Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

released on Oct 26, 2018

A remaster of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night included in the "Castlevania Requiem" collection. Experience Symphony of the Night remastered to 4K/1080p, with optional rendering options such as image-smoothing. This remaster is based on Symphony of the Night's expanded re-release for Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles. Featuring ground-breaking non-linear gameplay, Symphony of the Night helped define a new genre of gameplay by blending RPG elements, exploration and platforming. The vast number of weapons and items found throughout the game allows a diverse range of play styles to be employed. This game perfected the essence of the Castlevania series with gorgeous artwork and classic soundtrack that carry the player through the game.


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Don't mind me, just confirming I've beat Requiem version first of SOTN rather than on PSP or PS1.

A MasterPiece, even better in the high resolution, the bosses are amazing and the RPG is so simple and easy to get used, and even the style is soo gorgeous.

One of the best MetroidVanias of all time. Shocker, the best Castlevania game gets a 5 star from me.

I love this game so much. This was the start of my love for Castlevania. Now this is not a perfect game. Especially this version of the game. It does not have the original meme worthy voice acting. So that is a downgrade. But my review is based on SotN as a whole. not just this version.

Exploring and traversal are top notch. It controls like a dream. It looks beautiful. Enemy design, character design, setting, vibes, are all fantastic.

All the music in this series are certified bangers. It's such a joy to play this game and hum along with. Some of my favorite music in gaming.

Difficulty wise it's easy. A great introduction to Castlevania and metroidvanias. It has a very nice steady difficulty with no major curves. You will still die a lot. You will still struggle with bosses but after a few tries, it won't be hard. One time did I get frustrated and that was a very late game boss which is optional.

A few complaints, puzzles are cryptic. Getting the true ending is cryptic. A few areas are hard to get to with no way of knowing how to get to them. Even at the end. A bonus mode, Richter Mode, would be fun if not for the button combos that do not work well. Like stupidly high skill kinda combos.

The story is fine. It is there. You don't play these for story. But it is one of the better stories in the series. Plenty of plot twists.

Seriously though, one of my favorite games of all time. I look forward to playing it again. I highly recommend to any anyone interested in CV or Metroidvanias.

This review contains spoilers

Why Alucard couldn’t just flip his map upside down I don’t understand

Um jogo muito importante, mas já superado por outros metroidvanias