Topic: Mandatory E3 False Hope Thread.

[DragonSlayr81]

Theres' still Netflixs' presentation left , could Konami or some other third party studio reveal a tie-in based on the adaptation? This is our last chance !

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i would hate it to be honest so I hope thats not gonna happen tho

A post at ResetEra regarding Contra Rogue Corps said it all. It was "I wish for a new Contra game" and there was a animated gif of the Monkey's Claw finger reacting. That's where it seems we are at. Unless something miraculous happens, like a stark change and Komani actually starts to give a damn about their franchises, the golden age of yesteryear's over. I hate saying that, but yeah, the Konami that gave us awesome CV games, awesome Contra games, MGS, Gradius, Goemon, among others is dead.

[GuyStarwind]

Yeah I was hoping. Honestly this E3 was just ok for me.

[Foffy]

We got Bloodstained and the community now, I'm sure Konami would underdeliver compared to either group.

[mgfcortez]

people need to buy Castlevania Anniversary Collection 1st. and if the numbers are there maybe next year at e3. lets hope anyway

[AlexCalvo]

people need to buy Castlevania Anniversary Collection 1st. and if the numbers are there maybe next year at e3. lets hope anyway

I'll certainly be here, and optimistic next year too.  With Bloodstained and Blasphemous under my belt, and hopefully some other new spiritual successor as well.

[Kamirine]

I'll certainly be here, and optimistic next year too.  With Bloodstained and Blasphemous under my belt, and hopefully some other new spiritual successor as well.

Yeah, I can’t help but be optimistic that something will come along eventually, what with Contra getting a new game and them releasing the TGM.  They know the want and love for CV is there, so they can’t ignore forever!

And while E3 was a bust for Castlevania, it wasn’t for games that have a Castlevania related feel/gameplay lean to them.  As well as finding that Blasphemous game you mentioned, there’s also Brave Earth Prologue and because of that, I found a completely under the radar game called Crypt Stalker on Twitter, though both are more classicvania leaning.  Either way, it’s nice to see spiritual successors starting to come out in hopefully full force.

For those interested:

Blasphemous-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1wHiHstc9E

Brave Earth Prologue-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vACqdaSnvp0

Crypt Stalker-
https://mobile.twitter.com/sinclairstrange/status/1137424539430805504

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I'll certainly be here, and optimistic next year too.  With Bloodstained and Blasphemous under my belt, and hopefully some other new spiritual successor as well.

Have you tried "Timespinner"?  It scratches my "Order of Ecclesia" itch.

[AlexCalvo]

Have you tried "Timespinner"?  It scratches my "Order of Ecclesia" itch.

Unfortunately chibi visuals are a huge turn off for me.  This limits my metroidvania options drastically.

[The Puritan]

*breathes heavily on the Umbra of Sorrow thread*

[Foffy]

*breathes heavily on the Umbra of Sorrow thread*

They got enough pressure as is, no need to weigh on em further with breaths :p

I have more faith in them than Konami, if I can be perfectly honest. It just takes longer to see that faith manifest as it's a project that can only be tackled with free time, not one's primary focus.

I think Konami's banking the future of the IP on how well the Anniversary Collection and how well Grimoire of Souls does, and the latter of which is concerning as Castlevania as a series lacks the depth of characters that make those kinds of gacha games profitable in the first place...probably the reason they've let a mobile game stay dormant for over a year now, which is absolutely not the norm

[Guy Belmont]

We got Bloodstained and the community now, I'm sure Konami would underdeliver compared to either group.

I disagree 100% even the worse CV will be better then any part of bloodstained. TBH i only really started careing after zangetsu becmae playable 1 cos david hayter. 2 cos hes the clsost thing we going to get to julius belmont for some time.

I mean i need CVs game play, I need to lash the vampire Killer , I need the belmonts.   If i could save  only one game from being delete.

a Full castlevania game  that only lasts for 5 mins  or bloodstained. Id pick CV eveytime, every time. Why have a faux when you can have the real thing.

