What's the most challenging /vr/ Castlevania?

[Anonymous No.8566645]

[Anonymous No.8566650]

Haunted Castle, but it's not really that good

[Anonymous No.8566673]

Out of the not shit ones: x68000 by far. It's harder than XX which probable comes second. Then CV3 us.

[Anonymous No.8566779]

>>8566645
you posted it, only cv with limited continues.

[Anonymous No.8567095]

>>8566645
2 without using a guide is impossible to complete

[Anonymous No.8567126]

>>8566779
-> >>8566650
also Vampire Killer has no continues

[Anonymous No.8567181]

what's the easiest retro castlevania that isn't a metroidvania? hard games just stress me out i don't find them enjoyable

[Anonymous No.8567205]

>>8567181
Super Castlevania is pretty simple. Maybe if you played with a guide, then Castlevania 2.

[Anonymous No.8567218]

>>8567095
>tried beating CV2 legit with no guide recently
>gave up after like 5 hours
ya this shit is definitely impossible without a guide, i refuse to believe anyone's done it

[Anonymous No.8567221]

>>8567181
CV1 as long as you realize that the Holy Water is the greatest weapon in the game.

Literally makes every boss (except the first one funny enough) a total joke. Even the ones it can't hurt, it just stun locks them so you can wail on them with the whip.

[Anonymous No.8567229]

>>8567181
Castlevania 2 (with a guide)
Super Castlevania 4
then probably one of the Game Boy games

[Anonymous No.8567232]

>>8567218
Somebody had to do it to write up the guide. Its crazy that use to be someones job lol. Beat a shit load of games and write the official guide for it.

[Anonymous No.8567235]

>>8567181
Famicom version of Castlevania 3 (akumajou densetsu) is pretty easy compared to other games in the series. Or you could play the x68k game as it starts at least mode. Or you could play the port version in Castlevania chronicles on playstation, IIRC they fucked it up and the AI is braindead as a result.

I guess legends on game boy is pretty easy, just not very good. Better to play dracula 2 on game boy and just cheat past the final bosses if you can't tryhard past them.

Oh also, maria mode in rondo is pretty easy.

[Anonymous No.8567250]

>>8567221
This is the same for pretty much all the games

[Anonymous No.8567396]

>>8567181
the Wii exclusive Castlevania Rebirth is good and not too hard.

[Anonymous No.8567454]

>>8566779
This game is easier than CV3 even with limited continues, by a longshot

[Anonymous No.8567546]

>>8566650
Fpbp

[Anonymous No.8567647]

>>8567396
Play PSX chronicles.

[Anonymous No.8567696]

>>8566645
Am I blind, or am I missing something?
Castlevania Bloodlines isn't really hard. Eric can spam invincibility jumps and Morris has an absurd tracking special weapon.

[Anonymous No.8567707]

>>8567181
I get the farthest in Bloodlines, I get the shortest in CV 2 for GB.

[Anonymous No.8567715]

>>8567696
I'm going to let you in on a secret. The CV series has about 3 hard games. III USA, Chronicles, and Haunted Castle. The rest of the games in the series just expect you to not give up after getting knocked into a pit over and over again.

[Anonymous No.8568407]

>>8567235
>I guess legends on game boy is pretty easy
I played it just recently and I would have to say no to that. As soon as the first level, you end up with shit like the bats flittering around with obnoxious patterns at awkward angles, the fucking ghosts zooming in at even worse angles and most likely to respawn from the edge of the screen, and you'll probably get fucked by the trick candle at least once. It doesn't get much if any better from there. I still enjoyed it, but I've probably built up patience from playing nigh every other classicvania.

[Anonymous No.8568416]

>>8566779
If you can finish a level once you're pretty much guaranteed to be able to finish it effortlessly any other time. It has the least amount of execution needed out of almost any other Classicvania.

[Anonymous No.8568419]

>>8567181
Rondo saves your progress and lets you play as an easy mode loli so that's a good bet.

[Anonymous No.8568434]

>>8568419
>and lets you play as an easy mode loli
Actually the difficulty as Maria is balanced because you have to work with less blood going to your head.

[Anonymous No.8568437]

>>8568434
I don't know what you mean. Playing as her is a good way to advance past a level you have problems with as Richter.

[Anonymous No.8568439]

>>8568437
I wouldn't be so sure, everything becomes harder when you play as her.

[Anonymous No.8568460]

>>8568437
Is that a real screencap? I never played Rondo of Blood.

[Anonymous No.8568501]

>>8568460
Yes, it's part of her unique ending credits.

[Anonymous No.8568508]

>>8568501
Explains why it stayed in Japan... Is it story related or just a bonus image?

[Anonymous No.8568515]

>>8568508
Bonus image, in her credits cutscene you see her walking happily with images of all her animal helpers and that one appears near the end.

