Castlevania is good!!!!

[AngryBlack]

Yes i have the orginal Dracula X for Turbo Duo but now i have to wait for the system to arrive DOH!!!!

So in the mean time discuss anything Castlevania related n i do mean anything CV 1,2,3,4 SOTN,Bloodlines,COTM,HOD etc.

[LinkOcarinaMan]

Ok I will discuss Castlevania.

Super Castlevania 4 is so incredibly awesome.

Remember seeing the backgrounds rotate on your SNES. WOW!!!!

[Akito]

You have a legitiment copy of Dracula X? Well, you know what this means. I'm gonna have to murder you and steal it. My CD-R copy has sound issues :complain:.

Okay, I guess it is time for random Castlevania comments.

Castlevania:
Frankenstein and Grim Reaper are the two hardest bosses ever in a video game.

Castlevania II - Simon's Quest:
I'd kill for a new Castlevania game like this one. There is no other CV game like it, but it would be nice to have the difficulty raised a little bit.

Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse:
Great game. Great music. Awful play control. Probably the hardest one. But still a great game.

Super Castlevania IV:
AMAZING!!! A Castlevania game with GOOD play control. I didn't think that was possible. THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!!

Akumajou Dracula X - Rondo of Blood:
A dark Castlevania game with a cute anime-ish look. Sounds odd, but it works out quite well. This is possibly the best Castlevania game ever made. It has so many secrets and involves lots of exploration throughout the levels. And it seems like Konami finally made an effort to put good boss battles in a CV game. These bosses can only be beaten if you learn their attack patterns and dodge their attacks rather than just randomly hitting them and hoping they die, like you had to do in the older CVs. Every flaw has finally been fixed making this the best CV for its time.

Castlevania Bloodlines:
Haven't played it much. But it seems pretty cool.

Castlevania Dracula X:
A completely half assed semi-sequel to Rondo of Blood. The first level was pretty well designed and causes you to falsely assume that the rest of the game will be just as good. But from level 2 onward, the game becomes pretty disgraceful.

Castlevania - Symphony of the Night:
What happens when you take Rondo of Blood, Simon's Quest, and Super Metroid then combine them all together to make a new CV game? Well, the results were very pleasing. SotN was an almost flawless video game that not only appealed to the die hard CV fans, but also to most gamers in general. This made it the most popular, and arguably the best CV game yet.

Castlevania Chronicles:
The re-release of probably the most unknown Castlevania game. It was a fun game, and it was cool to see Ayami Kojima's interpretation of Simon Belmont, but I think all of us would have rather seen a Rondo of Blood port instead.

Castlevania 64/Legacy of Darkness:
The camra rotates in the middle of your jump.

Castlevania - Circle of the Moon:
Played more like a traditional CV game, but kept many of the RPG elements of SotN. Very fun, but also very tedious and frusturating at times.

Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance:
Castlevania is suffering from "Mega Man Syndrome."

Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow:
Haven't played it yet (obviously) but I think it'll prove that my HoD comment is correct.

I'm done.

[PmaGuardian]

Castlevania = 3rd best videogame series around.
I have loved nearly every single game in the series (sure there are some misfits, but every series is allowed a misfit or 2.)

My faves:

1. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
This game was DOPE. WORD to the ZILLA. This game totally
screwed with what my perceptions of a good Castlevania
were. Richter still may be cooler... but Alucard was indeed a
great hero. And the music and gameplay were bar none the
best in the series.

2. Super Castlevania IV
The coolest OS Castlevania around. For one... it starred
Richter. That alone made it insanely cool. The gameplay was
insanely well done. And the graphics were beautimous for the
time. Mmmm.... I want another Castlevania like this one.
Starring Richter of course.

3. Tie: Harmony of Dissonance and Circle of the Moon
I really couldn't decide which game I like more. They were
both really well done. I thought CotM was more original, but I
found myself liking HoD just as much. So I really couldn't
decide. The gameplay on both games was amazing. And what
makes them even cooler... I can play them while on the road.
Or while on the toilet :).

I haven't played Rondo of Blood enough to determine if it really is the best Castlevania ever. But I'll be damned if it isn't an amazing game so far (and the opening cinema was so cool, I almost collapsed). I need a controller for my computer to appreciate it though damn it! And we all know how I feel about any game with Richter.

As for Aria of Sorrow. I think it's shaping up to rock the hizzy. God it looks good. And they are innovating the series it seems. At least to some extent. And Soma looks damned cool. I truly can't wait until May.

[AngryBlack]

All i have to say is i was very dissapointed with HOD. The lack of spells,crap music n just the fact it was the biggest ripoff SOTN didn't help either.

[Akito]

I hope that after Aria of Sorrow comes out, the next Castlevania will be an action-based one. I'm getting kind of burnt out on the ones that involve all the deep exploration and easy to kill enemies. I just think the short strait forward ones are more fun and have better replay value.

[AngryBlack]

Last but not least Action based Castlevania means increase in difficulty as well something that has been missing since Castlevania 3 imo.

[AngryBlack]

Originally posted by Akito
Castlevania:
Frankenstein and Grim Reaper are the two hardest bosses ever in a video game.



Yes two annyoing punka$$es. But the reaper is more annoying cause those sickles r all over the dam place n once he starts moving around only more sickles appear.

[odinwise]

I've only really played SotN, and HoD. SotN was freakin awesome, I loved that game to death. HoD seemed to be maybe too much like SotN, which wasn't bad in my opinion, it was like playing SotN on GBA with a different character. Portable CV is good :D

[six switch]

Originally posted by LinkOcarinaMan


Remember seeing the backgrounds rotate on your SNES. WOW!!!!

Almost as cool as the raining in Zelda link to the past.:cheers:

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
Yes two annyoing punka$$es. But the reaper is more annoying cause those sickles r all over the dam place n once he starts moving around only more sickles appear.
Yeah, Death was freaking hard, but there was actually a cheap trick to beating him. You had to get to him with the holy water as your weapon (which is really hard to do) and then keep jumping and throwing them at him and he wont be able to move the whole battle. Cheap, but it works. Frankenstein however, was hard no matter what tactic you used. I have yet to discover a strategy that works every time.

[AngryBlack]

Well my method for Deathh is get a Boomerang n Triple shot n get to the left hand side of the room n hurl Boomerangs before Death appears if u have the triple shot u'll tear Death apart n u don't even have to move during the fight.

As for Frank n Igor make sure u have HolyWater n Triple shot get right in front of Frank n hurl away the Holy Water if u do this right Frank will be getting burnt n Igor will jump into the Water as well.

[Akito]

I'll have to remember that strategy. I've only beaten Frank twice and he is pretty much the only thing stopping me from being able to beat the game without cheating.

[AngryBlack]

I've crushed CV1 so many times i can do it without dying 1. The trick is Holy Water+Triple Shot n ur golden it works on Dracs final form as well. If u really wanted too u can be the entire game with just Holy Water it's real easy.

