Okay, I've been tired of all the bullshit threads fighting over this damn series
>Hurr rondo is better than X
>Hurr no SCIV is best
>Yur both wrong SOTN is da best
How about instead of the same old bullshit we just talk civilly about the games and why we like them? No fighting no bitching just discuss the games, the story why you like them, ect. Maybe even share music.
Remember opinions are opinions and they cannot be proven right or wrong so stop figthing over something you can't fucking change or beat.Remember you CAN report people for trying to instigate flame wars and shit, if anyone tries to start shit just report them. A few mean posts is fine, but if the entire thread starts spiraling into it THEN you start reporting. Don't be a baby.
Now let's see if we can actually have some fucking civil discussion.
>>3124761
Forgot to add the the OP, what was your first castlevania? Just as a conversation starter.
>>3124761
I liked the first Castlevania well enough, but Simon's Quest was one of the first games I really really loved. It felt like such a huge adventure.
Rondo is better.
>Encouraging reports.
>>3124878
>Encouraging faggotry
>>3124812
I loved Simon's Quest. The open adventure atmosphere was amazing for me as a kid. The whole thing just had a very spooky, mysterious feeling.
This was before the internet when you could look things up and realize that the villagers were just being lying assholes.
>>3124978
I honestly like Redaction alot just because it fixes alot of the crappy translation.
Although I wish the "Hints" were just slightly more cryptic, obviously not on par with the original game good god but maybe something like.
>"It's been said the white crystal can reveal the lies our eyes tell us."
Or something akin to just blatantly saying
>"The white crystal can be used to reveal false shit."
It is just a little weird that villagers know about "Clues" for no particular reason.
But all in all it's a big improvement. Especially the speedy as fuck day to night transition compared to the original game.
>>3124981
I mean unseen shit.
It's been awhile okay I forgot what some items do.
>>3124762
First Castlevania was CVI but didn't owned it so I played just a little bit of it. The first one I owned and played a lot was Bloodlines.
Current favourite is Dracula's Curse.
>>3125383
>This isn't GameFAQs, being nice isn't required and you don't have to censor yourself or tailor your posts to spare feelings or fear of losing some karma.
>3. You will not post any of the following outside of /b/: Trolls, flames, racism, off-topic replies, uncalled for catchphrases, macro image replies, indecipherable text (example: "lol u tk him 2da bar|?"), anthropomorphic ("furry") or grotesque ("guro") images, post number GETs ("dubs"), or loli/shota pornography.
>6. The quality of posts is extremely important to this community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images and informative comments.
I'm just saying that's blatantly wrong even though nobody ever seems to care.
>>3124761
I kinda agree OP. To me, ALL CVs are just games which I can't beat without savestates.
>>3125481
This.
But I suppose NEETs need something to fight over if they don't have jobs.
Frankenstein monster is the hardest boss in the first game
>Tfw too much of a scrub to beat the older games.
>>3124978
>>3124981
The only thing I got stuck on was not knowing to crouch with the crystal and an older kid told me what to do. It never even occurred to me that the translation was bad when I played it. Most games didn't seem to make a ton of sense. I just liked that I could explore all over the place and it didn't start at the beginning every time which I never liked in the first one.
>>3127103
Yeah it's weird once you get older I think you lose your ability to make big leaps in logic.
>>3126520
Death without cross or holy water is the hardest.
>>3127143
This. His level is a complete nightmare too.
>>3127136
I think it's more that now we expect games to make sense in a way they didn't used to. SQ was confusing but I just thought that's what games were supposed to be.
>>3127204
This.
>>3127093
>Beaten 1 and 4
>didn't even bother with 2
>Still haven't beaten 3
Why is it so fucking hard
>>3124761
I always had this head cannon that Richter on SOTN wasn't fully possessed, more like Shaft messed with his head. The whole talk of wanting to keep his role for eternity strike me this sense of a true worry on a hunters mind, like a completion anxiety.
Sure he wouldn't go to these extremes, but as I said, Shaft could easily pull a few strings on it.
At the end of the day is just a flavor/lore I like to imagine ever since I played it for the first time when I was a kid, anyone else thought this? Or had any other head cannon for other games of the series?
>>3124978
I played it after the avgn review of it and knowing about the less than stellar directions and interactions between npcs, I also liked it and should prolly go back to play again.
Who is the best Belmont?My vote goes to Trevor. Mostly because I genuinely like his design.2nd place is ricther's dracula X chronicles look.
>>3131687
Metroidvania is the stupidest term. There is no "vania" in Metroidvania. Castlevania games became Metroid-like. Experience/level systems are from RPGs. SotN brought nothing new to the table, andwasn't even that great of a game.
>>3131694
more like:
JUSTE FUCK MY SHIT UP
>>3131732
Igarashi said they were more inspired by Zelda
>>3131732
I like monsters, so I'm going to play a couple Castlevania games and report back later if I liked it.
I like the original the best out of them all, probably cause I played it the most growing up, but this art of Simon from MoF is fucking aces.
>>3124761
Biggest draw for me has always been the pacing and sense of meticulous design of the Classicvanias. It's why the original, 3, and X68000 are my favorites.
>>3131732
I always thought the origin of the term was that "Metroidvania" was a Castlevania in the style of Metroid. I bever heard it as a genre until later.
