Qwikman wrote:
I'm looking at ActRaiser and considering to buy that. I'm also considering Castlevania 3, as I've never played a Castlevania game before. Which one is less challenging and which one is more fun?
Get Actraiser, it's awesomesauce! It's both a fun sim game("fun" in a sense that even you could agree with), and an interesting and challenging action game.
Knowing you, I honestly believe you wouldn't have the patience for Castlevania 3. Seriously, that game IS cheap, and it IS unfair. It's still a fun, well-crafted game, but without the right amount of patience and skill, it'll be very difficult to appreciate it. Go ahead, get any other game in the series - I highly recommend them all - but for you, I think you'd be better off skipping CV3, especially as your first in the series.
Don't forget to try out the Deathrace mode, too.