Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation) made me love Metroidvanias - Retro Game Review
44Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is S-tier Metroidvania goodness. Released in 1997 for the Sony Playstation, SotN (also known as "Akumajō Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight" in Japan) is a 2D action-adventure game that follows Dracula's son Alucard on a journey through his father's castle after its reemergence following the events of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. The game has also been released on the Sega Saturn, Xbox 360/One/Series S/Series X, the PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5, the PSP, as well as on iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android.
Symphony of the Night marks a shift in Castlevania's iconic 2D action gameplay, developing ideas first explored in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest and expanding them into a highly polished gameplay experience that, despite weak initial sales, quickly grew to become one of the Playstation's most beloved cult hits.
In this inaugural episode of "One Playthrough Later," I explore the beloved Metroidvania and share my thoughts/opinions on it, as well as try to explore why it took me so long to play through this game to begin with.
Chapters:
00:00 - Cold Open
00:35 - Intro
03:04 - Question of the Day: What was your first console?
03:55 - Symphony of the Night: One Playthrough Later
13:22 - What Took Me So Long?
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NichePlays is a retro gaming review, discussion, appreciation channel by Nicholas Caesar, a writer and video editor from New Jersey. In each of his videos, Nicholas tries to mix his love of comedy and pop culture with the video essay/game review format in a way that is part Girlfriend Reviews, Scott the Woz and Cinemassacre, and part Game Sack, SomeCallMeJohnny, and StopSkeletonsFromFighting. His favorite consoles include the Nintendo Switch, Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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