CASTLEVANIA THREAD
>he calls Metroid clones "Castlevania"
>>339893471
>No game is ever allowed to work in similar manner to another
I feel deep in my soul that just like Dracula himself this series will rise again one day, even if it takes 100 years
>>339892528
thank you for using the image OP
it keeps old /v/ alive
castlemania*
>>339895832
>castlekino*
>>339895832
need a pic of trevor doing an in ring promo against the masters of darkness, aka dracs stable of wrestling cronies
>>339895307
Gary Oldman is still the best Dracula.
Come the fuck at me.
anyone else saddened that Castlevania HD never had a pc release? I shouldn't have to own a 360/ps3 to play that game. It was so amazing, I really think konami dropped the ball with this game.
Which is your favorite game and why?
Order of Ecclesia is mine because of the glyph system, difficulty, and that whole OST.
>>339892528
Wizardry Lab best theme
Prove me wrong
>>339897493
Wow i m watching that movie right now on tv.
>>339897964
I am. I'd love to put in countless hours into that game again.
>>339898024
ARE YOU THE DEVIL FORGEMASTER?
>>339892528
So what's /v/'s opinion on Bloodstained anyway? I haven't really heard much about the game since it was announced.
The few screenshots I could find looked NOTHING like pic-related, and honestly looked pretty shitty.
What the fuck is happening.
>>339897493
More people would recognize that if the movie were a little better
I miss this series
Bloodstained is our only hope now
>Not condensing trimethyl borate while listening to kick ass music
https://youtu.be/Vr9btpMZICE?list=LLV5KLIFrfbxn4oA8Qt6I2cQ
>>339893471
As long as they call it Metroidvania. Only faggots try to make it sound like Castlevania is the main influence when one says Castleroid.
Also sounds like you have some sort of ass warts too.
>>339899659
I wish it had those exact graphics.
>>339899991
It's gonna be garbage tripfag
>>339900668
if they fuck up the classic mode too that would be a big shame
>>339899747
>it's a Keanu and Winona try to 'act' scene
>>339900357
That's what I was expecting it to have, but the screenshots I've been finding have got me worried.
Is THIS how the game is going to look? It's not BAD, but I was expecting it to be 2D and as great looking as the concept art.
>>339901264
please tell me this isn't gonna be the final product, that'll be 2 game remakes that have gone to shit, the first being that megaman clone.
>>339901350
I have no faith after seeing what happened to megaman
>>339901476
it will be a shitty birthday for me, since my birthday is in march and the release is march 2017
>>339901554
there's always brave earth prologue if you like classicvanias, looks like it will be good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC5Pc6Es4mE
I'LL KILL YOU AND THE NIGHT!
>>339901350
>>339901264
>>339901476
That's an old build. It's been looking better and better since then.
>>339901638
im not into the 8bit castlevanias. I like the gameboy advance ones and DS ones.
>>339901723
oh god thats even fucking worse.
>>339901743
Pleeeeeeeb.
Ice/Steam grid view is pretty cool.
>>339902358
ahhh i want this
>frantic googling begins
>>339898141
Wicked Child is better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLaGaOgXnec
>>339902662
hell yeah
FOR ALL CASTLEVANIA FANS MEDLEY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lKRktcD00
FOR ALL BELMONT FAMILY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZm5oF-N9fY
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxPPg7hCOZPJny5_MmHV9qw Darksouls was bettr
>>339902358
Never ever?
>>339901723
Alright, the background looks great.
But the character model is now super out of place. This seems like it would be infinitely better if it looked like the concept art.
>>339902650
I highly recommend retroarch for everything except N64 games but that almost makes it twice the research. Once you get them both up and running it's a seamless process and pretty fucking great though. DS is kind of a mixed bag also, mainly DoS.
>>339901814
>Actually have shaders
There's supposed to look worst than the earlier build without shaders?
>>339902994
I forgot that pic was from when they were showing off shaders. That pic was with their first shader applied to the model and bg.
