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Playing Castlevania IV for the first time as an adult on the SNES classic and I forgot how difficult this series is. I’m currently on stage 8 and I want to throw the controller against the wall, and I’m hearing that IV was designed to be a bit easier than the earlier titles.

Chronicles is just a remake of the original NES Castlevania. It's quite good.

The PSX version is a bit glitchy compared to the X68K original (which can be emulated btw), but it's okay. Brutally difficult though. Keep grinding subweapons until you get the herb which heals you.

>>4715305
>I’m currently on stage 8 and I want to throw the controller against the wall, and I’m hearing that IV was designed to be a bit easier than the earlier titles.
If you were playing Castlevania Chronicles (original mode), you'd be throwing your controller at the wall as of stage 2. Personally I want to hang myself as soon as I get to the raft, and I think that's in stage 2 or 3.

>>4715341
>Chronicles is just a remake of the original NES Castlevania.
It's pretty different

>>4715305
It's good but nowhere near the quality of the Amiga port.

>>4716041
I hope AVGN does a video on the DOS/Amiga and other home computer ports of Castlevania this year for halloween.

>>4715332
classic vr post, complete retard with no basic skill to beat an easy game.

>>4715305
yes it is one of the best in the classic series.

The Werewolf boss fight at the clocktower is one of the neatest concepts for a boss fight in the Castlevania series. Once of the best uses of a background I've seen as well.

>>4715332
SC4 is easy as fuck.

>>4716509
No shit. You get full air control + 8 directional whip, it's really hard to fuck up in that game.

>>4715332
the fucking saws and ceiling spikes at the end

If this game isn't in your top 5 Castlevanias you have shit taste in vidya.

>>4716041
Australia-kun, please.

>>4715332
Stage 8 is pretty cheesy, just remember you can move while ducking to get through that part with the randomly appearing ceiling spikes.

>>4715332
git gud

This fucking thread again.

Did /vr/ have an aneurism? Chronicles isn’t a remake of Castlevania for the NES, it’s a remake of 68k ‘vania you silly billies. Totally different game

It's an excellent game with lots of attention to detail and good level design. It also takes some inspiration from IV by letting you swing the whip straight down or at an angle while in the air, but doesn't give you the full eight directions or flail. As a result there's more versatility but it doesn't cheese anything.

The Classic mode retains the original difficulty setting and loops, so you should give that one a playthrough. Just keep in mind that Chronicles crops the screen differently in both modes compared to the original release, so the screen will be slightly stretched and the HUD will obstruct the top part of the screen. This can make seeing some bats a chore where it wasn't before, and a few neat graphical elements will be covered up for the most part.

>>4717332
It's a port of the 68k game which in turn is a remake/reimagining of the original CV.

After playing most of the Castlevania's prior to SOTN. I only have 2 left to play.

Castlevania III and Chronicles. Which one do you anons recommend I play first.

>>4719504
Chronicles because it's so pretty. Really top notch 16 bit artwork on par with Rondo and SOTN.

I like it more. It has all the best boards from the NES version plus all new boards which are just as cleverly designed. I had a lot of fun with this one. I would say it’s probably my favorite Castlevania.

>>4719507
Of the 16-bit castlevanias, I think Dracula X was the most impressive one graphics-wise.
Rondo and X68K were good but DX has much more detailed and varied tilesets more reminiscent of SOTN.
X68k is nice, but graphically it's not all more impressive than what we saw on SNES or Mega Drive. I think the most impressive part of it is the giant painting on dracula's castle.

>>4719517
>It has all the best boards from the NES version
It's a different game entirely, it doesn't have any of the NES "boards".

>>4719507
After watching some videos of this I think I'm definitely going to give this one a go first.

Thanks for the recommendation.

>>4719504
3 because it's easier, then you can move up to the harder game. they are both great though.

Why was Super Castlevania Bros. so shite, lads?

>>4719526
Yes it does. You need to go back and replay those games then. Freshen up your memory.

>>4719546
>he's still shitposting the same stale autistic shit after years or being ridiculed and bullied by mods and other users alike
Sad!

I played just about all the castlevania games besides the DS ones. Thinking of going back and replaying them all. Starting with the nes games. Can anyone give me. A quick run down of which ones are remakes of which games?

>>4715305
>>4715341
>>4716024

Its a remake of the X68000 version which is an entirely different game than the Nes version.

>>4719504
>>4719527
Nice, you're actually saving the best for last. Enjoy.