Castlevania question

[polycrac]

So first, a confession: I've never played the Castlevania games.

They are on sale on Steam for Halloween and I was thinking of picking up some of them. Normally, at this price, and for a series that has multiple good games, I'd get a bundle. Where I need help is in what to get, there's loads of bundles: Dominus collection, Advance collection, Anniversary collection, collection bundle...

Any more familiar players able to tell me where should I go?

 

[AccidentalDenz]

I'm not hugely knowledgeable about the series as a whole, but I'm aware in a general sense that the earlier games (the ones featured in the various collections you mention) are considered better than some of the more recent entries like Lords of Shadow.

Save 80% on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Steam

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth.

store.steampowered.com

I'd be inclined to buy the Collections bundle of all the older games. They seem to be pretty decent ports of the arcade and earlier Castlevania games. If you get sucked in, you could always look at the newer games in maybe the Easter sale or Summer sale next year. Buying random bundles is why my Steam library has totally gotten away from me!

 

[HomerJ]

Buying random bundles is why my Steam library has totally gotten away from me!

how many games is it now?

 

[Ekans2011]

So first, a confession: I've never played the Castlevania games.

They are on sale on Steam for Halloween and I was thinking of picking up some of them. Normally, at this price, and for a series that has multiple good games, I'd get a bundle. Where I need help is in what to get, there's loads of bundles: Dominus collection, Advance collection, Anniversary collection, collection bundle...

Any more familiar players able to tell me where should I go?

As a child, I played the first two Castlevanias on the NES.

The second game, Simon's Quest, was one of my favourites at the time: action-RPG, night and day cycle (stronger enemies at night), open world elements, and somewhat challenging puzzles to solve (for a child, at least).

 

[AccidentalDenz]

how many games is it now?

Just assume I own all of the games on Steam by now, even the ones not yet released!

 

[HomerJ]

Just assume I own all of the games on Steam by now, even the ones not yet released!

so thats code for so many you lost count

 

[HomerJ]

@AccidentalDenz ?