Castlevania: Symphony of the Night; is i ...

I have never in my life played a Castlevania game in my life. I keep on hearing about how this, MGS1, and FF7 are the best games of the ps1. Really? Can this game really be in the same sentence as those two games?I looked at some gameplay vids on youtube and it seemed okay. I want a good portable game to keep me busy.Would you still reccomend it to me? Is it just a game that i have to play to understand? Does it feel outdated?Also, should i get the ps1 classics one or should i just buy the Castlevania Chronicles game?Thanks for your help!Castlevania: Symphony of the Night; is i ...
[QUOTE=''director13'']I have never in my life played a Castlevania game in my life. I keep on hearing about how this, MGS1, and FF7 are the best games of the ps1. Really? Can this game really be in the same sentence as those two games?I looked at some gameplay vids on youtube and it seemed okay. I want a good portable game to keep me busy.Would you still reccomend it to me? Is it just a game that i have to play to understand? Does it feel outdated?Also, should i get the ps1 classics one or should i just buy the Castlevania Chronicles game?Thanks for your help![/QUOTE]Get chronicles. You basicly getting 3 awesome games in one. Which a remake of rondo of blood the orginal version and SOTN. I own chronicles and it kept me busy. Just to let you know you have to unlock SOTN and the orginal rondo of blood. Its not hard though just look at a faq to see where are they in the game and you unlock them. Its pretty simple. FF7 is a great game jrpg and worth the pick up if you are interested enough. MGS1 is still great,but if you played the morerecent MGS games it might take a while to get use to the camra.Castlevania: Symphony of the Night; is i ...
Yes its an amazing game but the PSP doesnt do it justice.



Its stretched and the general washout of the PSP screen ruins the look of the game.
[QUOTE=''finalfantasy94''][QUOTE=''director13'']I have never in my life played a Castlevania game in my life. I keep on hearing about how this, MGS1, and FF7 are the best games of the ps1. Really? Can this game really be in the same sentence as those two games?I looked at some gameplay vids on youtube and it seemed okay. I want a good portable game to keep me busy.Would you still reccomend it to me? Is it just a game that i have to play to understand? Does it feel outdated?Also, should i get the ps1 classics one or should i just buy the Castlevania Chronicles game?Thanks for your help![/QUOTE]Get chronicles. You basicly getting 3 awesome games in one. Which a remake of rondo of blood the orginal version and SOTN. I own chronicles and it kept me busy. Just to let you know you have to unlock SOTN and the orginal rondo of blood. Its not hard though just look at a faq to see where are they in the game and you unlock them. Its pretty simple. FF7 is a great game jrpg and worth the pick up if you are interested enough. MGS1 is still great,but if you played the morerecent MGS games it might take a while to get use to the camra.[/QUOTE]Whoa there... don't confuse Castlevania Chronicles with Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles. One is only offered through PSN as a PS1 classic, but the compilation and remake is the UMD release from 2007.
[QUOTE=''MAILER_DAEMON''][QUOTE=''finalfantasy94''][QUOTE=''director13'']I have never in my life played a Castlevania game in my life. I keep on hearing about how this, MGS1, and FF7 are the best games of the ps1. Really? Can this game really be in the same sentence as those two games?I looked at some gameplay vids on youtube and it seemed okay. I want a good portable game to keep me busy.Would you still reccomend it to me? Is it just a game that i have to play to understand? Does it feel outdated?Also, should i get the ps1 classics one or should i just buy the Castlevania Chronicles game?Thanks for your help![/QUOTE]Get chronicles. You basicly getting 3 awesome games in one. Which a remake of rondo of blood the orginal version and SOTN. I own chronicles and it kept me busy. Just to let you know you have to unlock SOTN and the orginal rondo of blood. Its not hard though just look at a faq to see where are they in the game and you unlock them. Its pretty simple. FF7 is a great game jrpg and worth the pick up if you are interested enough. MGS1 is still great,but if you played the morerecent MGS games it might take a while to get use to the camra.[/QUOTE]Whoa there... don't confuse Castlevania Chronicles with Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles. One is only offered through PSN as a PS1 classic, but the compilation and remake is the UMD release from 2007. [/QUOTE]

Wait...so which one should i get?

-SOTN (ps1)

-Dracula Chronicles X (ps1)

-Chronicles (psp)

Also, i have played MGS1 and FF7. In fact, MGS1 is my favorite game of all time (tied with 4); i have playing MGS1 since i was 7 years old! See my sig ;)
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Chronicles on PSN is basically a graphical remake of the original Castlevania on NES. SOTN came out on PS1, and the PSN version is the same game. The Dracula X Chronicles is ONLY on PSP, and it's a compilation of Rondo of Blood (SOTN's prequel), Symphony of the Night with a new translation, new voice acting, new boss, and new playable character, and a remake of Rondo of Blood (the main game in this compilation). So if you're wanting SOTN on your PSP, The Dracula X Chronicles is the way to go.



