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General Castlevania Discussion / participate in the Castlevania series

« Last post by kyleighterry on April 10, 2025, 12:19:41 AM »

I want to get into the castlevania franchise and found out about Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and i got interested, just wondering if it is worth it as an introduction to what the franchise is about

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Fan Stuff / Re: Castlevania: Shadow of Ecclesia (Fan Project - New Demo Available)

« Last post by Scarlet starlet on April 06, 2025, 01:06:06 PM »

This project seems to have been revived.
The first part, the Prologue, came out recently and it's good.

https://m.facebook.com/ShadowOfEcclesia/

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Fan Stuff / Re: Spritework Request & Showcase Thread

« Last post by theplottwist on April 06, 2025, 03:15:21 AM »

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).

(click to show/hide)

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

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Dominus has arrived

« Last post by crisis on March 31, 2025, 11:27:33 PM »

I was considering getting the deluxe edition too but I have limited space to display everything. All the goodies it comes with will have to be placed in storage, along with all of my other Castlevania rarities. Although I haven’t ruled it out altogether, maybe if I have some extra cash in the near future & find a set for sale


The Dracula figurine is a custom I personally had commissioned (as well as the Altered Beast figurines accompanying it). I have another Akumajou Dracula model kit on the way, it’ll be a few months before it’s completed though. Please ignore the Devil May Cry figure(s)

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Castlevania musical in Japan

« Last post by Shiroi Koumori on March 31, 2025, 08:47:14 AM »

Here's the official website. https://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/revue/2025/dracula/index.html

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Dominus has arrived

« Last post by PFG9000 on March 30, 2025, 09:37:25 PM »

Sweet!  I have to wait for July-ish for the super ultra deluxe version that I got FOMO'd into ordering.

What is the Dracula statue from?

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Castlevania musical in Japan

« Last post by Reinhart77 on March 26, 2025, 02:30:59 PM »

we’ve got a poster for the play now.

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/castlevania-official-musical-by-japans-all-female-takarazuka-revue-unveils-new-poster/

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Fan Stuff / Re: CHRONICLES OF THE WOLF

« Last post by Migami Games on March 26, 2025, 09:36:53 AM »

Can OP please provide / re-link the website where we can preorder from and support your franchise?

It is available for pre-order on many different sites now like

https://www.play-asia.com/chronicles-of-the-wolf/13/70iccp?srsltid=AfmBOoqXEslaVFAaIj6OmX9082InG6IMy-Qep7DJC9qrugGbinc30oAy

However, you may want to wait to get it from Pixelheart.

Thank you so much! Sorry for the late response!

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General Castlevania Discussion / Dominus has arrived

« Last post by crisis on March 24, 2025, 08:22:06 PM »

The physical copy, to be exact. Goes great with my dragon form Dracula figurine 

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Hardcore Gaming 101 / Re: Review of Bloodstained ROTN CLASSIC MODE II: DOMINIQUE'S CURSE aka 'Bugstained'

« Last post by RichterB on March 22, 2025, 02:43:00 PM »

Dominique's Curse is the best thing to come out of Bloodstained since Curse of the Moon 1. I really enjoyed my time with it. Classic Mode 1 felt sloppy and uninspired, but Classic Mode 2 was a different story. The base Ritual of the Night game is solid and I enjoyed it, but I didn't fully love it. I was happier with Dominique's Curse overall, in spite of it being just an add-on. I hope its sense of lore and puzzle-solving is in the RotN sequel.