Sara Trantoul is the Soul bonded to the Vampire Killer. In order to get the full benefits, the whip is capable of a Belmont has to wield it. In the franchise we are shown other ways to get the power of the whip, but at a great cost. Do you think, if Castlevania continued, they would have worked in that another Bloodline (the Trantoul Bloodline) would also get the full benefits of the whip? So, the Belmont's aren't the only family with access to that power.
I don't know but I played aria / dawn of sorrow and it was really funCastlevania games are alright
It's okay, just a slog.
>VTMB2 sucks assSave me, Castlevania....
Depends if she had any family, I guess.
>>723850963Ramake someday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs_6svd_QxI
Holy cross!
>>723852653Sorry no more Castlevania have some Bloodstained instead
>VtMB sequel is slop in its purest form>castlevania is in limboits actually so over
>>723848818I don't think they'd bring in the Trantouls, unless it was some really crazy twist to tie them into the family tree. Like if they said Leon and Sara had a kid offscreen before LoI, and all the Belmonts are descended from that one.
>>723852653Don’t worry.
I hope bloodstained 2 is a vastly better game than 1
>>723854707>Here's your new Castlevania content bro
>>723850963It's slightly better than the first Adventure because she doesn't move in slow motion. Sonia is cool, but the story placement and Alucard involvement are shit.
>>723848818leon belmont is a fucking cuck.
>crime statistics guy forever tarnished castlevania 64 because of muh leversyoutubers get the rope
>>723850963Sonia deserved better
>>723855543Is that the Luigi’s Mansion Portrait Ghost?
>>723856414Yeah that's Melody from LM1.
>>723856284It was tarnished years before Youtube existed.
>>723848818I think more than that someone with Leon’s Y chromosome has to wield it.That’s why descendants of Leon through female offspring like the Morrises fucking die when they use it.
>>723855785Same, but the lack of cute girls doesn’t fill me with confidence
>>723848818Is there a biggeer cuckquean than Sara?>Bind her soul to whip fueled by her love for Leon and raging hateboner for vampires that gave her and Leon's relationship a tragic end>Watch while hanging from Leon's coat in the closet while Leon fucks some other girl to propagate the Belmonts vampire killing bloodline>Get passed around from generations to generations dutifully serving the descendants of your ex and the woman who cucked you>At least you get to devour the soul of the people who aren't part of your ex's bloodline I guess>This Richter kid is so fucking retarded and got corruptes by evil that you throw a cuckquean tantrum and finally get enough balls to tell your ex's bloodline to go fuck themselves for the next 150 years>Oh shit, there was that ancient prophecy that told of a final reckoning with Mathias in 1999>Fine, I'll let those idiots wield me again. It's for the greater good I guess>This fucker called Julius throws you into a fucking eclipse to seal the demon castle for good>Spend presumably eternity stuck in Mathias' old house long after he diedHer life fucking sucks man.
>>723850963That Dracula never fails to make me laugh.
>>723860337That doesn't really make any sense, but alright.
If they ever make a Bram Stoker era Castlevania should Quincy wear a cowboy hat?
>>723861284Did we ever get an actual reason why the Belmonts went dark for the next 200 years until the turn of the new millenium or do we really just have to assume that Vampire Killer got so disappointed by Richter's dumbfuckery that it threw a temper tantrum and refused to be wielded by a Belmont for a century or two?
>>723862698No, we never got a reason.
>get mind controlled by the most evil human Dracula servant, basically nothing you could do at that point>Everyone blames you for the era of no Belmonts even though there was basically nothing you could even doRichter... Had a hard life...
>>723864253Should've let his girlfriend go full vamp and be the next dark lord himself.
>>723854707they promised they'd fix the artstyle but still looks like FUCKING TRASH. why can't they get the same illustrator that worked on order of ecclesia if they can't secure ayami kojima to work on character design?
>>723855785I'm not liking the art style personally, feels like Lords of Shadows art style and I fucking hated those games, it just doesn't fit Castlevania, at all.
>>723848818I like that the whip resonates with Belmonts only while everyone else has some downside to content with. My only issue is that Sara should've had a baby before the events of Lament making her sort of the mother to the Belmont clan. As it is she's just Leon's first gf, completely removed from the Belmont bloodline.>>723862698No. I like to imagine there wasn't some arbitrary 200 year old waiting period for the Belmonts to return but rather Julius took it upon himself. For example, the VK was tainted from Shaft and even Belmonts could die from wielding it, resulting in them disappearing for a long time. But in 1999 big dick Julius decided to risk it all and use the VK regardless, which in the process essentially cured the VK.