[Scarface]

The only Castevania I have beaten was SotN. I saw my older br beat all the ones for NES back in the day.

[Akito]

I was just playing Castlevania a few minutes ago and I finally managed to beat Frankenstein on my first try!!! But then I kept dying on level 5 so I got frusturated and turned it off.

[AngryBlack]

Well since u reek at the os CV do u want me to walk u through the game Jim??

[AngryBlack]

Originally posted by Akito
I was just playing Castlevania a few minutes ago and I finally managed to beat Frankenstein on my first try!!! But then I kept dying on level 5 so I got frusturated and turned it off.


Did my advice payoff.

[Scarface]

who said I sucked? I just said I was having trouble with the guy, I didn't say I couldn't beat him.

[AngryBlack]

Coming from u Jim it's all the same thing."I can't kill Death, Roth kicks my butt"

[Scarface]

Keep the AIM texts away from AN buddy. Lets not get me started.

[AngryBlack]

I'm so sorry Jim. I guess u put me in my place lol

[Scarface]

Now then, what game was grant in again? I remember seeing my bro play with him and he was uber cool.

[AngryBlack]

Grant Dynasty (sp) The pirate terd in Castlevania 3.

[GimpyBoy]

Wasn't it Grant Da Nasty?

[AngryBlack]

Well that's y i put the (sp) there i wasn't quite sure on the spelling if it makes u feel better Gimpy i'll look in the book next time lol

[Scarface]

Hey I liked Grant. I thought he was cool, well that was back when I was little.

[GimpyBoy]

Man you're extra angry today black. Muahaha. I was just helping out, no need to jump all over my Sylpha.

[AngryBlack]

Well Grant was the best imo. Syphia's spells were bleh n Alucard was useless except the bat plus his fireballs bleh.

[Scarface]

Well as I said before, I really liked SotN. Which game should I play if I liked that one so much. Or should I just play them all.

[AngryBlack]

I'm os CV biased so my opinon is play them all. Then weep in the awesomeness that is Super CV i love that game. If u want a challenge play 3 trust me the doppleganger's level is a nightmare.

[Scarface]

So thanks I guess. You helped me as much as my spanish teacher in HS did.

[AngryBlack]

k... PACOLOCO i'll make this simple even for u. Play them all starting from 1(if u can beat the game),2,3(hard as hell),4. then if u want u can play the GBA ones k CHICO!!!

[Scarface]

Lets not start with Mexican lingo ok.

If we want we can really make this a racial thing my nizzle.

[AngryBlack]

Taco Supreme, Patio's Fire Burrito. Anywho like i said before Holy Water n Boomerangs r ur friend in CV1 if u stick with these 2 weapons ur good to go SUKA!!!!!!

[Scarface]

You words are less than encouraging.

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
Did my advice payoff.
Yep sure did! But I can't seem to reach Death. I use to be good at level 5. Damn my NES CV skills have gone down the drain.

[AngryBlack]

Jim Trust me when it comes to games u know i don't *uck around. u can take my word for it but my inults r all in good fun.


Akito that 4 hit u die thing is really a pain especially when u make it to the area where all those medusa heads r everywhere.

[Akito]

Speaking of that, have you ever beaten Castlevania on that harder mode it gives you after you beat it? It is freaking impossible. You start the game with that die in four hits crap, and all levels have more enemies plus tons of bats and medusa heads everywhere. I don't think it is even possible.

[AngryBlack]

I use the Boomerang when i play the game over again. It owns all badguys.

[Arros_Raikou]

Anyone ever beat the two CV: Adventure games for the gb??

I can't, need a controller for the compy because I only have the roms

[Scarface]

get the Gba, its so much bettere than trying to play on your pc.

[Arros_Raikou]

I got a GBA and two GBCs just don't have the games, and since I heard they blow pretty bad I just downloaded the roms, I know it's illegal and all

[AngryBlack]

Yes the GB version of CV did stink it up i only beat both of the games once n gave them to my friend n now he has the bad CV curse lol

[Arros_Raikou]

lol

My top 3 CV games

1 CV3 Dracula's Curse: Very cool NES game, hard but cool, I liked Sypha, Grant was ok, and Alucard just sucked badly

2 CV SotN: Very cool, liked the exploration and leveling up but it spawned to very bad spiritual sequels... *Cough cough* Cotm and HoD

3 CV Bloodlines: No real reason other than the fact that one of the heroes was from Texas and so am I

4 worst CV games:

1 CV:64 :Beat it multiple times, camera angles are really really annoying

2 CV Adventure: Really feel sorry for the people that actuially like this one

3 CV Adventure II, Belmont's Revenge: Every bad game diserves an even worse sequel

4 CV Dracula XX: Terible SNES port of RoB, playable solely for the animation that pops up when Richter crashes the key ^^;;

[Akito]

I actually kinda liked CV2: Belmonts Revenge, but Adventure and Legends were pretty boring.

[Arros_Raikou]

Ah, I never played Legends what was it about?

[AngryBlack]

Speaking of DX for SNES where is Death at i was so pissed when i saw no Death in sight.

[Arros_Raikou]

I thought he in it somewhere there are like three different paths or something, where you have to rescue the girl and the kid, I never even bothered recuing them

[AngryBlack]

really. Let me thinks i know u fight that wizard in the underground cave looking level, if u save the chick u go to that waterlevel n fight the snakes. And that's all i remember for now cause i know in the clocktower u fight Camilla the chick on the skull then u go to dracs castle.

[Arros_Raikou]

Was death in Rondo of Blood?? I never played it so I don't know, and didn't like DXX enough to play through it, so i just used a password to get to the stage before the end of the game

[AngryBlack]

Yes Death is in Rondo of Blood u fight him at the start of the game i think (must Confirm Akito/or WOO! Boy) n i know u fight him again in a Ghost Ship from Castlevania3.


But i never ran into him for the Snes version. When i get my Turbo Duo i'll confirm all this.

[Arros_Raikou]

Alright, I really hope they port RoB over to the PSX, I really want to play that one

[AngryBlack]

If that miracles happens Konami sure took their dam time about it. It's been 10yrs give or take i couldn't wait any longer n bought the orginal game n system i have a weak will!!!!!

[Arros_Raikou]

There was like some interveiw with the guy that made CV on gamespot and he said that if enough fans contacted him he'd port RoB over to the PSX as CV Chronicles II, I don't remember where the article was on Gamespot though cause I don't have the money to blow to join a game site just to look at their archived crap -.-;;;

[AngryBlack]

I recall something like that i saw it on the Castlevania Dungeon it was at www.classicgames.com go to hostied sites n go to Castlevania unless u already knew about the site.