This one's from their third shader applied to the model and bg. They had a bunch more examples of all of them mixed together but I think people mostly prefered 3/3.
>>339893471
>Metroid clones
>they play like Simon's Quest
>>339902662
For me, when Simon BELMONDO's theme started playing on the final level of CV Chronicles, I knew right away that that was going to be one of my top CV moments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWJ2dN22rEM
The way you do the Simmon strut as the all the knights start fighting and the place goes up in flames is just too good. Chronicles (OG mode) is just too good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0R1NnyP2Iw
>>339893471
Fuck off with your elitist bullshit. Both styles of CV are great.
>>339899659
game doesn't look like the concept art but it doesnt look bad either
I have faith the game will at least be as good as iga's worst game that isn't judgement. So harmony of despair levels of quality.
$400 invested so I want a game on par with Aria of Sorrow or even Symphony of the Night
>>339903306
Simon's Quest with the annoyance removal patch and the re translation patch is actually fine.
>>339897426
Or you could watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MarFLV0C2Mw
>>339899659
>The few screenshots I could find looked NOTHING like pic-related, and honestly looked pretty shitty.
You haven't looked very hard then.
>>339903669
>$400 invested
I'd berate you but I'm honestly just jealous that I could never afford something like that with my income
It's like people don't know how the kickstarter works. This is why you don't communicate with people while making a game.
>>339903937
I can't afford that with my income. just got lucky and actually had money in the bank
only make $200 a week
>>339903669
You are never going to get a game on par or better than AoS or SOTN.
You know that's never gonna happen dude, why even say that?
>>339904092
Why would you just blow money like that. Don't you care about saving money?
>>339903738
>Simon's Quest with the annoyance removal patch and the re translation patch is actually fine.
I've played the version your talking about and even went through the trouble to play with LUA scripts that added more excitement to the bosses among other little tweaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za7nepSOBZQ
and I'd still rate it a 4/10 experience. That's being generous too.
That said, it's an important game to the series and maybe important to games as a whole and I'm glad it exists.
>>339899659
>The few screenshots I could find looked NOTHING like pic-related
God damn you're retarded. I'm just convinced people don't understand the point of concept art unless you're a creative person. The game looks fine.
>tfw realizing how glorious Fist-Type Weapons are in PoR once Shortswords stop existing and are basically replaced with Two-handed Weapons
It was fucking magical to just punch the shit out of Richter while he tried desperately to actually hit me.
>>339903669
I put in $200 myself. I have utmost faith in Iga because even his worst metroidvanias are better than what people pass off as his namesake these days.
Iron Flail Clan WW@
>>339904258
no
I only use $200 for rent and maybe $30 for food over the month.
Rest usually goes into video games or saving for new part or console
>>339904258
>Don't you care about saving money?
Not him but in this job economy you're gonna be working till the day you die unless you get really lucky so what's the point of saving, it'll never be enough and $400 is a drop in the bucket if you have to pay back say college loans.
>that day when bloodstained gets cancelled or comes out and its fucking awful dogshit
/v/ is gonna be rough that week.
>>339903669
I threw down $100, if the art book was being done by Ayami Kojima I'd have gladly thrown down $150, maybe even $200 for it.
Im gonna shill Odallus, it's a very good classic castlevania clone, with a bit of metroidvania sprinkled in (finding the secret upgrades and unlocking new traversal mechanics). Like the Shovel Knight devs they know how to make actual good 8bit pixel art that looks like what the nes would produce. It's $15 on steam, I'd suggest waiting for a deal and keeping it in mind / wishlist, it's really good but it's a 6-7 hours experience so $15 is a bit expensive.
>>339904575
I don't think that'll actually happen, if Might No. 9 didn't get canceled even with all its delays I doubt this will, and it's got a more competent team behind it too.
In all honestly the game could be the 2nd coming of SotN and /v/ will still call it shit because it's a KS-funded game so it's automatically shit in their eyes.
>>339904686
It was alright, I don't regret spending the money on it I did but I wish the music had been better.
