Dracula X (PC Engine) Vs Super Castlevania IV (SNES) - which game is better?

[Otaking]

With the next versus I thought to change it up and go cross platform.
Dracula X (PC Engine) Vs Super Castlevania IV (SNES) which game is better?

This for me this is the most difficult battle yet to decide as I absolutely love both games.
But the winner in my opinion is Dracula X (PC Engine).

Oh and why was Dracula X on the SNES so rubbish, such a missed opportunity.


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Checkout the previous versus battles I've done so far:

Magical Chase Vs Cotton
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=15530.0

Super Star Soldier Vs Final Soldier
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=15568.0

Gate of Thunder Vs Winds/Lords of thunder
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=15639.0

Ys Book I & II (TGCD) Vs Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=15766.0

Gate of Thunder Vs Winds/Lords of Thunder
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=15639.0

[turboswimbz]

Dracula X becuase as I have finished both recently, and I only see myself going back to X for another play through. 


As I write that I find myself not believing that, I'm sure I'll replay both, often enough.

But X is on le Obey and one must Obey.

[Necromancer]

Dracula X.  Duh. 

[SuperDeadite]

Is this poll for real?  Not counting XX which shouldn't exist.... IV is the worst of the 16-bit series by far....

[Tatsujin]

if this isn't going to be like a 40+:0 for pce drac x

[Otaking]

Is this poll for real?  Not counting XX which shouldn't exist.... IV is the worst of the 16-bit series by far....

IV is truly an amazing game, an absolute stone cold classic, for me it was a close battle between IV and PCE Drac X.

SNES Drac XX is a poor game.

[seieienbu]

I doubt anyone on here would claim Castlevania 4 to be better than Rondo. 

As much hate as it seems to get though, CV4 does a bunch of things really right!  I thought the soundtrack was really good for a snes game and I liked the look of it.  Yeah, it doesn't have CD audio but it still sounds good.  That being said, gameplay wise it feels the least like Castlevania of all the games in the series before Symphony of the Night.  The 8 way whip makes traversing the world incredibly easy when compared to the NES games.  It almost doesn't matter what subweapon you have when you can just attack at odd angles. 

[SuperDeadite]

I doubt anyone on here would claim Castlevania 4 to be better than Rondo. 

As much hate as it seems to get though, CV4 does a bunch of things really right!  I thought the soundtrack was really good for a snes game and I liked the look of it.  Yeah, it doesn't have CD audio but it still sounds good.  That being said, gameplay wise it feels the least like Castlevania of all the games in the series before Symphony of the Night.  The 8 way whip makes traversing the world incredibly easy when compared to the NES games.  It almost doesn't matter what subweapon you have when you can just attack at odd angles. 

Exactly.  Everyone has the right to their childhood memories, but the very poor stage design of IV puts it a distant 3rd behind PCE and MD games imo.  Axe Knights that have no possible way of hitting me is nothing but a waste of time.

[Otaking]

I doubt anyone on here would claim Castlevania 4 to be better than Rondo. 

As much hate as it seems to get though, CV4 does a bunch of things really right!  I thought the soundtrack was really good for a snes game and I liked the look of it.  Yeah, it doesn't have CD audio but it still sounds good.  That being said, gameplay wise it feels the least like Castlevania of all the games in the series before Symphony of the Night.  The 8 way whip makes traversing the world incredibly easy when compared to the NES games.  It almost doesn't matter what subweapon you have when you can just attack at odd angles. 

Exactly.  Everyone has the right to their childhood memories, but the very poor stage design of IV puts it a distant 3rd behind PCE and MD games imo.  Axe Knights that have no possible way of hitting me is nothing but a waste of time.

Wrong! Bloodlines/ Vampire Killer is the distant third.

[Nando]

Rondo Wins it! I mean just look at the art style and color palette and replay value






vs

[PunkicCyborg]

Whoever picked iv is keeping quiet, maybe its the same guy who wrote this bad article that also thinks iv is better than rondo
http://m.joystiq.com/2008/10/20/top-5-castlevania-games/

[seieienbu]

...I'm honestly surprised that somebody voted CV4.

[Necromancer]

SNERDs gotta be SNERDs.  It was probably zeta. 

[DragonmasterDan]

Wrong! Bloodlines/ Vampire Killer is the distant third.

I like Bloodlines more than CV IV.

[csgx1]

Easy choice.