>>723867279To be fair, the artstyle in Bloodstained was never its selling point. I think the CGI stuff they showed is fine but in-game it still looks the same.
>>723867776I may need to watch the trailer again, it just didn't look like Bloodstained or Castlevania at all, it looked like a generic 3D metroidvania game.The music also sounded a little bland for my taste, when it got revealed that it was a Bloodstained game I didn't know what to think at the moment, it just feels wrong.
>>723867279LoS was closer to modern high fantasy, kind of like a temu lord of the rings. bloodstained is coomerbait anime trash. the designer for the first 3 games came from inti creates, all the art you see of the big watermelon booba girl was all his, for example. bloodstained desperately needs the finesse castlevania had. judging from the trailer, the new game looks like a random jrpg with cringe characters
Played 1, 3, and 4, in the middle of doing Bloodlines then I'll finish off with Rondo. Classicvania is pretty good
>>723868014I watched it again and yeah, I get what you mean. It could've just as easily been some chinese metrodivania inspired Castlevania/Bloodstained. But I think this was a problem with 1 too. I liked the game just fine but I think it relied very heavily on CV's laurels rather than having any of its own. That's really my only hope for the sequel, to come up with its own ideas.
>>723868106I like Miss Kojima artstyle better (who wouldn't) and yeah Bloodstained has some coomerbait characters but it had a set artstyle already, the new game has just a very different vibe and I don't personally like where it's going.I hope game is good but it's hard to call it Bloodstained, it looks like a 10$ dollar steam 3D metroidvania game, we need another trailer soon, hopefully it improves in that department.
>>723868550>who wouldn'tAnyone who isn’t a fujoshi?
>>723868550>yeah Bloodstained has some coomerbai-Stopped reading.
>>723870034>>723868550Bloodstained had Kojima draw a picture for it. Anyone hating on Kojima is not a Castlevania fan
NO! The wholesale of the Vampire Killer has to STOP, it was already a travesty that others like JOHNATHAN get to use it. She is at best an enchantment, or like putting Shell® V-Power™ into your car instead of Shell® Regular, does that make Shell® a car driver? NO!
I like Bloodless and whether I buy the next Bloodstained at release will depend on her presence.
>>723870554Jonathan got to use it after a Belmont helped him learn how to use it (without killing him)
Bloodless has such a good design and Bloodless mode was really good god I love her
>>723864253>Leon never got mind controlled>Trevor(or Ralph for weebs) never got mind controlled>Christopher never got mind controlled (but his young and inexperienced son did)>Simon never got mind controlled>Juste never got mind controlledJobber Belmont deserves no respect
>>723871529Based
>>723871951Simon never got mind controlled and he resurrected Dracula anyway.The madman was just built different.
>>723858220Bingo
>In der guten alten Zeit lebten die Menschen noch ruhig und in Frieden. Niemand glaubte, daß es in Zukunft zu einer Bedrohung kommen...
>>723876392JA! JA! JA!
>>723876392There are two different versions of this german intro for some reason.I think the other one mentions they lived happily or whatever.
M2 countdown almost over, what could they be counting down to this October?
>>723868550Switch version already improved
>>723871529>My Wifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eTNm9tOPnQ
>>723877381Simon's Quest remake
Now that I think about it, it's kinda wild that there's no whip glyph in Ecclesia. On one hand I like it because it hammers home Shanoa being wholly disconnected from the Belmonts but still, a Castlevania with no whip whatsoever!
>>723877725Forgot other third girls?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_X481D4lGw
>>723874376>No Magic, No Help and in the 2nd go around, he afflicted by a curseSimon had no time for Dracula's bullshit
>>723877381Castlevania 64 remake
>>723877381
>Playing Bloodlines for the first time>Simon's theme kicks in on the final ascent to DraculaKinohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWNjrCrGSJ4
>>723878135Oops, forgot say Castlevania Resurrection development on Nintendo GameCube by wayforward
>>723877381Castlevania Judgment Sequel BAYBEEEEEE
>>723878206Dance of the Holy Manhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNVQeYZz3SEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXpU0TAJqqI
>>723878316>blacksheep entry along with soul calibur wiiWii U sequel can fixed the issue
>>723878316I KNEELhttps://youtu.be/HW8dWiPWEJU
>>723878206 Having played most Classic Castlevanias (there's like 15 unique ones) but having no nostalgia,Bloodlines is by far my favorite. Best visuals and presentation, most unique environments and enemies.
