Castlevania Series

[Ultimecia]

Like I said, it was one impression, maybe re-playing it after all those years I might get another. I enjoy re-playing some of the games I didn't like to see if I change my opinion. It usually don't changes, through, but playing a game I don't like can give me one more insight

Juste and Alucard's personalities are totally different, I agree, their styles are also very different. But it obvious that Maxim was being controlled by Dracula's wraith, as Ritcher was being controlled by Shaft. And like I said, Maria and Lydie's roles are different (VERY different, and I'm not being sarcastic) but both drives the protagonists onwards in a way or another. Two castles. Rings. The endings are almost essentially the same. The story progresses in similar ways but with different characters with different personalities.
Yeah, Kojima got the beautiful art of SotN back, and I wish the DS games got the same art too but we can't have everything :/
Circle of the Moon's sprites aren't the best ever, in fact I agree with you they are horrible, but they got a good definition (specially for a game back at that time), while HoD got dubious color choices and questionable overall design (not they are bad, but it could have been better, specially being inspirited by Kojima's beautiful style. Sure, GBA got it's limitations and it's palette isn't quite the most adequate but it was too..."Colorful".
If you ask me, the best GBA title is Aria, without any doubt. HoD is good, but not as good as the other two titles, in my opinion.