Shoutouts to anon who recommended I emulate the X68000 instead of Chronicles. Had a fun time, but this was way easier on the first run than I anticipated. I could swear Original mode in Chronicles was harder. Like I remember getting filtered on the infamous stage 2 raft because RNG with merman placement and fireball timing absolutely fucked me, but in this one they all filed neatly to one side or the other and sparsely shot projectiles. The only real spike was in the flame knight hallway and the recreation of the last stage of the NES game with the giant bats on the bridge, with the latter being pretty cheese-able once you realize it.
>emulate the X68000Your opinion is immediately worthless. You didn't play the game, you played a laggy, inaccurate simulation with save states on deck. Of course it felt easier, you were playing with training wheels. Don't bother posting your filtered zoomer experience again.
>>724273008Does this version have the herb? Cause Chronicles is pretty damn easy thanks to the Herb sub weapon.
>>724273380Didn't use savestates and I'm sorry you're mad :^) >>724273429It does
>>724273380So I'm curious, what's the best way to play X68k if Chronicles is an unfaithful port and emulating the Sharp is unacceptable?
>>724273380>Just buy an X68000 and a copy of Castlevania for it broFucking lmao I can't even
>>724273008youre welcome. that clock stage is a real bitch
>>724273008>background ice block vampirehe's a big guy
>emulation You didnt beat the game if you didn't play it with the controller it was designed for
>>724274932I was actually going to extrapolate on my experience just to spite the spastic, and it as about how the clock stage got my ass in the second run. Those scale platforms that either don't fall or are incredibly generous in the first run that do fall in the second. Like "alright I can take my time, there might be extra medusa heads flying or some sh-" nope
honk honk my favorite castlevania is III :3
>>724273380This. Emulating is for faggots. Get the real thing or your opinion literally does not matter.
>>724274932It's amazing how Netflix took a cool beloved badass and turned him into a sissy bitch.
>>724275542Best you're gonna get is I played Chronicles when that port was new
>>724273008They always make the USA and EU versions harder for some reason. Even Simon Quest was a ''harder'' because of the fucked up translation and the Japanese version included a world map. The US wanted you to buy Nintendo Power instead.
>>724273008>I could swear Original mode in Chronicles was harder.I'm probably TA from earlier. there is apparently an easy mode set of ROMs for the X68K that's been in circulation for years where you only take 1 point of damage, regardless of which loop you're on. if you've gotten a TOSEC ROM, make sure you're using the [a] version. it has the proper progression that maxes out at 4 damage per hit after the third level and carries on throughout the six loops. glad I could spread the joy, as it was spread to me.
>>724276142Took a little digging but I found the respective set on archive. https://archive.org/details/akumajou_dracula_1993_konami_d_x68k seems to have all of them. Before I do another run though I should probably get at least a little farther in Lecarde Chronicles 2.
what the fuck is a x68k
>>72427736710000 more than an x58k
>>724273008there is literally no difference with the ps1 version
>>724278329psx doesnt have knockback when youre hit and it also nerfs damage values
>>724278447...on arrange mode
>>724278329nigger the fucking HUD overlaps the game in the PS1 version
>>724277160nice find on the ROMs. since you mentioned the odd timing and location of the merman spawns, double check your emulation speed in the options. I think only 10 MHz and 15 MHz are approved. anything faster and there are errors because the OG hardware didn't go above those values.
>>724277367Japanese pc
>>724275542>buy the zuiki x68k z castlevania and quarth pack>it comes on an sd card>plug sd card into computer>not recognizedi didn't buy the x68k z either and to my knowledge no one's reverse engineered the sd drive.
>>724278329Everything is slightly bigger in the PSX version and the hud blocks a bit of screen. There is some input lag not present in the X68.
>>724279725This hud thing made some sections more frustrating. I could not see shit. Also, is 4chan having issues right now? taking forever to load the captcha.
which is the definitive simon game?Chronicles, x68000, NES, Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle, SCIV, or Haunted Castle Revisited?
>>724279991NES is probably the most iconic, it's 'the' Castlevania after all
>>724279948>Also, is 4chan having issues right now? taking forever to load the captcha.It's shitting the bed for me too. Tried my computer and my phone, both taking forever with the captchas and not processing most of my post attempts.
>>724279991NES
>>724279991NES and SNES versions are definitely the best
Currently playing a bunch of Castlevania games. Done 1, 2, 3, IV, X and currently playing SotN. Maybe I should have done the gameboy games too but I think I'll stop at SotN to avoid burn out. X was really aggravating because of that.
>>724280452No Bloodlines?
The Chronicles version is a PS1 emulating an X86 game right? And arranged is just an official romhack sort of?
>>724280452>XSNES or Rondo?
>>724280617It's a port. There's no way a PS1 could emulate the X86.
>>724280704Ok guess they still had the source code laying about back when devs would just toss them out as soon as the game was done to save on space, cool.
>>724280617It's a port. Little harder cause of some technical issues. Arrange mode is easy mode. Your damage goes from 4 bars to 1 and enemies drop more hearts and subweapons.
>>724280487Is Genesis emulation any good? I know Saturn is iffy, that's why I didn't bother with Bloodlines.>>724280642SNES sadly.
Is the PSP Rondo port any good?
>>724280452I did the same thing and you should really go back and play Bloodlines and Rondo. Rondo especially was really great.If you got frustrated with Dracula X I think you'll have a much better time with Rondo proper
>>724281605I played bloodlines with Genesis Plus GX on retroarch and it was played fine. I'm sure there's a standalone that works as well
>>724282162Yeah I keep forgetting Genesis = Mega Drive so could have emulated it. Maybe I'll try it after SotN. Same with Rondo.>>724281878I did some quick research on Rondo. PSP has the original but the remake does some new things too. Sounds like a good version to try.
>>724275542But I played it on the PSP which emulates the PS1 which is running an x86 game.
>>724281878It's worth it for the original Rondo and a version of SoTN with the content from the Saturn port. The 3D port of Rondo isn't too bad either I suppose.