>>723878543>topic>comment disabledShittube.
>>723854707No thx. IP is garbage and Iga will never capture the charm of SOTN again
>>723878572I liked it a lot, but I’m not sure if I like it or SCIV more. Gonna play Rondo tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to it
>>723878572>>723878668SNES homebrew demohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmMrbfyJ0vEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxnjMUI_4BA
>>723878572This is true, but good lord is the difficulty ball busting even by Vania standards
>>723879557Maybe it’s because I played on normal instead of expert but I didn’t think it was too bad. Outside of the retarded continue system at least. The Dracula fight especially was one of the easiest I’ve done
>>723877381Castlevania Chronicles re-remake
>>7238773811! Ah ha ha !
Castlevania's 40th anniversary is next year, so let's hope we get a good announcement, if not, all we'll get is probably the 3D collection or the chink mobile game.
>>723878572Made the list of games because I forgot myself.Classicvanias: 1,MSX,Haunted Castle,The Adventure,3,Belmont's Revenge,4,Chronicles,Rondo,Bloodlines,Snondo,Legends,Mobile 2003,Order of Shadows,RebirthNotable Remakes: Rondo 3D,Haunted Castle RevisitedThird Party: Spectral Interlude,Bloodstained: Curse 1,Bloodstained:Curse 2
>>723877381Does M2 do 3D ports? If not, I hope it's another remake. Maybe Legends.
>>723880282>3D collectionCV64, LoI, and CoD + bonus 2009 Arcade port or Judgment remastered
>>723880354Lords of Shadow games about Lord Juste and his daughters Lady Sonia X
>>723880407That would be cool.
>>723880407>Castlevania: The Shit Collection
Konami better make 3D collections and release CV:LoS trilogy on current gen console.
>>723880354>Does M2 do 3D ports?Kinda? They worked on G-Darius HD.
>>723861284LoI's backstory for the Vampire Killer is fucking retarded.>All this romantic tragedy regarding Sarah being turned into the Vampire Killer>Afterwards Leon just fucks some random nobody to have kids>Instead of the VK having the soul of a mother to a Belmont, it has the soul of great-great-great grandpa's first cucked girlfriend
>>723883075Lament of Innocence is retarded in general. Meg Ryan's worst film, in my opinion.
>>723861284I seriously doubt she is alive and conscious in the whip
>>723848818Castlevania died after Aria storyline-wise. So your what if scenario already happened. It did continue, and it became a fucking meme with a barf-inducing visual novel tier artstyle. Then there was ecclesia, and that was it.>In other wordsThat game you're talking about is Portrait of Ruin, and the bloodline you're talking about are the Morris
>>723883075It also makes vk look very very petty remember Richter was the last known Belmont to use the whip until Julius, John fucking died because of it, and probably Jonathan almost did too (almost but if you did the Richter's memory fight, then he wouldn't have worry about that or just not use vk)
>>723883165Trips of lies and discard opinion
>>723883719i don't understand the relevance of the VK when other people killed Dracula and monsters just fine without it, by Bloodlines own admission Quincey killed Dracula with a stake through the heart
>>723877381Please let it be a full Harmony of Despair PC version...
>>723883904Quincey maybe kill doppelgänger posing as Hungarian counts.
Is Belmonts Revenge not available in color? I got the rom but its black and white.
>>723850963Only thing I liked was how you collect all the classic sub weapons to give to your clan and future generations. Is a neat detail but there is no excuse for not being able to use them.
>>723880282This is the only time I'll ever say that I'd actually like to see a remake announced. Bring back Lament of Innocence but a do over. It'd be a perfect starting off point to reintroduce people to Castlevania and using that momentum for new games.>>723883075Also use this remake just to change this one detail, with Sara being a mother before the game starts. Because it really is fucking stupid that she's just Leon's cucked girlfriend whose spirit is forever tied to a family she doesn't belong to.>Post credit scene>Leon arrives home>Finds his baby son sleeping soundly in a crib>Leon picks up the VK and gently places it next to him>The baby grabs the whip>A thousand women on twitch cry>Konami laughs all the way to the bank
>>723883904This is one of the reasons I don't care for the original Dracula novel being considered canon within Castlevania lore. Why add the original book when Castlevania has different lore?
