Which of the following three Konami franchises is your favorite?
Castlevania?
Contra?
or...
Gradius?
Which of the following three Konami franchises is your favorite?
Castlevania?
Contra?
or...
Gradius?
While I have love for all three, Contra is definitely my favorite. I imagine that Castlevania will probably win this poll, though.
Out of these three, I picked Castlevania, although my preferred Konami franchise is Parodius!
Castlevania III is just too good. Gradius has some good stuff too, but nothing touching Castlevania III, in my opinion. Castlevania 1, Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood, etc. are all nearly as good, too.
castlevania outta those three. otherwise it's probably a tie between silent hill, suikoden, and MGS
Very tough choice, they're all quality series, especially the early installments in the NES era. I think I'd have to go with Castlevania, probably had the most quality games out of the three.
My gut instinct would say Castlevania, but in reality, that series now leaves a bad taste in my mouth so if we are talking about the modern games, I am not sure which I would prefer.
I went with Gradius. I like all three, but there are no bad Gradius games (some bad ports, but no bad games). Whereas, there are sucky Castlevania games (Dracula X, 64, etc.) and sucky Contra games (Force, Legacy of War, etc.).
Castlevania easily for me. Although I don't care much about the series past SotN or so. Once Igarashi fully took over and started cranking out rehashes of SotN (not to mention lame Devil May Cry rip-offs and stupid crap like Judgment), I lost interest. But when it comes to the older titles, they can't be beat. Castlevania has actually had a pretty big impact on my life. The first Castlevania is largely responsible for turning me into a fan of video games (I didn't play it back then, but I was so fascinated watching the NES Castlevania games). I found out about Digital Press on a Castlevania forum, and, most significant of all by far, I met my fiance (been together over 10 years) because of our mutual love for the series.
Just as some people don't include Super Mario Bros. 2 in the Mario universe, I don't include Contra Force in the Contra universe. I don't think I even bothered playing that game past the second level in emulation. I would, however hypocritical it might sound, pick it up for $10 because it has the name "Contra" on it, irrespective of how much the game fetches on eBay.
Castlevania, no doubt about it.
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Contra hands down.
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Contra. The king of shmups, the only reason you must own a NES, the reason I like Konami to this day.
Nice poll, treismac.
Castlevania from the three choices given, but Silent Hill is my real favorite.
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