>>339904404
I wish rent was that cheap here. I don't know how I could survive on that little for food either. What do you eat? Are you staying healthy anon?
>>339904449
Yeah, kinda sucks I guess, but having savings for certain scenarios as backup doesn't hurt, or for when you want something.
>>339904449
You save money so if something happens you have enough to fall back on and not end up homeless.
Dude, seriously, it's basic shit.
>>339904449
You're actually retarded
>>339904875
$400 is not gonna save you from going homeless.
>>339904951
Yeah but if he spent $400 on a kickstarter, who knows how much other money he's wasting
>>339904936
see
>>339904951
I'm not saying never save anything and just spend wildly but 400
>>339899747
why do they put Keanu in things? He's not even that handsome.
>>339905017
*isn't gonna save you from having a medical procedure done or bail you out of some situation, that shit usually costs in the thousands.
>>339904865
rice and multi vitamins
sometimes vegatables to go with rice
>>339903669
>$400
There better have been some hell of a backer reward for tha. Im not even shitting on KS but that's a lot of money
>>339904686
I've seen some people play it and it just doesn't look that great imo. I'd maybe pay 5 bucks for it.
The most I've enjoyed a CV-like was Castle in the Darkness and Maldita Castilla(more like CV/GnG combined) The Lecarde Chronicles is also a castlevania fangame with great ambitions and decent executions for an amateur. I implore any fan to try it out. http://the-mig-page.wifeo.com/castlevania-the-lecarde-chronicles-2013.php
>all art is custom made, no re-use of sprites from any CV game
>cool little storyline involving travelling through remote areas of spain to collect fragments of some rich old family with ties to dracula to infiltrate their mansion
>learn cool moves as you progress that are reminiscent of Richter's moveset from SoTN
>Simon's Quest like hub town you can return to on your quests and explore to find treasures and people to talk to about where to go
I had a great time with it honestly. Just wish the controls were tighter.
>>339905436
Oh I forgot it remixes music from all throughout the classic CV games, even some stuff from Adventure/Belmont's Revenge.
>>339905436
Personally I loved it, it felt like playing an nes castlevania game again
>>339905436
Replying to myself here but I just happened to look up the dev to Lecarde Chronicles to find he's working on a sequel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx3WvF0UM68
and from the description:
>There are dialogues that will be be voiced thanks to the great work of Jeff Montoya. There is also a great cameo who has offered is voice for a character in the game: Mr Robert Belgrade the voice of Alucard in Castlevania Symphony of the night.
Of course the character in this game will be Alucard.
Thanks very much Mr Belgrade! I will go beyond my skills in order to create a game that deserve this generous contribution.
Holy fuck, the guy's putting in some serious work and flexing some networking muscle I guess.
So is Castlevania officially dead since Konami will now only make phone games and pachinko and they will just sit on their best franchises like greedy assholes and not let someone else take the reigns?
>>339905109
Keanu's a cool guy but why Francis Ford fuckin Coppola thought he should be cast as a 19TH CENTURY ENGLISHMAN will always baffle me.
>>339906492
There's always just letting other companies use their IP.
>>339906492
We should try asking them nicely on twitter, they've sounded surprisingly hopeful as of late.
Well the only modern Castlevania I have left to play is Harmony of Despair, that should be interesting.
After that I'll go back and play all the older ones I haven't yet.
>>339906901
>Harmony of Despair
Make sure you have some buddies that you can play with because that game has a shitload of grinding.
>>339906973
Shit I meant Harmony of Dissonance, my bad.
>>339907078
Everytime I try to get trough that game, I just cant get to play it for more than 30 min
>>339907267
Yeah same here I hate the color palette and the music, plus the jumping feels off.
>>339907078
>Harmony of Dissonance
Ew, it's the worst gba CV or maybe even the worst metroidvania
Be aware that there is a glitch that makes death's second form immune to damage, you'll have to reload if it happens.