>>3131736Sorry.
>>3124761
As someone who has unconditionally loved the series since it's debut, setting everyone get their panties up in a bunch was always frustrating. Hopefully this thread is better than most of the other ones. Lets start some more questions.
>First Game
First game was Super Castlevania 4, but I was able to go back and play the other ones since my parents had them when I was young.
>Favorite "Metroidvania" and "Classicvania"
My favorite game of the series is still Symphony of the Night, and I still play it on an almost weekly basis to calm down after a stressful day. I've gotten to the point where I'm pretty on point for most of the tricks. Favorite old style game is actually Castlevania III or X68000.
>Favorite Character and Favorite Belmont/Non-Belmont Character
My favorite character is Alucard, just because I fell in love with his animations in SotN and just that game in general. Favorite Belmont is Julius.
>Favorite Music from the Series
Favorite track is the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHpMdgM0Sb4>Iga's New GameI'm REALLY looking forward to Bloodstained, Iga hasn't really failed me yet. Most of "his" fuck up was due to meddling from Konami, so I have faith in the guy.
>>3132897
The best thing to come out of that part of the series sadly. It wasn't that good though. I still thought the Lords series was okay, but, it was a huge let down from what I was expecting.
>>3135834
>First GameSymphony of the Night
>Favorite "Metroidvania" and "Classicvania"Lament of InnocenceCastlevania III
>Favorite Character and Favorite Belmont/Non-Belmont Character
Trevor and probably Dracula himself.
>Favorite Music from the Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWW0PTkjR8
>First Game
Dracula X on SNES
>Favorite "Metroidvania" and "Classicvania"
SOTN (the only one I played) and for classic either Rondo or IV.
>Favorite Character and Favorite Belmont/Non-Belmont Character
Simon and Death
>Favorite Music from the Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzXtYhCoTpM
>>3135834
>First
CV 1 the original.
>fave
Cotn,and CV2
>Fave char
Used to be Simon in 80's art form. Now they all look like fags so fuck em.
>music
Forest in CV 3
I always wondered, why of all weapons to fight supernatural beings with do you choose a whip?
The chain/flaillike version made sense because it could be a silver chain whip or something but just a mere leather whip doesn't really make much sense for slaying dracula.
>>3137553
Because it's the vampire killer, the only weapon able to bae dracula's dark powers.
I figure the developers of the first CV wanted to implement something that wasn't as cliche as a sword, and worked as a satisfactory attack mechanic.
>>3137553because it's imbued with leon's lover's soul or some shit which is apparently what gives it, it's powers.
>>3137570
Take your IGA headcanon bullshit outta here.
>>3137602
it's not really a headcannon though that's literally what happens in lament of innocence.
Also IGA had nothing to do with lament of innocence numbnuts it was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo AND published by Konami.
>>3137602
>Headcanon
It's stupid but that's actually what happens.
Sara asks Leon to bind her soul to the whip of alchemy and it becomes the vampire killer.
>>3137559
>I figure the developers of the first CV wanted to implement something that wasn't as cliche as a sword, and worked as a satisfactory attack mechanic.
Makes sense, are there any other /vr/ games where you use a whip?
So is the series death now?
No more metroidvanias and no more classicvanias.
What do you guys think about the future of the series.
>/vr/ suddenly hates Super Castlevania IV
What the hell happened?
>>3137767
>/vr/ is one person
>>3137767
It's an easy one to attack because it's the most casual Classicvania due to how fluid Belmont moves and the powerful multi-whip.
>>3137825
>It's gives you more control so it's casual.
I want this meme to die in a fire.
>>3137829
Castlevania isn't supposed to give you more control freedom, that goes against its original design philosophy.
If Belmont is OP as fuck, you lose the sense of despair and panic Castlevania was known for.
>>3137839
>despair and panic
This isn't silent hill.
Also how do you know anything about the "Original Design Philosophy" are you going to tell us next you used to work at Konami?
>>3137845
>This isn't silent hill.
I guess you can't understand that both are horror-themed.
>Also how do you know anything about the "Original Design Philosophy"
It's obvious, Castlevania I, II and III all had a Belmont that played the same. It wasn't until IV came and changed up and ruined the formula.
>>3137829
>waaaahhh why doesnt castlevania play like mario
kys
![[Tips Cap].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/McBGG5R.jpg "[Tips Cap].jpg")
>>3137861
I know you're australia kun retard try not using the same image more than once.
also kill myself? I'm not the 40+ year old man shitposting on an imageboard over a videogame.
>>3137857
>It's obvious, Castlevania I, II and III all had a Belmont that played the same. It wasn't until IV came and changed up and ruined the formula
That's a pretty weak arguement that'd be like arguing that mario was shit because it added new powerups.
The formula is the same I think the word you're looking for is GAMEPLAY
>>3137830
>Unless you count "sexual violence" as a game now, yeah it's pretty dead.
Doesn't Australia consider DOA a High Impact Sexual Violence game? Their classifications are hilarious.
>>3137861
>Literally giving yourself away like that.
You know 4chan has a function where you can find all specific uses of that image and that image alone not it's copies basically showing everyone who you are right?
But please australia kun continue on wasting what's left of your life telling us how much dick SCIV sucks.
