The quotes above share my sentiments. It's easily between CV64 and LoD. However, since I haven't played LoD in many years, and own CV64, I'm leaning toward CV64. I just think that some of its level designs were better in CV64, even though LoD had more content and a lot of great new things. I'll have to think this over more before I make a choice. I really need to play through LoD again.

But after those games, I'd say LoI. And after that, it's tough to choose between CoD and LoS for the final place holder. Both have elements I really loathe for the franchise, and elements I respect. By the way, we all forgot to put Judgment on the list! ;D
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Neobelmont on September 12, 2013, 04:31:00 PM
With all respect to other choices, but I'm glad so many people can see beyond the N64 games' flaws, so they are able to see the many virtues these games have.
While they say that they are hated over the internet (and I'm aware of that from past experiences), at least it seems people who is really into CV can see what those games really are.

 To me the problems stated with the mechanics are just so blown out of proportion that I facepalm so much. I tell people that LoD is a very good game with replay value that was rare in my opinion heck maybe still today when I take platforming/action games into consideration and the teams ideas were not even fully realized.

cv 64 was a mess but LoD is great the only person that I have seen on the internet actually give a really good word on it was Knightwing. Jontron's review was all right more funny than anything there are some points he made which is why I liked it, even Avgn's review went through the good and bad but Kwing (to me at least to me) really hit the ball on this one.


If you have not I'll post the links except avgns one I think we all have seen that one.

Season 3 Playback Castlevania: Legacy Of Darkness Review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkgRvxUphK0#ws)

CastleVania Legacy of Darkness Review - JonTron (Part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb7cKTIy84A#ws)

CastleVania Legacy of Darkness Review - JonTron (Part 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePd8CBy4Qc#ws)


 I always hear more bad than good but when everything is taken into consideration I feel that all the negativity is just blown out of proportion.

Also when I think of the n64 titles here on the dungeon I think of the conversations I had with RichterB about them. Dang it feels really long ago.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Pfil on September 12, 2013, 10:23:17 PM
And after all, it seems LoD will anyway win this poll very easily.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: beingthehero on September 13, 2013, 06:29:14 PM
Lament for me. I guess Puwexil-chan said most of my reasons, though I'm less a hater. I think there's something worthwhile in all of the 3D titles, but I just have so many good memories of Lament.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: TheouAegis on September 13, 2013, 07:01:13 PM
Order of Ecclesia

I played it on my 3DS, therefore it's a 3D Castlevania. :p
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: knightmere on October 14, 2013, 12:42:17 PM
LoD followed by CV 64, the rest are all mediocre-garbage.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: RichterB on October 26, 2013, 07:40:40 PM
I'm getting close to casting my vote, as I'm replaying LoD and comparing it to CV64.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: TatteredSeraph on November 04, 2013, 05:44:46 PM
I'd say that it's a toss-up at the moment between Lament of Innocence and Lords of Shadow, even for their failings. I have a lot of good memories of Lament, it was my first 3D-vania, and I'm a sucker for the plotline and characters.  Lords of Shadow because once I found out what they were building up towards at the end (I wasn't convinced for a long while that it would actually be a Castlevania game in any way), I loved it.

*Waves hi.*  I've lurked on the Dungeon for a long while now but never gotten round to actually signing up, until now.  I've been a fan of Castlevania for a bit over ten years now, after, I admit, I first stumbled across Ayami Kojma's artwork for SotN.  I managed to get to play the game eventually, and have been hooked ever since.

Apologies if spamming. :)
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on November 05, 2013, 04:12:41 AM
Hello tatteredseraph and welcome to the Dungeon!

