/vr/ - Retro Games

Based Simon escaped the netflix woke shit.
Best CV protag.

IV>Rondo>Castlevania 1>>Bloodlines>III>SOTN>Castlevania 64

the ones I've played at least, not including Lament if innocence because not retro, although it'd be between SOTN and CV64, or after CV64. Note that I actually enjoyed CV64, shit camera and subpar controls, but the setting, amtosphere and music were great.
Stil IV, Rondo and Bloodlines are my holy Castlevania trinity and nothing can compare. It was the peak of the Castlevania franchise.

I also liked the PSP remake of Rondo. Especially Dracula's new 3rd final form.

Someone really should do a romhack of IV, and put Simon's standard blocky moves from CV1. Then we'll see how hard it gets.
I personally think the catacombs level of IV is one of the hardest in any castlevania game. The level design is great, the library, the clock tower with that saw coming from below... I just think it's not as hard because the controls are very thight mostly due to the multidirectional whip.
Also, I don't know if all of you know this, but once you finish the game once, you can start a NG with added difficulty, just increases enemies HP iirc, but still worth trying if you want a more challenging run

Also, on top of that, SCV IV is basically Treasure's Castlevania. I seriously hold it as my all time favorite CV game, even though I also love Rondo, III and Bloodlines about the same, IV is still my overall favorite.