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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

1997 · PlayStation 3 · Sega Saturn · PlayStation · PlayStation Portable · Xbox 360 · Platform · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure

92IGDB player score
849 ratings

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A 92 average across 849 ratings. Firmly in the "everyone should try it once" tier. Horror that commits — open world atmosphere, real dread, and scares that aren't cheap. One player, no compromises. This was built for the solo run. Released in 1997 and aging better than most games from last year.

About this game

Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness. Use your vampiric powers, along with weapons, potions, and other magical relics to change the tide of battle. A mixture of platform and role-playing action with many hidden areas and secrets. Can you discover them all?

The game's story takes place during the year 1797, 5 years after the events of Rondo of Blood and begins with Richter Belmont's defeat of Count Dracula, mirroring the end of the former game. However, despite Dracula being defeated, Richter vanishes without a trace. Castlevania rises again five years later, and while there are no Belmonts to storm the castle, Alucard, the son of Dracula, awakens from his self-induced sleep, and decides to investigate what transpired during his slumber. Meanwhile, Maria Renard, Richter's sister-in-law, enters Castlevania herself to search for the missing Richter. She assists Alucard multiple times throughout the game.