>>3137861
I will never understand how le epic super castlevania bros meme caught on.
The GB games are more like mario than SCIV is you even lose your whip powerup when you get hit! But you wanna shit on SCIV instead because it's the popular one and it'll get you mad upboats.
>>3138086
It never "caught on", it's just a forced meme that som autist keeps shouting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DZbJKmBZWk
>Super Castlevania IV plays like Mario.
It sure does, remember the whip powerup they introduced? Twas my favorite one!
You faggots are more autistic than the Arino cucks.
"Castlevania" added to filter
>>3138098
Isn't that the crossover game made by that autist
>>3137857
Castlevania is a survival horror game you dolt it's a horror themed action game.
>>3138117
I meant to say isn't
Fuck this i'm too tired to argue with autists.
>>3137839
I think the controls in Castlevania 1 were like that mostly because the game came out in 1986. Super Mario Bros. only came out in 1985, so platformers were a new thing and people were experimenting with different jump controls, how to combine platforming gameplay with various types of attacks, see what works with this new genre... That's why you had the weird jump controls in Ghosts 'N Goblins which also came out in 1985 in arcades, and while they were fine and made the series unique, I'm glad they added a double jump in SGnG. Just like I'm also glad they added the raccoon tail, the cape and permanent checkpoints in later Mario games even if it probably made the series easier.
SCIV wouldn't be as great as it was without all the new features they added, and the game was still reasonably difficult. I'm fine with both approaches which is why I also enjoyed the earlier games and some of the later games which didn't have as many directional attacks and as much jumping maneuverability.
You say SCIV "changed up and ruined the formula" despite the fact that every new game in the series on NES did that to an extent. Simon's Quest was a weird action-RPG hybrid with barely any platforming challenge, Castlevania 3 had multiple characters, including some with ranged attacks. It didn't ruin the formula either since the games that came out after never had this amount of fluidity; Bloodlines, and Dracula X/RoB went back to a more restricted control scheme. As much as Simon's Quest gets a fair reputation for being hard, I would say I would give it the title for the most casual ClassicVania. Once you know what you're supposed to do, the execution is completely trivial, the enemies are all dumb and never carefully placed as they are in a straight-up platformer like CS 1 and 3, you don't really need good reflexes, and the bosses are a joke.
>>3138117
Just because Castlevania isn't strictly survival/horror doesn't mean the games shouldn't have limited controls to add tension to the game-feel.
Also just got this captcha, made me lol.
>>3138201
>I think the controls in Castlevania 1 were like that mostly because the game came out in 1986.
Possibly, but either way the game makes deliberate use of them and is clearly designed around them.
>>3138238
Yes because generally games are designed to work with their controls.
>>3129217
I'm stuck on the level with the stairs and the bone pillars
Holy shit this is like playing a SHMUP where you can only move in two directions and very slowly and can't actually shoot anything
>>3137676
All I can think of is http://indianajones.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Indiana_Jones_video_games
>>3137645
>Also IGA had nothing to do with lament of innocence numbnuts
Erm... Not only his name is the first to show up in the credits, but he was the scenario writer for the game (basically invented the entire plot).
>>3138265
That's weird.
Welp now I know to never use wikipedia for information.
Worst game coming through
>>3125446
But he's just trying to be cool. I mean shit, this IS 4chan, isn't this where we're supposed to do that.
>>3138269
Except it lists him as Producer and Writer on Wikipedia also, you fucking tryhard shitbag.
Cant get past the fucking Grim Reaper. Everytime I get to him I have no health thanks to the hallway with knights/Medusa Heads flying everywhere.
>>3138696
>Medusa Heads
James pls go.
>>3138698
I have no problem with them until that area. Medusa heads arent that hard but when you have two knights throwing axes and medusa heads its pretty tough.
>>3138703
>medusa heads
James...
>>3138706
Everyone I know calls them Medusa heads, stop being a bitch
>>3138698
It's the official name.
>>3138634
Point is it's not a headcanon dingus that's literally what happens in the game.
Unfortunately.
>>3135572
Don't worry about that guy, he's my favorite Belmont too.
>>3138201
>I think the controls in Castlevania 1 were like that mostly because the game came out in 1986
No that's completely wrong.
Free air movement is actually easier to program. It was a design choice by the devs to limit the player's movement in order to balance the game.
Just take a look at Castlevania III, here you have a new character "Grant" with a shitload of movement options, including free air control. Yet Trevor's movement is still very limited.
It's painfully obvious that the original devs actually wanted you to not have free movement.
>>3139237
Or you know.
Maybe the made the characters different SO THEY WOULD BE DIFFERENT AND DIDN'T PLAY THE SAME WAY GIVING YOU REASON TO ACTUALLY USE OTHER CHARACTERS
But nah it's evidence for your pure formula conspiracy theory
>>3139319
Did you even fucking read what I wrote?
>>3139346
Yeah I did dumbass now read what I wrote.
CAREFULLY
>>3139351
You're a complete retard, missing the entire point of this discussion and thinking that WRITING LIKE THIS makes you right about anything.
If you actually read then you'd have realised that I was talking about how the game actually features the "free movement" you or the other guy were talking about.
This proves that they were completely capable or giving Trevor free air control in CVIII, yet they decided not to because it'd make the game too easy.