>>724283314It's functional but man is it ugly
>>724285230Play on a smaller screenAlso the dub of Symphony in psp version sucks>Yuri lowentnigger as fucking AlucardNo thanks
>>724278329There is, PS1 even has less screen space, input lag, slowdowns and hiccups. It was a PC game ported to PS1 in the 90s and emulation has come a long way since them, playing the X86k original is the way to go today.
You are not a real Castlevania fan until you buy and import the Pachinko machines.
>>724279991We need a Simon's Chronicles full remake with Simon's Quest included.
>>724285954It's less the smudgy textures and more the colouration. Rondo was a pretty vibrant game despite the theming, and DXC is so muted by comparison. Granted it isn't this bad everywhere, but it happens more often than not
>>724274727what the fuck is that
>>724273008you guys play classicvania with continue or you only consider them beaten as one ccs?
>>724288039Hey, if the continue option is there, it's supposed to be used. 1CC is a self imposed challenge.
>>724273008It does suck that Chronicles is the only one that ever gets ported and discussed because it does have some issues compared to the original x68K version. x68k in general might honestly be my favorite take on the CV1 setting / premise throughout the series
Circle of the Moon biggest flaw is not having a monster encyclopedia to see the drops. I would never find all these cards without a guide.
>>724277367The Sharp X68000. It's a Japanese PC from the late 80s that was very powerful compared to the consoles of the era, it got ports of some popular games. The original NES Castlevania got a remake for it.
>>724278329The change in aspect ratio fucks up a lot, both visually and gameplay-wise. There's also some slowdown and input lag not present in the x68k version. Unless you specifically want to play arrange mode, there's no reason not to emulate the x68k version nowadays.
>>724282612The demake is an ugly 2.5D polygon version, isn't it?
>>724273008pro tip - x68k games run at 55hz not 60. So unless you've got a VRR monitor, you'll either have jerky scrolling or it will be running way too fast.
so should i play 68k, ps1 og or ps1 arrangeis saying 68k the best one the new hipster take nowarrange is too ez but ps1OG too hard, is 68k really a better balance
>>724291464PS1 is probably easier to emulate but x68k doesn't have the screen crunch as >>724279948 shows, among some technical bugs like the timer on one stage being too short or the behavior on a miniboss being broken. Difficulty wise it should be the same as PS1 OG but the flipside is you're able to see more of the screen, which should be helpful when enemies are coming from the top.
>>724289162this thing is no games: the platform https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/x68000/category/999-all
>>724291464It's not a hipster take, it's a sensate one. You can play the PS1 port if you like, the full game is there and it works, but it plays worse than emulating the original. The Arrange mode is a curiosity, it just has some new options, a new sprite for Simon and new song that you can totally hear elsewhere.
>>724287673Dead by Daylight Richter lol
>>724292013It got arcade ports that were closer to the arcade than anything else could do at the time, but as of today the only reason anyone really cares about it outside of very niche circles is because of Castlevania x68k.
huhop played an ez mode romhack without knowinglaugh at him the casual
>>724274727this can't be happening
it has two discs? and both files are only 1mb (vs... ps1 is a full cd size)how are u suppsosed to switch disc or whatever with this version
>>724292774They're not CDs, Anon. There used to be this things called floppy disks. Current emulators have an easy option for switching it.
>>724292884booted floppy 1 with retroarch, have music but no visual (black screen)
>>724292954Do you have all the bios? Otherwise, follow the emulator guidehttps://docs.libretro.com/library/px68k/
>>724286686there are like 3 simon quest fan remakes
>>724293187i think soguide says multi disks need more steps?i just have 2 xdf files
>>724287412original rondo still looks so good, why the fuck would you want to play it in 3d?
>>724274727Richter looking zesty.
should I play rondo of blood or dracula x? I started Rondo but I'm curious about Dracula X. Something about rondo feels off and I can't tell if it's me or the game. The last game I played was Bloodlines and practiced it until I could 1cc so maybe it just feels strange to me in comparison. All of my movements just feel less precise than what I expect from Castlevania
>>724293753Rondo first then Dracula X. I found Rondo to be very easy and Dracula X made me appreciate the classic design more.
>>724278329How come nobody ever mentions the fucked up hitboxes, the infinite 1UP exploit and the retarded boss AI in the PSX port?Also the first thing I noted when I played the X68 version is Simon's animation when going upstairs. It's a fucking ugly slide in Chronicles.
>>724293753Both are worth playing, but Rondo feels like the more refined game, and it's also the one that leads into SoTN.
>>724293753You have a slight bit of air control when jumping in Rondo, maybe that's throwing you off?
Rondo > SCIV > Bloodlines > 3 > 1 > 2
>>724296040First of all, dogshit taste.Second, Look man I can appreciate where they were trying to go with SCIV but it's just not a good classicvania. It's just too easy, not challenging and unrewarding. It's by far the most unclassicvania of the bunch and for that reason it should always be rated below everything else in any list (other than 2).
>>724293753in rondo, tapping jump gives you no air control (but you can turn around mid-air) meanwhile holding jump lets you change your jumping direction once.
>>724296529>Look man I can appreciate where they were trying to go with SCIV but it's just not a good classicvaniaSo what? It's a good game regardless
>>724297338It's a good game. Better than all the igavanias for sure but not a good classicvania game.
>>724296529SCIV is fun, that's all that matters. "It's too easy" is a complaint used only by troglodytes and cretins
>>724273008https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/X68000_MiSTerApparently this is coming along pretty well.
>>724297694You are a scrub lol
>>724279991Anyone who says SNES is wrong.It's not CV1 if Dracula doesn't transform at the end.
>>724298641That’s why you play both the NES version and SCIVYou get both the best ways to play the gameThe X68k version is cool for music but I’m not sure it’s the best way to play it
>>724298641In CV1 Dracula doesn't transform. Dracula's body parts flying away indicates that. It is the curse of man which embodies all evil manifesting on Dracula's defeat.
>>724278329Why even say something like this when you don't know what you're talking about?
>>724296529>It's just too easy, not challenging and unrewardingThe end of the game is more difficult than anything in Bloodlines and most of Rondo.
>>724299629Bloodlines is only hard because of the limited continues
>>724299629That doesn't excuse 95% of the game being braindead easy.
>>724300334It's not a difficult game but I'd say much of the level design is more interesting than that in either of those games too, even with the Mode 7 indulgences. There's more to a game than difficulty.
