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I've always been a Metroidvania head since SOTN was my first. Then I went on to Aria of Sorrow and beat it a couple times, mucked around with the 3D games on PS2 (didn't really grab me). Today I fired up Harmony of Dissonance and it's great so far, checking all the boxes that make the Metroidvania's tick.

The classic games where always too tough for me to find enjoyable. I have to savescum my way through 1 because I suck.

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[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

Classic all the way and I will writeabout it at length tomorrow. Irs bed time.

[-] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago

Ooh, I'd be interested in this! I've only ever played post-SotN games (including SotN, Circle of the Moon, and the three DS games), all of which I enjoyed (although I didn't 100% SotN because the inverted castle just drags on). Nowadays, I tend to prefer games which focus on a core set of mechanics rather than a bunch of unlocks and drops and equipment and whatnot, so I think the classic Castlevania gameplay would appeal to me, but I'm not sure where to start.

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 1 points 4 months ago

Start with the first one on NES. On break at work rn, castlevania effort post later

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