Quote Originally Posted by Tetsu
Even the most feverent SotN fans among you have to agree that jump-slashing bosses with Alucard's sword isn't as easy or as satisfying as cracking them with a whip.
I completely disagree, and I'm a pretty big SotN fan. ;) The earlier Castlevanias, with the exception of 2, were merely "OK" for me. SotN is the only one I really adore, and I certainly don't miss the staid and boring whips.

I agree with Jay's assertion that CV4 is somewhat overrated. I also think Simon makes for one ugly sprite in that game.

Quote Originally Posted by mauigamer
The whip upgrade makes no sense at all. You get the power whip within 4 candles.
As O2WilliamC pointed out on the old board, this lets you try to beat the game with only the crappy basic whip. Other than that though, yeah, that power-up system doesn't seem to have much reason to exist.