Bump
>>724298641For me, it's the Amiga.
>>724302654There was a castlevania game made for mobile using Java as well.
>>724298761those are three completely different games and none of them replaces any of the others. you either play each of them on their own terms or you don't, why do you retards act like this shit is mutually exclusive? i see the same shit when people talk about rondo and dracula x, which are two separate games. what the fuck are you people talking about?
>>724304524a real one or that weird chinese game
>>724304552Dont be daft. Story wise they are all reimaginings of the same event and the discussion is about which game is a perfect depiction of Simon's battle.
>>724273380I've got to agree with this guy. "Beating" castlevania with save states is a joke.
>>724304913Real shit.
Sonia Belmont...
>>724305229Had a baby with Alucard....
>>724305387That whore...
>VTMB2 comes out and is mocked by everyone for being woke trashTough times for vampcels. How are we coping with this?
>>724305946Vampire survivors and its castlevania dlc is getting an update soon.
>>724305946FUCK vampires! Total vampire death.
>>724305946I may be a blood drinking creature of the night, but at least I'm not brown.
>>724306514That's mean. Just for that, I'm going to make sure there isn't any pot roast for you to eat the next time you come over to play Smash Bros.
>>724306540The Netflix series had vampires of color.
>>724306780Not canon, doesn't count. Unless they're Asian, then they're honorary white vampires.
>>724306813funnily enough, the games do actually feature an asian vampire
>>724307005Those are chinese zombies (Jiangshi).
>>724307070vampires are just blood-sucking zombies and since jiang shi is described as a "blood-sucking creature who crossed the sea from the East" he is a vampire
>>724307276Dude... zombies drink blood and eat flesh too. You might as call any undead creature a vampire if that is all that matters to you.
>>724307432bro why is a jiang shi being a vampire so unnaceptable for you IT IS LITERALLY A CHINK VAMPIRE
>>724275542Get fucked.Castlevania was only good from SotN to the handhelds.
>>724307603Because it is a reanimated corpse which hops and possesses none of the vampire characteristics other than blood drinking.
>>724307603>pronoun argument-tier debateNo wonder the normies all think we're woke retards now. I'm going to have to wear a Trump hat the next time I drink somebody. Make vampires great again!
>>724308019This so much! If something thinks and wants to be considered a vampire, it is their choice!
>>724308019Niggers are about to lose their SNAP benefits, should be some easy pickings during the riots. Maybe we'll even get rewarded for performing a public service by removing ghetto criminals.
>>724273380damn unc take your pills
Soma is Dracula!? OH MY GOD
I bring bad news. Dracula's Maids know karate. Do not make the same mistake I did. They hit hard.
>>724308573Where did they learn to do karate?
>>724304552Anon, what do you think this thread is?
>>724308756I doubt they can leave the castle so I like to imagine they spend their free time watch these.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YJuqNFimuY
Thinking of emulating Castlevania Dracula X's Rondo of blood with PPSSPP rn
https://youtu.be/qdN6uJFP7s4?si=ub03EDVbloDosrbiI don't really like Vampire Survivors but this is fucking based
>>724309437>emulating a game which emulates another gameInput lag maxxing
>>724309442I may be a blood drinking creature of the night, but at least I'm not a pitbull.
Whoa guys, it's getting pretty early. Time to go to bed before the sun comes up. See y'all next thread.
>>724309494>>724309684YWNBAV
>>724309684Die vamp nigger
>>724309437Same. I don't know how to properly emulate OG Rondo.
>>724309729I love you too.
>>7243094424 had a really neat soundtrack and it's curious how little of it ever got brought back. Lots of interesting moody jazzy stuff in there.
>>724309494>>724309684
>>724273008I should actually play the og version of this sometime. I have the chronicles version and its one of the most underated CV games. The bats doing 1/4 health damage has always been comeplete bs tho
How do we solve the human problem? They are getting too cocky.
>>724292774make an m3u playlist file. RA should load that and you'll have access to both disks at load. there is about a 30 second black loading screen with music before the game loads. you can FF through it.
>>724310162>The bats doing 1/4 health damage has always been comeplete bs thoI really wish I could dig into the code to fine tune some of this nonsense.
>>724310376I dunno brah, I think we might be able to get along with the humans if the Jews didn't exist.
The morning sun has vanquished the horrible night.
>have to play 4 levels of Chronicles X to unlock Rondowhat the heck
>>7243100274's tracks are little too subdued I think, they border on being ambient and not the usual pulse pounding the other games have
My only problem with Castlevania is I've played it all.>>724312917it's worth
>>724313012>he says this when the very first level introduces "theme of simon"I believe it's been a very long time since you've played the game.>>724313469>I've played it all.Next year is the 40th anniversary of castlevania. We are 100% getting a new castlevania game.
>>724314017>Next year is the 40th anniversary of castlevania. We are 100% getting a new castlevania game.Yeah, just like that Castlevania game from 2016, that was a good one.
>>724314017>We are 100% getting a new castlevania game.Castlevania 3d Collection confirmed! Remastered 64, LOD and a finished version of Castlevania Dreamcast!We won!
>>724314237>2016That was when they were only focused on mobile games and pachinkos, now their leadership has changed. Also they did release pic related castlevania in 2016.
>>724314301No joke. Everything else in the leak has been released. Only CV is left even the leaker confirmed recently that it is still being worked on.
>>724316047>AAAEeehhhhh I don't know...
>>724316047Judging by their recent releases I fully expect Simone Belmont the tranny vampire hunter.
>>724316248>MGS delta and silent hill f>none of these games were wokeYou clearly haven't played either and are spouting shit you heard other retards here spout.
>>724316193People will buy it if it is soulslop
>>724302654soul overload
>>724316953Fuck. I didn't dislike LoS1 but is not what I want. Modern AAA Castlevania sounds like more of that. Konami trying to reach a bigger audience and Soulslike is very possible. I would still play it, but it wont be CV.
>>724317253Ostiavania was a gow clone. Yeah people wouldn't mind another souls ripoff but it would die quickly, Castlevania was always fluid with tons of options for attack, magic, all that shit, the ps2 games were decent but too repetitive, wish they could actually try and experiment but I doubt Konami would even bother risking.
