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ScrambledGregs:
I've been a Castlevania fan off and on since Castlevania 2. However it was not until Symphony of the Night, and the slew of GBA/DS offspring, that I truly became crazy for the series. Sure, all the 3D ones have sucked to varying degrees, but man aren't the earlier games and modern handheld versions bad ass??

Which one is your favorite?? If you want to divide the series between the more action oriented, straight ahead games and the Symphony-esque (i.e. Metroidvania's), go ahead.

Personally, I've always liked Bloodlines. It's hard as fuck, in keeping with the Castlevania tradition, but almost sadistically so. Sorta like the Castlevania version of Contra: Hard Corps. in some ways. I never played a great deal of the original four Castlevania's, and I certainly haven't played Rondo of Blood, so maybe that skews my view.

As for the Metroidvania's...I think it's almost unfair to include Symphony of the Night, because that's still the best and deepest of all the Metroidvania's. My 'real' vote goes for Symphony, but otherwise I would have to give it to Dawn of Sorrow. The GBA trilogy isn't terrible, aside from Harmony of Dissonance not aging well and being the weakest of the lot, but none of them clicked for me quite like Dawn of Sorrow. I must say that I am loving Portrait of Ruin, which I just picked up yesterday, so maybe that will eke out a win.

guywithoutsocks:
I don't know if I have a 'favorite' but there are several Castlevanias that I really enjoyed.

I know Simon's Quest hasn't aged well and not a lot of people liked it, but it had some interesting features and a good concept.

Castlevania III was one of the better NES games, really challenging and actually had some replay value.

The 16-bit Castlevanias: IV was decent, the SNES port of Dracula X was both good and bad.  DX was fun and challenging but seemed like the gameplay took a step back in some respects.  I never played Bloodlines, but it might be a good reason to look into Genesis emulation.

Symphony was a really great game.  Some of the weapons were overpowered and took the challenge out of the game, but it was remarkable in a lot of respects.  The castle was well designed and fun to explore, even if travelling around took more time than I cared for sometimes.

The GBA games were, as a whole, pretty good.  Harmony was definitely the weak link; the other two were both enjoyable if a little short.

Storm Rider:
Dawn of Sorrow was actually my first Castlevania game. I like the games, but they're hard. I can't beat the end boss in Portrait of Ruin, I might need to level up more.

Narr:
Dracula in Portrait of Ruin is pretty difficult at first, but once you get the pattern down, he's cake.  I'm sure I could beat him without getting hit if I try hard enough.

I love the CV games.  I'm also a huge Megaman fan.  OLD SCHOOL PRIDE.

Entilzah:
I've actually been playing SOTN this past week. It is by far the best castlevania for me.

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