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Eh, there was a building at the top of the swamps with a similar layout so I don't mind the locale in the artwork...
...but she's not nearly as cute/sexy as the CV4 version, even if the CV4 version had a questionable face.
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If the SotN one looks decent I'm definitely buying that.
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Eh, there was a building at the top of the swamps with a similar layout so I don't mind the locale in the artwork...

There was yes. But in the game it was a lot more decrepit, barely resembling what we see in the artwork.

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...but she's not nearly as cute/sexy as the CV4 version, even if the CV4 version had a questionable face.

Definitely so. I think that's the first time Medusa was fully nude for a US CV release as her CVIII counterpart was made into a man serpent instead.
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The more I look at the CV4 record art, the more I don't really mind it. I understand what Mondo is doing, at least: tying it into the upcoming cartoon.

Still, given the choice, I'd prefer original art. Mondo and iam8bit do some pretty questionable "bad fan art" covers, the former definitely much more guilty, whereas Data Discs are all about providing original game art, which I like so much more. I own the Snatcher record from Ship to Shore, and even though I'm pretty sure the cover isn't original game art, the rest of the sleeve and inserts are littered with vault art, which is awesome.

I don't hate Mondo's stuff though. The hope is that the mastering is done well, unlike their first CV record. I haven't plunked down for a record player yet so I haven't had a chance to hear my copies, but the fact CV2 and 3 provide both US and JP soundtracks means they're mastering at least part of the albums properly, so I'd be surprised if they're still doing that. I think enough people made a stink about CV1 that Mondo learned their lesson. CV3 was littered with sound effects on CD, and CV4 had some additional SFX like bells for the opening track, so if those are missing, I don't think there's reason to suspect they were taken from the CD masters.
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I finally got a chance to look over Mondo's Castlevania IV record, and man does this thing scream "half-assed." Sure the artwork's a little iffy, but the meat and potatoes of the release really show Mondo's laziness here. For one, the tracklist is ripped straight from VGMdb's entry for the CD box set, with its so-literal-it-hurts translations ("Mechanical Trick Mansion," "Dripstone Cave"). Two, the music has all the sound effects found on Akumajou Dracula Best 2, implying that at best, Mondo may have had access to the original master tapes and remixed them for vinyl, though who's to say they didn't just slap the CD mix onto wax? Either way, they didn't give this the care that Data Discs show their releases, by recording from real hardware and mixing it with original sound elements provided by the artists. It's really embarrassing and is making me think twice about buying any more of their records.

It's also worth noting that John Linneman (DF Retro) pointed out that Mondo's Contra 3 album is pitched differently than when hearing the game through an SNES, so even when they do record from hardware (or SPC files or whatever sloppy approach they may have taken), they don't even master that properly.

My hope is that at least the Silent Hill scores are being mastered correctly from original sources. If they're just putting the CD master onto vinyl, that's a huge letdown. (I don't have good equipment to properly check out my copy of the first game's OST.) Because at least with those OSTs, there's already a final mix intended for an album release.
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I'm honestly far more interested in the art and other stuff than the the actual vinyl.  I've never really cared about that kind of stuff.  But I love awesome posters, especially of new artwork.  And everything except for Cv3 has been awesome so far.  And have you guys seen this Alucard statue?


This is some peak level merch for the series.  This and the animated series have my desire for Castlevania material pretty sated.  Just bring on Bloodstained, and I'm honestly all set.
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That Alucard statue is gorgeous! Me likey. ♥

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Everything about this statue are awesome, but the face could use some polish, for some reason Alucard's face is looking like a teenage boy.
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That statue is pretty good. I'm not seeing the teenage boy face though. it might just be the angle from which the shot was taken. A full facial  view might change the perspective.
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That is a damn nice Alucard figure
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That Alucard statue is gorgeous! Me likey. ♥

Likewise.  I've been oogling this since I saw it.  I seriously hope that I can get hold of one.
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