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More like CasualSneenia!

Honestly, most games blow the doors off of SC4. It's one of my least favourites in the series. I even prefer 1 and 3 to it. I think it's mainly because there's a lot of gimmicky nonsense in it to try and show off the SNES and a result it doesn't hold up to the others that were very much games first.

 Wow. It feels weird to say that about a SNES game.

 The only game that's come close to Prime in the 3D Metroidvania genre is the Souls series, and then it's arguable that they're proper metroidvania. I mean, they're the best 3D Castlevania games we'll ever get, but still.

 I pretty much agree with your opinion. Metroid wins for me even if I adore Castlevania.

I haven't Played Circle, but I prefer Aria and Dawn to SotN.

 Also... you need to play Super Metroid and Metroid Prime ASAP!

I'd also argue Fusion is a massive dip in quality as well... but I get your point.

 I would argue that the 3D god of war clone was far better than Other M. Both in gameplay and story. I mean, it's not a great game, but dog's prolapsed vagina is better than Other M.

 The strong points of both series are:

 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia, Rondo of Blood, and SotN.

  Metroid: Super Metroid, Metroid Prime series, Zero Mission. 

  I think Castlevania has more good games than Metroid (it has more games period, so it also has more shit games), but the pinnacle of Metroid far outshines the pinnacle of Castlevania.

 Also, I just prefer metroid's powerups, although if they do a new game they need some new powerups asap.

Somewhat. There are other things too, but story is a pretty big part.

Choosing is hard for me. The highs of both series are so extraordinarily high. i'd give the edge to Metroid though just because I love the sense of exploration and atmosphere.

 I'm... currently writing a Metroid Fusion analysis since I have extremely mixed opinions on that game. Not even about the linearity honestly, since that's mainly a concession to being on a portable platform.

I've never played a Kirby game. Casey says I need to get the fuck on that asap, and that I should start with return to dreamland.

 HERESY! Fire Emblem is amazing!

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 And fair enough. Zelda Is pretty great, but I still prefer Metroid.

Metroid is mine too. I just finished Super and Fusion back to back. Fusion... man I have mixed feelings about that game I need to talk about at some point.

Any specific reason why zelda edges out the rest?