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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #45 on: September 24, 2018, 01:22:18 AM »
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We all know this compilation is just going to be a crappy emulator with a PS4 skin, but for the sake of discussion: what features would you like to see?

  • First of all, it would be nice if they make sure the emulation of both games is better than the DXC release. Both emulations of those games had some issues like glitches and poor scaling.
  • If Konami wants to make this the ultimate version of the game, it would be cool if they included the exclusive DXC content.
  • Similarly, the Sega Saturn content would be interesting as well, though of course, the quality of it is kind of mediocre. At the very least, including the incarnation of Maria from that version as a playable character in addition to DXC Maria would be fun, because the latter is kind of tedious to play as.
  • If I may be so bold, they could even include a new "interpretation" of the Saturn content which actually matches the quality of the rest of the game. 
  • A hard mode which rebalances the game to actually make it challenging. They could alter equipment stats, remove broken items, change enemy placement, tweak bosses so they actually put up a fight, etc.
  • Full language options for English and Japanse. 

Edit: Here's the description from the rating board:

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This is collection of two action platformers in which players assume the role of a vampire hunter battling Dracula and other creatures. From a side-scrolling perspective, players traverse Dracula’s castle to kill fantastical enemies (e.g., zombies, demons, minotaurs). Characters use whips, swords, axes, and magic to defeat enemies. Pixelated blood is depicted when players’ character and creatures are killed; some attacks result in decapitation and dismemberment of creatures, including a boss character that loses its body parts and entrails. As players progress, they may encounter female creatures (e.g., harpies, medusa) that have exposed buttocks and are depicted topless, though there are no discernible details (i.e., no nipples).
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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #46 on: September 24, 2018, 02:59:58 AM »
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Probably not likely but I hope there's a physical release planned.

I'm now eagerly anticipating whatever the new Castlevania game will be like, the existence of this and Verg's leaks confirms one is happening for sure.


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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #47 on: September 24, 2018, 04:28:25 AM »
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"You play as a Vampire hunter" kind of doesn't make sense regarding Alucard, but the rest of the description fits SOTN to a "T". Specifically 2 action platformers also could fit that bill if it were two iterations of the same game, but there are 3 iterations of SOTN, therefore the two titles are more than likely going to be SOTN and Rondo, given they occur chronologically in succession.

I'll tell you what, I'll be buying two copies, because SOTN is damn hard to get a hold of for a decent price these days and any discs still in existence have probably been raped harder than the minds of young gamers who played Polybius.

What I'd like is a complete version of SOTN with all language options, include the character intros, the running boots, additional areas, the additional few tracks and and the sound quality from the SS version and for God sake include the full artwork from the succubus - you know what I'm talking about...

Dare I ask that if they're re-releasing SOTN they also add extras in the main game, as well as boss rush mode and Level 1 hard max cap??
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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #48 on: September 24, 2018, 06:45:45 AM »
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I would love a boss rush mode, and it's a pretty reasonable request.  But I'm guessing Nagumo is probably right about it just being a lame barebones emulation.

Now a less likely idea?  I would love if they basically just included Harmony of Despair as an online mode.  Maybe add a character or two, maybe Albus, or the Cv3 trio using the SoTN sprites.
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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #49 on: September 24, 2018, 10:56:39 AM »
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Give me Chrono Trigger Style Widescreen, PSP and Saturn Content as well as Boss Rush and a Crazy mode and you've perfected SoTN for a new generation.

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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #50 on: September 24, 2018, 03:03:24 PM »
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Apparently another user on ResetERA has been hinting a new 'vania game has been in production for a while, and Konami was anticipating the Netflix show to be successful. Apparently he hinted at this randomly a few months ago, too.

I think this means if there is a game - and there likely is, because this story is moving in one direction - I'm going with a Dracula's Curse reimagining based on the show.