Look up the reviews if you want more information.
hmm...but does the remake do justice to the original SOTN?

For example, there was a MGS1 remake for the Gamecube, however, it bastardized the first game and therefore, i would recommend anyone to play the ps1 instead. Does Dracula X follow suit? By chance, have you played the original (no offense or anything)?
[QUOTE=''director13'']. Really? Can this game really be in the same sentence as those two games?[/QUOTE]:shock: It's more like those two games don't belong in the same sentence as Symphony of the night. Imo, SOTN is the best ps1 game ever. (And I'm a big fan of those two games).
I have castlevania: the dracula X chronicles, and the main game (from which you unlock SoTN) is pretty hard so it can get disouraging at the beginning. Yet, you unlock SoTN fairly early on and that game is better. Plus you can unlock a special character.
[QUOTE=''director13'']hmm...but does the remake do justice to the original SOTN? For example, there was a MGS1 remake for the Gamecube, however, it bastardized the first game and therefore, i would recommend anyone to play the ps1 instead. Does Dracula X follow suit? By chance, have you played the original (no offense or anything)?[/QUOTE]...Ignoring your comments about Twin Snakes, the quality of which make it such that it is nigh impossible for me to play the PS1 original, SOTN is an enhanced port, not a remake. Rondo of Blood and its remake (Dracula X) are in this compilation along with an enhanced port of SOTN, and yes I've played the game for years, owning the PS1 original and the port on XBLA. In my opinion, the enhancements to the port on the Dracula X Chronicles make it the best version available.
I would definitely go for Dracula X Chronicles.
Yeah, like everyone says, just get Dracula X Chronicles.
Get Dracula X Chronicles, definately. But one thing, don't expect a MGS or FFVII quality game with Symphony of the Night (or Rondo of Blood)The Castlevania's are old school style games, so you won't be getting an elaborate story or eye-popping cutscenes, etc. (well, except for Dracula X's intro...)
That being said, they're still great, but don't go in expecting one of the greatest games of all time.
[QUOTE=''SillySkeleton'']Get Dracula X Chronicles, definately. But one thing, don't expect a MGS or FFVII quality game with Symphony of the Night (or Rondo of Blood)The Castlevania's are old school style games, so you won't be getting an elaborate story or eye-popping cutscenes, etc. (well, except for Dracula X's intro...)
That being said, they're still great, but don't go in expecting one of the greatest games of all time.[/QUOTE] I think Symphony of the Night is EASILY one of the greatest games of all time... the exploration, item discovery, art design, music, and just sheer fun of it. It doesn't have a sprawling or convoluted plot, but it doesn't need one either.
[QUOTE=''raven_squad''][QUOTE=''SillySkeleton'']Get Dracula X Chronicles, definately. But one thing, don't expect a MGS or FFVII quality game with Symphony of the Night (or Rondo of Blood)The Castlevania's are old school style games, so you won't be getting an elaborate story or eye-popping cutscenes, etc. (well, except for Dracula X's intro...)
That being said, they're still great, but don't go in expecting one of the greatest games of all time.[/QUOTE] I think Symphony of the Night is EASILY one of the greatest games of all time... the exploration, item discovery, art design, music, and just sheer fun of it. It doesn't have a sprawling or convoluted plot, but it doesn't need one either.[/QUOTE]Well yeahh, I'm not saying it isn't one of the best, but for someone who cut their teeth on games with complex combat sytems, stunning graphics, cinematic gameplay, and intriguing plots, they may be a little underwhelmed after their first impression of Castlevania after hearing people go on about how great it is.
[QUOTE=''SillySkeleton''][QUOTE=''raven_squad''][QUOTE=''SillySkeleton'']Get Dracula X Chronicles, definately. But one thing, don't expect a MGS or FFVII quality game with Symphony of the Night (or Rondo of Blood)The Castlevania's are old school style games, so you won't be getting an elaborate story or eye-popping cutscenes, etc. (well, except for Dracula X's intro...)
That being said, they're still great, but don't go in expecting one of the greatest games of all time.[/QUOTE] I think Symphony of the Night is EASILY one of the greatest games of all time... the exploration, item discovery, art design, music, and just sheer fun of it. It doesn't have a sprawling or convoluted plot, but it doesn't need one either.[/QUOTE]Well yeahh, I'm not saying it isn't one of the best, but for someone who cut their teeth on games with complex combat sytems, stunning graphics, cinematic gameplay, and intriguing plots, they may be a little underwhelmed after their first impression of Castlevania after hearing people go on about how great it is.[/QUOTE] hmm, i may have to take you words over others' simply because you seem to be a fan of TeamICO. I L O V E TeamICO ;)
Haha, well you definately have good taste. :P Anyway yeahh, I think the game's a greatest hits release now, so it should definately be worth the money. Then you can decide for yourself how Castlevania ranks among the elite. :)