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
Yes Death is in Rondo of Blood u fight him at the start of the game i think (must Confirm Akito/or WOO! Boy)
You have an encounter with Death at the beginning, but then you fight him for real later on in the game. He is a real *****. Always so freaking hard to kill.


Ah, I never played Legends what was it about?

Legends was the third one on Gameboy where you play as Sonia Belmont. It wasn't bad, but it was really slow and pretty boring.

[Arros_Raikou]

Yeah but it didn't exactly tell how to get in contact with the guy so I think it was just something to keep rabid fans at bay, just like the news about a continuation of SotN, a true one not a cheesy rip off*glares at HoD*

[PmaGuardian]

Wooo!Boy......

[AngryBlack]

Have u beat Rondo Akito? N yes that is a reoccuring theme Death being a pain in the a$$ (except in SOTN type games).

[Arros_Raikou]

Wasn't the Sonia woman supposed to be in Ressurection before it got canned???

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
Have u beat Rondo Akito?
No, but I got really far. There is this part where you have to fight the first 4 Castlevania 1 bosses, then fight Shaft, and it is really freaking hard. I kept trying and I finally beat it, then I realized that I'm wasting the game experience. I don't want to beat it until I get a copy that has sound.

[Akito]

Originally posted by Arros_Raikou
Wasn't the Sonia woman supposed to be in Ressurection before it got canned???
Yep she was. But I think her presence in Ressurction would have been a disgrace to her name. I'm glad it got cancelled.

[AngryBlack]

1 more question since i can't read the manual can Richter run,slide,superjump etc like in SOTN???

[Arros_Raikou]

I wasn't, that game was the only reason I blew 300 dead presidents on a dreamcast -.-;;;

[AngryBlack]

hmm. Dead n DC what a mix. I kind of wished the game got released but when i found out it was 3-D i said hell no!!!

[Arros_Raikou]

I really wished they'd have never invented the 64 CV, it was a waste of energy because it was too easy once you got over the cameras... if you got over the cameras... unless you didn't buy alot of chicken and meat and medic kit thingies, and who wouldn't do so unless they are afraid of that death rip off guy

LOD was alot better, I just really wished you coulda fought Drac as Henry, I wanna see someone shoot Drac in a CV game just once

Also does anyone know why the dude from HoD is so damn pale???

[AngryBlack]

i wish i knew this just proves my theroy that Juste is Alucards long lost brother lol

[Arros_Raikou]

lol my theory is that it's from the whole curse thing from CV2: simon's quest, but Simon wasn't pale, or maybe Juste is adopted

[AngryBlack]

I can accept that Juste is a adopted crackbaby. Afterall that Alucard brother theroy was just plain silly.


Btw Soma looks like he needs to catch some rays as well. Is this a new trend now to be pale as a albino.

[Arros_Raikou]

I think it is to sell more to the Alucard fans, but it would bbe nice if Konami would explain the lineage of the characters like they used to

I'm still trying to figure out were Nathan Graves squeezes in on the Belmont family tree

[AngryBlack]

Nathan Graves is a Belmont r u sure bout that?? I admit i'm good at the games but the storyline is as lopsidded as the MMX series so i just gave up trying to figure who's related to who.

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
1 more question since i can't read the manual can Richter run,slide,superjump etc like in SOTN???
No, unfortunately he can't. But he can still do the backflip by pressing jump twice and he can do an item crash. But Maria is able to do the Mega Man slide and a double jump, making the game a lot easier when you use her.

BTW, I still think Juste is cool. But I still think the idea of the Belmonts being related to the Belnades doesn't really work out. How come Simon and Christopher looked human and didn't have any magical powers? But I guess it isn't too important. Simon was so tough that he didn't need magic.

[Arros_Raikou]

I really don't know if he is a belmont or not, he looks like Cornell got a bad fashion sense and a whip

I always try to find out the lineage, but it got alot harder after the first 64 game cause then they barely list the name of the character much less any vital info I mean look at the booklet to CotM... at least HoD hints a very small bit at where Albino boy came from -.-;;;

Then again I am also still trying to figure out the deal with the Zelda series and why it is called legend of Zelda and not Legend of Link... @.@

[AngryBlack]

Well part2 is called Adventure of Link if that makes u feel any better. So Rondo is os CV OH JOY!!!!!!!!!!

No true Belmont needs magic only SUKAS like Juste need magic.

[Akito]

Here is what I don't understand. Carrie (from CV64) is suppose to be a decendant of Sypha, but they never mention anything about her being a Belmont. So how is it that Juste is related to Sypha? THE STORYLINE MAKES NO SENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AngryBlack]

I just give up trying to figure all this juju out. Till we get somehing offical we can only wonder who is related to who.

[Akito]

You know what... I bet the Belmonts aren't even related at all!!!! They've been tricking us all this time, those damn b@stards :complain:. Lets kill them :evil:.

[AngryBlack]

What a horrible thought indeed. I would lose faith in the Belmont legacy if that where true.

[Akito]

I wish they would release a new CV game called Castlevania 5. And Simon Belmont should be the main character too. And it shouldn't have a storyline either. That would make me so happy. It would be so old school.

[AngryBlack]

Question is Simon Belmont really red head or is that just for CVC??

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
Question is Simon Belmont really red head or is that just for CVC??
I think it is only for CVC. He is usually drawn with blonde hair, but because he has always had a red and black look in the games, I guess they thought red hair would fit him well.

[AngryBlack]

Well as long as he's not a albino looking hippie it's all good.

Btw What level did u find astronomically hard in CV3 i now there r a lot of canidates but the Dopplegangers level drove me insane.

1.Hopping midgets
2.Gargoyles n Dragon Cannon Heads that shoot fireballs
3.Annoying Screen Shifting
4.Dumb Ravens,Annoying fishmen n the dam water all at the same time!!!
5.N finally the boss n lets not forget that 4 hit ur dead rule.

[Akito]

Yeah, I agree with you on that one. But I think every level past the ghost ship was freaking hard.

[AngryBlack]

True that. Another fave of mine was that long *** level i forgot which # it was but there was one part where u had to wait forever for the dumb blocks to comb falling down n u had to jump on those stupid blocks to get to the top. N of course u had to deal with the triple threat of the Mummy,Cyclops n Giant Winged thing, hell the level was worst than the bosses.

[AngryBlack]

No more CV fans. Boy people these days make me wonder.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

CV3 almost drove me away from the series for good... I can't believe I actually beat it with all the characters somehow....

[AngryBlack]

Was it the difficulty that drove u to that foolish conclusion??

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Yes it was. Combined with it's poor control.

[AngryBlack]

I've never heard someone use the controls excuse as much as u do Hiko.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

What can I say? I like stuff to control nicely. SotN controlled nicely, why can't OS Castlevania?

[AngryBlack]

what was the problem with the controls for CV3 i thought they were fine considering the game is 12-13yrs old (i think)

[LinkOcarinaMan]

OS Castlevania beats the Super Metroid Clones anyday.

