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Any Castlevania fans here? The series in on a massive comeback, mainly due to Koji Igareshi (maker of Symphony of the Night) and his recent GBA incarnations of the series, which include Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance and the newest, Aria of Sorrow. I am a tad bit skeptical going into 3d though, especially with the crap 3d N64 titles that came out. But Igareshi is doing it, and he talks of it as if he knows what he's doing, and I don't doubt he does. SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT is still the BEST Castlevania ever... it still sells for 30 bucks used. Castlevania - 3/5 Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest - 4/5 Castlevania 3 - 4/5 Super Castlevania - 3/5 Symphony of the Night - 5/5 Castlevania 64 - 2/5 Castlevania 64 2 - 2/5 Circle of the Moon - 3.5/5 Harmony of Dissonance - 4/5 Aria of Sorrow - 4/5 |
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How come none reply this? Well I must just..... But dont have anything to say.... Please help me. |
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yo yo scrape, castlevania 2: simon's quest iz tha best castlevania yet. i gotta play this tonite. (reminds me to do a remix of one ov thee songs) |
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YES! One of the best series' EVER. Castlevania- **** Tough as SHIT (almost all of them are), but isn't impossible... badass challenge and the music is great. Sign of things to come... I used to play this almost every day and could never beat Frankenstein until I got older, wise, leaner and meaner. I still hate those imp guys. Castlevania 2- *** Even better music, though not really enough tracks... and it's damn near impossible to figure out some of the ''puzzles'' without the aid of a guide, or pure blind luck! The horrible translation doesn't help, either... yeah, I'll go hit Deborah Cliff with my head, sounds good... :-l The atmosphere is sublime though. Castlevania 3- ***** One of the finest NES games ever... if you can, hunt down the Japanese version, the Konami soundchip in Japan was far superior and the soundtrack is absolutely INCREDIBLE in that version. I'd love to hear an updated take on some of these tracks, rather than just the first level... the game is huge, I can't believe they crammed so much into an NES cart. Castlevania 4- ***** My favorite of them all, I love the gritty graphics, and it has my favorite soundtrack out of ALL of them... super impressive piano, percussion and bass samples for a first gen SNES game. It's long and hard, too... *teehee. I'd love to see a GBA redux... Bloodlines- **** Pretty cool despite the lack of diagonal whipping and the bad Genesis soundchip... the tunes were well composed at least. Pales in comparion to CV4... just like Hard Corps wasn't quite up to Contra 3's standards... Rondo of Blood/Dracula X- ****/***1/2 It's great for the Turbo Duo and has an (again) amazing soundtrack. I only played it briefly years ago and I've been trying to get it again... very underrated and rare. Dracula X (Vampire's Kiss) is inferior to Rondo and to CV4, you can't even whip diagonally! Great music though, and graphics. Dracula is incredibly frustrating though. Symphony of the Night- ***** I actually don't even own this game, and eve |
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It's definetly a classic series |
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Symphony of the Night- ***** I actually don't even own this game, and everytime I go to the mall or Gameworld, I look for it... I've beaten though, and it's first rate, though I'd rather be a Belmont and I'd rather have a whip... (insert predictable ''soundtrack is awesome'' line here). Best post 16-bit Castlevania, in my mind... Castlevania 64- *** I haven't beaten it, but I remember being impressed, I wasn't expecting much going into it... it wasn't a disaster. But not a classic. Castlevania 64 2- N/A ...Haven't played it. Bah. Circle of the Moon- ***** I like it more than Symphony... Harmony of Dissonance- *** I haven't beaten it, but I got about halfway through and it's adequate... the music is the worst in the series though, and that's fatal for me... the tunes are always what I look forward to. Aria of Sorrow- to be announced Haven't played it yet, but I have a ROM of it, just haven't found the time. I've got high hopes though! The new PS2 Castlevania: Lament of Innocence looks WEAK, but we'll see what happens... |
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I like the prospects of a 3D gothic environment and architecture though... this screenshot looks much better. |
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When will this title be released? |
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November 2003, but it could be pushed back to early '04... you know how unstable release dates are. Some of the environments are pretty huge, but the game doesn't look as good as Devil May Cry or Metal Gear Solid... |
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Speaking of Metal Gear Solid, have they given a 'solid' date on the new one yet? |
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IGN.com says November... of TWO THOUSAND FUCKING FOUR I hope they're wrong. I heard it was due out 2nd/3rd quarter of 2004... either way, it's a painful wait. The 11 minute E3 demo is intense. |
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I'm surprised that no one here has mentioned the castlevania game that appreared in the arcades titled "Haunted Castle" back in 1988. That would have to be one of the earliest incarnations of simon is it not? |
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I've heard about it, but haven't played it... looks bad and is really more of a curiousity than a good game on its own terms... I think I've got the MAME rom somewhere. The first console Castlevania was the awful MSX version I think, man that sucked. It looked like the NES version but played like a dud. One Castlevania rarity I want to get my hands on is a PS1 compilation thingy that remade some Japanese-only releases... not great ones, but it would still be interesting. The only rare Castlevania that's really a must-play is Rondo of Blood. |
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anyone else notice that aria of sorrow came out without anyone knowing about it? i just recently found out that its been out for a while and i havent played it yet. circle of the moon is good but im still stuck because this one boss is unbeatable for some reason. im about 85% through harmony of dissonance and expect to complete it soon, although this one was easier than circle of the moon, i still find it the better of the two. |
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yeah harmony was way too easy. i never got the chance to play bloodlines or x, but i heard the american port of x was a disappointment compared to the japanese version. graphics don't make everything in a game, just because LAMENT doesn't look next-gen doesn't mean that it will be a letdown. I'm hoping the gameplay will be stellar. |
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by the way, that was my post 400! Whoooooo!!!! |
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