Castlevania Symphony of the Night Review by WaveGarden Arts

Recently I've been inspired by the excellent videos made by The Final Highlander and BPBrother and have wanted to try making a game review myself. So this is my initial effort and I've chosen one of my favorite games for a first crack at reviewing. Feel like its also good practice for editing and recording voice work.

Let me know what you think as I'd be very interested to hear what people think. And as always you can find out more about WaveGarden Arts and my work at www.wavegardenarts.com

Thanks,
~ Chris

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Castlevania
• Symphony of the Night
• WaveGarden Arts
• Review
• Videogames
• Dracula
• Playstation

[bigsmoke53]

When I got my PlayStatation, this was the first game I got, classic!

[robadue57]

@bigsmoke53

Such an awesome first game to have! Was kind of the perfect title to bridge the gap from the 16 bit era to the 32 bit generation as well. With it being 2D with a hint of 3D and of course the amazing CD quality score didn't hurt either, haha. I bought this game early on too though I don't remember if it was 'hyped' at all at the time or not. Remember some of my friends playing it in school too which was cool. You're so right, an absolute classic! Thanks for posting!

[bigsmoke53]

@robadue57 Yessir, and I like how you pointed Granfaloon boss battle. My most memorable boss battle was in the upside down castle in the exact same room you fight the Granfaloon in. I can't exactly remember his name, but hes like this sort of giant wolf or coyote looking creature. That guy took me like 30 minutes to beat. And I don't remember this game being hyped, but the N64 3D version was very hyped at the time I got this game.

[robadue57]

@bigsmoke53

Know just the boss you are talking about! Had an ancient Egyptian look to it, didn't it? Always sort of thought it was modeled after the Egyptian deity Anubis, who is a caretaker of the dead (very fitting! haha) and is represented by the Jackal. That was an epic battle for sure as he was so crazy tall. Have to like boss fights that are bigger than the whole screen, haha. You're absolutely right, I remember reading game magazines and seeing ads for Castlevania 64 left & right. Peace

[HatoburekaSutajio]

Thanks for the review! About how long is this game?

[robadue57]

@HatoburekaSutajio

You're welcome! How long is the game? Hmm, as far as how long it takes to beat, I'm not really sure. I'm a bit of a completionist myself and spent the extra time finding everything and leveling stuff up. So I don't have an accurate sense for how long it takes to beat. Maybe some of the other posters here could chime in with an answer for that! I would say that it kept me entertained for quite awhile. A skilled player could fly through it though I imagine! Good post, thanks!

[274joe]

@bigsmoke53 galamoth?

[HatoburekaSutajio]

@RatboyRaticus

I know better and actually play my favorite single-player games considerably less than any other, so I don't wear them out. And each time I do pick them up again, it feels new and different, so I can thoroughly appreciate them all over again.

I have no problem with self-imposed challenges like time-limits, but they should never bleed into the general game. Otherwise, they obscure what it really is. Like a game that might take under a couple weeks and maybe a walkthrough.

[HatoburekaSutajio]

@RatboyRaticus

Having now played the game, I can say that that's IF you're completely obsessed and/or not getting 100% map completion. I was asking how long it would occupy my time the first time around playing, since I was considering getting the game, not how long it would take if I ingested 20 pounds of sugar, and get off to Bloody Tears.

Daily.

Seriously, if it's even remotely possible to beat in under an hour, I can't imagine it'll be any fun played that way.

[RatboyRaticus]

@HatoburekaSutajio if you know the castle by heart then it will take you an hour to beat it