>>723885858Lament of Innocence was a very flawed game, but I'll be damned if Leon's declaration of>FUCK YOU AND FUCK THE NIGHTdoesn't live rent free in my head for how raw it is. Now this was a guy that I can definitely believe sired an entire lineage of holy vampire murderhobos.
>>723884519Have you never heard of the Game Boy or something? There is a colored version in pic related, but it's not an astounding difference.
>>723886940Forgot pic.
>>723885858The entire plot of Lament is very stupid, though. There's nothing there worth keeping. Lament of Innocence is a terrible story connected by hallways and a handful of good bosses. That's the game. It's one of my most hated in the entire fucking series. If there's any justification to calling Igarashi a hack, it can be found in the PS2 games.
>>723886995Have dat konami smash bros too?
>>723886073Because Castlekino games were made by certified REAL NIGGAS who love horror and Dracula so they did the most insane and based thing possible and said, yeah, the book is canon to our games where you whip skeletons and flying medusas heads...BITCH!!!!!!
>>723885858>Bring back Lament of Innocence but a do over.I mean sure, I'd be up for LoI remake as either a classicvania or a metroidvania.
The 3d vanias could really use a remaster. I know some fag is just going to say ''nooo just play the originals!'' but sometimes, the originals have some problems that can be fixed. Like the dogshit level design. Everything I can improve on my own.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nd9kkCMn_VoBut I really want levels vastly improved.
>>723888082I will buy it if add more outfit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhrFCFgAqVc
>>723888082That's not going to happen, though. A very basic HD remaster as part of a cheap collection might happen, but nothing so involved as to change the level design. Most people (rightfully) do not give a flying fuck about the 3D games and they didn't 20 years ago, either, so why bother? Lament of Innocence had some initial excitement surrounding it because of the PS2 and this notion of Igarashi rectifying the wrongs of Castlevania 64, but those hopes were quickly dashed despite some nonsensical review scores (lest there be any doubt that critical outlets were always bogus). They're junk. It happens. Not everything warrants rediscovery.
>>723850963Genuinely one of the only justifiable cases for a remake, Sonia deserves a second chance.
>>723886073They haven't read the book.
>>723888082That's just the PS2vanias having dogshit level design, or more precisely non-existent level design. At that point you might as well make a brand new game instead.>>723888783>this notion of Igarashi rectifying the wrongs of Castlevania 64I remember how IGA marketed Lament of Innocence as "solving" all of CV64's problems, which they did by removing the game's soul and replacing it with mechanics half-heartedly copied from DMC and flat corridors with no platforming. To call it disappointing would be an understatement.
>>723891692>removing the game's soulThey even got rid of the intro for some reason.https://youtu.be/kekitaCO6Wk
>>723890989People are dumb.
>>723883463I've always preferred to see it as like Sara's soul being annihilated to produce the Vampire Killer as opposed to the soul of Leon's fiancee haunting the whip for a thousand years.
CV64 bros...
>>723884519Playing it in black and white is more fun because it like your in the Universal monsters universe.
>>723892104What if dev make it eerie survived horror?
>>723854707>>723866751It's not trash per-se but something about it all just looks so... Busy? Not well versed enough in art direction to put my finger on it. Like, just the character designs are so noisy and the opposite of "iconic". Can't really put it any better. Design wise they look like NPCs or quest givers
>>723854707>Bloodstained was just temu Shanoa and Albus>Bloodstained 2 is just temu Leon and SomaSo is Iga just going to make a clone of the entire Castlevania brand? Temu Alucard and Richter when?
>>7238924612.5D was a mistake.
>>723887336The plot is no stupider than anything else in the series. That detail about Sara is the only thing that comes across as an oversight more than anything.
>>723892538>Matthias>Discount Ginger DraculaYou still aren't exactly wrong, but that's because Castlevania stories only got worse over time and have never been worth a whole lot. That doesn't change my point, though. The game is ass and contains nothing of interest other than a solid soundtrack. This conversation is more than the game ever deserved, truly.
