TOP 64 — Week 2 — Poll 4

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Which of these two games is BEST?!

20 — Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989, NES)
4
57%
45 — R-Type (1987, TG16)
3
43%
 
Total votes: 7

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TOP 64 — Week 2 — Poll 4

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Welcome to the #BGE2020 Elimination Round of 64!

Each game is seeded based on its performance in the two opening rounds of pools. Every game in the Upper Bracket has defeated multiple other games in 1-on-1 polls to get to this point. These are still the best of the best.

Polls are updated weekly, typically on Monday. Check back throughout the week to make sure you don't miss a vote!

HOW TO VOTE

This is easy. You only get one vote per poll. The game with the most votes wins. In the event of a tie, the higher seed advances, so don't get complacent!

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Dammit. On another thread I alluded to Rondo as being among the best Castlevania’s I’ve played. It’s after Dracula’s Curse for those I’ve played. And that’s it.

That said, R-Type is a much better game and this port the best port of it as well. Beating it was one of the most awesome gaming moments of my life. The game plays and flows thematically so we’ll it’s simply amazing.
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This is another tough one for me. I think these games are both pretty high up in the pantheons of their respective genres (and certainly their series)... which means I'll have to move down my voting criteria priority list and break the tie based on... I tend to enjoy playing Castlevania games more than shmups. CV3 gets bonus points for the multiple characters and branching paths... but it does have an absolutely devious Drac fight.
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