>>339902741
This guy is amazing
I hope he isn't dead
>>339902741
>that Abandoned Castle
Curse of Darkness had such amazing combat for a game utterly devoid of any semblance of level design. JC combos with punch-style weapons were my jam.
>>339900668
t. mighty no. 9 backer
>>339908007
I never played it, I should try it some day..
>>339903654
Not him but classicvania is better imo.
Similar thing happened with Resident Evil.
They weren't getting any new people to play the games so the fucked up the classic formula just to profit more.
Resident Evil 4 is a good game but it ruined the franchise for good.
>>339908239
People talk about video games today just being "long hallways," but dude that's literally all Curse of Darkness is. The closest thing to platforming the whole game is hitting a switch that turns into a giant flight of stairs you have to jump up and *that's it*. It's way more of a hack-n-slash/beat-em-up game.
Unfortunately I've listened to those two Castlevania medleys so many times they don't have any more surprises for me :(
>>339908412
It had some good fights between the long ass hallways though. Also perfect guarding everything was fun.
>>339898141
anti souls mysteries lab?...no?
>>339909223
Best song from LoI imo, solid choice
I'd have to go with Riddle myself
>>339908405
>Not him but classicvania is better imo.
>Similar thing happened with Resident Evil.
No, you know what ruined the franchise? Konami shunting CV to mobile and forcing IGA to make 3D CV games that his team wasn't experienced in and then cheaping out to not get Ayami Kojima back for the portable games, and THEN them giving the IP to Spaniards
>>339898024
Same, OoE is my favorite due the challenge, versatility and combos and my waifu.
bump you faggots
castlevania will never die
>>339911315
mate...i'd hate to say this but they as a console game series has been dead since 2014. they only live on as pachinko machines now
>>339900668
Nah, IGA isn't like Inafune
Wow, Harmony of Dissonance's jump is really fucking weird.
The spellbooks seem interesting though.
>>339904686
This game was fucking great. Deserves way more attention. I thought it was a million fucking times better than Shovel Knight, for sure.
Post your favorite Castlevania enemies.
>>339897493
his young Dracula was great but I wasn't a fan of his boob head old man Dracula.
also Lee is best.
>>339914016
Bonus points to posting cute grill versions, because cute grill axe armor is fucking awesome looking right there
>>339899376
BEHEAD ALL THOSE WHO INSULT CURSE OF DARKNESS. ELECTRIC GUITAR BEST WEAPON.
>>339914016
>Nyx, goddess of darkness, was a primordial deity with powers surpassing even Zeus
>in-game she's a slutty nurse with a big needle
>>339903563
>even the java-only Belmont
neat!
>>339915283
If you are a primodial deity with powers surpassing zeus, you can be whatever the fuck you want.
If she wants to be a slutty nurse with a big needle, i am not gonna be the one to complain about it.
>>339915283
>Tfw a hot demon Nurse will never forcefully penetrate you with her thick needle
>>339903563
>Simon's Theme remixes with the heart pounding after the first few notes.
Gets muh dik hard every time man.
>>339895307
It probably will in some fashion, but it doesn't need to. We got a fuckload of them already.
In the wake of Doom4 who else thinks it's completely possible for Simon to come back in a similar fashion? Konami's gotta act pretty soon if they want to actually act on it but I could easily see Simon the barbarian make a huge come back. Just replace doom hellspawn with dracula's minions and other universal movie monsters.
>>339916474
Konami ain't doin shit but pachinko these days.
>>339916474
No thanks I don't need more GoWstlevania.
>>339897493
Nigger, please.
This is the one TRUE Dracula.
Bend the knee, faggot.
>>339898024
III/Densetsu. Great art direction and level design. The various routes are nice, too. Just a very well-designed game. I always play as just Belmont, though. Never cared to play as any of the others.
The original and X68000 are also excellent.
>>339916474
Konami could try pulling a Blood Borne. Fast whip based combat, quick dodges, fuckhuge castle to explore. All rendered in the foxengine.