>>723888783>Most people (rightfully) do not give a flying fuck about the 3D games and they didn't 20 years ago, either, so why bother?The paradox of remakes. The games that could use a new attempt to salvage them are left behind and the games that still hold up are altered. They'll more likely remake Symphony of the Night and make it look like Monkey Island's Special Edition than touch Lament.
>>723893161I think the game had some ideas worth another look. The game is perfectly functional, with the level design being the only thing I'd say really is bad with it just being copy pasted rooms. Lament I think deserves a remake while Curse deserves a sequel.
>>723893240The problem is there's nothing in Lament worth salvaging. Its strongest assets are things it has in common with almost every Castlevania game. I think the 64 games are mostly shit and attempts to rehabilitate its reputation akin to the delusion that a hooker loves you, but they're teeming with interesting enemy designs/encounters and thoughtfully crafted environments (if not necessarily good level design). There is earnest creativity there, as much as I dislike playing them. Lament of Innocence is Devil May Snooze.
>>723893919How you feel about the N64 games is how I feel about the PS2 games. I think the N64 titles have very little to them, mostly an interesting first attempt at a 2D series stepping into 3D with the issues you'd expect from this.
>>723893919What do you dislike about playing them? As long as you understand the sidehop feature for crowd control and attack while jumping, they are actually satisfying to play. LoD Reinhardt on Hard mode is easily the most replayable adventure game on N64.>>723894313They were the last Castlevania games to stick to the style tone and focus of the original series (1986-91). They were the last games to still be horror based as opposed to dark fantasy, the last ones to still use the horror movie in a game idea, and the last ones to maintain some consistency with the original games' design notes as well.
Vampire Survivors is getting more Castlevania content added.https://youtu.be/KW3ZFbMPD2IThat's all the Castlevania we'll get this year. Go home.
>>7238924612.5D is right decision.
>>723896313People still play this game?
>>723896313That's very cool but this game got boring quick.
>>723896313Fixed.
>>723897158Anon, she has suffered enough. Stop it.
>>723897158why do you hate the non-canon woman so much
>>723897409Too old tho
>>723887336Curse of Darkness is good tho
>>723897939>>723898067Castlevania 3D Collection fucking when?
>>723897409in legends, she fucks alucard which would make dracula trevor's grandfatherthat's stupid
>>723898334>in legends, she fucks alucard Is this true? Because I dropped the game after I killed him. He was like the second or third boss fight and he looked pretty dead. Only its an ending thing.
>>723898510>Unless its an ending thing.
>>723898187A opportunity for halloween surprise. Unless we see.
>>723898510Yes she is seen holding babby Trevor at the end and Alucard is the father, making Dracula the grandfather. It's dumb and robs the Belmonts of being holy warriors and instead use Dracula's own evil blood against him.
>>723898510Yes. Having the Belmonts be blood related to Dracula just makes it look like some dysfunctional family like its a sitcom.
>>723898946>>723898889Which explain Simon being future dhampirs clan.
>>723898889>>723898946Maybe she deserves all the suffering...
3x holy cross!
>>723886073IIRC in one of Soma’s games Alucard says the parts of true story got out despite efforts to cover it up, so it can probably be assumed Bram Stoker’s novel is only partially canon and didn’t get the facts right.
>>723848818We need interacting her ghost form.
>>723898094>not see angels bfckek
What does Dracula drink at the morning?
>>723877381Contra new games
>>723850963>>723856360No she doesn’t.
>>72389631314 new characters, I guess it's just random enemies?
>>723877381Live service Castlevania extraction slasher. Exclusive on Epic games.
>>723848818What if lament of innocence coming out as PS2 launch title?
>>723903702Why would you even put such an evil thought out in the ether?
>>723904662
>>723898185No.
>>723904963Ye
>>723901460You don't snack before you sleep?
>>723904963Yes
>>723904963y
Is Rebirth worth playing? I don’t really like the art style
>>723896313Lmao, they added Annette and not the Netflix version.Gotta hand it to Poncle, seems they know Castlevania better than Konami at this point.
Wish new games
>>723897158Fuck you, rat bastard.Leave Alucard's wife alone.
>>723861367He's not finding it funny
>>723877381I want this in HD so bad.
