Topic: Worst Game in Series

[Profbeanburrito]

CV 64 is god awful, lots of glitches, horrible camera, unreponsive control, almost unexisting music, bt the worst of the worst, SKELETONS ON MOTORCYCLES! 

I love 64! I understand bitching about glitches, but what 3D game back then didn't, I've never had any problems with any controls, the music is fantastic and really sets the mood. The level design is fun and I felt it was a great translation from the earlier 2D titles.  I love that game, it's in my top 5 CV games.

But yes, I will give you the motorcycle skeletons. They are completely awful!

[Lumas]

I voted Curse of Darkness, the story was one of the worst in the series, the voice acting was over used anime dub actors (Chrispin Freeman is a tool), graphics were a massive heap of chemical vomit, the character designs were about as hot topic as you can get, the gameplay was lame and simplistic, I wont even go into the level designs, even the music were a huge disappointment to me it just sounded like yamane just got bored. It was a massive step back from Lament of innocence. If you took Chaos Legion, Symphony of the Night, and Pokemon tossed it into a blender, put it in the glass and consumed it then vommited back up then you would have the equlivant to Curse of Darkness in mush form. Ill take skeletons riding on motorcycles anyday of the week over that lame ass pile of crap.

[Reinhart77]

it's really sad that Order of Shadows gets overlooked even as a candidate for worst Castlevania game ever.

i suppose the Tiger Electronics Castlevania games don't count...

[Abnormal Freak]

I voted Lament of Innocence. It wasn't a terrible game, but it is one of the few in the series that I've never felt compelled to revisit after the initial run-through. I found it an un-involving, tedious button-masher with little incentive to explore or replay.

I've never played it, but from everything I've heard, Haunted Castle should probably be running away with this poll, the consensus seems to be it is nearly unplayable, almost certainly un-finishable. It probably would be leading this poll, of course, but for one inconvenient fact: It isn't in it, you've forgotten it, which says a lot on its own.  :P  

B-but, what about COD? :O For what LOI is, COD is that and so much worse. Except it tries to make less claustrophobic and standard stage designs, but ends up being more boring in the process. Music's not as good, visuals aren't as fun to look at... LOI is a pretty rad game, and I played through it a few times, despite its flaws. COD, I STILL haven't managed to beat because I get bored every time I try to play it.

[MeSako]

Sorry.. had forgotten about Order of Shadow.
Added it now, and sorry you guys who wanted to vote for it..

[Koutei]

Where is the Judgment?

[The Silverlord]

I was expecting to see ... PoR getting more votes here..

Please allow me . . .

[edit] Portrait of Ruin was completely devoid of character or charm.  Playing it felt like going through the motions rather than it being an experience.  Castleroid by numbers with some silly artwork and banal dialogue thrown in.  The setting had so much potential, and it was effectively wasted.

[MeSako]

Where is the Judgment?

Judgement is not a Castlevania game!!
If you don't agree, it is MY poll

[Koutei]

Judgement is not a Castlevania game!!

I agree!!
XD

[Danial]

it's really sad that Order of Shadows gets overlooked even as a candidate for worst Castlevania game ever.

This.

I'm guessing most people haven't played it.  OoS isn't a bad game for what it is.  When you are talking about it, you have to consider it was made for phones, not a real platform.  So, in general, I think it did good with what it had.

But, compared to every other game in the series, it is the worst one.

[Harrycombs]

almost unexisting music,

Yes, how dare a game respect the sound of silence!

CV64 is awesome. Third best in the series IMO.

[PFG9000]

No option for Haunted Castle, Vampire Killer MSX, the IBM/Commodore64/Amiga conversions of CV1, or the Tiger Handhelds?  Those would all probably get votes for the worst.

[Kale]

Ah yea... Order of Shadows... I never played it though, so I just went with PoR.

[Aridale]

yeah vampire killer msx IS fuckin horrible. I wouldnt say Haunted Castle is bad tho its just old school arcade hard so you have to keep feedin it change. My vote was for CV64

[A. Rex]

Please allow me . . .

Portrait of Ruin was completely devoid of character or charm.  Playing it felt like going through the motions rather than it being an experience.  Castleroid by numbers with some silly artwork and banal dialogue thrown in.  The setting had so much potential, and it was effectively wasted.

While Potrait was rather mediocre by Castlevania standards, it's still a rather decent game, and by no means the worst in the series.

Also, doesn't Haunted Castle make you start back at the beginning when you lose all your lives, even if you keep pumping in quarters?