Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

 PlayStation
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Oct 2, 1997
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 877 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 804 out of 877
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 877
  3. Negative: 46 out of 877
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  1. Traumvita
    Sep 3, 2023
    10
    Nothing to say other than PEAK metroidvania. Best castlevania game and best metroidvania. Nice story great visuals top tier gameplay, map, and music.
  2. GameMan2005
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    Alongside Super Metroid, this game helped to create the Metroidvania genre, and on top of that, this game has aged beautifully and is still fun to play today.
  3. Richard_dias
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    As far as I'm concerned, that's the best metroidvania ever made. I just got to play it in the last 10 years and got impressed either way.
  4. azuuu
    Jul 11, 2023
    9
    minha introdução aos metroidvania.
    acho que não podia ter sido melhor.
    é meio chato de rejogar hj em dia, mas contunua um jogo maravilhoso.
  5. badron11
    Jun 3, 2023
    10
    Link to my full review, please refer to that for my thoughts on this classic masterpiece:
    https://www.gamespot.com/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night/user-reviews/2200-284204/
    This site has a 5000 character limit. I will simply say that there isn't another game that deserves a legit 10/10 score than this game. Castlevania: SotN is one of the greatest games of all time, and is the    Link to my full review, please refer to that for my thoughts on this classic masterpiece:
    https://www.gamespot.com/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night/user-reviews/2200-284204/

    This site has a 5000 character limit. I will simply say that there isn't another game that deserves a legit 10/10 score than this game. Castlevania: SotN is one of the greatest games of all time, and is the greatest game of it's kind for sure. If you've never played this game, you need to find a way to do so right now.    … Expand
  6. Thwomp
    May 28, 2023
    10
    Oh the sweet memories of this masterpiece. I even had the original guide. The soundtrack really goes hard in this game.

    Absolute masterpiece. Anything less would be uncivilized. Can you imagine the few people who actually gave less than a green number rating, and the REDS?!?! Insane.
  7. Kirby715
    May 26, 2023
    10
    My childhood game! Great game and the first game I ever played! Really recommend it! And also it's on mobile so that's great to!
  8. eded9999
    May 21, 2023
    7
    I wanted to replay this to see how it has aged. Still a decent game, tho:
    >Lots of details and secrets that are up to the player to discover. There's no holding hand here.
    >Awesome soundtrack >Huge bestiary >That big "true ending" gimmick it's amazing, i remember that blow my mind when i play it for the first time. But some aspect have aged poorly, mainly: >The bosses, kind of    I wanted to replay this to see how it has aged. Still a decent game, tho:
    >Lots of details and secrets that are up to the player to discover. There's no holding hand here.
    >Awesome soundtrack
    >Huge bestiary
    >That big "true ending" gimmick it's amazing, i remember that blow my mind when i play it for the first time.

