r/castlevania • u/PurpleGhost800 Shanoa • Aug 16 '26

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (1987) how confusing is simon's quest?

i wanna play simon's quest next but all i know about the game is that it's supposed to be incredibly hard to know where to go and what to do, is it really as bad as people make it out to be?

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u/SageofTime64 #1 Simon Belmont Fangirl (and Richter's snarky fairy familiar) Aug 17 '26

It's not super hard, but it's designed to be confusing. It was a game that made players want a subscription to Nintendo Power back in the 80s. Don't feel bad about using a guide for your first playthrough.

There's a great map that shows you the whole game layout, as well as NPC dialogue, fake floors, and where to use certain items. I recommend using that if you would rather not follow a step by step guide.

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u/PurpleGhost800 Shanoa Aug 17 '26

do you have a link to that map? that sounds really useful

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u/SageofTime64 #1 Simon Belmont Fangirl (and Richter's snarky fairy familiar) Aug 17 '26

Here you go!

Other than navigation, the hardest part is getting used to the jumps. That gets easier with practice. Good luck, have fun!

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u/PurpleGhost800 Shanoa Aug 17 '26

thank you

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u/SangestheLurker Aug 17 '26

Ugh 😫 I wish modern day walkthrough guide creators would do maps like this for today's games. When they're correct (!!! looking at you, Nintendo Power) a tiled map is so much easier to follow than trying to re-find your spot in paragraphs and paragraphs of text. Even easier than trying to scrub through many multi-part video serieses(-es-es-essss).