Watch Castlevania Producer IGA Play the Best Game in the Series

Symphony of the Night was the second PS1 title I ever bought. It would have been the first had I known it existed, and saw it in the glass case at Wal-Mart. I bought Colony Wars first. I still had some cash left for a new game so I decided to go back the same day to purchase a different genre. For variety. I saw Castlevania there and thought, I didn't know they made a new one! I knew I would enjoy it, I didn't know it would be the best video game I had ever played.

This makes me sad so saaad.

I want more castlevania like sotn with current gen graphics.

And of course 2D.

I personally Liked Circle Of The Moon the best. I've beaten that game so many times I lost count.

Castlevania 2 for NES is my favorite. I played it every day when i was a kid.

Mobile and consumer devices my аss.

Some of the best game music ever in SotN as well

Castlevania: SOTN was hauntingly unique in so many ways. You can't duplicate a piece of art like this.

IGA? What does a grocery store chain have to do with gaming?

Wonder if they'll try and add SoTN to Steam for PC for nostalgia. I'd certainly purchase it.

Grew up on Circle of the Moon, an exceptional game. Came to Symphony of the Night later; while its balance and difficulty is all kinds of whack, its systems and core gameplay and art and music are incredible. Now I'm slowly working my way through the other two GBA Castlevanias.

What a series, man. Castlevania embodies what's so cool about video games.

Personally I think the GBA and DS Castlevania games were the best ones, but oh that's right, we only count video games that appeared on consoles I guess.

SOTN is my favorite but I also like Harmony of Dissonance and Circle of the Moon

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night... Best Castlevania EVER!!! One of the best side scrolling action rpgs EVER!

More content like this please Gamespot. This has been the most interesting feature you had to date.

SotN is amazing and will remain one of my personal favorite gaming accomplishments 101% percenting it (or was it 110%? I forget...whatever, fully completed it)

i love SOTN but for me the best is between Portrait of Ruin and Dawn of Sorrow.

I might be the only one that thinks Aria of Sorrow is the best in the series *runs away*

The first couple of Gameboy Advance titles are also really good.

The greatest 2D Action side scroller ever as Gamespot's greatest games page called it.

Half the awesomeness of this game belongs to Michiru Yamane - the composer. I wish they hosted her as well.

A gem from the golden age of video games. The golden age of KONAMI.

Today konami makes t-shirts. Shame...!

We all know who the true heroes of this game were - the voice actors.

I completed Rondo of Blood, then it's sequel, Symphony of the Night back to back and you would be surprised how good Rondo of Blood is. Amazing game. Maybe even a little better if you like the challenge up a notch.

SOTN is really good. But the fact that they refused to stray from the MetroidVania style games pissed me off. I wanted a classic side scroller Castlevania somewhere between then and now. Instead I got a bunch of handheld SOTN clones, or terrible 3-D games

How nice, he's content on his laurels being rested.

"Igarashi went on to contribute to more than a dozen other Castlevania games. He's currently working for Japanese company ArtPlay, which he says is trying to "create new experiences for mobile and consumer devices."

Who in the phuck would watch 2 hours of someone else play a game? Ah who am I kidding, there's going to be some jackass who justifies it.

I can't wait! I'm glad he started his own development company. His games will sell in the MILLIONS, and Konami will begin to see their grave mistakes. Just like EA, the behemoth that is Konami is sinking under its own weight! Mr. Igarashi is one of my heroes.

You know David Cox and the people at Mercury Steam must have felt awkward essentially taking the reigns of Castlevania while Konami put Iga in a cubicle and forced him to do mundane busywork.

They basically fired him without actually going through with it, so I can see why he would leave.

IGA left Konami.

There will be no more Metroidania games.

Sorry. Best one is Super Castlevania IV.

Bestest Castlevania. Still have the original disc. SOUL STEAL!!!

Really enjoyable video and SotN is such a fantastic game.

I don't know if I'd call it the best, compared to a few of the later handheld games. But it's definitely one of the series high points.

Definitely ONE of the best Castlevania games ever! It's personally my favorite along with Aria and Dawn of Sorrow and Bloodlines

Best in the series is Simon's Quest.

That woman looks ready to party. Nice.

SOTN is certainly NOT the best game in the series, that honor goes to either Rondo of Blood or Bloodlines. So many people are clueless, lol.