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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB
Plus it's like the basis for every 2D Castlevania game beginning with Symphony. It's the granddaddy.
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Wow, I never made that connection before but now that you said that it makes so much sense. I remember when I beat
Castlevania 2 - it was almost on accident - I think you had to have an eyeball or something equipped just to have access to Dracula's tomb. I stumbled through most of the game and later found out that there were multiple endings. I think my ending had a gravestone, but IIRC there was a better one with someone standing next to it. I never went back to try it again.
I still love
Symphony of the Night. I've also noticed that
Lament of Innocence doesn't get any love, which is crazy because the game is basically
SOTN with Metal Gear Solid camera angles and pretty decent graphics. I also remember the
LOI cut scenes were pretty great, although I'm sure I'd have different opinions if I loaded it up today. It was
Curse of Darkness that I couldn't get into at all. Loved
Lament of Innocence though.
And then
Lords of Shadow came out for the PS3 and that was an absolute masterpiece from the very first level where the raindrops hit the interior of your T.V. screen. I bought the sequel, and played it one time for 20 minutes and never loaded it up again - I can't even explain why, but I had no interest in it even though I loved the first. It'd be great to have some play time with
Lords of Shadow again, even if only to complete an easy mode speed run.