Castlevania Anniversary Collection Release Date Announced, Full Lineup of Games Revealed

Was I stupid to expect SOTN and post SOTN castlevania?
Maybe if they’ll make a second collection based on the rpg’s/metroidvania’s.

@darkswabber Yeah, after the release earlier in the year - no way they were going to include them here.

Hopefully they’ll release a Collection 2 with SOTN and others like it.

Would be awesome if cv2 was the patched version where the townfolk don't speak like hallucinating morons.

I you can guess I really look forward to this collection and to revisit some of my favourite games. It will be an enjoyable Platinum too. Since we already have Rondo and SOTN on current generation hardware I guess they could make, if this collection sells well, a second one with Dracula X, Legends, Rebirth and some GBA/DS games.

Since PS5 is BC buying the collection on PS4 makes it easier than buying it on Switch or PC

I'm hitting nostalgia levels that shouldn't even be possible.

Oh hell yes, an official re-release of Bloodlines! 😄

As someone who's very first Metroidvania was Hollow Knight... I'm quite interested in going back to the genre's roots and looking at these

Some great games on there but definitely a couple that could have been left out but overall a very good collection with a couple of gems in Bloodlines and in particular Super Castlevania IV.

Shame there is no Castlevania 64 as I actually really liked that one and it has some relevance as its first 3D outing

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy the Vania in Metroidvania is slightly misleading as most of these are straight up action platformer. Your best bet for that type of game would be Symphony of The Night which is already out on PS4 and is arguably still the very best of that genre

horrible collection. unless they include all the GBA/DS games, this is a hard pass. also, f***k konami. anyone with an ounce of self respect or respect for the industry won't give this company another dime.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy this is not the genre’s roots. Metroidvania basically refers to Symphony of the Night and Super Metroid. Before SOTN, Castlevania was a left to right action platformer.

Nkt a fan of the early platformy castlevania. Hope they remaster lords of shadow and the earlier ps2 ones those were awesome

@Wesker & @carlos82

If being pedantic then yeah they actually are part of SoTN's and in turn the Metroidvania genre as we wouldn't of had it if not for these previous entries (I understand these play and are different though)

... Perhaps I should've said series instead... had I known the dumb catch all name for the genre doesn't mean jack for these eight or so titles in the series (That's incredibly dumb)

Thanks though guys for the info!

That list is bad and Konami should feel bad.

Kid Dracula without the need to sell blood or semen, hell yes!!!

Glad to see Konami is finally re-releasing Bloodlines, which got next to no recognition for decades.

I'm a bit amazed they're releasing the awful "Castlevania: The Adventure" in place of "Castlevania: Legends." Incidentally, Legends is also one of the only Castlevania games to star a female lead. Do you hate women, Konami?!

It's a bit baffling that Rondo wasn't included. Missed opportunity.

I'll probably get this for Bloodlines and Castlevania IV, but I really, really want a collection that includes remasters of the GBA and DS games.

Praying for a physical release!!!

@Enuo It has the original Castlevania so it's automatically good.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy personally I prefer these games anyway. Except Simon’s Quest of course.

@Ralizah rondo is already available on PSN

@Wesker Rondo is only part of a PS4 exclusive collection (and an unlockable extra in a PSP game, but whatever). This collection is multiplatform. The lack of Rondo is a missed opportunity.

I guess I should have expected this, though: putting Rondo in this collection would have made the PS4 collection kind of pointless.

Which probably means a future Metroidvania collection won't include SOTN, unfortunately.

Belmont's Revenge and Bloodlines rereleases are great, but having Castlevania The Adventure on this collection instead of Adventure Rebirth (which you can't even buy anymore) is so disappointing.

I’ve only played Bloodlines only a few times back in the day. Nice to see it on here.

I only want the “metroidvania” Castlevanias.

I never got round to playing castlevania, I don't know why I just never played a single one so this is great because now I can get this and the other one that came out with symphony of the night and finally see what the fuss is about

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy

Yeah you just touched on the very reason I hate the term "metroidvania". Just a tad misleading in my opinion, as most of the CV franchise has nothing to do with Metroid until post SOTN.

Anyway this is a pretty fantastic line up. Kid Dracula and Belmont's Revenge are excellent additions. Now the question is how is the emulation? I was not too impressed with the PS4 version of SOTN and Chi no Rondo, so I'm a bit wary of the quality of this collection.

I was hoping for Castlevania Chronicles myself, I find that one super underrated.

Still definitely going for it, Bloodlines was a very nice game to have here and Kid Dracula was a pleasant surprise. Wonder if it's going to be the Famicom version or the Gameboy one? The former was never released outside of japan.