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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #51 on: September 24, 2018, 03:53:29 PM »
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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #52 on: September 24, 2018, 04:19:17 PM »
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I think if CVIII was being reimagined, Trevor Belmont would've appeared in Smash instead of Richter.
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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #53 on: September 24, 2018, 10:01:21 PM »
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I would absolutely welcome a new Classicvania, or a reimagining/remake of a pre-existing one with open arms.

A Dracula's Curse remake sounds like such a no brainer right now.


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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #54 on: September 25, 2018, 02:15:43 AM »
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A Dracula's Curse remake sounds like such a no brainer right now.

I hope this is true. I want Grant in there too.
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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #55 on: September 25, 2018, 03:34:38 AM »
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A Dracula's Curse remake sounds like such a no brainer right now.

Exhibit Z-recurving-back-to-goddamn-A that Konami's been lacking brains for a disturbingly long time.
Side note: Gods above it feels good to have this forum busy again. Well, sort of. Relatively busy. Compared to usual.

So if this does turn out to be a PS4-exclusive Dracula X rerelease, honestly, I don't think I have any cause to spring for it; I have no PS4, and I'm completely tuckered out of Dracula X and all its characters besides. That latter bit is my fault: a result of massively overplaying Symphony of the Night for damn near 15 years and loving Dracula X Chronicles a little too well in high school. But it's caused a decade-plus burnout that is evidently not going to end soon -- I just booted up DXC again for the first time in several years and just noped straight out of it within 10 minutes.

Hopefully the newborn Castlevania babbies who weren't old enough to appreciate and enjoy what a gift DXC was will enjoy it this time around.

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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #56 on: September 25, 2018, 01:23:06 PM »
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I'm a little surprised to hear this is looking more and more like it's just Rondo of Blood and SotN. (https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/09/24/-castlevania-requiem-official-esrb-rating-announcement-imminent/)

And if so, it'd make sense if they're the PSP versions, because that was the only time Rondo was translated, and both were optimized for widescreen. That'd also explain why it might be for PS4 only...

I'm not totally surprised that Konami would do this, though. This sort of feels like the Castlevania atmosphere that's been created by the most vocal fans and more casual gamers, especially outside of the community proper. I mean, yes, there are the vocal crowds who like the GBA era the best or the pre-Rondo titles, but my personal experience with reading reactions has been that the mainstream narrative about Castlevania over the last 12 or so years has become that Rondo was the best evolution of the "Classicvania" formula and Symphony of the Night was the Metroidvania to end all Metroidvanias.

Meanwhile, the consensus about the rest of the franchise has seemed to generally become:

Castlevania 1 might as well not exist and is just for the history books; Castlevania II is a living meme and broken game; the original Gameboy trilogy never happened--and if it did, the first is broken, the second is a secret gem, and the third is boring; Castlevania III is sorta great but too old and hard to be given a lot of credit; Super Castlevania IV is overrated and majorly flawed because it gives you too many options with the whip and fools around too much with Mode 7; Bloodlines never happened; Dracula XX/Vampire's Kiss was a terrible Rondo port--nothing more, nothing less; Castlevania 64 may be the worst Castlevania game (and among the worst 3D games ever)--heck, those goofy motorcycle skeletons alone are enough to pass on it; Legacy of Darkness never happened; Circle of the Moon is really dark but might just be a good Metroidvania deep down--or maybe not; Harmony of Dissonance was convoluted but felt more like Symphony of the Night than Circle of the Moon; Aria of Sorrow might be the best Metroidvania, but then again maybe not as good as Symphony of the Night; Dawn of Sorrow was a nice visual update of Aria of Sorrow but had too many touchscreen gimmicks and wasn't as good; Portrait of Ruin was too repetitive; Order of Ecclesia added some nice challenge but no one's sure whether it had enough Metroidvania in it to be great; Lament of Innocence was a pretty good 3D Castlevania game; Curse of Darkness was a pretty good 3D Castlevania game; Lords of Shadow was a pretty good 3D Castlevania game; Mirror of Fate kinda-sorta never happened; Adventure Rebirth never happened; Lords of Shadow 2 ruined Lords of Shadow with too much stealth...

