Thread 718858249

Why is reddit so obsessed with it?

>>718858249 (OP)
It was the hipster/contrarian choice to prefer over SotN for awhile there. That's probably why

>>718858249 (OP)
>More accessible difficulty
>Maybe the best bosses in the series
>Great spritework
>Alternate paths and levels
>Direct connection to Symphony of the Night
It's not in my top 3 either but come on.

>>718858249 (OP)
It was JP only for a long time and had good presentation despite the artstyle looking worse than its contemporary Castlevanias, IV and Bloodlines. The CD quality music was cool but the compositions were weaker than IV and Bloodlines' and the level design was largely just straight corridors with little in the way of challenging platforming. I did like the hidden paths and it is a solid game in a vacuum but it's one of the weaker classicvanias.

When was the turning point where "i don't particularly like this game" turned into "Reddit likes this game"

>>718858249 (OP)
I liked it more on my second playthrough.

>>718858249 (OP)
Just like Sonic CD, people pretend its good because they didnt play it.

>no support for 6 button controller so item has to be bound to a button combination (so you can't even use it on stairs and it constantly triggers by accident)
>downgrades directional whipping to just a single direction fucking with muscle menory and creating artificial "challenge"
>tons of random mechanics like the extended whip, backflip that requires standing still and double tapping jump, and the moonwalk. They just feel underbaked, awkward to use, and haphazardly thrown in
>item balance is terrible where most of the items are fucking worthless but a few are insanely OP so it's a massive pain in the ass if you die once with one of the few worthwhile ones and now the boss is like 5x as hard
>massive slowdown on certain bosses
>game just feels really sluggish in general, movement is slow, and each chapter has to load at a black scren for 30 secs
>branching paths are clearly low-effort, half-assed, and untested, including one background that's missing its texture and is just one giant green square
>level designs and bosses are often bland and uninspired
>many annoying sections and enemies like the absolutely fucking retarded bridge section that just feels straight uo untested
>many levels, bosses, and mechanics are just aped straight from CV1
>garish artstyle
>worst voice acting known to man
One of the most overrated action games I've ever played, along with Mega Man X.

>>718859485
>>downgrades directional whipping to just a single direction fucking with muscle menory and creating artificial "challenge"
That's not artificial challenge.

Rondotrannies felt like they were part of some super secret club because back in the day the game was difficult to obtain. Now emulation is mainstream everyone has been able to play it and the truth is out that Rondo of Trannies is a mediocre overhyped by the numbers Castlevania that pales in comparison to the REAL Castlevania games.

>Not even a top 3 classicvania
obvious bait and skill issue combo
many such cases on /v/ - Shitters at Videos Games

this guy has been spamming this thread on /vr/ too. god i hate this place

>>718858249 (OP)
It's like why everyone WAS obsessed with Zero Suit Samus despite her being only playable in a fraction of the worst selling 2D entry of the series

>>718860862
The post is bait, but that sentiment in particular isn't very effective bait. There are a lot of great Classicvanias. Rondo's not in my top 3 either. May not even be in my top 5.

rondo and chronicles are the best classivanias sorry

>>718858249 (OP)
In a similarly way that SCIV is casualized by 8 directional whip attacks, Rondo is casualized by the lack of death pits. However unlike SCIV, Rondo does up the difficulty elsewhere to compensate.
Both however remain inferior to CV3.