Topic: Another delightfully boring "Ranking Castlevania Games" article

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Here you go.

It seems like very little thought was put into it. Kind of like he just did a Google search for Castlevanias, and ranked a bunch of games from a bunch of forum topics and how frequently the games were mentioned. I don't know. I think if he'd actually PLAYED Legends, it wouldn't have even made the list of 25 "notable" games that he made, and I'm in shock at how Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night somehow managed to be several marks above Legends. I'd have expected them to be nestled together.

Honestly, I can't even justify this as even being his personal opinion. The blurbs and listing are WAY TOO copy & paste to be his actual opinions, the way I see it.

Shame on you, GameInformer. I used to trust you.

Anyway, discuss.

[Vrakanox]

It certainly was a very weird list. Couldn't believe he put Dawn of Sorrow so much higher than Aria of Sorrow, not to mention it was awfully low on the list in the first place. At least he got number 1 right 

[GuyStarwind]

Pretty bad list. However, I could argue and say rankings are based off opinion. With that being said I found these opinions to be very bad. Moreover, I don't trust the opinions of anyone who is being paid to give an opinion on something.

[Neobelmont]

This makes me want to list my own top 10.

[K.G. Morder]

I was considering posting that myself. My brain was filled with fuck after reading it.

[JR]

Saw this at work today. I cried.

Okay, but I should've cried. The guy should've put Haunted Castle at #1 for extra lulz.

[Slayer]

Top 5:

5 Castlevania
4 Sotn
3 Castlevania 3
2 Rondo of Blood
1 Super Castlevania IV

[A-Yty]

Completely lazy and I doubt the writer put much effort and thought into it. I don't know where to start ripping that thing a new one.

DoS, OoE and especially LoS better than DC? Riiighht..

[Sumac]

Odd list.
That is strange that he put CVA above CVL.
However I'm glad that he ranked CV64 higher than LOD and that LOS was in the first five. That said, as any ranking list form any blog / site, that shouldn't be taking dead serious.

[shelverton.]

I don't find this list that strange. I may not agree with it but it's just his opinions. I doubt this person would sit down and write a list like this if he hadn't played the games. Gamers are always very suspicious. Why is that? I worked as a video game reviewer for a couple of years and no matter what I wrote people cried "IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY PLAYED THE GAME YOU'D KNOW THIS/THAT". I was also called n00b (even though I've played video games since approx 1988) or a fanboy each time I liked a game (regardless of console). It was a fun job for a while but the readers... oh dear.

[BullockDS]

Hey, if you're gonna say "[Castlevania] Chronicles is a gussied-up remake of the original Castlevania", don't choose a picture that shows a level and boss that are not from the original CV. My problem isn't the guy's opinions; my problem is that he didn't put in a proper effort to check his facts.

[shelverton.]

Hey, if you're gonna say "[Castlevania] Chronicles is a gussied-up remake of the original Castlevania", don't choose a picture that shows a level and boss that are not from the original CV. My problem isn't the guy's opinions; my problem is that he didn't put in a proper effort to check his facts.

Well, many people would argue that Chronicles IS a remake of the original Castlevania. Same with Super Castlevania 4. I think we need to define "remake" here. I'd say they're both completely different games dealing with the exact same events. Also, in my experience it's not unusual that the person writing the article is not necessarily the same person layouting/chosing pictures.

[BingleGod]

Casual Castlevania fans probably haven’t heard of Dracula X or Rondo of Blood. Many songs you know from Symphony originated in these games.

lol.

[Munchy]

Odd list.
That is strange that he put CVA above CVL.

...Actually, I'd rank them that way too.

Also, I laughed silently at the article calling HD an "ambitious" game. If that game is ambitious, then I'm the reincarnation of Genghis Khan.

The thing that bothers me about a favorites list for this series is that comparing the IGA style games to the Classic style games is basically apples vs. oranges.

[Green Stranger]

At least he got number 1 right 

Damn right.

DoS is certainly on the wrong page and CV3 should more than likely be neighbors with SoTN I'd think.