>>723905602I liked it, but most of the bosses suck and classic mode is shit
>>723905852What is Netflix? Never heard of that.
>>723905982Rat who?!
What are the differences between Arranged and Original modes? Everything looks the same except for the Mc having red hair
>>723854707Looks like Mirror of Fate.
>>723892461Equipment is visible in the game, so at least you will be able to customize your character(s).
>>723905193>>723905413>>723905442>I like Pokemon and godawful level design.Masochists. Probably attracted to Isaac. Sad.
>>723906826Arranged has the different sprite for Simon, new music and more difficulty/lives options. That's it.By the way, try to emulate the original x86k version. The PS1 is playable enough, it's the same game, but the original controls and feels much better.
>>723905852What made Castlevania popular with hispanic players?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLR6HTLixaM
>>723906826Original retains the classic knockback on hit/movement and damage. It's harder in general. The music is also different.
>>723896313Holy shit, I want off of this ride. We might actually be approaching too much of a good thing, here. (I have 200+ hours in VS and I don't even have any of the DLC).
>>723906826Remixed music tracks and slightly easier difficulty.Never understood the drastic design change for Simon. Richter still had his primary colors from Rondo.
>>723905602ReBirth is excellent. I prefer it to Bloodlines and Dracula X.
>>723906826>same except for the Mc having red hairReference for NES Simon
>>723906972>Probably attracted to IsaacTake a look at this college boys - gachimuchi gym
>>723907157>Never understood the drastic design change for SimonKojima is a disgusting filthy fujo. She purposefully designs her characters to look like they'd only touch a woman against their will.
>>723907157I believe that IGA told Kojima that Simon is supossed to be a redhead and she just went full original style in that direction. It's her Simon, kinda like SOTN long haired with a coat Richter it's her Richter, but they made her draw them in classic barbarian and street fighter style for that crossover game.
>>723907205Come again?
>>723907341she completely gigabased
>>723907205looks blonde to me
>>723907341>She purposefully designs her characters to look like they'd only touch a woman against their will.Holy based
>>723878543>Dracula wearing a dress
>>723907405>Come ag-ACK!!
>>723907478Never see Simon and He-Man same way.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEFWUIjyE9Y
>>723907342It seems as though classic Simon is here to stay if we go by merchandising.
>>7239069143DS comes out on 2011
>>723907090Soma Cruz
>>723907621The japs like him blonde.
>>723907621That's clearly still in reddish brown territory rather than bright red. I don't mind Simon being red-haired, but the Chronicles design is like all of her worst impulses culminating in one flaming transvestite.
>>723908309What about bearded Simon from Lords of Shadow?
>>723908203So they like his SSJ/SSJG transformation from Dragon Ball or something?
>>723908309>flaming transvestite It punk/gothic metal…
>>723908476Not my favorite design since he has a goofy 19th century Abe Lincoln beard, but the design otherwise works pretty well thematically.
This is Simon Belmont.
>>723908724Okay buddy.
What's your favorite remixes by the fandom?https://youtu.be/oPZmjNVxY1M?si=mFE6rjYzA5RnIh-F
>>723908810No.That's John Castlevania.
>>723909234This entire thinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lKRktcD00
>>723908810Canon. Haters won’t change my mind.
>>723908724punk gothic was always pretty gay bro
>>723908810No!THIS is Simon Belmont
Was Robert Maplethorpe a Belmont descendant? He’s got a whip.
>>723908810The virgin Simon vs. the chad Simon
>>723909234Retro.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO7LNEDWOQUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT67Bq6tbdshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9w2oyT01h8
>>723908810>>723909789Simon now descending into god himself.
>>723909729Less gay than modern day music.
>>723910038cringe>>723908810based
>>723909234Does it count if it's the original composer?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ivhBwn_kc
>>723910408That's just because everything is gay and lame now.
>>723910291Now we just need a white haired simon to complete his transformation into Belmont Blanco the ultimate vampire hunter
>>723910038>when Sakurai unknowingly gave us a Captain N reunion in Smash.
>>723910753I think his grandkids (maybe) and grandfathers did.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_PrQq132KI
>>723903548They posted a list on the news post.Hugh BaldwinNathan BaldwinAnetteTeraThat one wizard midboss from Atlantis ShrineDrolta ZuentesAstarteActriseZephyrJiangshiPersphoneSlogra & Gaibon (and Gaibon & Slogra)Genya ArikadoFake Trevor, Syhpa and GrantRuler SwordStone Skull, yes that asshole you see everywhere in Inverted Castle.