If I wanted to play a Super Metroid game I would play Super Metroid, not SoTN. :)

Sorry Hiko you just know I had to say it.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Any game that wants to be like Super Metroid is heading in the right direction, as far as I'm conserned....

[AngryBlack]

CV should now go back to OS style now. It's what the hardcore CV fans would want but who cares what the fans want.

[Akito]

OS Castlevania is good. The reason the play control hasn't been as good in the older ones is because they didn't want the games to be too easy. If all action based CVs had the play control of SotN, they would be no challenge and there would be no point in playing them.

[AngryBlack]

No point in trying to explain this to Hiko. It's obvious the os CV games kicked his BOOTAY n so he complains bout the controls. I still don't know how u can complain bout the controls u use 2 buttons n a d-pad for crying out loud how hard can it get???

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Hey, I beat CV3 with all three characters on several occations, ok, Angry? I did. I beat SC4 as well. I never owned CV1 or CV2, or I'm sure I would have beaten those as well.

I'm sure if they make a action based Castlvania now it would be cool, but I know I wouldn't enjoy it as much as a really good follow up to SotN (not another GBA SotN "me too" game).

[Akito]

What I think would be really cool is if they made another one that played like Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. It would be cool to have a new CV game where you could walk around in towns and talk to people, then collect Dracula's parts and bring him back to life, just so you can kill him again :evil:.

But more than anything, I want a new Castlevania that has Simon Belmont as the main character. Simon is tough. He needs a new game. But if they did make one, Simon would probably turn out to be another one of those magic using pansies that have been present lately. The real Simon needs nothing more that a whip and maybe the additional items like the axe and the cross.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Simon was a barbarian if I remember correctly. At least in the old games thats what he looked like, in CV1 and SCV4 anyway... so was Trevor.

[Akito]

Yeah, the older CV characters seemed more like barbarians but the newer ones seem a little too bishounen for my taste. Not that it bothers me THAT much, but I still want to see a tough character like Simon star in a new CV game.

[neko kun]

hmm would you object to bishi barbarians? ^_^ (yes i have seen them)

[Akito]

Originally posted by neko kun
hmm would you object to bishi barbarians? ^_^ (yes i have seen them)
As long as they are tough and not weak sause pansies that say "oh my god!!!, I'll die without my magic" then it is fine with me. And I love Ayami Kojima's artwork very much. I know she is very capable of illustrating very tough looking characters. But I am getting really freaking sick of white hair.

[neko kun]

well you could reason that the hairs white from seeing such horrors..

[neko kun]

>_> <_< tho quite frankly, if i was undead i'd be more terrified of a slim pretty boy hitting me with a whip and looking good with his big bright blue eyes and blindingly white hair than a big muscle bound, dirty haired barbarian ^^

[neko kun]

out of curiosity - how many various weapons have there been in the CV games?

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Well, there has always been the knife, axe, holy water, and cross. At least in CV3, anyway. But SotN had some really lame ones like the holy salt, or something, and that usless bouncing rock. And the taser! It also added a holy book.

[AngryBlack]

Holy Salt i thought those where bread crumbs.

Anywho as for weapons keep in mind i haven't played every CV game so i could be missing a few

Dagger
Holy water
Bommerang/Cross whatever
Axe
Roasry= the one that kills everything on the screen
Stop Watch/Clock
Bread Crumbs/Salt thing
Bible
Ring
Diamond



Btw no more pale skined,long haired, hippie wimps in future CV games please.

[PmaGuardian]

Originally posted by AngryBlack

Btw no more pale skined,long haired, hippie wimps in future CV games please.

That's why we need some Richter action daggnammit!!!!

[AngryBlack]

Richter would be cool but i've always been a Simon fan myself WOO!!!!.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

I happen to like Alucard.

[Akito]

Simon could kick Alucard and Richter's ***. Sorry, Richter is only the second coolest Belmont. And Alucard was cool, but he started the pale-skin-and-long-white-hair trend that I'm growing tired of.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Trend? What, because two people have it? Juste is cool too. Not nearly as cool as Alucard...

[Akito]

First Alucard, then Juste, now Soma. I'm not saying that it makes them uncool, but it is certainly getting old. Bring back Simon!!! Either that or make Bill Rizer dress up as an S&M Queen and give him a whip. He's pretty tough. Maybe he should be a CV character -o-;

[Master_Xellos]

I happen to like Maxim. :D

And who's Soma? :???:

[Akito]

Soma is the guy in the new CV game, Aria of Sorrow, which should be released very soon.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Ah, yes. I forgot about Soma. I think that game looks pretty good.,

[Akito]

I just hope Aria of Sorrow has a newer storyline than the other two GBA ones. I thought CotM and HoD's stories were too similar. In both games you have two friends, one of them you play as, the other one becomes evil, you have to save someone, the friend becomes good again, THE END.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Awwww... you spoiled HoD for me....! j/k

[neko kun]

the salt in SoTN was in fact saints ashes ^^;;

and for the record cornell (castlevania 64 2/castlevania: legacy of darkness) had white hair too and was quite bishi.. cute too ^^ the werewolf form was just murr...

[Master_Xellos]

Originally posted by Akito
Soma is the guy in the new CV game, Aria of Sorrow, which should be released very soon.

If the game isn't even out yet, should he really count?

[Akito]

Yes because the game is nearly complete and he already exists. So he counts.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Hey, does anyone know when the scheduled release date of Aria of Sorrow is? Is it soon? I still need to finish HoD!!!

[Akito]

It is schedualed for May 6th.

[Ikari Warrior]

Is it all in the whip? I mean, Alucard kicked ***, but he didn't have a whip:).

Richter was a bit of a wuss. Simon all the way! I mean, HOW many Belmonts have been possessed by a dark priest? Not to mention his quazi-lame dialogue. And apologizing to Alucard at the end of SOTN?? Come on! Still, game play with Richter is fun, despite his ability to be killed rather easily. Oops, I'm starting to rant...

I've only played CV1, 2, and SOTN. I played SCV4 a long time ago, and I really enjoyed it.

I admit SOTN was a bit of a Metroid clone. But, I mean, think about it. Metroid has brought excellent game play to every system it's been on (altho I find the GC one lacking...) and SOTN features environments that just aren't feasible for Samus to explore. I mean, who (seriously) can picutre a Metroid game where Samus is running around a castle? That would be totally nonsensical (altho I bet the game would STILL sell well).

*Edit: fixed typo* "is" to "his"

[AngryBlack]

U do realize that Richter dies just as fast as any os CV Belmont would. Actually i think Richter can live a little bit longer depending on how many of those HP jar things u get.