>>724309776you drag the fucking thing into the emulator executable
>>724305035Tyrone Rodriguez from Niggerlicious made this game btw.
>>724316047Please refresh our memories, what was on the leak?
>>724314301>Castlevania DreamcastResurrection should have released on GameCube
>>724316047>lords of shadow>konami's>beloved series
>>724309442Keep reminding.
>>724320903>>724314301Also my first CV entry are N64 games
>>724321084>Dracula tapped this
>>724317780>>724317253Might well do rouge-like 3Dvania
>>724319454Remakes of MGS 3, new games for Silent Hill and castlevania.
>>724306780Vampire Killers are white supremacists!
>>724321174They did something like that with the new getsufumaden but sadly it was abandoned. It was the only roguelike game I've enjoyed besides hades 1.
>>724321393that does not look like getsu fuuma
>>724273008Best games in the series.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq91yIPLf-M
>>724321473Ninja Gaiden meet Demon Stayers
>>724279725Red hair Simon Belmont is so damn faggy kek.
>>724273380>I FEEL ACCOMPLISHED LOOK I PLAY GAMES WITHOUT SAVE STATES I LOVE MY TIME BEING GONE tick tock bro
>Retard always tries to derail the thread in the first post with schizo nonsenseeverytime
>>724292954It's loading, give it a bit and it will start, it's just typical x68 stuff for it to have loading music on a black screen
>>724321598Faker Simon spotted!
>>724321473She's Getsu Renge, a character you can unlock in the game. She's another member of the fuma clan.
>>724323173She looks like Sheena from Tales of Symphonia.
why is the red simon hating tard always using some shitass smash render
>>724323093we really need someone to hack Judgment and replace all the Death Note faggotry with more classic skins
>>724309442The remaining tracks got uploaded today. New Messiah (which only ever got remixed once), Wandering Ghosts, and the Castlevania 64 Medley of Illusions.
>>724325912>make a classic "all your favorite characters crossover and fight each other" game>redesign everyone to the point they're completely unrecognizable What was their plan
>>724323093>>724325912Tourist zoomers spotted
>>724326816According to Iga plan
>>724326643Only once is better than most of the new songs in Belmonts Revenge got.
>>724326816>What was their plan>hey that death note thing is popular as fuck, let's hire the artist
>>724295026>psx version has dithering enabled
>>724327296I was still hoping for Battle of the Holy (which got snubbed in Adventure's own remake!) but hey, at least Belmont's Revenge can also boast that one arrange album trackhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mmlgLjwMKM
>>724327392what is dithering and why should it be disabled?
>>724327485https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mefNxncwNk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5cANFk2FREGive it back! GIVE IT BAAAAAAAAAAACK
>>724327680Well, it was remixed but went unused alongside Lost Painting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkxpLVYoz1Q
>>724308573Persephone deserves her own game.
>>724328021Isn't that just Melty Blood
>>724312917i downloaded a 100% save file for it
>>724327118Been playing Vania since my older brother introduced me to pick related back in 1993.
>>724328021She's playable in the Vampire Survivors update that's dropping tomorrow.
>>724329257Is it a separate paid dlc or an update to the previous castlevania pack?
>>724330493Free update to the Castlevania DLC, lots of new weapons, characters, and songs.
>>724274727Richter isn't in DBD, only every other random Castlevania character. Is this new?
>>724327849It would have been terrible.
>>724327551dithering is when you use fewer colors in an arrangement of pixels (usually a checkerboard pattern) to make it look like there's more colors. this video talks about it on psx:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XDyQnY5GHIwhy disable it? in this case it was enabled by the devs on a 2d game which i don't think needs it, especially considering the original version didn't have it.
>>724330641specifically 16 new characters, 12 new songs, 3 "actual" new weapons, and evolutions for every weapon that didn't evolve that was already there. I can't wait to see how Troll Bomb can get even sillier.
>>724309776Outside of finding the iso in the correct bin/cue format its actually quite easy anon. Now back when i was a kid i couldnt figure out how to.use magic engine and never got to play Rondo.til I was in highschool. But now its all pretty easy.
>>724332078Worst case scenario someone did make a program that will format the .h04aniso for you
>>724331171Troll Bomb Babi Onna is already too powerful.
>>724333950I mean that's the name of the game isn't it?
>>724275628SOTN turned Richter into a sissy bitch though
>>724309776There's a Rondo PC port, that's how I played it
>Deletes Castlevania 3Nah, I am done with this shit.
what is the correct aspect ratio?which sound font is best?
>>724273008>>724273380What's the difference between chronicles and the x8600? I thought they were the same
You know what's cool. Castlevania 2 on Gameboy. It's a really good game. I loved the graphics on it.
>>724331171>>724329257Is Vampire survivors worth playing for the Castlevania pack.
>>724273008Why shouldn't I just play Chronicles again? Also emulate The Adventure Rebirth.
>>724293753Rondo is the better game, Drac X was the cut down version of Rondo that was worse in every way.
>>724338892Rondo is Drac X.It's called 悪魔城ドラキュラX血のロンドThe SNES version is called Drac XX.It's like a hard mode rom hack basically.
>>724339642Why'd they remove levels
>>724340080storage limits
>>724340080CD rom vs cartridge.
>>724273380>YOU DIDN'T HECKING BEAT THE GAME CHUDDYdon't care, didn't askhoes mad
>>724338769I liked the base game, it's simple yet addictive.The Castlevania expansion is one giant love letter to the franchise.
>>724339642>血のロンドIt's 血の輪廻 though?
Is the rifle monster in PoR really a girl? I’ve seen lots of fan art where it’s portrayed as a girl but it sounds like a male in the English dub
>>724341569No?Think it's just you, homie.
>>724338769It is an expansion DLC so it's implied you play more than a little of the base game before you jump right in, and early Vampire Survivors is a bit love or hate. The expansion is ridiculously fan service though, so if it clicks you'll have a ball.
>>724338112top fucking kek, where the fuck did you find that
>>724341745Wiki says it’s female.
>>724341525『悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻』(あくまじょうドラキュラエックス ちのロンド、英題: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)
>>724341525Kill yourself pedantic faggot.