>>3139351
Obviously not if you think the age of Castlevania has anything to do with the lack of air control. It is *more* difficult to program Castlevania style jumping. Air control is the default, it's what you get when you don't bother changing the horizontal movement depending on ground contact. Donkey Kong, the earliest unambiguous platform game, has air control!
>>3139368
Exactly dumbass but the point is it has nothing to do with your little conspiracy theory.
It's literally so the characters have DIFFERENT ABILITIES so you have a reason to play as them. If trevor had grant's free movement what the fuck would be the point to ever use him again if trevor could literally do the exact same thing?
Yes it was a choice but it makes flimsy evidence to your arguement with this mindset.
>>3139374
see above
>>3139381
>little conspiracy theory.
That's a nice name to a FACT you refuse to acknowledge
>>3139408
>Implying I didn't state a fucking fact.
Fuck it you win, I can tell you're one of those autists who refuse to lose so here. I'll spoonfeed you a win to shut the fuck up.
Happy now?
>>3139418
>being this butthurt after getting BTFO
>>3139436
This was never about "winning" anything.
It seems that you are the only one here who's childish enough to "win" this argument.
If you really wanted me to stop then you'd have just stopped replying with your "nuh uh" altogether.
>>3139449
>I'm still wrong but i'll continue acting like the bigger man here.
>>3139449
He still had a point sperglord.
Different characters play differently? No fucking shit.
I honestly would be with you, if you had any evidence beyond dracula's curse.
And even then the fact that you're claiming to know jack shit about the "Formula" like you worked at konami or something makes you look like a turbo autist.
>>3139553
The fact the Classicvanias still maintained a degree of rigidity in many subsequent games suggests that it was a conscious design choice, even if they stumbled upon the idea serendipitously (which happens with all kinds of design).
>>3139573
Okay there we go now we're talking.
That I can agree with, because there wasn't a demand for multiple characters that needed to play differently.
>>3139553
You're just mad that you suck shit at the games that have intentionally restrictive controls.
Go back to sucking off SotN and Stupor Castlevania 4, you casual shitter.
>>3139601
>he thinks he's hardcore because he plays classicvania
Not even the poster you replied to, but your kind is the type of people that taints the Castlevania threads with stupidity.
Nobody cares how "hardcore" you are at a single-player platformer/action game idiot, you're not gonna get paid for it.
Castlevania games are mostly consistently good, and none if them is an impossibly hard game. People talk shit about SOTN and IV for being easy when the most loved classicvania in hipster circles is Rondo.
Not even X68K is that hard, they're all manageable games, the hardest ones might be CV1 (if you don't know how to deal with death and use the holy water) and CV3, all the other Castlevanias are manageable for any kind of player, which is why they're all mostly popular. The only thing that makes people like australia shit on IV is brand-loyalty and anti-nintendism, fuck that shit, I like Castlevania, not console wars.
The day fuckers like you give up trying to roleplay a "hardcore gamer" persona on anonymous online forums and shitpost about, it's the day we'll have decent Castlevania discussion.
>>3139601
OH cool. You want a pro hardcore medal or something?
>he plays the censored western version of SCB
>not owning the real, uncut Japanese game
Top pleb
![[Tips Fedora].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eqKgVfD.jpg "[Tips Fedora].jpg")
>>3140282
Australia kun likes the censored as fuck castlevania new generation because he says the uncut versions are edgy.
>>3140434
Filtered.
>>3140282
>playing any version of SCB
Might as well just fucking stab yourself in the eye with a rusty nail, would be more fun than playing that game.
>>3140519
I was just playing it. Very fun to me
>>3140717
Ok, I'll bite. What is 'fun' about it?
>No fighting no bitching just discuss the games
One job, etc.
>>3141029
Being able to play as Mario in a Castlevania game.
cv3 is the best but it's too fucking hard
>>3140282
Yet the new generation is your favorite.
Do they teach you the meaning of the word "Irony" down under?
>>3141046
I honestly wish australia kun would just get disemboweled by a red kangaroo already
NOBODY GIVES A FUCK ABOUT YOUR OPINION
It's almost always him and the "Other guys" who agree that SCIV is shit that ruin the threads.
If not them it's always the faggots fighting about classicvania vs metroidvania.
Again NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR OPINION
Wouldn't even be half as bad if they could just fucking accept that everyone has their own opinion and to each there own but instead they'd rather have a pointless dick measuring contest on the internet with people they don't even know.
>>3141220
Uh no.. Castlevania IV is a fun game.. been enjoying it. It is just like the NES ones to me. Maybe not nearly as hard but similar enough. It is fun to whip things and having a dedicated button for the weapons is convenient
I THOUGHT I WAS DONE WITH THIS SHITCUNT
I'd rather do this with Richter, but the rest of Stage 7 is so much less of a nightmare when you have double jump
>>3143179
>playing on easy mode
lmao @ your life
>>3143230
I was clawing my eyes trying to do the clockwork vertical section as Richter. The water-skulls have obscene hitboxes
>>3143407
Just ignore them, you can jump up through the clock tower faster than they chase you.
