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Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« on: March 20, 2017, 06:18:09 AM »
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Originally released march 20th 1996 in Japan, and still as fun as the day it dropped!


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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2017, 06:35:39 AM »
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Can't believe SotN and PS1's 20+ years old now...

In 5 years time, we will be celebrating the last game with a Belmont as a main protagonist.

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2017, 07:48:33 AM »
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Happy 20th birthday, Symphony of the Night!  Long may you reign.  I adore this game as much now as I ever have, the game which was my introduction to the series.
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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2017, 09:39:42 AM »
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It's been a while, yet at the same time it doesn't feel all that long ago... *sigh*  :-\
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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2017, 10:54:09 AM »
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Damn, I feel old now. Happy birthday to one of the greatest games of all time.
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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2017, 12:20:35 PM »
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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2017, 02:01:40 PM »
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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2017, 02:06:03 PM »
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Happy birthday Symphony of the Night!!

We humans wish to pay you tribute (with some dope music): https://projectumbra.bandcamp.com/album/musical-pile-of-secrets-a-symphony-of-the-night-20th-anniversary-tribute

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2017, 02:24:15 PM »
+1


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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2017, 02:27:06 PM »
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Time to play it on my Xbox 360 (the one non-Sega system I've never beaten it on).

I just wanna say that high resolution filter the Xbox 360 version uses makes the game look as good to my modern graphical sensibilities today as it looked to us 20 years ago. It's really something.
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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
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That's what I call going above and beyond.
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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2017, 05:27:22 PM »
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Well at least it isn't Woody, I guess?

Also wow, happy 20th Symphony.  One more year and you'd be able to drink in most states.  Although, you can already drink in the Canadian provinces and territories.

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2017, 10:50:55 PM »
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Whooohooo! Time to celebrate and remind ourselves that we're not getting any younger.

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday Symphony of the Night!
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2017, 01:05:43 AM »
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SOTN's aged so well. I've become quite the Metroidvania addict over the two decades it's been out, yet I always come back to this one. And always from a fresh save file. Maybe I'm nostalgic for my teenage years. Or I'm trying in vain to relive the magic of playing it for the first time.

Or maybe it's just that good.

Happy 20th, SOTN. Here's to 20 more.

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