Spiritual Successors

Banjo-Kazooie

Megaman

Castlevania

It tries to take from Valkyrie Profile.

Top Gear

Donkey Kong Country

Suikoden

Super Mario RPG

Xenogears, although they are too different.

Devil May Cry

To Valkyrie Profile, but metroidvania

By Keiichiro Toyama, who created the first Silent Hill game, it's a successor to that series.

Gunstar Heroes

From Wonder Boy series

S. Mario Sunshine

To Landstalker and Dark Savior

It's the successor to RE4 that RE5 and 6 weren't

Tried to take from Chrono Trigger

Alundra

Guilty Gear

Failed successor to KoF, on SNES (?!)

It really is the 3D Castlevania we deserved IMO.