Of course, it'll never happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV_HESv4mfs
>>339916702
>GoWstlevania
What? Oh, no I picture it being much more like bloodborne but with a heavy melee focus as well. Kinda like how the Doom Marine brutalizes his enemies for health y'know? Something like that.
>>339916878
Yeah, an actual good 3D castlevania is something that will never happen at this point but I still believe in it and Bloodborne's probably the closest thing from what I've seen. It could work.
>>339917012
Problem is that it'll be called a Souls ripoff at this point. Konami have missed the boat.
Trevor is my favorite Belmont but Richter's theme is some dank ass shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ZWY8aAiKg
>>339917052
> it'll be called a Souls ripoff at this point
They've definitely missed the boat to capitalize on it when they should have been the first to do it. But still, they'll only be behind Ni-Oh and that other forgettable one, Lords of the Fallen? Whatever. If it doesn't come this E3/TGS we'll likely never see it.
>>339917139
What's Trevor's best theme? Beginning or Belmont The Legend? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPfM1gXrTg
>>339917012
>>339916878
I don't see much similarity to Souls/BB anyway. The Metroid-style games, maybe, but certainly not much resemblance to the originals. And even in the case of SotN's ilk there's a big emphasis on platforming completely absent. The design philosophy is pretty different ultimately.
Though I don't see why we need to push Castlevania into 3D anyway, especially if the best people can come up with is "SoulsBorne but...!" No thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ADXi22Gtw
Portrait of Ruin was great and if you disagr- CHARLOTTE!
>>339917271
I would say beginning would be more his "theme".
Still working away on my own "not" Castlevania.
Made this today.
I wish making enemies and NPCs was easier, though. I love making backgrounds and I could do it all day without getting bored, but animating limbs is just so fucking tedious, and when the results after 3 hours don't look good you just want to kill yourself.
>>339917427
>forgetting pic
>>339917427
>Made this today.
T-that's great anon
>>339917286
What if we did dmc but with castlevania?
You'd have a decent variety of weapons with the whips, axes and swords.
>>339917490
Looks dope man, I caught a bit from the last thread. Got a blog?
>>339897493
>Not Leslie Nielsen
Pleb
>>339917528
That is basically what the PS2 castlevanias were and they were not good.
I still say SoulsBorne mixed with Castlevania 64 could work.
>>339917571
Thanks!
I've got aTumblr: http://theonian.tumblr.com/.
Will probably set up an IndieDB page, and a TIGSource blog once it starts shaping up.
>>339917702
>Castlevania 64
End thyself. Also I don't want the slow, ponderous movements of the souls series in a Castlevania game. I want to be able to dash, backstop, do that cool flying kick thing Trevor did, and other neat movements.
Oh shit nigga, you've whipped the werewolf, mangled the medusa, crushed the creature, and defeated Death. Climbing the stair case with the clock tower looming over you in the moonlight, you're ready to face old fangface himself.
WHAT SONG PLAYS WHEN HE HAS AT YOU?
>>339917490
Here's some other effects I worked on today, which did not turn out the way I wanted.
>>339917904
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8EfxAhz8-o
Unequivocally the best Dracula theme in the entire series. Disagree with me at your own peril.
>>339917528
You're not getting my point. "X but..." is the exact shit the PS2 games and LoS were and it's partly why they were somewhat shit. They were copies wearing a Castlevania skin. If all Castlevania has room to do in its move to 3D is copy other games it's pointless and redundant to make that move.
Any sincere attempts at a 3D Castlevania game should look to what made it good in the first place and consider how those fundamental design concepts could be applied in a 3D action-platformer. Easier said than done, of course.
>>339917823
>I want to be able to dash, backstop, do that cool flying kick thing Trevor did, and other neat movements.
Sounds like you want Bloodstained then?
>>339917806
Extremely talented stuff on here man. Followed. I'd offer help but I'm pretty busy these days. Was working on an updated John Morris sprite for Serio's game ages ago but didn't get far.
>>339918107
I see your point. Castlevania needs its own unique identity.
>>339918294
Thanks a lot, Anon!
