Nostalgic Gaming: Castlevania Symphony of the Night!

Released in 1997 Castlevania: SotN was a gaming breakthrough at that time in terms of gameplay, music and graphics, even if you play it today you'll still appreciate how great this game is. Like all Castlevania games your mission is to put a stop to the resurrection of Count Dracula but unlike the previous games SotN had multiple endings that you could get.

This time instead of being a Belmont you're in control of Alucard, the son of Dracula, half-human half vampire and he's a complete powerhouse when you know how to use all his spells, transformation and how he uses different weapons.

A master swordsman that knows how to use the full potential of his weapons and add the abilities of a vampire? That's a scary combination right there. The thing I loved about SotN was that there was so much history about the enemies you fight, they all have their own backstories. Enemies ranging from simple zombies to abominations like Legion, you name a fictitious beast and it's probably in this game. 

The game has so many secrets, sometimes you just stumble upon a secret room by accidentally hitting the wall with your weapon, back then when there weren't any guide and we didn't have any internet, I would try to hit almost every suspicious wall in the game trying to uncover secret passages leading to valuable items, took forever but it was all well worth it!

SotN had a wide variety of weapons that Alucard could use, ranging from your typical sword and shield to rods and knuckles, the list was almost endless! Some of the weapons by the way are so powerful that it just makes the game a lot easier than ever before! (*cough* *cough* Crissaegrim!)

It's a very simple yet very addicting game, I myself have allotted numerous hours and finished this game at least 10 times already because it's that good of a game.

The sound and music are a work of art, each part of the castle has it's own music theme that fits to it perfectly! Try and listen to one of the background music themes this game has and it'll give you goosebumps I assure you that. This game may be old but it ages finely with time, a classic nonetheless and arguably one of the best games of our generation, a game worth replaying again and again form time to time.