We have a dearth of females here. hehehe. So please enjoy your stay. :D

Ayami Kojima's artworks clearly drew a lot of people who weren't originally fans of the series into becoming lifelong fans. I too was one of them.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: son_the_vampire on November 05, 2013, 05:02:12 AM
LoI

1. House of Sacred remains is one of my top three songs in any CV
2. Rinaldo Gandolfi
3. Hallways. Lots of hallways :)
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: TatteredSeraph on November 05, 2013, 07:10:32 AM
Thanks, Shiroi for the welcome! :)

  I've just seen your sig showing that you're a cross-stitcher.  Snap! :)  I've been working on a sepia-toned version of the cover art for Symphony for the last several years on and off when I've had the time: https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/s720x720/402581_2628639635869_1741596896_n.jpg. 
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on November 06, 2013, 12:49:29 AM
That's awesome work! It is nice to have another stitcher here.  :)

The only castlevania related cross stitch project I did was Alucard's portrait in Dawn of Sorrow since it was small enough and easy to finish.
http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cv-dos/characters/alucard-head.gif (http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cv-dos/characters/alucard-head.gif)
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: RegalSin on March 13, 2014, 09:37:31 PM
Well it is hard to say, because so far, all of the 3d games, that are not re-enactments of "the original Castlevania" are all just "Syphony of the Night" clones, in a nutshell. I get kind of tired, seeing it. The N64 game with the wolf gets the bonus, because you also have the original events, from the previous game. For a Castlevania game in 3d to be top-notch you have to feature the "Vampire Killer", not just "Captain Hook" or "Son of Captain Hook" or "Peter Pan is a girl, fighting Captain Hook". The N64 also gets bonus points for the lack of hardware power used, compared to recent games.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: K.K. Drunkinski on March 26, 2014, 04:57:19 PM
Well it is hard to say, because so far, all of the 3d games, that are not re-enactments of "the original Castlevania" are all just "Syphony of the Night" clones, in a nutshell. I get kind of tired, seeing it......For a Castlevania game in 3d to be top-notch you have to feature the "Vampire Killer", not just "Captain Hook" or "Son of Captain Hook" or "Peter Pan is a girl, fighting Captain Hook". The N64 also gets bonus points for the lack of hardware power used, compared to recent games.

I'm not real clear on what you mean by the 3D games being re-enactments of the "original" CV nor them being SotN clones. The Peter Pan references also went over my head, and, how is a game's lack of hardware power use a plus?
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Shinobi on March 29, 2014, 12:43:47 PM
So far my favorite 3d vania is Lords of Shadow, second will be the Nintendo 64 games. Yes I ranked the PS2 games in lowest, LOI's repetitive stage design is hard to ignore but it gets worse in Curse of Darkness which makes me almost fell asleep.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: zangetsu468 on April 06, 2014, 04:31:51 PM
So far my favorite 3d vania is Lords of Shadow, second will be the Nintendo 64 games. Yes I ranked the PS2 games in lowest, LOI's repetitive stage design is hard to ignore but it gets worse in Curse of Darkness which makes me almost fell asleep.

I believe LOI tried to maintain the open castle while still having the oldschool 1 by 1 stage design.
Honestly, it's not because I like MV's better, but this didn't really work for me. I guess it would be the equivalent to having the nexus like in Demon Souls, but having save points throughout the actual stages themselves. parts of the game felt a bit disconnected. I believe LOI would have been better with a format more akin to the n64 games i.e. stages that flowed on from one to the next. (even within the one castle)

COD had well designed connections between areas and interesting environments, but this was unfortunately hampered by the games overall "flat" design. There was barely any platforming involved. which is a shame because it's still one of my favourite 3D CV's but it could have been better.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: Las on April 06, 2014, 05:04:29 PM
Curse of Darkness wins out for me. 8) 8) 8)

LoI overall very good! Next in line. It had some resolve, great gameplay..and liked the levels..though the soundtrack wasnt as nice as Cods. LOved the boss battles. Defintly killer. Also great replay value..unlike LoS. The storyline and ending were very intersting and unique but unusual...well.. dark and somber..  with Bernhardt defeated, but his beloved gone. No more hunts for Walter! I swear that prolouge voice was Christoper Lee!

LoS..an amazing game none the less(especially graphically)..but the storlyine very hard to follow..and make sense of at times..and though the ending was a shocker,it really seemed like a Arlington road/Pink panther ending(bad guy wins!). Made me think..why all this..just to be tricked by death and become drac. I just wasnt feeling it. The game needed far more resolved..and basically their was none(made me feel i played it for nil,only for eye candy)!

