“The most complete and advanced version”.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of the jewels of the PlayStation catalogue. Released in 1997, it took the core gameplay of the Castlevania series and skillfully combined it with the non-linear exploration of Super Metroid while adding RPG elements such as experience points and equipment. The end result was one of the most influential video games of the 1990s – and a whole new genre, the ‘Metroidvania’.
Symphony of the Night wasn’t exclusive to Sony’s system, however; Konami also released it on the Sega Saturn, complete with additional modes and levels – but the poor performance of that console in the West meant that it never got released outside of Japan.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“The most complete and advanced version”.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of the jewels of the PlayStation catalogue. Released in 1997, it took the core gameplay of the Castlevania series and skillfully combined it with the non-linear exploration of Super Metroid while adding RPG elements such as experience points and equipment. The end result was one of the most influential video games of the 1990s – and a whole new genre, the ‘Metroidvania’.
Symphony of the Night wasn’t exclusive to Sony’s system, however; Konami also released it on the Sega Saturn, complete with additional modes and levels – but the poor performance of that console in the West meant that it never got released outside of Japan.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