[Anonymous No.8568517]

>>8568515
Gotcha.

[Anonymous No.8568523]

>>8568508
>>8568517
You're being trolled, it's a fanmade image, look the ending up on Castlevania Dungeon or YouTube or VGmuseum it takes like 2 secs bro

[Anonymous No.8568527]

>>8568508
Interesting trivia. There's an obvious secret area only Maria can access in one of the stages but it doesn't do anything in the final game. The rumor is that it would have lead to a hidden Maria-only stage and unlock this as an alt costume.

[Anonymous No.8568530]

>>8566645
Might just be my memories, but I vote for this

[Anonymous No.8568532]

>>8568523
You can stop gaslighting now

[Anonymous No.8568547]

>>8568527
Prob that was how Stage 5' was planned to be unlocked, then the devs second-guessed the idea of having Maria having major access to places Richter can't reach so they made it a postgame unlock instead.

[Anonymous No.8568551]

>>8568547
5' was always weird as hell in the way it works in the final so that makes a ton of sense. Feels very slap dash.

[Anonymous No.8568580]

>>8568437
wtf game was this? sexy paradious?

[Anonymous No.8568587]

>>8568527
Any sprite editors want to take a crack at restoring this content?

[Anonymous No.8568626]

>>8567181
bloodlines is fairly easy

[Anonymous No.8569291]

>>8567181
Castlevania 4

[Anonymous No.8569320]

>>8566673
This

[Anonymous No.8569327]

>>8566645
Hands down 3 if you beat it in one go. Those final stages + the dracula fight are just too much.

Bloodlines isnt very hard except the bullshti dracula fight.

[Anonymous No.8569345]

no ones gonna bring up the bullshit that is dracula x? Shame too because its in my opinion the best looking snes game

[Anonymous No.8569348]

>>8569327
>Bloodlines isnt very hard except the bullshti dracula fight.

The final bosses are very simple, also you can grind for whip upgrades before the fight by going back&forth on the stairs before the fight

[Anonymous No.8569362]

>>8566645
God that level and music were so kino

[Anonymous No.8570318]

>>8569362
Pretty much every Castlevania is pure kino.
You can't have a bad time with that aesthetic

[Anonymous No.8570436]

Off topic. But if Konami does a reboot which is highly likely again. Stick to the original japanese title.
Akumajo just sounds sicker than Castlevania

[Anonymous No.8570462]

>>8570436
They would never ever do this. Castlevania brand is way more powerful than Akumajo.

[Anonymous No.8570508]

>>8570436
This is a pretty retarded take

[Anonymous No.8570523]

>>8566645
Simon's quest blind
Super IV

[Anonymous No.8570632]

>>8567221
shitty take, a brand new player will have a hard time keeping holy water and upgrading it. They're better off learning how to play the game rather than trying to cheese it from the start.
>t. someone who sucked at castlevania until I stopped trying to cheese things

[Anonymous No.8570679]

>>8568626
>>8569327
Bloodlines has a difficulty setting so it depends. Still not the hardest on Expert, but it makes a difference. CV4's second loop should have been Hard Mode or something.

>>8566779
Gotta go for 1cc

>>8567181
Try Kid Dracula it's good

[Anonymous No.8570756]

>>8567181
Castlevania 1 is pretty manageable, it only really gets challenging in the last couple of stages but never feels unfair
Then you load up Castlevania 3 and the game just rapes your ass with no lube from beginning to end

[Anonymous No.8570873]

>>8568523
Done. What are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.8570894]

>>8568523
>>8568532
He's not gaslighting. It's honest confusion. He's thinking of this fanmade image. It's obviously based on the in-game one.

[Anonymous No.8570916]

>>8570894
Will real life loli dress up?

[Anonymous No.8570918]

>>8570916
A "real life loli" is called a fucking child you nut. Save it for cartoons.

[Anonymous No.8570919]

>>8570918
Okay that too much. How about teen?

[Anonymous No.8570936]

>>8570873
>>8570894
https://youtu.be/93ahf1C9Y4E
I get that this is all a joke, but taking the time to fake an image like that is hardy worth it when it can be disproven in 5 minutes on google or YouTube.
https://youtu.be/93ahf1C9Y4E

[Anonymous No.8570997]

>>8567181
Rondo

[Anonymous No.8571065]

>>8568437
>>8570894
>people call this a loli

[Anonymous No.8571672]

>>8567181
Rondo of Blood, Castlevania 1, Bloodlines and Super Castlevania IV are probably the easiest of the main classicvanias. They're not really insanely hard games, Bloodlines doesn't have continues but it has passwords, so.

[Anonymous No.8571858]

>>8571065
A ripe tittied, big ass loli is fine to

[Anonymous No.8571860]

>>8570918
>A "real life loli" is called a fucking child
There are other kinds?

