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The Castlevania franchises chronicles the ongoing fight against Count Dracula by the Belmont family and their allies. To this day, Dracula continues to pose a threat to the world.

What Castlevania Games would you Recommend to Noobs?

#1 Posted by Psykhophear (919 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

I've never played Castlevania games before in my life but now, after discovering the series through YouTube and gaming websites, I've decided to take interest. The only problem is, I'm not sure where to begin so for those who are familiar with the franchise, can you recommend me three to five games to buy and start playing? I heard Symphony of The Night is good. Very good. Please list them down in bullet points. Thanks!

#2 Posted by Redbullet685 (5794 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

The only Castlevania Ive played and beaten was Symphony of the Night. So, that one.

#3 Posted by Superfriend (1300 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Yeah, play Symphony of the Night! That game is one of the best games ever, in my opinion. The GBA and DS games are kinda like Symhony, so they´re okay too. 
I would stay away from most of the 3D games, especially the 2 N64 games. They´re not good at all (I´ve played through both though, because my childhood kinda sucked game-wise)

#4 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

dont you mean Newbs  ? (newbie)
 
Noob is like an internet insult

#5 Posted by Jeust (9675 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago
  1. Aria of Sorrow
  2. Dawn of Sorrow
  3. Symphony of the Night
  4. Portrait of Ruin
  5. Order of Ecclesia
  6. Circle of the Moon
  7. Harmony of Dissonance 
#6 Posted by Shadowjester (84 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

I am like you and never took an interest till here recently. I just bought Symphony of the Night on Xbox Live and I can't stop playing it. 
So yeah my reccomended list is short and matches what you've already heard.  :)
1. Symphony of the Night
 
I will have to check out the ones that Jeust posted. 

#7 Posted by Levio (1482 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Harmony of Dissonance was my favorite of the ones I've played.  Straight forward RPG with exploration elements and an ok story.
 
For GBA.

#8 Posted by limewizard (192 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Argh! Stop giving him those daft RPG ones. Give him some of this good stuff: 
 

  • Castlevania 3 (NES)
  • Super Castlevania 4 (SNES)
  • Castlevania Chronicles. (PS1)
 
Of course, unless you want to track down the original copies, you'll be playing these through an emulator. But it's all good. 
#9 Posted by x_XJules (303 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Castlevania IV 
Symphony of the Night

#10 Posted by Raven_Sword (3271 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Everyone one that I played was stupid ass hard, so I really dont know.m
#11 Posted by kevinski (455 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago
#12 Posted by bartok (2371 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

Wait Portrait of Ruin was hard ? I honestly thought that game was about as easy as Symphony of the Night though Order of Ecclesia is one tough bitch.

#13 Posted by kevinski (455 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago
@bartok said:
" Wait Portrait of Ruin was hard ? I honestly thought that game was about as easy as Symphony of the Night though Order of Ecclesia is one tough bitch. "
The final battle can be quite difficult. Furthermore, Hard Mode is a bitch.
#14 Posted by JJOR64 (18222 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago
#15 Posted by Psykhophear (919 posts) - 2 years, 9 months ago

It seems that Symphony of The Night, Super Castlevania IV and some handheld games are the best choices. I'll look into it. Thanks guys, and I was not aware that noobs and newbies are two different things. My bad! :P

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