The original castlevanias had some of the very best level design of all time, absolutely perfect for building tension and letting you know damn well you were balls deep in enemy territory. The spirte work perfectly represented the Hammer films horror aesthetic, with the bold colors harkening back to the very first splatter of crimson in 1958's Dracula.
Which titles are your favorites? I prefer the multiple routes of III, but Super has the best soundtrack of any 16-bit game and Simon's whip turns him into a juggernaut of holy wrath. Bloodlines taking place outside of the castle and using real world history as its backdrop was a fun experiment that I wish the series would have played with a bit more–I was immensely disappointed that PoR used ww2 as its setting and didn't litter the ground with dead nazi and ally soldiers,
Christopher Reyes
8 bit ones? No they didn't? They were generic platformers that stood out solely on their production values and god-tier music. Only good classicvanias are Bloodlines and Rondo of Blood.
Oliver Moore
i enjoyed that the early games made good use of the y axis. it might not have been the highest of level design quality but it didn't feel generic when compared to other platformers at the time.
Christopher Scott
Whatever the fuck "use of y axis" means? Megaman and Contra both did verticality better. And fucking butt-e-toads did a lot of gimmicky shit with it both good and bad.
Benjamin Scott
contra did a good job of it, megaman really didn't use it that much (until x) unless you mean moving around while falling. battletoads was a much different game. why are you so hostile user?
Parker Miller
Where do you think you are fuccboi
Carter Sanchez
Lets discuss Shanoa's back
Daniel Butler
Her back could use some bat wings. But no one ever does art of her in "Werebat" *coughSuccubuscough* form.
Jack Wood
Shit level design. Pointless story. Bad graphics outside of bosses and PC. Mediocre game all around.
Asher Williams
I really liked 1's level design. Everything was based around the idea that if you rushed ahead you would get completely owned, but if you tread cautiously nothing would fuck you up.