N64 Cv was good..especialy the garden/manshion level with crazy ass frank and his chainsaw..and them damn dogs..but the game's controls just plain out sucked. Very hard to manuevre. or make jumps. I'll never forget the first time i spotted the wolfman in the forest. I swear the thing scared me shitless.  But yeah..I always found my player plummeting to the revine floor, and while swearing i made it to the edge of a ledge...nope..denied. I felt like i was playing a differnt game..not  a cv one. Maybe it would ahve been better..konami can blame nintendo's lame controllers for that.

 I know basically nothing about Legacy of Darkness other than Wolfboy makes his entrance.. Pretty cool i guess..but i think the gameplay was probalby similar..and N64 had the shittiest controllers ever!  So generally i will rate it the same.. Still would be cool to check out.

That leaves CoD, and while it reminded me alot of Sotn but 3d, I felt it had alot of replay value, good solid unique storyline,and though he lost his beloved Rosely...gains comfort with Julia in the end. The resolve for me was high in this game. Who doesnt like a  game where you kick drac's ass..and in the end get a girl out of it.. Hells friggin' yeah! Great story, great ending!! Definetly near the top of the list for me! if their was one thing the game coulda changed..the game coulda been longer. Love the replay value..especially kickin' ass with good ol' Trevor belmont! ;)

Hm....Next up....Poll on 2d games?
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: robsam1982 on April 07, 2014, 01:28:45 PM
I would probably have to go with Castlevania 64.
Lords of Shadow is my favourite Castlevania because of its epic style, but Castlevania 64 had an atmosphere that no other Castlevania game has come close to.
The camera sucked in C64 and I think everybody would agree with that, but in terms of style I thought it was amazing.
The soundtrack was absolutley superb, and the moments with the watering of the rose's and the statue that bleeds were particularly disturbing moments.
I just love the game, its a classic.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: EisaKrieger on May 19, 2014, 07:13:41 PM
I've only played a little bit of each of these 3D ones so far so I'm not voting yet.

Reading reviews and seeing many opinions.  It seems that Legacy of Darkness may be the best overall while the C64 is the worst overall, BUT that C64 has the best levels of them all and apparently people didn't like changes made to them in LoD.

I got LoD first out of all of these.  Since Cv64 is virtually included in it but fixed up I've only tried it emulated while I played the actual LoD cart a while and tested it emulated.  Cv64 struck me as an awful unfinished rushed game with targeting and everything really hurting.  Even if it has the best levels I would not recommend it right off the bat to anyone.  You'll just have a repeat of history where people won't try LoD because of it.  I would suggest play LoD and after beating it, try Cv64 to see the little bit that's missing or changed.  By then you'll be used to LoD's control and all so you can better adjust to Cv64's flaws.

Also LoD supports the expansion pak for better gfx.  In emulation no detect of it comes up but the emu gives better gfx anyway.  Does Cv64 support the expansion pak?
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: MKKhanzo on May 19, 2014, 07:27:08 PM
Ah, this thread.  ;D

1. Legacy
2. Curse
3. Lament
4. C64
5. LoS2
6. LoS

 
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: GummiCandyful on May 20, 2014, 05:19:54 AM
First one I've ever played was Curse, so of course it's my favorite.
Title: Re: Your favourite 3D Castlevania
Post by: TheCruelAngel on July 25, 2014, 10:03:40 PM
LoD for me. It has the best atmosphere, score, game play and a surprisingly coherent story that is full of mystery as it unravels around you. It feels like the best blend between that classic CV feel, a little Metroidvania and something unique. Yeah the camera system is broken, yeah the graphics are muddy and not up to par with some other titles released that year, but the combat was solid, exploration was solid and it was great to platform around the place. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to others who aren't die hard CV fans or gluttons for punishment, but for me I feel like it showed a promising direction for the franchise and maybe what that canceled Dreamcast CV game would have been like.