[neko kun]

i thought the whip was rather... naff... tho i did like Richter item crush ability.. and if memory severs me right he couldn't do the indianna jones-esqe whip swing ^^ and his special attacks seemed kinda naff too...

i prefered the Alucard shield + shield rod combo ^^

twilight cloak.. *drool*

and nope, they only restored his health angryblack to the best of my knowledge (haven't played in awhile & my game is too well worn to use anymore ^^;; kinda hard to find now too)

[Ikari Warrior]

I forgot about Richter's ability to use a super powered form of the items.

Richter does get stronger when he gets those HP-up things. He just dies so easily in the beginning. You gotta be careful with the little guy*L*.

I was a little disappointed that you couldn't face Dracula as Richter at the end of SOTN. Tho I did have fun facing the Alucard Dopplegangers.

I liked the Crystal Cloak for Alucard, that was a cool item.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

It was all about the Joseph Cloak for me. I loved it because I could give Alucad the Hiten Mitsurugi cloak. I made the inside lining red and the outside white and you have Seijuro Hiko Alucard, master of the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu.

[neko kun]

heh i saw some pretty interesting stuff for the adjustable cloak online somewhere ^^ i'll try and dig it out for ya

also note: if you did the item crush without an item, richter +whip would be covered with holy fire, increasing damage (but not working as a shield ;_; )

[neko kun]

and talking of richter made me remember this: http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/figure.htm ^^

[neko kun]

i knew i'd find it ^^ near the bottom is some funky colourings on the joseph cloak http://www.gamewinners.com/playstation/CastlevaniaDraculaX.htm

[Arros_Raikou]

As far as weapons in cv go, there are also those animals thingies Maria uses in RoB and Nitml(Sotn for sega saturn) but I don't know anything about them cause I've never played either.

Also has anyone ever wondered what it would be like to play through as Dracula in a CV game, I think it'd be fun going through stages and destroying villagers and armed vamp killers til you get to a boss fight with a Belmont or something

Plus that way I could exact revenge on Juste, and then the whole heart using thing for sub weapons would make sense, because using ripped out monster hearts to summon holy power doesn't really make any sense unless the Belmonts are really some backwards voodoo people

Sorry I'm rambling ^^;;;

[Arros_Raikou]

Oh yeah and I forgot that freaky @$$ shuriken thingy Maxim uses in HoD, it is just a rip off of the cross but just thought I'd include it, and I saw some screenshot on CV Dungeon of a stake looking thing from one of the sucksty erm sixty four games

[neko kun]

hola arros-kun *tail wavies* thanks for the info

*quatra's weirdo furry/nekojin onisan*

[Arros_Raikou]

hiya neko
*waves at neko*

*Quatra's semi-psychopathic very forgetful ai ^^;;;;*

I wonder why they didn't duplicate the whole time limit different ending thingy from Super Metroid... well they sorta did but in the two 64 games that were nothing like metroid or even a real CV

Cause I think if you wait too long then the girl Cornell goes to save gets it, and i know in the first one that Reinhardt and Carrie's endings vary depending on the time and you get screwed outta the real fight with Drac

[neko kun]

i know who you are ^^;;

theres also a few other things that take out out of the dracula fight but i'll be damned if i can remember them ^^;;; *hides renamons body under the mat* tho i'm not sure about cornell i managed to save her ^^ and henry doesn't seem to have any real consequence for not getting all the children (*mutters* can't find the one). Also i'm ot sure if its cause what i did or how much time i racked up - but i've had different endings in CV: SoTN even after saving richter

tho i did like the time responsive clock in SOTN ^^ cause i like to take my time. After all, fools run in where angels dare tread... hmm... *pictures q-chan in adult marias outfit & gets all sparkly eyed* kawaii!!!!

[Arros_Raikou]

In SoTN your percentage affects your ending there are four, not counting Richter's watching the castle go blah one and the voices for a fifth Alucard won

they are as follows

Killing Richter in the first castle, without the glasses, Alucard makes a long @$$ speech ^^;;;

Killing Richter in the first castle, with the Holy glasses, Maria wonders what happened to Richter

Killing Dracula with low percentage, Alucard runs off and Maria stays with Richter

Killing Dracula with a very high percentage, Alucard runs off and Maria chases after him ^^ my personal fave

also in Dracula XX for the SNES when you do an item crash without a weapon then Richter uses some bizzare flamethrow thing instead of the flaming whip from SotN, also in CV4 for the SNES Simon can do the wiggly whip attack that Richter does, he can even swing over gaps with it, and sadly that isn't as fun as it would seem ^^;;;

And there are different endings in HoD but I forgot what they are and in Boss Rush you can fight as Simon from CV 1 graphics and all ^^

And uh I have a tendunsy to ramble on and on ^^;;;;

[neko kun]

*nods* in that case i have expirenced them all ^^ thnx *makes note to finish chronicals*

and i love that ending too ^^

[Arros_Raikou]

I never found Chronicles but I've got the rom of it floating arround on my other compy, it's a port of some Xr000 something or nother game, I really can't remember, but the way Simon looked was a bit too bizzare for me

[Akito]

I bought Chronicles a few days after it came out. In the PS version, they improved Simon's sprite a lot and they gave him red hair. I thought it looked cool. But it still makes me mad that they re-released that game instead of Rondo of Blood :complain:

[Arros_Raikou]

I know, I hope the releasing RoB over here rumour thing is true, I really wish they would redo the NES CV's on like a psx or gba compiliation like Square is doing with the nes ffs -.-;;

[AngryBlack]

At the rate CV is going i feel another Metroidvania is around the corner. (after AOD that is)

[Arros_Raikou]

The metroid-like CVs were great before Nintendo made Metroid Fusion and Prime, but now it's just crappy rehash instead of originalaity, and I don't think the futuristic backdrop for Aira of Sorrow is gonna help at all

[AngryBlack]

As long as the story is good i'll be happy. Since the word is this CV is gonna focus on story as well as gameplay. I just hope this is the last of the Metroidvania phase.

[Arros_Raikou]

Yeah, it has to be better than Dracula possessed your buddy, you have to find him and save him like from CotM and HoD.

And why are the games getting musical titles now??

[Akito]

I don't think we'll ever see a new level based CV game. Those just aren't popular these days.

[AngryBlack]

I wish i knew. But for CV games with music for titles the soundtrack sure blows a$$ imo (except SOTN). Every CV has good music CV,CV2,CV3,CV4,DX (both) n SOTN. But the GBA version soundtrack was hella lame this insanity must end now!!!!!

[Arros_Raikou]

if they do make a level/stage based CV then it'll be some half @$$ed 3-D peice of crap like CV 64 was

[AngryBlack]

Thankfully i never blessed with the honor of playing the N64 CV. But from what i hear they r total pos.

[Akito]

I can't get over how terrible CV64 was. I mean, it was so bad that it almost seemed like Konami was just joking when they made it. It was so terrible that it made Dracula X for SNES seem as good as SotN.