My favourite SOTN song? Final Toccata, of course.
>>723911249Persephone deserves her own ge.
>>723910791Can’t stand Sakurai and his Kirby fanfic
>>723911249Vampire form of Annette and Carrie got in too?
>>723911474Make your own Smash Bros then.With blackjack....and hookers!
>>723911560They're not listed at least. I wouldn't be surprised if there's some stuff Poncle isn't talking about though, especially given the last two DLCs.
>>723911785Yes, it called Smash Bros Flash
>>723911249>TeraShe was the cutest hostage.
>>723909234https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3_-twTUHjdPIDeQb6DwivQPNqt-_V2u3
>>723913284>teen loli ask her for vampirismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9HuVWF83lg
>>723911249Sara added right?
>>723913820She was already added last year with the rest of the DLC. She was one of the secret characters.
>>723914231Oh.
Look at she go!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc2L2RCetT4
>>723848818I'm planning on marathoning the entire series (never played a Castlevania before). Should I skip 1-3 and start at 4, or are 1-3 worth playing?
>>723896313I wonder if Konami started using Castlevania for these sort of crossovers as a specific fuck you to IGA considering he was doing that with Bloodstained.
>>723914814They're worth it. Feel free to play 2 with a guide since you're unlikely to actually figure it out on your own but otherwise the series is pretty consistent in its quality. Symphony of the Night onward is where the series shifts to the more metroid formula.
>>723914975>Feel free to play 2 with a guideDidn't Konami release an updated version with better ingame guidance or was that a fan mod?
>>723914814>>723914975The GB games are harder to recommend though. Even for the GB they're pretty rough and seem to need pixel perfect jumps which can be annoying.>>723915062Not that I know of. Some have theorized they'll be releasing one soon though.
>>723914837Being new on 3D collection?
>>7239148141's a classic.2 is easy.3 is the best of its era.Don't skip any of them.
>start Chronicles >Break a wall >An endless army of goblins start pouring out Wtf is this
>>723913597Kek, just remembered that anons were actually optimistic about Nocturne because Warren Ellis wasn’t involved with it
Is Dracula X the bad port of Rondo?
>>723916320But the question? Can Rondo of Blood run SNES?
>>723916320Shouldn't even be called a port. Completely different game except that it recycles sprites from Rondo.
>>723916320Yes, easy skip unless you’re a masochist.
>>723906826Original is harder but I think I am sticking to it because the music is so much better than Arrange mode
>>723916229warren ellis was obviously the only thing holding back the floodgates
I think Ecclesia has the best soundtrack of the GBA/DS Castlevanias
>Reinhardt gets cute vamp gf in his good ending most based protag and you can't convince me otherwise
Is Empty Tome generally regarded as Shanoa’s theme? I don’t like it very much.
>>723918151>t. this horrible nightI got bad news for you, buddy.
I'm lost in Bloodstained.AgainMy retarded ass should stick to the linear Castlevania
>>723918515Don't feel too bad, there were a few moments in Bloodstained I also felt lacked direction.
>>723918515Use the map silly
>>723918151Ebony Wings is her theme and I will die on that hill.
>>723918767I am but at the moment I'm stuck trying to figure out how to swim or if there's some interactable object I missed.
What are those runes with roman numbers I find near the end of the levels? I lose them if I die
>>723919094They let you use two or three of the subweapon you have on the screen.
>>723919058>I'm stuck trying to figure out how to swimI assumed this was the problem. You need an enemy shard from one of the jellyfish looking monsters. For some reason they decided to make a needed shard for traversal something that randomly drops from an enemy rather than the usual powerup from a boss or something.
Music for the forest of silence.Reinhardt’s theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF1pwxf-vj8Carrie’s theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCc8V6RPyfc
>>723917879She gets cured tho.
>>723917879>Carrie gets cute vamp bf in her bad endingalso based
>>723916320No, because it's not a port.>>723916736This is correct. It's a remixed game with different level designs. Ignoring it is a bad decision.
>>723917879and it was CastleKINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>723919662Once you get a taste of the Drac, there is no going back.
