In Reply To #6
Oh, please. SoTN had a host of problems that the recent games have effectively rectified, though so many people are completely blind to this. SoTN seems to be put on an unreachable pedestal by many fans, even though it really doesn't deserve it.
The game's certainly noteworty, to be sure, but it is far from being the be-all-end-all of the Castlevanias.
Also, I must point out that this little excerpt doesn't make a lick of sense:
Some have come close, but SotN is far superior.