[Arros_Raikou]

LoD was alittle better and a bit more challenging but it still had the frustrating as hell camera system >.< and the battle against Dracula's final form was way too easy if you transformed Cornell into the Blue Crescent Moon werewolf thing.

But one thing I found out that was very messed up is that in both of them the hearts were replaced with ----ing rubies, I don't understand the logic behind that at all, if it was to protect the kids then why did they toss them back in in the metroidvania games???

[AngryBlack]

N to think i was considering buying these 2 pos CV games. Well nm then i guess i'll just wait to buy a new TV so i can enjoy some DX action.

[Arros_Raikou]

just rent them it shouldn't take over a day or two beat one of them, just remember to walk with the nitro... I still have nightmares about the nitro...

[AngryBlack]

Maybe when i get the chance i'll rent one of these fine works of CV art. I won't ask bout the Nitro thing.

[Arros_Raikou]

I have to vent about it, so in the fifth stage(I think)you have to blow up this sealed wall just to get trampled by that big @$$ bull thing that chased Richter in DXX's first stage and well basically with the nitro
you run, you go boom
you jump, you go boom
you drop from something, you go boom
something hits you, you go boom

Not quite as irratating as the frankenstien and igor battle from CV1 but still a major pain

[AngryBlack]

Actually i found all of CV to be a breeze i took me 40mins to beat the game. Anywho i guess the camera angle plays a major role in this annoying level as well since it's a 3-D game n most of the time the camera is my main enemy in 3-D games.

[Arros_Raikou]

I had trouble with the NES CV cause the last time I played it on the NES I was a kid and then last year I downloaded the rom and totally sucked at it, maybe it was the keyboard or maybe I'm just getting really rusty or both

I wonder what ever happened to those Subweapon shot increasing things from 4 they vanished out of exhistance or something

[Akito]

I thought I'd mention that even though I despise Castlevania 64, I gotta admit that the hedge maze scene was pretty freaking cool. That was definately the highlight of the game.

[Arros_Raikou]

You mean the one from the first one where that chainsaw guy and those two dog statues chase after your @$$ or the one from LoD where you haveta save Henry's hide???

[Akito]

I'm talking about the chainsaw one.

[Arros_Raikou]

It was entertaining cause you couldn't kill the guy and just had to move your but, though when you get in that gated off area and the dogs and the chainsaw guy run arround in a scooby doo fashion was funny

[Akito]

I'm thinking about buying CV64 just so I can see that again. But I absolutely hate playing it. Jumping has never been such a difficult task :complain:.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Oh, I beg to differ! This IS Castlevania, after all! Jumping was ALWAYS a pain in the *** in old school Castlevania. You couldn't contol anything after you hit the jump button, and if you fell down to the screed from which you just came you died.

[Arros_Raikou]

And don't forget those staircases that you can't stop in the middle of to fight or anything and trying to dodge an enemy projectile in CV 1 and 3

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Oh trust me, I could never forget.

[AngryBlack]

My problem with OS CV is the stiarcases. Sometimes i try to walk on the stairs n instead fall to my doom losing my Holy Water n Triple shot in the process.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

I hear you Angry, I know exactly what you are talking about.

[AngryBlack]

We should cherish this moment cause once again we agree on something.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Indeed, this is a rare moment. I'm sure a new Castlevania game, even if it were action style, would fix those oldschool contol problems.

[AngryBlack]

we can only hope......we can only hope.

[neko kun]

i seem to recall them fixing the whole stair thing in CV:the next generation (or whatever it was called been ages since i played it ^^ on the genesis, had eric le carde with his witches spear)

[Arros_Raikou]

It was called Bloodlines in the states, the next Generation in europe and I think the Vampire's kiss in Japan but that might have been the name of DXX for the snes ^^;; and starred John Morris and Eric Le Carde(Whom I think is descended from Alucard) and I think it was multiplayer but I'm not sure on that cause it's been awhile since I played it as well ^^;;;

And I think the staircase problem was fixed in the two SNES CVs as well as the genisis one but I'm not entirely sure because I forgot ^^;;;

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
My problem with OS CV is the stiarcases. Sometimes i try to walk on the stairs n instead fall to my doom losing my Holy Water n Triple shot in the process.
To avoid this you gotta understand the controls. When you walk on the stairs, you don't use left and right. You use up and down. This is something that took me forever to figure out, but it saved my life many times.

And in every Castlevania past 3, you can land on the steps by pressing up when you fall on them.

Little control issues like that are one of the things that make CVs gameplay unique.

[AngryBlack]

Trust me Akito i know the controls by now. But that was my only pet peeve bout the os CV games.

[Akito]

The thing that bothered me most about CV1 & 3 was NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL YOUR FREAKING JUMPS!!! Luckily they fixed that in CV4, but it was annoying as hell not being able to change your direction in mid-air.

[Ikari Warrior]

On the upside, it was realistic :P

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Originally posted by Akito
The thing that bothered me most about CV1 & 3 was NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL YOUR FREAKING JUMPS!!! Luckily they fixed that in CV4, but it was annoying as hell not being able to change your direction in mid-air.

EXACTLY! That's what I have been saying ALL this time! I HATED that about old school Castlevania

[AngryBlack]

I just thought of something funny. Since Dracula appears every one hundred years how old does that makes Simon??? Does that mean Simons is at least 300 yrs old not counting the GB games, CV,SQ,CV4 that's 3 games 100 yrs for each game.

[Scarface]

or maybe you are thinking too hard eh

[AngryBlack]

I'm thinking too hard??? Don't compare me to u n Lack, u two go way overboard with ur Kain is not a badguy JIBBA JABBA. But Cecil is evil due to him listening to the king.


Btw I'm playing FF2 again must remember everything i forgot.

[Arros_Raikou]

I've always found the curse thing very odd as well, but in the modern ones someone rereleases Dracula instead of the curse always being broken over time, and one thing about Dracula though, why doesn't he ever changed that teleport shoot fireballs thing, itlooks like after getting your @$$ kicked over a dozen times from barbarians, to bishis, to little girls, and scantilly clad women that you finally get some new material to use before your transformation(s) Also about Kain read below this may contain spoilers, sorry for not putting that earlier, so if you haven't played FF II(j) or FF IV(usa's II) then skip this part:

Kain from FF IV(Originally 2 in the states) is the yoyo of good and evil

He starts out as Cecil's comrade, then enemy after they kidnap Rosa, then comrade until they get the crystasl from that dwarf world, then he's an enemy again until that old guy(Not tellah but Fu so ya ya or whatever he's called) goes to stop Golbez from realeasing Zeramus or Zuesimo or whatever they called it, and after that til the end of the game Kain is your buddy, and in FF II(Not realeased in the states, well yet) there was a guy named Reinhardt/Leonhart/Lionheart(all depends on how one reads the kanji) that fights in the opening battle with you, then dissappears and a mysterious black knight joins the ranks of the empire's army but after you kill the emporer, he tries to take over and you find out he is Reinhardt/Lionheart/Leonheart and his sister convinces him that killing is bad and he joins your party for the remainder of the game even though he sucks reallly really bad so he started the good bad good bad good FF trend which was continued by Kain and that one eyed chick from 9

And yes sadly all I do most of the day is play FF, CV and LoZ

[Scarface]

I'm sorry, but Kain Highwind could do nothing to stop from joining the ranks of Golbez. He was being controlled mind you. He did not betray his freinds like all you peope on AN want to believe, he was simply being manipulated by a strong force. He is and was Cecils comrade so lay off of him.

