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    Well, it's the easiest Castlevania. I just beat it. Still pretty darned tough, though. Let's watch dem credits...
    Object designer: Nyankun Hara
    ...Sure thing, dude.
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      Editing … I mean, sis. (Real name: Kazumichi Ishihara, wife of lead director Masahiro Ueno)
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      Editing … The easiest? Sign me up. To be honest I was never really into classic formula Castlevania, I would have skipped over them entirely if the internet never told me they were actually widely appreciated. That said I had gotten to the final boss of Castlevania Bloodlines (but did not beat it) and that was alright I guess. I did it on a PSP.
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      Editing … Well, it was more like the original Castlevania games had the most depth and some of the best music back in its heyday. The VS. edition of Castlevania was a really revolutionary idea in the arcades, because it was a quarter-muncher platformer with a ton of complex levels. It was something that hadn't been executed this well in an arcade machine.
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      Editing … It's funny, I never really associated the term depth to this type of game. I was always under the impression there was basically a correct way to do things that you had to figure out or else get killed. The levels are point A to B, and Simon never really had a lot of mobility, which limits your options.
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      Editing … Yeah, depth had a different meaning in those days. Rygar and Arthur (Ghouls and Ghosts) were decent, but even they didn't have the same animation quality as the Castlevania games. It also felt like the hit detection was a lot more exact. That, and the game didn't reach cheap-ass NES Ninja Gaiden hard as f**k levels. Castlevania established a lot of the general standards for a quality 2D action platformer.
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      Editing … I think Super Castlevania IV is the one I'm most interested in playing at this point. It's the only one I haven't properly played. (PC doesn't count) I could also go back and try to beat Bloodlines I guess.
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