    But some aspect have aged poorly, mainly:
    >The bosses, kind of basic and limited, compared to modern metroidvanias, you can just face tank 90% of bosses
    >And the dumb/cringe dialogues.    … Expand
  9. shydxath
    May 19, 2023
    10
    this game was the beginning of todays gaming fomula, its addictive as hell and still feels good to this day, a must play
  10. Galamoth
    May 3, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A su salida en el año 1996 este juego fue odiado por la crítica y por los fans más puristas de la saga ya que no creían que fuera relevante otro título con gráficos pixel art Pero este juego superó las espectativas ya que con el paso del tiempo muchos empezaron a jugarlo y se dieron cuenta que era una joya aparte de crear un nuevo género en la industria a partir de que poseía elementos del mítico juego Metroid Creando así el género "Metroidvania" Castlevania symphony of the night es una obra de arte debido a su estilo casi barroco y por poseer un soundtracks con un estilo muy parecido al de una orquesta muy agradable acordé a cada nivel del juego aparte de que contenía elementos en 3D los enemigos y habilidades y equipamiento del personaje quien en este caso sería nada más y nada menos que el hijo del conde Drácula ALUCARD quien fue aliado de Trevor Belmont en el pasado Este juego se ha convertido en un juego de culto alabado por la crítica y los fans junto con su antecesor Castlevania rondo of blood este último fue un título exclusivo pasa la consola pc engine TurboGrafx16 y nunca salió de Japón pero es uno de los mejores Castlevania junto con symphony of the night Aquí les dejo un breve resumen de CASTLEVANIA SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT CASTLEVANIA… Expand
  11. Cancery1987
    May 2, 2023
    7
    This game fun but very easy, some weapon so imba and I hate loading time
    I think Aria of sorrow better
    Music 9/10
    Graphic 9/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Bosses 6/10 (Very easy)
    No newgame+ or hardmode, Luck mode made game very easy
  12. Ultimatesium
    Feb 28, 2023
    10
    this game literally stick me to the screen, loved it, its perfect, i played it for curiosity and its the best thing i ever did
  13. yumy
    Feb 24, 2023
    0
    this game has beautiful music amazing gameplay 10/10 must play alucard is so strong
  14. DonFrex
    Feb 15, 2023
    10
    It gave me a new experience, even though I played the game in 2023. This explains to me the disappearance of ideas in saliva. A game that was released 26 years ago presented better ideas than saliva now.
  15. redbutnotdead
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    What can anyone say for one of the best ideo games ever created? Everything you will see there is simply top notch.
  16. neomoonsevin
    Jan 22, 2023
    0
    This is on Xbox aswell why isn't it labelled under Xbox aswell is this metacritic or old archives that don't get updated anyway I played this on PlayStation didn't like it then I purchased this on Xbox 360 and it's still shert
  17. SourCreem
    Dec 24, 2022
    10
    Never in my many years playing games has my curiosity been rewarded so greatly than during my play-through of Symphony of the Night. Dracula’s Castle is just a delight to explore not because of the incredible variety in environment paired with beautiful music, but also due to the memorable combat. SOTN does an incredible job utilizing space to craft interesting mob/boss encounters, whichNever in my many years playing games has my curiosity been rewarded so greatly than during my play-through of Symphony of the Night. Dracula’s Castle is just a delight to explore not because of the incredible variety in environment paired with beautiful music, but also due to the memorable combat. SOTN does an incredible job utilizing space to craft interesting mob/boss encounters, which does all the heavy lifting to compensate for the lack of variety in the player’s arsenal. Enemies all have distinct attack patterns and specific hurtboxes to challenge the player even when highly leveled up, which reduces mindless whipping through enemies on your way to the next part of the castle. Go play this game.… Expand
  18. GVB
    Dec 21, 2022
    7
    Ok, if Castlevania III was a step ahead in the Castlevania games, this is a game-changer. Maps, backtracking, level progression (Castlevania II also has one, but it was terrible), and characters with dialogueS, in plural. One of them even talk with you in more than three occasions!!! Ejem. But, seriously, is good and fun and not so hard as his predecessors.
  19. Luis85gamerman
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    What can I say about this game...is one of the best digital creations ever made until these days, absolutely a gem in the hall of videogames history, perfection in every pixel of this beautiful game 10 of 10.
  20. nelvin
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    This game truly started metroidvanias and is one of the most influential games in history
  21. Mene0
    Nov 3, 2022
    9
    Absolute classic. This game stands the test of time as genre-defining. Still discovering things 20+ years after I originally played.

