Topic: Castlevania: Simon's Destiny

[Batandy]

Castlevania : Simon's Destiny is a standalone non-profit GZDOOM based fan game born as a love letter to this legendary franchise.
This mod aims to reinvent the very first NES title of the franchise with a nostalgic yet brand new first person gameplay.
All the levels from the classic NES era game have been reimagined like never before, experience the tale of Simon's fight against Dracula and his army of the night!
1.4 Trailer


Screenshots

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Download
https://www.moddb.com/mods/castlevania-simons-destiny

--------HOW TO INSTALL--------

* Download Gzdoom (Version 3.7.2 or newer) at https://zdoom.org/downloads
* Put Castlevania.ipk3 in the same folder of Gzdoom
* Open Gzdoom and select "Castlevania: Simon's Destiny" in the game window (Make sure video settings below the selection box are set on "Hardware (OpenGL)")
* Play!

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* Standalone? So i don't need Doom2 to run it, right?
Correct! Just grab Gzdoom, drop Castlevania.ipk3 in and you're ready to start your quest!
* Thing X isn't working properly.
Please report it in this thread: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=57800, it's the main development thread, i can help you, and if it's a bug, i'll fix it!
* Is this supposed to be accurate to the NES Castlevania?
It's not a 1:1 3D port of the original game, it's more of a reimagining of it.
* Are you gonna make a 3D Symphony Of The Night?
No, simply because that game is a masterpiece, it's perfectly crafted in every single possible way, and even getting remotely close to it would be a really hard task.
* If SOTN is not an option, what about Simon's Quest, Dracula Curse, Bloodlines or Rondo Of Blood?
If i had to work on a sequel, it would probably be Simon's Quest, but i have no plans for that at the moment
* Can i use your mod as a base to make my own Castlevania mod? Can i make addons for your mods?
Sure! You can do whatever you want with it, just put me in the credits!
* I like your stuff, are you working on other mods?
Yes! I'm working on Doom: The Golden Souls 2, a mix of oldschool games and Doom! Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/goldensouls2/

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Fangame by Andrea Gori "Batandy"

Whip - Mike12, TerminusEst13
Sway- Nash
Enemies - Vader, Finalizer, Horror Movie Guy, Tormentor667, Espi, Popsoap, Ghastly_dragon, Rolls, DoomJedi, Ringman
Props - ETTiNGRiNDER, Blox, Captain Toenail, Gez, Gothic, scalliano, cgman
Fonts - Boba Fonts, Jimmy, NeuralStunner
Textures - Zdoom Texture Thread, osjclatchford, Enjay, empessah, Gothic

Music (Spoilers ahead!)

Poison Mind - Yaworski Remix Studio
Level 1 - Dracula Battle I - Perfect Selection
Level 2 - JILost
Level 3 - devilbelmont
Level 4 - Castlevania The Arcade
Level 5 - Dinnick the 3rd
Level 6 - The Lost Vampire Killer (Album) composition arranged by nijeil
Den - Dracula Battle II - Perfect Selection
Title Screen - Dracula New Classic - Perfect Selection
Dracula Battle:
Phase 1 - Matthew Beckham
Phase 2 - Castlevania The Arcade
Phase 3 - Friedrich Habetler

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Build your own Simon's Destiny retro box!

* Download the template here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/y50lmq53tz684cx/SimonDestinyBoxart.zip
* Print the two files on A4 paper
* Cut, glue and assemble!

[Aridale]

Thats pretty awesome. Ill definitely play it if you release it!

[X]

Ouch! That's a sweet full-on 3D adaption if I ever saw one! Like CV 64/LoD except more fast-paced and done in first-person. Congratz 

[Aridale]

I know its DooM... but my only complaint would be that he moves too fast

[Batandy]

I know its DooM... but my only complaint would be that he moves too fast

I've tested slower player speeds but they didn't work very well with the kind of gameplay i was looking for, it's still slower than regular doom though

[LuxKiller65]

Looks really good and must be a lot of work.

[AdrianTepes]

This looks amazing! The exploration posibilities it brings is something I have been wanting to see on a Castlevania(like) (fan)game for a while.
Great work, and hope there is a release soon!

[Sinis]

Definitely going to keep a watch on this

[Zuljaras]

This is awesome! I can imagine Castlevania III Dracula's Curse re-done like that and you can explore all areas in the NES game ... but it will be glorious like a open-world FSP Castlevania.

[Batandy]

Thanks guys! 

New preview here!
http://webm.land/media/TBGM.webm

One thing to note is that if you time your whipping right, you can destroy projectiles like in the official games (unlike in the video where i got hit multiple times by the bone pillar)

[Aridale]

Damn thats awesome! Makes me wanna get gldoom and try to make stuff lol

[uzo]

This turned out WAY better than I expected once I saw it was some kind of Doom mod. You seriously have a great grasp of the soul of the Doom and Doom-like games from that era. Right down to the use of sound effects and enemy placements. The graphics are also great and consistent to recreate that style, but with more features to add to the atmosphere. It has the right amount of bombast in the presentation and design that a Doom-like game needs.

This shit is getting streamed on my channel when it comes out.

[Batandy]

Thank you very much!

I'm currently testing a Castlevania styled backjump when you get hit by enemies. I have to see if it translates well in 3D, still, considering you can quicksave in this game, it wouldn't be as annoying

[zangetsu468]

So the bad ending = Simon's Doom??? #jussaiyan

[piscesdreams]

Fantastic work! I'll be watching this one for sure.