[Anonymous No.8572071]

>>8566645
Is Bloodline as Castlevania game, or is it eurojank wearing Castlevanian's skin?

[Anonymous No.8572107]

>>8572071
Nothing Euro about it. The engine feels like it’s from the same family tree as Contra Hard Corps and Rocket Knight Adventures. It’s fast and fluid and it controls well.

[Anonymous No.8572119]

>>8567181
Super Castlevania 4 is probably the easiest one, to the point of being an issue people have against the game; but since you're looking for the easiest possible starting point, that works in its favor here.

[Anonymous No.8572129]

>>8572071
>or is it eurojank wearing Castlevanian's skin?
What do you mean? It was made in Japan and it's very good, better than Super IV in my opinion

[Anonymous No.8572130]

>>8572107
-and that's why it's damn good.

[Anonymous No.8572134]

>>8572107
Yeah, eurojank was probably too harsh, I was thinking the game reminded me of Turrican/Contra with how fast and crazy the action is.

[Anonymous No.8572175]

>>8571858
Shota too?

[Anonymous No.8572190]

>>8566645
I can hear this gif

[Anonymous No.8572197]

>>8566645
>What's the most challenging /vr/ Castlevania?
just play Ghosts n Goblins or Ghouls n Ghosts, arcade versions.
they're just better than castlevanias

[Anonymous No.8572914]

>>8572197
I would play Castlevania NES than ghosts and goblins any day wtf

[Anonymous No.8572927]

>>8572914
you're probably thinking of ghosts an goblins NES? which sucks and yes avoid it.

ghosts and goblins arcade/mame is a different game and a million times superior

[Anonymous No.8573147]

>>8566650
Wrong
You can 1cc Haunted Castle with some practice.

Here's my experience playing through the series for the first time last year

[Anonymous No.8574303]

>>8566645
Whilst hardest may be up for debate, we can all at least agree that Stupor Casualvania Snore is the most pathetically easy. Even the second loop is a cakewalk. Fuck this game and its retarded shitplayer normalfag fanbase.

[Anonymous No.8574325]

>>8574303
Posting this pic should result in an instant 30 day ban

[Anonymous No.8574456]

>>8574325
I agree, anyone who admits to playing on PAL reallly.

[Anonymous No.8574461]

>>8574303
Your posts have always been cringe and will always be cringe

[Anonymous No.8575290]

>>8568527
>>8568587
Have at it.

[Anonymous No.8575402]

>>8572071
It does feel like a weird bootleg version of Castlevania to me, but not because of the quality since it's actually a good game. More the aesthetics and how stuff's just slightly off: traveling across Europe instead of a single castle, collecting gems instead of hearts, subweapons are kinda different, Dracula's niece is a character for some reason and also it's WWI and she killed Franz Ferdinand, etc.

[Anonymous No.8575501]

>>8575402
The weirdness is mostly because it's a stealth sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula. The movie was pretty popular and I guess Konami decided to fold the story into Castlevania's canon.

[Anonymous No.8575530]

>>8574461
The saddest part is that it's been a bunch of years since he's been trying to force his low IQ memes. I imagine what his real life must be like and feel glad I'm not him.

[Anonymous No.8575604]

>>8567181
Play Super Castlevania IV in hard mode if you want a challenge, and also enjoy one the good music and background.

[Anonymous No.8576146]

>>8575604
The actual challenge in Super Castlevania IV is getting a decent high score, ie not continuing.
2nd loop is definitely harder (way more troll bats, more enemies all the way through), but in the big scheme of things it only spices it up, the real challenge is the level design in the later stages, from 8 onwards.

[Anonymous No.8576168]

>>8576146
The actual challenge in SCB is not falling asleep from the dull pace, casual gameplay and lack of hard setpieces or enemy designs.

[Anonymous No.8576185]

>>8576168
The actual challenge in CV4 is not being in Australia-kun's head 24/7.

[Anonymous No.8576491]

WHAT IS A MAN

A MISERABLE PILE OF BULLSHIT

https://youtu.be/Vrze-nKw9zQ

[Anonymous No.8576992]

>>8574325
Post more Maria lewds instead

[Anonymous No.8577008]

[Anonymous No.8577012]

>>8575290
it doesnt have the roll sprites

[Anonymous No.8577739]

>>8570436
No that's dumb and the franchise has been weeb enough as it is.

[Anonymous No.8577743]

>>8574303
Rondo's easier, even as Richter.

[Anonymous No.8577812]

>>8576992
Don't lewd such a perfect angel.

[Anonymous No.8577967]

>>8577743
Rondo boss fights shit all over IV's. Hell even the regular enemy encounters will put up more of a struggle than IV's laughably poor baddies.

[Anonymous No.8578127]

>>8575402
I think there's not as much weight or oomph to anything. You whip shit and enemies just kind of disappear with barely any noise. Even the original made it feel like your whip had impact.