>>723919338>For some reason they decided to make a needed shard for traversal something that randomly drops from an enemy rather than the usual powerup from a boss or something.FiguresI don't even hate the idea but it needs to be a reoccurring theme in the game to have common shard drops help you progress through the game. Not just a one and done thing.
>>723916152To surprise people who played previous versions. Did you like it?
>>723917879redpilled trvke>>723919662blackpilled nvke
>>723919848Cheeky cunt developers had a surprise for NES players.
>>723915216>The GB games are harder to recommend though.Except Belmont's Revenge. It's a must play classicvania that doesn't get enough praise.
ABAB(All Belmonts Are Bastards)
>>723877381It was for a surprise drop of an unrelated game. Party's over.
Konami could officially release the lecarde chronicles.
>>723848818Anything IGA wrote is shit and should be considered extra cononical. The Belmonts should be strong with the Vampire Hunter because they trained with it. Not because [insert Zelda/Final Fantasy drama plot point here]. Others like the Belnades or whatever should be able to use it. And we've already seen in games like Circle of the Moon and Bloodlines that other families can use it. This is why IGA had to "decanonize" those games. It didn't work with his own headcanon.
>>723920790Games are cool to play, bro.
>>723920790Let make Castlevania 64 already.
>>723920790Well that and the fact Dracula was coming back like every other decade in the 1800s until they were removed.
>>723920790Legacy of Darkness/64 were reinserted into canon after IGA left thoughbeit
Is that Nosferatu on the background? lol this game is pretty fun but some parts are busting my balls. Like the whole raft section with fish monsters trying to break it. I died there more times than the actual dragon boss at the top.
>>723921629There's no clear answer on that. Iga's always treated the 64 games and GBA's Circle as "gaidens", so maybe, just maybe, it's more that they weren't important in the grand scheme of things. Legends was the only that he made it very clear that he doesn't accept that story.And it's not like they were readded into canon when he left, he already had used Cornell in Judgment. I don't think there's an official Castlevania historian in Konami right now to keep track of these things like Iga did so they're all just game characters and they're free to appear whatever anyone wants to use them.
>>723921672Try using the stopwatch for the raft partmakes it way easier
>>723919387I thought this was Reinhardt’s themehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rkyMq4-Lys&list=RD7rkyMq4-Lys&start_radio=1&pp=ygUeQ2FzdGxldmFuaWEgNjQgY2FzdGxlIGludGVyaW9yoAcB
>>723921672Clock tower is gonna eat your ass.
>>723921929They could totally make Sonia canon again with a Legends remake.
>>723920568Chronicles of the Wolf coming bundled with Bloodstained is pretty cool.
>>723921929At one point. 64/LoD including Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood, and SotN were considered side projects.
>>723920790Actually, everything is canon.Your new homework is to fit everything into a consistent timeline, including Bram Stoker's Dracula and the Erikson lineage.You get extra credit if you work Lords of Shadow in there.
>>723919772>Ignoring it is a bad decision.But everyone says its really bad.
>>723922126I know people love to complain about Chronicles but the clock tower is the only real bullshit section imo
>>723922664nta but I liked it a lot. It's kind of odd to me that Dracula X for Super Nintendo is supposedly the "bad" kind of hard i.e. cheap ala Haunted Castle but CV3 is considered one of the best classic games; it and DX are about on the same level imo.
>>723922049I sometimes think theme belong to Gilles de Rais or unused chainsaw Frankenstein’s mutants
>>723922315Now imagine Lords of Shadow games about her. Victor was wasted.
>>723922634>galamoth time fuckeryeznow wheres my paycheck konami
>Another Castlevania thread
>>723922634>Your new homework is to fit everything into a consistent timelineI can. It just won't be good. And Konami themselves don't want to keep it all in one timeline. They already rebooted the series.
I beat Chronicles as a kid but never really played the X68000 game proper. If I were to revisit it, is there a preferred method?
>>723924082Is a bit trickier to emulate the X68k game than the standard rom, but it's worth it. You see more of the screen, there's no freeze hiccups and just controls better than the PS1 port.
Are Frozen Half, Camilla, a Laura the only canonically LGBTQ+ characters in the entire franchise?
>>723924335Which character is my trans rep?
>>723924563Look at this fucking fag.Bro shops at IKEA