Don't suppose x68k has anything as nice as MegaAGS for Amiga? As in a ready to go consolizer bootable image full of handpicked games.
Should I actually give Castlevania 2 a shot or was AVGN right?
>>724344117It's ambitious but flawed.
>>724344117Hold out for the M2 remake
Worst Castlemania.
>>724344117use https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1032/
>>724274432Just play the fucking game and stop letting /v/ tell (you) what to do.
>>724344549What does the Citrus meter do
>>724326643https://youtu.be/wGPTYo7oJ-8?si=kPlwgMvCx3-J1pw0CastleKINO 64 sounds fantastic
I am close to dropping CV3 because the character switching transition is obnoxiously long but some parts are less annoying with Alucard. Like the shockingly dogshit falling blocks level. I hope that whoever designed this, no longer works in video games.
>>724345253That's 8 Eyes. One if the player's health bar, one is the birb's health bar.
>>724345649Plus you get Actrise now (probably because there was already a weapon that attacks with giant colorful crystals)
>>724344117There are worse games but it's not very good, much like the 3D games. You're better off playing the several other NES games that do similar things.
>>724345861Play the Japanese version and save yourself the headache.
>>724344117It's interesting as a history piece for the franchise and set the ground work for Symphony of the Night but it's not exactly a fun game.Definitely use save states.
>>724344117I tried it og and then with romhack improvements but I still didn't like it. I appreciate what they were trying to do but it did not hit the mark. If you follow a guide, the game is like 1 hour long. If you go in blind, like I did, there will be a lot of backtracking and time wasting. Some NPCs give you hints, others say nothing of value. The problem I had is that, the longer you play, the more boring it gets. Traders start selling more garlic and plants instead of new upgrades. When you find a piece of Dracula, it gives you a new ability but they are mostly worthless. The nail lets you break blocks but only horizontally so you will go back to spamming holy water everywhere. The shield is actually good. By the time you get the eyeball you are already near the end so seeing breakable blocks is whatever and the last piece is to open up the bridge to the castle. A lot of layouts repeat too. I saw the same stairs and rooms so many times. Is just a slow boring guide without a guide.
>>724345253What the other guy said. This "Cutrus" was intended to be Cutlass the falcon. Amusingly they made up some post-apocalyptic nonsense about nuclear war for the English version's manual when the original Japanese story was about 19th century James Bond (literally named Julian James Bond) being sent to fight satanists.This is an awkward game with some very questionable design choices but I actually have a real soft spot for it. Soundtrack is nice too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok8BtdtJXog
>>724273008>Emulation Yikes.
>>724347721A decent condition copy of Castlevania Chronicles will run you $200 easy.Emulation is a godsend for situations like these. At least until Konami re issues the game in another collection.
>>724344117The Castlevania subreddit has an intense hatred towards AVGN and try to gaslight people into believing he was wrong and CV2 is actually a masterpiece. There are even some people who condemn the romhack fixes because that's not the ''intended developer experience'' even though the western version was just mistranslated and lack a bundled map. Purists are pretty fucking retarded.
>>724344117Play the romhack version with improvements
>>724348765maybe you should fuck off back to that place
>>724349606>am I fitting in yet fellow 4channers?
My bullshit resistance is astronomically high, I am 100% sure that I will like the GB games after Im finished with Mega Man 64 and I WILL make a Sonia drawing because has a grand total of absolutely nothing.
>>724293237List them.
>>724349693the GB games are vastly overhatedyes, even adventure
>>724349693https://www.romhacking.net/?page=hacks&game=710Anything that says ''Complete'' in the Category tab.
>>724350049Meant for >>724349889
>>724349693>Mega Man 64Why?
>>724349959I only see hate for Legends and Adventure, everyone agrees that Belmonts Revenge is pretty good.>>724350332I have heard the gameplay is supposedly better, I can tolerate every downgrade from the PS1 version if thats true.Besides my PC simply cant handle PS1 emulation and I dont want to use phone to play Legends, I just 100%d X6 and Im kind of bitter. Yes, I am THAT poor.
I recommend playing this romhack if you want to play Simon’s Questhttps://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1032/
>>724350110I expected full remakes, not romhacks.I only know of 1 full remake of 2 and I havent finished it because I had trouble with my controller or something like that, I dont remember.
>>724350760>everyone agrees that Belmonts Revenge is pretty good.everyone wanks christopher, not his game
>>724350760I feel like N64 emulation is more demanding than PS1 emulation
They remade CV1 into a metroidvania. Looks fun. Will try it later.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Sw2CGQkK8
I've been making my way through Castlevania in release order over the past few years, and I recently just finished Lords of Shadow and god damn it was so fucking bad. I am dreading playing the other two to finish up this series.
>>7242960403 > Bloodlines > Rondo > 1 > 4 > 2
>>7243512654 is overhated
>>724351009Really? Because Ive only heard positive things about BR from here. Mind you I actually play games so Im not on /v/ all day so I might be biased.>>724351051Well my PC begs to differ. It might be that ePSXe is poorly optimized or something but I dont know.
>>724351381It isn't. It's pretty much only criticized on here. It's the favorite Classicvania of normalfags
>>724350760>I have heard the gameplay is supposedly betterIt's not better at all
>>724275542>shitting out $2k to own the hecking emulator chuds
4 being le bad because it's too easy will never not be funny coming from faggots who put rondo at #1 with the same breath>>724351469only BR discussion I've seen here are off hand mentions of based old man christopher, not much about the game itself
>>724349693i thought adventure was pretty frustrating but fun in a kusoge kind of way
>get off work>thread still up >>724288039I think one of the best ways to lengthen one of these games is to play to game over and end your session, then start back over from the beginning next time you play. I did Dracula X for the Super Nintendo like this (making an exception to continue on Dracula because lmao) and I had a ball.
>>724352416Just play the Wii remake instead
>>724273380You never played any of said games on real hardware either, now fuck back to /vr/ to seethe over CRT Shaders and people using CRT Screens you fucking Megaman Schizo>>724289162It also have the Definitive Port of Mechwarrior 1 which people hopes til this day to be reverse engineered or translated to english
>>724352853>>thread still upBecause the new castlemania collection?
