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Sometimes considered a remake of the first game in the series (I strongly disagree) this is still to this day my absolute favorite Castlevania game. It was also a fantastic display of the Super Famicom's capabilities, using its graphical and audio features wisely. The one little critic would be that since the whip is overpowered, the secondary weapons are not that useful. But that's very much it.
1993
A massive disappointment after the previous episode. The story is uninspired and not riveting, while the clear ripoff of A Link To The Past's light / dark worlds mechanisms is not working at all as it is incredibly hard to differentiate both worlds since they look the same. It ends up being confusing and annoying. A true letdown.
An interesting reboot of the Adventure Island franchise, getting rid of all the RPG elements introduced in the previous games and going back to the origin of the series. Energy depletes as you go and you need to keep eating fruit to refill it. Gorgeous graphics and an absolutely fantastic soundtrack add up to a fun and great game.
Squaresoft and Nintendo teamed up to create a visually enchanting, musically pleasing and overall fantastically crafted Mario-themed JRPG. What can be considered the founding pillar of two different RPG series (Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi) is still an absolute classic, full of humor and still lots of fun to play by modern standards.
1990
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1990
Is it a remake ? Is it a new episode ? I usually consider Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts to be a standalone third episode in the Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise, even though there are a lot of similarities between it and the original Ghouls 'n Ghosts. A very nice game nonetheless, which adds gorgeous graphics and great music to the extremely punishing difficulty the series is known for.
1995
It's pretty. It's very, very pretty. Absolutely phenomenal graphics, pushing the Super Famicom to its limits. Fantastic music and great animation. AI of the companions was improved over the previous game too. The fighting gameplay though still has the same issues as the previous games. Unfortunately, the story is quite bland and the quest ends up being a bit boring.