>>3139573
>The fact the Classicvanias still maintained a degree of rigidity in many subsequent games suggests that it was a conscious design choice
That's... No, that's not how this works, son. There's one thing called "tradition" and it's exactly why Richter can only whip forward while Simon could whip in 8 directions. Super Castlevania IV was trying to be novel, while Rondo of Blood was trying to be traditional.
The first anon said that the controls were rigid due to limitations. You can't offer a game made AFTER it to prove that this was no limitation issue, because games AFTER it were made in a time where the programmers knew more.
I agree with you: Castlevania's original mechanics are actually harder to program and seem to be intentional.
But your use of piss-poor arguments is not helping.
>>3143510
The real reason why Simon can whip in 8 directions on CV IV is because the main programmer specifically likes to make games where you can do that, Mitsuru Yaida also worked on games like Gunstar Heroes and Bangai-O.
Rondo has its own changes to the original formula, like having a backflip, item crash and being able to walk (and drop out of) staris. Bloodlines has diagonal whipping, etc.
Still I think even with their own additions/changes to the formula, all these games are traditional. The changes started with SOTN and the other IGA games.
>>3143510
Why would it even be a limitation issue? The NES is more than capable of handling smooth controls, as seen in Super Mario Bros.
>>3143527
>Mitsuru Yaida also worked on games like Gunstar Heroes and Bangai-O.
Fucking Treasure, always having to ruin great games like Castlevania and Gradius. I'm glad they're dead so they won't be adding their own "unique" flavour to any other games.
>>3143532
What's wrong about Gradius V?
Tell me 1 thing wrong with it without resorting to casual aesthetic reasons such as "no moais".
Are the PS2 games worth playing, or should I just forget they exist?
>>3143536
Directional options and poor level design for example forcing you to scroll vertically/backwards.
>>3143541
I played Lament of innocence and enjoyed it.
It plays a bit like Devil May Cry (though not as good), music is pretty good.
>>3143542
scrolling backwards has been a thing in Gradius since before V.
Anyway enjoy your treasure hateboner, you have pretty shit taste in games.
>>3143551
>scrolling backwards has been a thing in Gradius since before V.
Which game?
>Anyway enjoy your treasure hateboner, you have pretty shit taste in games.
Says the fag that likes treasure's garbage.
>>3143557
Play more Gradius before trying to sound smart.
>Says the fag that likes treasure's garbage.
I don't like all their stuff but Gunstar Heroes and Bangai-O are pretty damn good, the only people I know that pretend to hate them are tryhards on /vr/, i.e. (You).
>>3143561
>Play more Gradius before trying to sound smart.
Oh, so you don't know. Gotcha.
>I don't like all their stuff
Sure you don't, Treasurefag. Take your shitty games outta here, this is a Castlevania thread.
>>3143586
>Oh, so you don't know. Gotcha.
Do your homework, there's a at least one well known example that anyone who is into Gradius knows.
>Sure you don't, Treasurefag.
Take your ad hominem somewhere else, treasurehaterfag. I'm not a fanboy of companies like you, I just like video games. And you were the first one to name Treasure, I just mentioned Mitsuru Yaida.
>being this mad over a video game company
Fuck off, you don't like video games and you don't like Castlevania anyway, your expertise is shitposting, nothing else.
![SectionZ-Map[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/oBIfMJX.png "SectionZ-Map[1].png")
>>3143557
>Which game?
There are way too many examples to mention, so I'll just post the earliest one that I know of.
>>3143596
>Do your homework, there's a at least one well known example that anyone who is into Gradius knows.
You're talking about Nemesis 90, the one you backtrack through the stages in? Not the same as in Gradius V, because your ship isn't flying backwards through those.
>I'm not a fanboy of companies like you,
Yet you're getting this upset because someone doesn't like Treasure's output... sure, I totally believe you, man.
>Take your ad hominem somewhere else, treasurehaterfag.
That isn't ad hominem, moron.
>I'm not a fanboy of companies like you, I just like video games.
Calling me a fanboy of corporations when you're the one getting mad because I'm not a fanboy of Treasure like you, that's hilarious.
>And you were the first one to name Treasure, I just mentioned Mitsuru Yaida.
No, you also brought up Treasure games like Gunstar Heroes, you shit tier liar.
>you don't like video games and you don't like Castlevania anyway
What the fuck do you even know about what I do or don't like? Go kill yourself.
>>3143676
Not him but you don't seem to like video games, he's right. You're just here to shitpost.
>What the fuck do you even know about what I do or don't like?
it's easy to see what you don't like (video games) and what you like (shitposting).
bampu
>>3144029
>it's easy to see what you don't like (video games)
Just the ones that had Treasure staff involvement. They always seem to prefer being special snowflakes over making actual good gameplay.
>>3144665
It seems more to me that you just want to hate Treasure (all of it, even the pre-Treasures work), rather than you actually hating the games.
What you hate is probably Treasure fans, and actually, it's probably deeper than that, you just probably have some inner issues, and project them onto video game discussion online to vent off.
By declaring that games like Castlevania IV or Gunstar Heroes don't have "actual good gameplay" you're just trying to bait people with unpopular, contrarian opinions. Just stop.
I don't think you actually believe what you say, but in case you do, then try to actually come up with good arguments instead of insults and provocative behaviors. Maybe in that case we can have a good argument going on.