>Rondo and X68000 came out the same year, just 3 months apartThat's fucking crazy. Makes it even funnier that they ported the X68000 game for Chronicles, as if some exec went "port that one from 1993 everyone keeps whining for" and the team went UHH. Seriously, what was going through their heads? It was on the Playstation where the existing game for the platform was a DIRECT SEQUEL to Rondo. Rondo had buzz online even back then, enough so that it was a holy grail for some. Yet they said "let's port the game for which nobody in the West even knows the platform let alone the game itself." It's not really an honest complaint in the long run since it's still a good game and it's cool we got it, just a case of WHAT WERE THEY THEENKING
>>724353965THE FUCK IS THIS?WHAT ARE THEY COOKING?
>>724353965Who is that nigga in the top-left?
>>724354273Iga actually wanted to port it because he felt like the original Castlevania was forgotten and wanted to refresh it for a new generation.
>>724354438Early sketch of Kojima's take on Simon.
>>724322279your fear of losing time is a paradox in that in your desperate quest to save it, you lose every waking moment of it that passesand the saddest part of it is that you dont even realize what you are losing. the myth of productivity is the ultimate plague of modernity.
>>724354320Why is his character model so fucking terrible looking? They all look like awful manequins wearing wigs. Lament of Innocence is such a piece of shit.
>>724354438Generic Ayami Kojima Homosexual #4127
>>724353428Yeah, /vr/ is a shitshow right now because of that schizo derailing every thread or spamming the catalog with slide threads.
>>724274932After playing Rondo I've really come to appreciate how Richter was portrayed in Smash
>>724354765To hate on Ayami Kojima is to hate Castlevania
>>724354708They fixed it in Curse of Darkness; it's really amazing how much improved the character models are. Also, you're acting like a lot of early PS2 games didn't look like that
>>724354947I cant bring myself to play Simon, all of his moves are based on Richter.
>>724345861>filtered by the greatest gsme on the nesThis series isnt for you. Maybe gaming isnt your hobby.
>>724355159>Also, you're acting like a lot of early PS2 games didn't look like thatThe better ones did not. Curse of Darkness is a bad game too but the character models are mostly much better, yes.
>>724355321Actually, the greatest NES game is Megaman on a CRT tv.
>>724355010Not really. The best games were made without her. I don't hate her, though. I like her work, mostly. It just grew thin and transvestite Simon is a little embarrassing.
>>724355189Simon set the standard for all Belmonts that followed him.The whip, the subweapons, the jumping, and the Belmont strut.
>>724355159He's baiting, don't respond.
>>724355583I'm not baiting. Lament of Innocence's character models are genuinely terrible looking. The monsters all look pretty good, though. They clearly struggled trying to translate Kojima's androgynous designs and the result is not pleasant. It's the least of the game's issues, though.
>>724355535Simon doesnt bladedash, use upper cut, or whatever the fuck Richters downtilt is supposed to be though.Smash Flash 2 Simon feels a lot more like Simon. Minus the bladedash.
>>724355521I think she's done great with Ricther and Trevor. Also her overhaul of Alucard is iconic as hell.She just dropped the ball with Simon, but it seems Konami has pushed her to go with classic these days.
>>724356241I can appreciate her Richter but I still prefer the original design
There is literally nothing wrong with Chronicles Simon
Hey at least it still better than the death note designs.
>>724355583He's right bro come on, look at how Leon looks, at the time people mocked him and said he looked like Meg Ryan
>>724356426Based drag queen.
>>724356459
>>724356617Those Tekken 2 models are frankly better.
>>724356426There's too much feminine going on, mostly the legs and the boots don't help.Also the studded leather black under shirt feels like kink.
>>724356816Wearing a collar for a daddy.
>>724356924Fuck off, Alucard.
>>724354320More merc.
>>724356816>Yaoi hands
>>724354765based>>724355010cringe
I think I'm about to finish SotN but according to the enemy list I have shit tons left to find. My map is all finished save for the Dracula boss room area of the previous games.
>election tourists now infest even 'vania threadsgrim
>>724357960>he doesn't know.Don't spoil it for him.
>>724357960Make sure you have a Mudman entry on your bestiary, its permanently missable. I always missed it everytime I replay the game. I should take time for the demon to summon them before shredding him next time.
>>724358072Oh fug>>724358316I'm not too bothered if I miss some of them.
>think about booting up Lecarde Chronicles 2 after watching TV>just got the nautical helmet >realize that means having to go through the curse blood skeleton hallway again
I didnt play Lecarde Chronicles 1 because the first boss is a very big very realistic spider in a nest and that triggered every alarm in my body at the same time.
>>724359102I skipped straight to 2 desu. 1 is a classicvania game right? I finished Chronicles of the Wolf a couple weeks ago and wanted more so I jumped to the metroidvania.
>>724358001>Election tourists Anon, they are Sharteens
>>724354320
Retard here.Does anyone know how to make crt shaders work with hybrid screens on retroarch?
>>724344117it's ass dude. I played the first 3 last year and 2 is the only one I dropped. I wanted to give a sincere try but there was just too much time wasting bullshit.
>>724338112The creaking skull meme lore just keeps getting better and better.
>>724344117Play a romhack version that makes it less shit.
>>724296529I also get my opinions from youtubers :)
https://youtu.be/_TQgx4k41Z4?si=ipG7ivuPPGJtxYiz
>>724283314PSP SotN does not have all of the Saturn's content. The Saturn's additional areas (Underground Garden and Cursed Prison), Richter's new sprite that's a bit closer to his SotN artwork, a completely different version of Maria than what the PSP version has (PSP is based on on her Dracula X version with the animal gods for attacks, Saturn version is martial arts based), and a few new items and music tracks.It's a very bad port though, obviously made on the cheap by a team unfamiliar with the Saturn's strengths, as it somehow manages to be slower, choppier, longer loading, and generally uglier than the PS1 original even though the Saturn is a 2D powerhouse in comparison. The new areas are very short too.
>>724361618Are you trying to use a CRT filter on a DS game?
