[PSX] "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets!" AKA the Castlevania topic

Lets see, my very first Castlevania that I ever played was Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

which had Rondo of Blood, and Rondo of Blood 3D graphic, but the only reason I bought that game was because it had Symphony of the Night,
So right after I beat Rondo of Blood, I feel in LOVE, and once I also playing Symphony of the Night, I became a Fanboy.
I owned orginal three Castlevania nes, on my wii but i had never past it.
Super Castlevania IV was epic, Death and Dracula are one of the hardest bosses that I have ever fought
as for the GBA and DS, I only have a few but they are much more like SotN style now
I really prefer the original Castlevania and SotN, to me that are the Best Castlevania games EVAR! imo

I think I've said this before, but I prefer the level-up/upgrade system of the newer games to the "You vs. the game" style of the old. I've always liked RPG elements in games, such as stat-building and equipment, because it allows for so many variables. With the older games, the difficulty is set from the start. If it's too hard or too easy, tough luck, you get what you get. (For the older Castlevania games, it leans more towards "too hard") However, in the newer games, you can make it harder or easier depending on what items you buy/equip, what skill sets you choose to get or use, and how many level-ups you gain. If you want it to be harder, equip a weaker weapon, or don't level up so much. If you want it to be easier, grind until you can one-shot kill everything. That's why I like RPGs so much.