>>3144705
>comparing a good game like Gunstar Heroes to a shit game like Super Castlevania Bros
Kill yourself.
>>3145415
Reminder that SCIV is a bad Castlevania in several ways, but not a bad video game.
>>3145549
Nice meme. It's a bad game as a whole.
I like Castlevania games. I like all of them.
Why does nobody ever talk about the most underrated Castlevania game on /vr/?
>>3145976
Gee, I wonder why...
>>3145976
Merely pretending to be retarded?
>>3145976
It only had good music. The rest of the game was like Bloody Palace with a gimmick character.
>>3145415
>>3145549
>>3145579
>SC4
>bag game
>bad castlevania
Do people here just post comments like these merely to troll these days?
There are bad Castlevania games. SC4 is not among them unless you're playing the troll playing game, Super Contrarian X: Bait of the Hoodwink.
Now THAT is a shitty game, no question.
>>3146250
>if you disagree with me you're a troll
>>3146250
I like Vampire's Kiss more than Super Castlevania Bros. At least it plays and works like an actual Castlevania game.
>>3146261
>>3146267
Super Contrarian X2: This Bait Don't Spoil
>>3146279
>waaaaah how dare you dithagree with me!!!! D:<
>>3146292
Contrarian 64 - Trolls in Criticapolis
>implying I don't know bait from legit criticism when I see it
I've been here far too long for that.
OP made a simple request, and yet people cannot help themselves.
>How about instead of the same old bullshit we just talk civilly about the games and why we like them? No fighting no bitching just discuss the games, the story why you like them, ect. Maybe even share music.
>>3146304
>story
>castlevania
lel
>>3145415
Sup Australia.
I know that you have a raging, oldman hateboner for Castlevania IV for whatever adolescence traumas reasons, but hey, both were programmed by Yaida, so that's why I compared them. Both share the multi-directional thing that you hate so much. You SHOULD hate Gunstar Heroes, but I guess you won't since it's on Sega.
....How about hating it now that's also on 3DS though?
/v/ probably has better Castlevania threads at this point
>>3146601
Is it just me, or does it feel like we have a few very dedicated resident shitposters on /vr/?
I've seen the same threads go to shit from the same opinions argued in the same ways.
Where do we go from here? 8ch?
guys guys, play the ZX spectrum Castlevania, you won't regret, shits pretty cool
>>3146669
Better than Amiga Castlevania
>>3146430
>....How about hating it now that's also on 3DS though?
3DS didn't compete with a Sega system, so Australia-kun doesn't mind it. If you'll recall, his first real experience with Nintendo was the Wii, because he boycotted Nintendo systems while Sega was still alive.
>>3146632
Yeah, didn't use to be this way.
When the board was new, it was the most civil place on 4chan.
Now, it's like the slower version of /tv/.
>>3147021
Just like 4chan itself, the longer it's around, the shittier it gets
>>3147117
It's always been shit.
>tfw no 32-bit Castlevania V
>>3147746
IV was so shit that V was out of the question. End that series and just focus on good spin-offs like Rondo and NG.
I justbought a tactics videofor Rondo for stage 7. Evidently Richter can do a backflip to get up to high platforms in place of the double jump. What's the command for this?
>>3124761
>Maybe even share music.
Let's salvage whatever we can of this thread with something can be universally appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWwJEQt90qk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oquad3rnZSI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwuUyIph4Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYwS6481oQk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncu6d24xM_Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2l7ZC8i1Ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBr5ATbPMc0
>>3148164
Has there ever been an instance of television/movie/game with the subtitle "The New Generations(s)" or "The Next Generation" NOT being terrible?
>>3148164
yamane is an overrated cunt, almost as overrated as kojima and IGA
>>3148181
Star Trek
Picard > Kirk
>>3148185
Fuck off Wheaton
>>3148181
>>3148198
SF3 isn't great though
>>3148112
Double tap jump.
>>3148073
Oh Australia ojii-san, when will you learn.
>>3148073
V probably would've went back to its roots seeing as the people that made IV shit had departed to Treasure.
>>3143230
>being a hardcore fag
lmao @ your life
![[Shitposting Loudly2].gif](https://i.imgur.com/O8plBS0.gif "[Shitposting Loudly2].gif")
>>3146292
>>3146267
>>3145415
AUSTRALIA KUN PLEASE JUST FUCKING KILL YOURSELF YOU CUNT FUCKING BUT FUCKING DICK LICKING SHIT SICKING TARD DICKING BITCH FUCKIN FILTHY ASS DIRTY UNWASHED TEETH OLD UNDERAGE OVER THE TOP UNDER THE ROAD OVER THE ROAD ABOVE THE ROAD SPACE MARTIAN FAGGOT GETTIN PROBED BY ALIENS BITCH ASS SHITTY RETARDED SEGATARD CONTRARIAN OPINIONS NOBODYCARESPLSKILLYOURSELFMYMAN
>>3149568
>he's so bad at games he needs to cheat at the easiest Classicvania
If you fail at games, you probably also fail in reality.
>>3149757
>He's so bad at arguments he has to make assumptions
If you fail at reality, you probably also fail in games.
>>3149781
What assumptions? You're the one that admitted to needing fucking Maria in Rondo of Blood.