The vampire survivors devs went all out with the new soundtracks.https://youtu.be/wGPTYo7oJ-8?si=ilhCEZqgJqrFUjfT
>>724341525Japanese stuff sometimes represents words with kanji in order to add style or context or whatever but you're not supposed to actually read it that way. In these cases they provide the actual word next to the kanji and that's what Rondo's title is doing.
>Sharp
>>724331171Here's the supposed list of characters. Pissed no Kid Dracula or Laura but oh well.Hugh BaldwinMorris BaldwinAnnetteTeraAtlantis Shrine WizardDrolta ZuentesAstarteActriseZephyrJiangshiPersephoneSlogra & GaibonGaibon & SlograGenya ArikadoFake TrioRuler SwordStone Skull
>>724363843Not a single Youtuber or a redditor shits on CVIV. Try again.
want to play Sotn for the first time, which version is the best? ive hear some have exclusive content
>>724366478Saturn has exclusive content but is overall worse than PS1
>>724273380this plastic collector is MAD
>>724366612so, just emulate ps1?
>>724366686just slap it in duckstation bro
>>724366478just play the ps1 version NIGGER
>>724349889https://www.romhacking.net/games/710/https://archive.org/details/simons-quest-rebitten-1.8https://metroidquest.angelfire.com//cv2revamped/index.htmlhttps://www.inverteddungeon.com/index.php?section=fanworks&page=game_castlevania_chronicles_iihttps://archive.org/details/draculas-curse-1.7https://www.inverteddungeon.com/index.php?section=fanworks&page=game_castlevania_chronicles_iiiI played the rebitten versions, they're alright, some good changes, some questionable ones.They get a bad reputation because the dev is scummy and sells them on his website but you can dl them on archive for free. They add air control and more metroidvania elements.CV2 has save points instead of immediate continues. Some secret blocks require you to have specific subweapons to break them, so... more backtracking and you have to memorize where they spawn. Levels are mostly the same. There's a money system. The nights are very dark, you need to find torch items to see better. Hints are less obtuse.CV3 lets you switch between all characters like curse of the moon. Levels are expanded to make up for air control.
i thought u were playing a different, female character when playing arrange
This has been living in my head rent free
i beat all metroids now i want to play vanias what are the best versions
>>724368025ahh chicke--
>>724368207Skill issue
zeisty way to die
>>724365369They at least make a Kid Dracula joke in the bestiary.
>>724368020lol
>>724365369>Hugh Baldwin>Morris BaldwinGiven how thorough they were with most of the other games, I'm a little surprised they weren't in there already.>ActriseAnother 64 character is a pretty fun surprise>PersephoneAnother one I'm surprised wasn't at least a secret character, given how many other silly enemies they let you unlock to play as.>Slogra & GaibonMother of all based
have any modders ever bothered to implement the skeletons going around replacing whipped candles that iga wanted
>>724370287
>>724275628it's netflix, they enshittify anything they touch.
>>724365369>Tera>Drolta ZuentesDisgusting Shitflix pandering, I hope this is fake.
>>724373043They're both the original versions. You can see them in the trailer.
>>724373139Okay but you do understand why these literal who characters were included, right? If they're going to bother including Tera then why didn't they add Iris too? Why not other minor side characters like Nikolai from OoE?
>>724289162gay
>>724273008I really want to reduce Lisa's important in the story.
>>724364956Yeah, in order of ecclesia. It works fine if I only have one skin, but gets messed up in hybrid mode.
>>724373263Same reason they added Astarte even though she wasn't even a boss in the DLC.
>>724374069>Same reason they added AstarteDid Astarte appear in the Netflix show?
>>724373869>skinScreen!
>>724365205I know, I was just being a dick.
Did the leak specify who is making this new AAA Castlevania? Because I, for the life of me, do not want western hands molesting this franchise again.
Was going to play Saturn SOTN for the exclusive content but I read it's very buggy and the audio is fucked. Is there an improved definitive version somewhere?
>>724378858I don't think any Japanese developers are any more up to the task.
>>724368207This room was confusing. On the other side you can break a block to climb that big wall and backtrack to that spot again but I don't know what's the why. I didn't find anything up there.
>>724379514It's like that in the original and every other game that has that room too.There's no point. It's just a trap
>>724379465What makes you think that? I have more faith in Japanese developers respecting the franchise's strong visual identity, music, lore and feel far more than LoS or Cuckflix ever would.
>>724380453>What makes you think that?History, and the current landscape of Japanese development. There aren't many promising candidates. I feel about as optimistic about Konami attempting AAA Castlevania as I did 20 years ago after the PS2 turds. I'm guessing they've contracted outside help, but that's not comforting.
>>724381075With NG4 turning out as well as it did, I'm sure Platinum Games could do a great job if they decided to go the 3D action route.
>>724382545>3D action routeThat's the problem. Why bother if they're just going to Revengeance it? Ninja Gaiden was already in their wheelhouse.
>>724273380I always find passionate people like this anon very funny and endearing a lot of times. I wish i had some passion left
>>724383738I think you're confusing shitposting with autistic passion
Give Sonia her own game! she was the first!
Reminder, Castlevania is a Christian video game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2112750/Toziuha_Night_Order_of_the_Alchemists/This came out yesterday.
>>724388598>I stand for the flag and kneel for the 1-up
>>724373734Then you would have to delete Alucard from canon. Because it's his mother's side that keeps him from going full villain and joining dear old dad.You need to stop letting a netflix cartoon live in your head.
>>724388598No, it's a Japanese videogame.
>>724280452Rondo is much better, worth the effort
>>724367232Damn, just started, it looks amazing for a 2d game lmaothe dub sucks tho.
>>724388726>female protagonist with a 'fuck me' expression oh oh dear oh
first two levels gave me confidence but this is fucked and im bad i hate those jumping midgets so much
>>724389328>looks amazing for a 2d game lmao>for a 2D game>lmao
>>724383541Then what do you suggest be done?
>>724273008Custom Funko Pops of Simon Belmont and Alucard.
>>724391614
>>724391669
>>724391406Nothing. We'll see what it is when it's announced. I think a Silent Hill F situation is our best case scenario.I think the true best solution is a small or mid-budget game made in partnership with an indie developer, but that's not in the cards if it is indeed a AAA game we're getting.
>>724388836>he lacks critical information
>>724393151You're still asking a lot for a game that's entire knowledge of Christianity was whatever was in vintage horror movies.