[Scarface]

Originally posted by Arros_Raikou

Oh! and another thing you might want to do is not put spoilers in you reply. That was uncalled for. What if I didn't know all that stuff about FFII I would be hella pissed so you might want to edit you post and say something like Spoilers cause if you remember that game never came out stateside so alot of gamers never got a chance to play it.

[AngryBlack]

Originally posted by Scarface
I'm sorry, but Kain Highwind could do nothing to stop from joining the ranks of Golbez. He was being controlled mind you. He did not betray his freinds like all you peope on AN want to believe, he was simply being manipulated by a strong force. He is and was Cecils comrade so lay off of him.



I have no problem with Kain's lack of mental power j/k I'm just tired of everyone saying that Cecil is so evil maybe i need to play Chronicles to find out the real story behind this theory but for now i'm stuck with my SNES version of FF2 n Cecil was just follwing orders like any other good *itch that works for a higher power.

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
I just thought of something funny. Since Dracula appears every one hundred years how old does that makes Simon??? Does that mean Simons is at least 300 yrs old not counting the GB games, CV,SQ,CV4 that's 3 games 100 yrs for each game.

Well, my guess is that CV, CV4, and CVX68000 all happened at the same time. This was before CV really had much of a storyline, so the games existed soley for gameplay. As for Simon's Quest, I believe that this happened shortly after CV/CV4/CVX68000. But this time, Simon had to resurrect Dracula and kill him just to end his curse.

Also, I believe that maybe there is a prophecy that says Dracula comes back every 100 years, but I don't think it is impossible to bring him back sooner.

[AngryBlack]

I guess that works. I shouldn't think to much bout this topic or else i might end up like Jim.


BTW Akito Casshan Robot Hunter kicksa$$!!

[Akito]

It sure does. I saw it on SciFi channel a long freaking time ago, and haven't seen it since. I'm really looking forward to the DVD release.

[AngryBlack]

Yep i saw it on Sci-Fi as well... boy those where the days.

[Akito]

Yeah, unlike CN, Tech TV, and other channels, SciFi channel showed a bunch of awesome 80s animes. I miss Saturday Anime. :bawling:

[AngryBlack]

I think it was a few years back but Sci-Fi also played anime at 1 in the morning. Tech Tv boy i wish had DC....oh well i still have my old American version of Tranzor Z utter trash.

[Angelus]

never really been a fan of castlevania.

[Arros_Raikou]

Originally posted by Angelus
never really been a fan of castlevania.

Then why did you post in a CV thread... that's like wearing a football jersey and never watching/not liking football

[AngryBlack]

K i just found an even easier way of kiliing Death in CV1. Get triple shot n the bommerang n stay in the middle platform n start chucking Bommerangs before Death comes down, when he does comes down he should be up to his a$$ in bommerangs n should be dead in a few throws o course avoid the sickels too.

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
I think it was a few years back but Sci-Fi also played anime at 1 in the morning. Tech Tv boy i wish had DC....oh well i still have my old American version of Tranzor Z utter trash.
Oh my God!!! You've seen Tranzor Z. I wanna see it so bad. I mean, I'm sure it is probably pure Americanized trash, but it would still be cool if they would show it on TV.

[AngryBlack]

My mom recorded it for me when we lived in Korea. I hardley remember anything but the little red ship flying in Transor Z, n the female robot Aphrodite (sp) shooting missles from it boob of all things i think.

[Ikari Warrior]

This post contains MINOR spoilers involving Richter Belmont's role in CVSOTN.






I posted a while ago that I didn't like Richter Belmont.

I'd like to take that back.

I remember why I THOUGHT I didn't like him.

I stand by the fact that Richter had LAME dialogue when talking to Alucard (his trash talk to dracula was actually pretty tight).

What I didn't like about Richter was the fact that playing as him in SOTN had no story line. You run around, smash up Drac's stuff, kill his minions, and don't even get to fight him at the end! You kill Shaft, which is nice revenge for having the A-hole possess Richter for the first half of Alucard's quest, but there's no point in involving a Belmont, or even a vampire hunter, for that matter, if you're not going to fight Dracula...unless I missed something.

I also didn't like that Richter could not go every where Alucard could go, and that he couldn't get such handy items as Spike Breaker Armor.

However, the Arcade-like game play makes playing as Richter in CVSOTN a lot of fun, as I rediscovered earlier today.

I remember now why I like Richter. He, unlike Alucard, can use the Cross Boomerang. That's my all time favorite CV sub-weapon. In some versions of CV, don't you get a heart back if you catch the boomerang?

I would have liked it if you could actually hit the Alucard Dopplegangers with Richter's power moves, but they're so cheap about that kind of thing.

[Ikari Warrior]

Casshan is awesome! It's the closest thing to an Mega Man X anime I've ever seen! When's the DVD comin' out?

[AngryBlack]

According to Akito's sig May13th.

[Akito]

Yep, May 13th. Same day as Mazinkaiser and Ushio & tora.

[AngryBlack]

I never saw U&T any good??

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Huh? Mega Man X anime? Where?

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
I never saw U&T any good??
Yes!! It is an excellent anime. I believe that it is so good, that pretty much any anime fan who sees it will like it.

[Ikari Warrior]

Originally posted by Seijuro_Hiko_IX
Huh? Mega Man X anime? Where?

Well, as I'm sure you know, MMX4 has anime cutscenes in it. I have heard that there's a Mega Man X anime in Japan, but it hasn't been released here.

Just Casshan Robot Hunter -- Mega Man X Maverick Hunter-- see how I make the correlation.

If memory serves, Casshan kinda looks like Mega Man from MM Battle Network, mebbe it's just me...

[AngryBlack]

Originally posted by Akito
Yes!! It is an excellent anime. I believe that it is so good, that pretty much any anime fan who sees it will like it.


U know ur not making this any easier Akito.

[Seijuro_Hiko_IX]

Originally posted by ShadowCast
Well, as I'm sure you know, MMX4 has anime cutscenes in it. I have heard that there's a Mega Man X anime in Japan, but it hasn't been released here.

Just Casshan Robot Hunter -- Mega Man X Maverick Hunter-- see how I make the correlation.