>>3149786
not him dumbass
but
>Using a character the devs give you
>LOL YUR SUCH A FAG
I can't even, are you like insane? Are you on pills?
I literally cannot grasp this way of thinking.
So what am I not hardcore because I chose carrie instead of reinhardt in LOD?
>>3149757
>cheat
Reminder that """"""easy mode"""""" means that you're taking twice the damage Richter does
>>3149816
This?
Why not just have fun? Why purposefully limit yourself?
Granted that could be fun for you too but why do you give a fuck how other people play?
That's a big problem with this entire fanbase everybody cares way too much about how people play, what game they play like jesus just fuck off get your own life to be pissed off at.
>>3138260
you basically need to have a subweapon, and preferably a good one and/or a double or triple shot
you can theoretically tank some hits and miss others and get through it but it's crazy
>>3149885
They're comparing you to James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Cuck
>>3149903
OK but what else are you supposed to call them?
>>3149935
Gorgon Heads
>>3149942
Really? That's interesting, especially since in the original Castlevania's manual they are explicitly referred to as "Medusas." But I guess the original publishers were wrong and one guy with an autistic hatred of a Youtube celebrity to the point where he refuses to use the same game terminology is right.
>>3149996
>the original Castlevania's localized manual
Fixed that for you
>>3150017
Yes, you're point autismo?
Would you rather us address them in japanese instead?
>>3150074
If you can find a Japanese manual scan that roughly translates to "Medusa" I'll shut up.
>>3150074
I wonder if it's the same guy that calls everyone autismo or australia-kun whenever he's losing an argument.
>>3150124
But anon! Localizations are an insult to the original version! if you like the american versions you're automatically a fagtron
I-i'm totally not a weeb guys the japanese version i-is just the t-t-t-true pure version! Honest!
>>3150080
Let me show you a picture of the same enemy in the Japanese manual and explain to you why you're being stupid.
There is only one localization of the Japanese manual, and it's the one that I posted before. No one else has localized it because a localization already EXISTS.
Not only that, you CAN'T literally translate kanji. When Japanese games try to convey an English name, they'll use either hiragana or katakana, because those letters represent certain sounds. The name in pic related, however, is written in kanji, which conveys ideas. For instance, the first letter roughly translates to "half," while the third roughly translates to "people." I can't figure out the second, but I'm pretty sure it won't help any further in distinguishing the proper name. Translating kanji can only be done through context, of which there is none in this instance, besides the image of the head. So naturally, it's up to the localizers to decide whether to use the term "Medusa head" or "Gorgon head," and they went with Medusa because that name is more immediately recognizable.
But then, I don't actually know how to read Japanese, and I doubt most people here do. If someone actually does and can prove me wrong, go right ahead. But if you're this insistent on being right, you'll probably just assume anyone who thinks it's Medusa and not Gorgon is wrong for... no reason, basically. So have fun being a stubborn mule your whole life.
>>3150124
>>3150137
He's being a child, but all you two are doing is giving him an excuse to act more like a child. Stop it.
>and now they're arguing about medusa heads and nip manuals
Jesus fucking christ.
>How about instead of the same old bullshit we just talk civilly about the games and why we like them? No fighting no bitching just discuss the games, the story why you like them, ect. Maybe even share music.
Here OP. Badassest boss music fo sho-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_JPGkesXLI
Sorry your thread is full of AIDS patients.
>>3150145
It's fine don't be.
It's mostly just the faggots who can't fucking take differing opinions that shit the threads up.
But that is a pretty fine tune friend.
>>3150143
screencapped so I can just post this any time someone tries the
>Le epic AVGN medusa heads maymay
Technically, since there can only be one Medusa (according to Greek myth), calling multiple heads medusa heads is logically incorrect, as there can only be one Medusa head. The species name for them is gorgon, so they should be called gorgon heads, logically speaking.
Simon's Quest is the best Castlevania game. Fuck you if you disagree.
just ignore the fag arguing about names.
All we do is pray that he'll get bored.
>>3150189
this
>>3150189
>>3150204
1. It's a video game.
2. According to the old myth, Medusa specifically was beheaded by Perseus. She is the one gorgon who is known for having been beheaded.
3. IT'S A VIDEO GAME. That's why there can be more than one Medusa head.
Just give up. You are arguing completely over semantics and we're sick of dealing with your shit.
>>3150206
>calling people out for arguing over semantics
>>3150206
You're basically admitting defeat when you start claiming that it's a game so anything is possible.
>>3150215
Still not a excuse for being an insufferable cunt senpai.
>>3150218
Kill yourself NOBODY CARES
The manual fucking says it's a medusa head and i can't read no moon runes so i don't give too fuck what your tin canji says.
>>3150224
>NOBODY CARES
You do, apparently
>>3150224
>The localised North American manual fucking says it's a medusa head
FTFY
First Castlevania was IV (I know, I didn't live in the first world so didn't have access to a lot of NES games)
But you can't deny SotN set the bar pretty high, whether you dislike metroidvania or not. It's an amazing game. Yes you can break it, but imagine being a little kid being amazed at the monster/weapon variety, and then WHOAH INVERTED CASTLE ARE YOU SERIOUS?! HOLY SHITBALLS
I do remember a friend playing over at my house saying "m-my Castlevania 64 is better anon, this game sucks!"
