It’s February and there are new GB games on the Switch! One of them is well known for being pricey, Castlevania: Legends. It has a bit of reputation attached to it and I’m not sure if it’s because of the price or because it’s not as good as Castlevania Adventure II: Belmont’s Revenge.
I didn’t care for it much upon my first try, but it has grown on me over the years as a solid if not slightly odd entry into the Castlevania series. I”m looking forward to everyone revisiting it without a crazy price tag associated.
Backroom Boys Rick and Nolen have things to say!
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We did the sloggy Castlevania Adventure for Yokoi Kids in the past and for some reason we haven’t done Belmont’s Revenge. We’ve played the worst and we’re going to skip the best and go right to the rest.
Castlevania Legends is notorious because it’s somewhat rare and can be pricey. And not only is it on the Switch, it’s so easy to emulate anything on everything these days and it shouldn’t be hard to play.
I’ve personally only played a little bit of it but so far it’s fun and kinda breezy. Word on the street is it’s by no means hard. I did fall into a couple of pits of zombies and that was not very easy. Regardless, I’m looking forward to playing the rest of it. Maybe you should too? –Rick
I fell in love with Castlevania in the late 90s. My stepbrother brought home a copy of Symphony of the Night one day and that’s all it took.
I discovered emulation around the time I left for college and that’s where I started exploring the back catalogue of Castlevania games. After slogging through all the NES entries (3 is the best), I cracked open the the Game Boy ‘vanias to see how they compared. More slogfests, slow characters, and brutal punishments but somehow…it works?
Of the three Game Boy entries, Castlevania Legends is far from the worst. I’m actually sad that it has been retconned and ignored through the years. A female Belmont is still something we haven’t seen since this game was released and the whole (spoilers) Alucard storyline could make sense if some of the later Castlevanias didn’t exist.
Overall, with big bosses, sprawling stages, and cheesy anime cutscenes, Castlevania Legends is a solid entry for its time. It feels like a Castlevania game, which is good enough for me. –NT
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So let’s give this a fair shake. It’s definitely better than the first Castlevania Adventure, yeah? –IF
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