If memory serves, Casshan kinda looks like Mega Man from MM Battle Network, mebbe it's just me...

I have never heard of this Casshan Robot Hunter.... I want to see it if it's like MMX

[AngryBlack]

Indeed Casshan is basarse but it's a little short though DOH!!!!!!!

Anywho anyone beat Simon's Quest before n if u did which ending did u get???

[Akito]

I got the worse ending in Simon's Quest. I built my level to the maximum and got lost several times, so it took me a while to beat.

[AngryBlack]

Uh which ending was the worst one again?? Was it

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1. When it's night time n u see Dracs grave n Simon is still alive.
2. It's daytime n u see Simon kneeling down at Dracs grave n Simon dies.
3. It's the evening time Simon still kneels at the grave n Simon leaves the grave n Dracula's hands pops out of the ground.

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
1. When it's night time n u see Dracs grave n Simon is still alive.

This one.

[AngryBlack]

Yeah i got the same ending when i 1st beat the game. Gold Daggers own Drac's a$$ lol

[Akito]

I usually just keep hitting Drac with the flame attack. If you keep using it, he can't even move and you'll defeat him in no time. That had to be the easiest Dracula battle ever.

[Ikari Warrior]

Heh, the easiest Drac battle was the one in SOTN--ya can't lose!

[Akito]

Futuristic CV:

[DarknessDragonM]

Ahhhh Castle Vania is coming out for PS2...new awesome rpg for PS2 once again!!! Hahaha Castlevania rulez.

[Arros_Raikou]

Is it more of the white haired pale skinned pretty boy one or is it back to the basics??

[GimpyBoy]

They haven't said anything yet. But I doubt it'll be a light skinned pretty boy game... From what I hear they're going to try and revive a little of the oldschool in this one.

Supposedly it's back to Transylvanina, with a whip weilding hero. but these are all just rumors. But not all the new chars are pale. Nathan Graves wasn't and he kicked ***.

[AngryBlack]

As long as this new CV stays action based instead of Metroid all will be right in the world i hope.

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
As long as this new CV stays action based instead of Metroid all will be right in the world i hope.
That's like hoping for a world wide ban on nuclear weapons. Sure, it would be nice, but it ain't happening.

[AngryBlack]

Well thank U for killing what little hopes i had of a OS Action CV Akito.

[Akito]

Hey, I'm just being truthful. And the truth sometimes hurts.

[omegastrife]

Castlevania rules!!!!!!!!!!

[Akito]

It sure does.

[AngryBlack]

Indeed. Even though i'm the only CV fan that hates HOD with a passion but playing as Simon was kind of cool.

[Akito]

HoD wasn't that bad. Sure, it was kinda... boring, but it served its purpose. But I wish Konami would release another really good CV.

[FatherAnderson]

I wish to join the legions of "Castlevania" fans. I've played MOST of the games in the series. (About the only ones I haven't gotten a chance to try are "Super Castlevania 4" and the TurboDuo game.) Personally, my favorites from the series were "SOTN", "COTM", and "HOD". (Mainly because I really liked the RPG elements of the games, and because my primary system right now is the Game Boy Advance. :D I cannot WAIT until "Aria of Sorrow" is released!!!)

[AngryBlack]

Well since i still can't play DX for the time being. I decided to crush Simons Quest again n i wanted to find out which weapon could kill drac the quickest Anywho

Flames=20-26
Silver Knife=30-35 i had to use laurels
Gold Dagger=6
Diamonds=50 laurels once again

As u can c the Gold Daggers owns dracs a$$.

[Akito]

Dracula was a joke in that game.

[AngryBlack]

Hs sure was. But for some odd reason if didn't hit when all his parts assemble n u let him warp around he kills u with a quickness.

[Akito]

I probably had such an easy time with him though because my level was maxed out. He was nothing.

[AngryBlack]

N the funny thing is that there is only one form of Drac not 2 or 3 but 1 wtf is up with that!!??

[Akito]

Yeah. I think they really half assed the Dracula battle in that game. He just flies around in circles. It is over in a matter of seconds. Ah well, it was a nice break from the increadably hard CV1 Drac battle... which wasn't even the hardest boss battle in the game, but was still freaking hard.

[Scarface]

When does the the new GBA castlevania game come out?

[AngryBlack]

May 13 i think. Hardest Drac fight easily had to be CV3 1st he teleported all over the dam place n shot fire up ur colon, then he became a flying columm of faces n finally a biga$$ gargoyle thing what a migrane.

[Akito]

He had 3 forms? Damn, that sounds insane. And you die in 4 hit in CV3. If I ever manage to beat that game, I think it would be my biggest accomplishment ever.

[AngryBlack]

Ax+Triple Shot+Good Dodging skills=Victory

[Scarface]

What's the info on this new CV game anyway? Who is the main moron now?

[AngryBlack]

It looks like another pasty skinned Bishie, well it's better than a dirty Cuban i guess.

Cubans r Dirty (http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/dungeon.htm)

[Scarface]

what a nice way to show me that sight AB. n thank you for the info!

[AngryBlack]

I'm just doing my part to spread the awesomeness that is CV lol

[Akito]

That was mean... but funny none the less.

Anyway, is it just me or does Soma look like a girl?

[Kaoru_Kamiya]

Originally posted by Akito
Anyway, is it just me or does Soma look like a girl? No.... he's just a very pretty young man. :drool: I think he looks hot, but the editors of EGM thinks he's too gay. -_-;

[Akito]

Well, I do think he looks cool, but these bishies really do look quite feminine sometimes. And yes, I read what they said about him in EGM. Doesn't seem right to accuse a man of being gay just because you're jealous of him having more chicks than you could ever dream of having.

[AngryBlack]

What issue of EGM is this?? I have to see this lol

[Akito]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
What issue of EGM is this?? I have to see this lol
The one that has the Aria of Sorrow article....

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I don't actually have the issue. I just read my friend's at school.

[Kamui_ShiroX]

lesson to you all
egm=gayness

[4|_u<4rd]

Originally posted by LinkOcarinaMan
Ok I will discuss Castlevania.

Super Castlevania 4 is so incredibly awesome.

Remember seeing the backgrounds rotate on your SNES. WOW!!!!

yeah!! its just an incredible game!

[Scarface]

why is egm gay?

[Kaoru_Kamiya]

Originally posted by AngryBlack
What issue of EGM is this?? I have to see this lol It's the April issue with Link on the cover. The C:AoS article is on page 90.

[LinkOcarinaMan]

Originally posted by 4|_u<4rd
yeah!! its just an incredible game!

Super Castlevania 4 is still the gem of the series.

So I will say it again. I want another action based Castlevania dammit. I am sick of all these Super Metroid clones. If I wanted Super Metroid I would just play Super Metriod which is better then any of the clones anyway.