Are Castlevania threads the most autismal threads on /vr/?
>>3150163
Dracula X's version was one of my favorites growing up.
It was good to hear it played just as awesome in Rondo with better instruments when I played that on PSP.
>>3150254
Only faggots like RPG shit.
>>3150264
*****OFFICIAL CASTLEVANIA POWER RANKINGS*****
1. Castlevania The New Generation
2. Akumajou Densetsu
3. Castlevania Rondo of Blood
4. Castlevania (X68000)/Castlevania Chronicles
5. Castlevania Vampire's Kiss
6. Castlevania III Dracula's Curse
7. Haunted Castle
8. Castlevania (Amiga)
9. Castlevania (Famicom)
10. Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
11. Castlevania Legends
12. Kid Dracula
13. Castlevania The Adventure Rebirth
14. Castlevania The Adventure
15. Super Castlevania Bros
...
9001. Symphony of the Night + its rehashes
>>3150143
Actually the caption you are referring to translates to half fish man (the kanji is gyo which is spelled phonetically above it in hiragana) so is probably referring to the merman bellow. The bottom caption literally spells Medusa Boss in katakana so it is probably referring to the boss and not the medusa heads even though it shows a picture of the head. Not arguing about what they're called just pointing out that your speculative reasoning is wrong.
>>3150323
Well shit. Glad you pointed that out. I wasted a shitload of time trying to figure out the kanji for the wrong enemy.
>>3150345
>2016
>not knowing Japanese
>>3150189
>>3150228
>>3150235
>>3150323
Is it odd that I love Castlevania games and more or less enjoyed all of them? Sure I have my favorites but as a series I found most of them pretty much at least playable. I just don't get all the division in this fanbase.
>>3150415
It's autism anon.
>>3150415
It's people that don't do enough fucking drugs.
They're always ruining good times.
>>3149816
>I can't even, are you like insane? Are you on pills?
>
>I literally cannot grasp this way of thinking.
This sums up how I feel on a lot of current posters on /vr/.. I know its bait and shitposting but still.. it baffles me. Its weird how mentally ill people post here so much
>>3150415
Fuck off until you pick one Castlevania to worship and hate all the other games.
So, Haunted Castle. It's pretty damn hard. Can anyone that's made it past the flying stones in the first stage share some advice?
>>3150306
>*****OFFICIAL AUSTRALIA-KUN'S DRUNKEN OLD MAN DELUSION LIST*****
ftfy
>Castlevania (Amiga)
This will never not be funny
>>3150306
I kinda wish you'd play Super Kill Yourself Bros.
Because that meme is not and never will be taken seriously ever.
>he doesn't play the jap version of cv3
your'e literally playing a shitty port otherwise
>>3150437
>>3149816
I honestly think australia has like legit mental problems or something.
I've never seen anyone this fucking devoted to shitposting besidesbarneyfaglike seriously did SCIV kill his family or something? Why the fuck does he care so much and the fact that he literally keeps posting the same bullshit and 90% everyone tells him to fuck off why bother? he has to be legit insane to be expecting different results.
All i'm saying is the guy needs help because this is clearly unhealthy.
Why did they think making 90% of the level design only reachable by grabbing ledges was a good idea?
YEEEEESSSS
I beat the fucking Grim Reaper with the boomerang cross, not even a triple shot
>>3152008
I've only played Legacy of darkness, and honestly it wasn't THAT bad.
But I can concur since LOD had that shit too. albeit it wasn't ALL the time but I still think they should have had some actual playforming and not lara croft shit.
This is Castlevania not Tomb Raider
Castle Raider.
Not saying tomb raider s bad either but come on.
>>3124761
Anybody play circle of the moon for GBA?
>>3153098
I did.
Felt a little too heavy and attacking with the whip is a bit sluggish.
>>3153098
Funny how the best IGAvania wasn't worked on by IGA himself.
>>3153098
You mean Castlevania? I'm playing it right now.
>>3153098
Good game. Controls are a bit whack but once you get the hang of them it's truly a fantastic game.
Believe it or not but it's actually one of the smallest castles in the series.
Any reason at all to play x68000 Castlevania before I get into Bloodlines?
>>3157798
Chronicles I mean, whoops
>>3157798
Not really. You might get used to the free air control but that's about it.
>>3157798
Chronicles is x68000 (play original mode, not arranged).
And... yeah play both, doesn't matter which one you pay first.
>>3157798
Yes you retard, it's one of the best Castlevania games.
What of Akumajō Densetsu and CV3? Besides the superior music on the former, are there any significant changes? Any known romhacks for 3 that add the Famicom music? All I found was this hysterical thread
http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6985.0
Is there any reason I shouldn't just set my "players"/lives to 5 in Bloodlinesbesides the brand of being casual
>>3157846
>inferior
Still a more faithful remake of CV1 than Super Castlevania Bros.
>>3157975
Fuck off Australia, go play your awful Amiga "port" of CV1.
>>3127143
>Death keeps kicking my ass
>finally kill him
>get hit by a scythe and die before I can grab the orb
>>3157853
Grant is actually really useful in the japanese version.
The other difference is that in the US ver, the dmg dealt by enemies increases with every level so it's pretty bullshit.
The famicom Japanese version is the one you should always play to be quite desu.
