Topic: Spritework Request & Showcase Thread

[Mikepjr]

Anyone know where i can get better quality assets from this thread from?
https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=9249.msg201977#msg201977
Parasitus: Ninja Zero assets.. almost seem lost to time.
The images posted in that thread have lost their quality.

[Wecoc]

Here's some sprites I dabbled with.

I quite like what you've done here. They look more cohesive in general. Maybe Yoko and Charlotte are still a bit too bright compared to the others in the same set (compare, for example, Yoko with Jonathan), but it's hard to say... I'd suggest potentially reducing and unifying the palette.

I tried polishing some Saturn's sprites a bit, but I'm not great at animating, so I don't think this will go further than a simple "study".
If anyone wants to tackle these, please go ahead.



I've always found Saturn's sprites subpar compared to the rest of SotN's graphics, so I may try to do the same with a few more, since we have so many rips here...

[BLOOD MONKEY]

I've always found Saturn's sprites subpar compared to the rest of SotN's graphics, so I may try to do the same with a few more, since we have so many rips here...

These look quite nice, especially the added depth on the imp.

simon nes sheet with special moves n stuff
tried to stay as close to / in the spirit of the CV1 style and animations as I could, but kinda ended up with something a little higher fidelity out of necessity

version without the alignment guide

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some gifs







and a lil direct comparison

[VladOfWallachia]

Those are some pretty smooth looking animations.

[theplottwist]

These are mockups I made imagining what a Belmont's Revenge remake could look like. This is not a real game.

The images are on the spoiler tag. Use CTRL plus MINUS keys to zoom out and see the images better in case they are too big on your browser (use CTRL plus 0 later to return the zoom to normal).

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Initial map screen. This remake would have more like a Simon's Quest/Order of Ecclesia approach to the world and exploration. Reaching the castles is no longer a matter of selecting them. You gotta work your way to them.



Rock Castle



Crystal Castle





Plant Castle



Cloud Castle boss







After defeating the four castle spirits, Dracula's Castle resurrects. The dark fog it spreads changes certain areas in the map.



Dracula's Castle entrance





Christopher meets Soleil in the underground ritual chamber









Christopher frees Soleil but Dracula escapes. Different from the original game, the spirits are brought by Christopher since he's using them as abilities. So Dracula snatches them right away from him, causing Christopher to lose the abilities he had.





The Demon World



Meeting with Dracula









Christopher is unfortunately aging, and Dracula gains the upper hand. But all is not yet lost.







This remake would reimagine the standard battle with Dracula in the original game, as this game's second phase. However, it would rewrite canon a little to make more thematic sense -- Soleil is now here to form the vampire hunting duo with Christopher that the plot of the original game only teased us with.







The battle is over



Bonus: All cutscenes are localized into Japanese as well















I hope you enjoyed. Special thanks go to:
Junki Sakuraba for the portrait artworks.
Nob Ogasawara for the Japanese localization.
ButiaAzul for the crystal shield I used as reference for the sprite