Category: Castlevania

  • Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse is Sheer Brutality

    Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse is Sheer Brutality

    Don’t think I’ve forgotten about you, Simon’s Quest. Castlevania 1 is among my favorite games of all time. It’s simple, it’s brutal, and it’s a ton of fun. If you’ve never played it, I’d highly recommend giving it a shot. It deserves its place among the greats of retro gaming. Castlevania 2 is… not any…

  • Castlevania: Nocturne is a Fantastic Sequel

    Castlevania: Nocturne is a Fantastic Sequel

    Grab your whips and say a prayer, everyone. Here we go again. I loved the first Castlevania series. Sure, it had it’s problems, especially in the latter seasons. But I’d still say it’s among the best video game adaptations we’ve gotten so far. Question is: does Nocturne have the same spark? I’d say it does.…

  • Castlevania (NES): An Unforgiving, Unfair Masterpiece

    There are certain games from my childhood that still haunt my nightmares. Not because they were scary, mind you. Because of their brutality. As a small child, being faced with an insurmountable challenge that your tiny mind and smaller hands are incapable of overcoming can be scarring. Like being beaten over the head with a…

  • Ranking All Four Seasons of Castlevania From Worst to Best

    Castlevania is over and I still haven’t gotten over it. So, in a poor attempt to settle my grief, I’m going to organize the four seasons from the worst to the best and explain why. You know, your typical ranking article you’ve seen a billion times on the internet. Remember, these are my personal opinions,…

  • Castlevania Season 4: Sticking the Landing

    Castlevania Season 4: Sticking the Landing

    I’m not sure if this is a cartoon or American anime anymore so I’m just gonna say it’s both. Cool? Cool. On with the review. When Netflix released the first ever trailer for their adaptation of Castlevania, I remember feeling dread. Granted, I was on break at McDonald’s at the time; dread was a common…