    And of course, the name gives away the fact that the OST in this game is probably one of the greatest OSTs ever. Give it a listen, at least.
  22. hector_bcn98
    Oct 31, 2022
    10
    La perfección del género, simplemente. El metroidvania perfecto para iniciarse.
  23. Joaozow
    Oct 22, 2022
    9
    Muito bom, é incrível como um jogo tão antigo continua sendo sendo um dos top dez melhores jogos do gênero até hoje, sem falar do seus gráficos que envelheceram melhor que muitos jogos de ps3/xbox 360, um mapa incrível e uma gameplay viciante, claro não é perfeito, mas deve ser levado em conta a época em que foi feito
  24. Onlyclassicvg1
    Sep 19, 2022
    10
    Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men. The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been in more desperate need of its king. But can Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) answer the call of his heritage and become what he was born to be? In no small
  25. Darkshade
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    Dracula have to be the main character of castlevania and leon has to be his rival castlevania has to be like several games like hellsing devil may cry bayonetta god of war van helsing dark souls star wars lord of th rings elder scolls dawnguard and superman especially van helsing and elder scrolls dawnguard in castlevania they also have to use poses like in power rangers the great saiyamanDracula have to be the main character of castlevania and leon has to be his rival castlevania has to be like several games like hellsing devil may cry bayonetta god of war van helsing dark souls star wars lord of th rings elder scolls dawnguard and superman especially van helsing and elder scrolls dawnguard in castlevania they also have to use poses like in power rangers the great saiyaman and the ginyu force… Expand
  26. Darkspawn677
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Alucard and the tepes are like dante alucard hellsing bayonetta and dracula and trevor is like vergil Alexander Anderson jeanne and van helsing the tepes have vampiric powers and the belmont have beast blood maxime is somehow related to dracula soma is alucard son try to use the same characters more often maria renard is the equivalent of sonia belmont in that timeline
  27. Fontouraa
    Jul 21, 2022
    10
    de longe um dos melhores jogos de plataforma que já joguei, tanto que ja fiz mais de 100% varias vezes, seria muito bom se fizessem um remake
  28. Tomplexthis
    Jul 7, 2022
    10
    One of the best games ever made.
    They tried to "repeat" its glory with Bloodstained, but it just isn't the same.
    there are alot of flaws sprinkled in, but whatever, the only good version of this game is the original, with its Original dialogue, the requiem abomination is disgusting, in trying to ruin its heritage. the sour bits of every cake, are what bring out a better taste.
  29. danilogan7
    Jun 23, 2022
    10
    Provavelmente o melhor jogo já lançado no playstation 1.
    Trilha sonora absurdamente boa, traz algumas músicas de rock e outras com uma pegada clássica gótica.
    Representação muito bonita do castelo do Drácula, pra época, tanto seu level design que funciona muito bem no castelo normal e traz desafios no invertido. As mecânicas são bem simples, funcionam muito bem e a progressão das    Provavelmente o melhor jogo já lançado no playstation 1.
    Trilha sonora absurdamente boa, traz algumas músicas de rock e outras com uma pegada clássica gótica.
    Representação muito bonita do castelo do Drácula, pra época, tanto seu level design que funciona muito bem no castelo normal e traz desafios no invertido.
    As mecânicas são bem simples, funcionam muito bem e a progressão das habilidades é dada na medida certa. Apesar da maioria das armas serem espadas, havia algumas outras opções para variar a gameplay, além das magias que Alucard podia executar.
    Os diálogos originais são bem melhores em comparação ao refeitos, mas ainda sim não é o ponto forte do game.
    Outra questão é a narrativa que é bem simples e não saiu da zona de conforto em comparação aos jogos anteriores, porém a ramificação trazida pelos finais alternativos é bem legal.    … Expand
  30. Jackie_Jackson
    May 25, 2022
    10
    Эта Каслвания просто лучшая Каслвания просто берёшь просто включаешь и просто отвал жопы всё больше ничего от этой жизни не нужно
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Awards & Rankings

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#1 Best PS1 Game of 1997
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#2 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 1997
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#1 Most Shared PS1 Game of 1997

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GMR Magazine
    90
    A certifiable classic. [Feb 2003, p.97]
  2. PSX Nation
    96
    Not to be missed.
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  3. netjak
    95
    With at least four known endings, Symphony's already astounding replay value is entirely phenomenal.
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