Don't get me wrong theres nothing bad about basing your gameplay and other conepcts off of CV but i don't  see the point  of tossing up CV just to play an imitation. TBH looking at the gameplay it looks like a lack luster SoTN, but i'm sure it will play better. 
But as a  CV fan i just can't see why  anyone would pick BloodStained over even the smallist part of CV.
I mean maybe its just as an avid CV fan I don't know but pick Bloodstained over CV just seem wrong.

[shelverton.]

I disagree 100% even the worse CV will be better then any part of bloodstained. TBH i only really started careing after zangetsu becmae playable 1 cos david hayter. 2 cos hes the clsost thing we going to get to julius belmont for some time.

I mean i need CVs game play, I need to lash the vampire Killer , I need the belmonts.   If i could save  only one game from being delete.

a Full castlevania game  that only lasts for 5 mins  or bloodstained. Id pick CV eveytime, every time. Why have a faux when you can have the real thing.

Don't get me wrong theres nothing bad about basing your gameplay and other conepcts off of CV but i don't  see the point  of tossing up CV just to play an imitation. TBH looking at the gameplay it looks like a lack luster SoTN, but i'm sure it will play better. 
But as a  CV fan i just can't see why  anyone would pick BloodStained over even the smallist part of CV.
I mean maybe its just as an avid CV fan I don't know but pick Bloodstained over CV just seem wrong.

I don’t necessarily pick Bloodstained over Castlevania, but I most definitely pick IGA over whoever is still making games at Konami. Bloodstained is Castlevania in everything but name IMO. If Castlevania means Lords of Shadow or Grimoire of Souls I’d take just about anything else over it though. Belmonts and vampire killers mean nothing to me if they appear in terrible games. I care about how a game plays, not what the main character is called.

[Foffy]

I disagree 100% even the worse CV will be better then any part of bloodstained. TBH i only really started careing after zangetsu becmae playable 1 cos david hayter. 2 cos hes the clsost thing we going to get to julius belmont for some time.

I mean i need CVs game play, I need to lash the vampire Killer , I need the belmonts.   If i could save  only one game from being delete.

a Full castlevania game  that only lasts for 5 mins  or bloodstained. Id pick CV eveytime, every time. Why have a faux when you can have the real thing.

Don't get me wrong theres nothing bad about basing your gameplay and other conepcts off of CV but i don't  see the point  of tossing up CV just to play an imitation. TBH looking at the gameplay it looks like a lack luster SoTN, but i'm sure it will play better. 
But as a  CV fan i just can't see why  anyone would pick BloodStained over even the smallist part of CV.
I mean maybe its just as an avid CV fan I don't know but pick Bloodstained over CV just seem wrong.

In regards to the bolded, it's because Konami wanted to get away from Castlevania as it was, turn it into a God of War imitation, and then let it die in slot machine paradise. Igarashi left Konami because they weren't interested in making the games he was known for, hence why Bloodstained's a thing in the first place. He even said in an interview he could have used everything from that series besides the Belmont name but chose to distant it somewhat by keeping the idea of whip wielding vampire hunters and Dracula as an antagonist aside. He could have added 30 years to Bloodstained's storyline and bam, it exists in a period with no Belmont users. It's so on-the-nose Ritual of the Night takes place in 1793; Rondo of Blood takes place in 1792.

People are excited for it because this is the closest we've seen a game come to representing Castlevania pre-reboot in over a decade. You don't see why people are even slightly interested...?

[Guy Belmont]

the People are excited for it because this is the closest we've seen a game come to representing Castlevania pre-reboot in over a decade. You don't see why people are even slightly interested...?

well no not really, if konami came out with a new CV even if like i said it was only 5 mins. It would still be better then anyhting that Bloodstanied could do. again. As a CV fan id take any piece of CV over a imitation as again I mean that in the best way, but at the end of the day that's all it is. and id take that any day. but that just must be me.

[shelverton.]

well no not really, if konami came out with a new CV even if like i said it was only 5 mins. It would still be better then anyhting that Bloodstanied could do.

Then you must think Konami makes really really good video games still? I wish I understood this logic better, but each to their own.