[Anonymous No.8579817]

>>8569348
Yeah but you always get knocked down after one hit

[Anonymous No.8579819]

>>8574303
>Stupor Casualvania Snore
Why is 4chan full of this cringe?

>Fuck this game and its retarded shitplayer normalfag fanbase

Lmao seethe, masochistic faggot. Its still harder than Symphony of the Night and that game is revered regardless. These games dont need to be ball busting all the time.

[Anonymous No.8579868]

[Anonymous No.8579869]

i-frames

[Anonymous No.8580005]

>>8579819
The guy you're replying to is australia-kun, /vr/'s lolcow.

[Anonymous No.8581902]

>>8570436
but that's about the only instance of localization that's better than the source

[Anonymous No.8581920]

>>8577812
Why did they fuck her up so badly in the remake?

[Anonymous No.8581939]

>>8579868
Is it possible to get that as Eric?

[Anonymous No.8582028]

>>8567715
This. I suck at games and castlevania stresses me out but the nes ones have infinite continues and let you practice Anyone familiar with the nes knows that automatically makes the game beatable with some effort.

[Anonymous No.8582047]

>>8567181
The real answer is to just stop playing video games

[Anonymous No.8582413]

>>8581939
if there is a platform underneath, yes

[Anonymous No.8582440]

>>8581920
Their excuse at the time was "long flowing hair and dress hard in 3d, please understand".

[Anonymous No.8582453]

Honestly all the characters in that game look weird.

[Anonymous No.8582525]

>>8581920
But she's also a perfect angel in this version. I love how they just gave her pants instead of a dress like every victorian/gothic/whatever this is female design, somehow it just fits her very well even if she doesn't humorously clash with the rest of the game anymore. Also bonus points for the sexy forehead.

[Anonymous No.8583256]

>>8566645
for me the longest and most hard was castlevania 3 for nes.

[Anonymous No.8583262]

>>8566645
Would probably be one of the NES ones or Dracula X I assume. I struggled way more with NES CV1 than any 16 bit one.

[Anonymous No.8583328]

>>8581939
no, but he can get another 1up just earlier a lot more easily than Morris

[Anonymous No.8583350]

>>8582453
Ayy lmao

[Anonymous No.8583512]

>>8573147
You gotta be one mad crackhead to put Rondo over the first one.

[Anonymous No.8583586]

x68000 is just Death holding you down while Dracula takes a steel pin hammer to your ballsack.

[Anonymous No.8583763]

>>8573147
What's with the International version of 3?

[Anonymous No.8583778]

>>8583763
The difficulty is completely busted, and I say this as someone who fucking loves this version. The example that sticks out the most to me is this completely UnCastlevania-like bit in the last level where you have to destroy a bone pillar with too much HP over quickly crumbling blocks, and while you can just use a watch or simply jump through it since there's a chicken in the next room, CV1 and the rest of CV3 never demanded this kind of shit from you.

[Anonymous No.8583783]

>>8566779
i love the game, but it's pretty easy as far as castlevania goes. however when i talk about difficulty in games i only think of if you try to 1cc the games. bloodlines becomes an absolute cakewalk if you use passwords.

[Anonymous No.8583853]

>>8567181
Pic related is by far the easiest.
>Infinite Lives
>Many checkpoints
>You have an ability to make yourself temporary invincible for a long time period.
You can just ignore the enemies and run forward to the next checkpoint while invincible. Then die and respawn and run to the next checkpoint. The only thing you have to actually fight are the bosses.

[Anonymous No.8583892]

>>8583328
You can get that one as Morris too and farm 1ups.

[Anonymous No.8584017]

>>8583853
They knew the game was atrocious so they made it so you can just bypass everything

[Anonymous No.8584551]

>>8584017
Its not atrocious, its just no better than The Castlevania Adventure, which was unacceptably rudimentary for 1997.

[Anonymous No.8584554]

>>8582453
look kino*

[Anonymous No.8584558]

>>8579868
Hadn't realized until now...wow

[Anonymous No.8584790]

>>8581920
is that a redesign of maria renard? looks more like a annabelle redesign!

[Anonymous No.8584792]

>>8567181
SCIV followed by Rondo of Blood

However Rondo of Blood has much fairer design while SCIV will treat you like a retarded infant for 70% of the game and then start throwing cheap instakill pits and wonky hitboxes at you everywhere so I would suggest Rondo

On the bright side classic CVs all have the same basic kits on characters (except, again, SCIV) so your skills will be transferrable as you play through them.

[Anonymous No.8584803]

>>8581902
Not quite a localization thing but I quite liked how i used to be localized as a Belmont 'clan' rather than family which is what they seem to use now. Them being Scottish was the only lore change in the reboots I thought was a good idea, fits the noble barbarian style thing they were going for in the early ones well.