>>724391614>>724391669>>724391831Now hot glue them but with vampire blood.
>>724394608there are some neat parts like simon praying at dracula's grave or the confessionary in SOTN castle but yeah, pretending it's anything more than superficial aesthetics 99% of the time is retarded
>>724396035Reinhardt's entire playthrough in 64 is suffused with Christian themes
>>724273008why are you not playing rondo
>>724396751>Christians are not canonNice
>>724397260why are you jewish
>>724394608Nobody twisted Akamatsu's arm to set the game on the eve of Easter Sunday and Dracula is resurrecting because the people have strayed from the path of Jesus
>>724397364>why are you jewish by not worshiping a jewish storm demon?
>>724397157Fine anon. Stop yelling at me
>>724397157Why play Rondo when you can play the PSP remake, Chronicles X?
>>724396751you can't just expect people not to pick carrie
>>724368025Oh hey, I remember prompting that. I tried to do another one with the X68000 fleamen but the endless torrent of realistic hunchback midgets pouring out of the wall looked absolutely horrifying.
>>724390495Always hit them as soon as they hit the ground, whipping them out of the air is a waste of time.
>>724397157Needs a modern day remake. Controls are janky.
>>724399607Marias controls are, by design, smooth as fuck if your that filtered. Some of richters controls, like his backflip, do feel a bit jank but not terribly so.
>>724399607The remake just needs an HD remaster.
>>724400936Absolutely disgusting designs. The original is the only way.
>>724400936the demake needs to not exist
>>724388780No, I didn't say delete her. I said to reduce her importance. She didn't exist in CV3 and people didn't need an explanation why Alucard wouldn't be cool with his father. As much as didn't like the ending of CV:Legends, making Dracula an absent father whom Alucard went to meet for the first time was interesting. A lot of people even people critical of the CV cartoon say that S2 was great. It wasn't. Here are my problems with the Lisa retcon:>1) Dracula was a uniquely chill guy despite every vampire in the series being turbo cunt minus 1 character in a non-canon gameWhat is the point of making him the baddest vampire of them all.>2) How it happened.Apparently, Lisa told Alucard not to save her. Lisa doesn't think her cunt of a husband wouldn't overreact. Alucard just listened to his mother instead of just saving her. Alucard never told Dracula Lisa's last words until SotN. Dracula never asked Alucard Lisa's last words until SotN. Dracula apparently doesn't know that Lisa wouldn't want to genocide the human race.>3) Why is the guy even doing this BS after the end of SotN?I genuinely tried to fix this by reinterpreting the lines in the end of SotN but it only works for the English lines.>4) All but 2 or 3 (if your stretching it) ignores Lisa's death as the plot elementIn most games, Dracula is about how human nature is weak & evil instead of "reeee you fuckers killed muh wife" and it is better for it.>5) The kidnapping women to be his vampire wife thing isn't a wife guy thing to do.Is he just pretending to cuck Richter or something?
>>724402154>A lot of people even people critical of the CV cartoon say that S2 was great.>>>>>people
>>724338112Why can i hear the music just by seeing that?
>>724402254>I know that you are human. I just don't care.Fuck NigIsaac too.>>724402154This is the angle forever and ever after SotN. People can't just accept that Dracula only let himself be emotionally vulnerable with his son and he isn't a broken sad boi.
>>724273008Do you think that this was added late in development or they couldn't find a way to say that she just made the balance of good and evil the fuck up?
>>724338112>>724402470I want a sound version so bad
>>724403545Who cares?She's a one note villain.
>>724393146You sound immensely retarded.
>>724402154Stop being obsessed with the cartoon.I like the aspect of Lisa's backstory in SotN because it gives a Dracula a reason beyond just being a mustache twirling villain.
>>724404939Yeah, a brown note.
>>724405259>I like the aspect of Lisa's backstory in SotN because it gives a Dracula a reason beyond just being a mustache twirling villain.But he is a mustache twirling villain. Also, fuck this sympathetic backstory bullshit. This is why so many normalfags line up to suck cock when they made Isaac derail the entire show and its message.>>724404939You would think that people making up shit in the game manual would have ended by the time the DS came out.
>>724405869While the whole thing with Lisa (and later Elisabetha) did add an element of sympathy to Dracula's story, the games never excuse or justify him or what he does, if anything his tragic past is supposed to emphasize how truly lost he and condemned he is, at the end of it all he is still the prince of darkness and the most terrifying creature in existence
I fucking love Castlevania and would die for it since I first played it earlier this month
>>724406040The games made it out that he hasn't been doing any major dick moves between when he fucked over Leon and his wife dying. And you really haven't addressed my points.This is why I'm against making Dracula Vlad the Impaler because Vlad was a hero.
>>724402154Walter was fairly chill himself. All he wanted was to lure someone warrior to his castle and watch him fight to the death.
the x68000 is a refreshing way to replay the first CV, but I can't help but think it's totally mogged in class by CV4>Dracula has a fucking ghost ballroom? WHAT A PIMP!>Dracula has an entire treasure cave leading to his castle? WHAT A PIMP!vs.>Dracula has a tower of dolls and clowns?-_________-CV4 just needs a difficulty hack and it'd be the perfect re-imagining
>>724273380Why are newfags incapable of detecting shitposts and bait? Do they take everything here at face value?
>>724344117ASSSSSSS
>>724402470>>724404067Are you kidding or don't you have the plugin?
>>724406864Castlevania Dracula was never Vlad The Impaler. Much like how Dracula of the novel was loosely based on the historical figure.
Death’s sprite is too cool in all the games
Vampire Survivors update's live. Have at those unlocks.>Slogra and Gaibon is beating them with FleamanThis is going to hurt.
>>724408912Even Fat Albert Death from Circle of the Moon?
>>724409284Switch users have to wait until Halloween, damn.
>>724408912Why did they bother giving him two different new designs for SotN? I always thought the one who stole Alucard's equipment at the beginning of the game was a reuse of the Rondo sprite but I just checked and nope.
Just noticed CV3 Japanese version has a different sprite for the fleaman. They are more like imps wtf.
>>724410651X-Box users have a "Friday. We hope."
