Hagane wrote:typical genesis fanboy having a dig at SNES games, it's a great game imo, one of the best in the series, better than the forgettable Blandlines.
Your trolling right ?
Hagane wrote:typical genesis fanboy having a dig at SNES games, it's a great game imo, one of the best in the series, better than the forgettable Blandlines.
JustLikeHeaven wrote:Den wrote:The music is subpar?!? I consider it to be the single best video-game soundtrack I've ever heard!!!
Let me clarify my original statement. It has sub-par music for a Castlevania game. It's a series that is renown for it's legendary music. The three NES games, Rondo of Blood, Symphony of the Night etc... they all have incredible soundtracks that make Super Castlevania IV's seem bland by comparison (to me anyways).
Don't get me wrong, the main track, "Theme of Simon Belmont" is brilliant. It's a great song that gets stuck in your head for days on end. However, the rest of the soundtrack doesn't come close to that track's greatness IMO. And for as good as "Theme of Simon Belmont" is I don't think it holds a candle to "Vampire Killer" or "Bloody Tears" among others.
ptdebate wrote:There's something weird about the SNES instruments that doesn't fit the aesthetic of Castlevania, which was renowned for its chiptune soundtrack. I'm not sure if it was the switch to samples or the emphasis on reverb and more "realistic" sounds.
ThePixelatedGenocide wrote:I'm not sure why it earns so much scorn these days
ThePixelatedGenocide wrote: I prefer having a bit of variety. Between the SNES, Megadrive, and PC CD, it feels like there's a classic 16-bit Castlevania for every mood.
Stalvern wrote:ptdebate wrote:There's something weird about the SNES instruments that doesn't fit the aesthetic of Castlevania, which was renowned for its chiptune soundtrack. I'm not sure if it was the switch to samples or the emphasis on reverb and more "realistic" sounds.
I think it's the sound effects. If I listen to the music on its own, it sounds excellent, but in the actual game, all the weird, echoing "blonks" and "crunkles" give the whole thing that muffled, farty character stereotypical for the SNES. Then again, Bloodlines has plenty of Genesis sproinginess itself, so it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, as far as I'm concerned.