I don't agree with all of those assessments by any means--I vehemently disagree with some in particular (especially the N64 hate)--but that's where Castlevania is kind of stuck at the moment in pop culture. Rondo and SotN are among the few that are seen as relevant and truly special gems that have overcome all barriers of time and critics*. So, Konami is seemingly giving the people what they want, and also trying to distill an experience they think might be accessible and intriguing to people coming in fresh from Netflix or all the new Metroidvania-style games out there.

*To insert myself for a second, just about Rondo and SotN, I think it makes a solid, basic package, particularly considering the two stories connect, but Rondo has never quite lived up to the hype for me. I knew of its existence during the mid-90s, and felt very intrigued by all of the images and stories surrounding it, but I didn't get to play it until the PSP release. Had I played it in 1993, I might feel differently. I think it has a lot of great ideas and visuals and gameplay, and is super ambitious, but the way you are always able to transition onto alternate paths, with no one correct path to save all of the maidens, and those sometimes sharp transitions for boss-preparation rooms, makes it feel sort of "uneven" or "jerky" or "noncommittal" in its stage progression. That pulls me out of the flow of the gameplay experience more than I'd like. Still a great game, and I go back and forth about how much I like or don't like it, but it's never been one of my favorites, personally.

Meanwhile, SotN is one of those games that I've played through about twice, maybe three times, I think. It's great, especially with how it pulls you in with its atmosphere (something most of the later Metroidvanias struggle with at times), but I've always thought of the Metroidvania formula as more of a spinoff concept than a full-on evolution for Castlevania. So, it's also not one of my favorites, and it's become so iconic and familiar and influential that it's getting harder to revisit as time goes on. (Frankly, to me, there's been so many Metroidvanias within the franchise now, that it's somehow made SotN stand out a little less in some ways--seem somewhat less special--despite the fact that I think it's probably still either at the top or right near the top of the heap for the genre)

Personally, given how inaccessible it's become since it was only released on Sega Genesis, any collection really needed to have Bloodlines for me to commit to it. In an ideal world, a basic collection, in my mind--in other words, the least I would have wanted--would have had these games at minimum: Castlevania 1-4, Bloodlines, Dracula XX, Rondo of Blood, Symphony of the Night. But beggars can't be choosers, and any collection is a decent sign for the IP.

So, regardless, if rumors hold going forward, here's hoping the new game is, at the least, Dracula's Curse meets Super Castlevania IV. And I hope, whatever happens, that the Netflix aesthetic doesn't become a default game aesthetic.
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Re: Vergeben Predicts New Castlevania Game AND New Castlevania Collection
« Reply #57 on: September 25, 2018, 08:51:38 PM »
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Exhibit Z-recurving-back-to-goddamn-A that Konami's been lacking brains for a disturbingly long time.
Side note: Gods above it feels good to have this forum busy again. Well, sort of. Relatively busy. Compared to usual.

So if this does turn out to be a PS4-exclusive Dracula X rerelease, honestly, I don't think I have any cause to spring for it; I have no PS4, and I'm completely tuckered out of Dracula X and all its characters besides. That latter bit is my fault: a result of massively overplaying Symphony of the Night for damn near 15 years and loving Dracula X Chronicles a little too well in high school. But it's caused a decade-plus burnout that is evidently not going to end soon -- I just booted up DXC again for the first time in several years and just noped straight out of it within 10 minutes.

Hopefully the newborn Castlevania babbies who weren't old enough to appreciate and enjoy what a gift DXC was will enjoy it this time around.

If it were just a Emu-bundle, it raises a great question; What's stopping someone to just backup their copy of DXC on a cheap modded PSP and play it on a cheaper, modded PSTV?

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