Economy and Thematic Structure: Symphony of the Night's Level Design (2015) Ario Elami October 3, 2022 "Why is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night good?" is a question that's been asked countless times over the years since the game's release on the PlayStation in 1997. People seem almost desperate to know the answer to this in the wake of similarly modeled but less acclaimed titles such as Aria of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia.