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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: I beat CV3

« Last post by Abnormal Freak on Today at 08:47:06 PM »

Awshee, time to load that up on my stupidly overpriced Nt mini Noir.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: New Castlevania Season

« Last post by Flame on Today at 08:02:11 PM »

You hit a lot of points I didn't even bother going into. The entire show has been "cursing and sex as a indicator it's 'mature'" since the beginning with the goat fucking. That's how Ellis works and damned if he was going to change things for this show. I actually had someone recently leave a comment on one of my vids asking me why I hated all the sex and cursing, and didn't take "because it's all just fluff in place of substance" as a good enough answer.

Also, all the plot holes:

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- Was Varney really just Death this entire time? Because Saint Germain said he'd heard of Varney prior to their meeting and he seemed to have a reputation.
- When the vampire witches are stitching together the rebis body, we see body parts they're using, including a severed ar with the same red/black twist ring that the Styria queens have to control Hector. It even got a candid shot. Is this supposed to mean something?
- How did Dracula and Lisa come back without bodies? Or come back at all?
- How did Trevor just....survive for 2 weeks after being spit out from the Infinite Corridor and also get a horse, and also get back to the castle?
- Death has had access to the Infinite Corridor this whole time? But needed a human to open it in order to get Dracula back to Earth? HUH?!

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-Im pretty sure it's implied that yes, Death was Varney the whole time. In other words, him being death took all of his boasting throughout the season and actually backed it up. He's just an insanely old vampire, bordering on spirit of nature, that has existed so long he doesnt even feed on blood anymore, he feeds on the very essence of death itself. But nobody was aware that Varney was actually the Death spirit some cultures worshipped.
-I noticed that. I figure it was probably a detail that made sense to the studio when storyboarding, since they did all the in house of what things do in this universe, but they forgot you need to payoff if you show something. Mightve been to control the rebis, mightve been something else. Im not sure that we are ever told just how much the Vampires St Germain is working with are aware of Varney/Death's actual plan.
-¯\_(ツ)_/¯ they did it solely for sequel hook reasons, and if they ever do more, then i'm sure they might handwave some explanation.
-dumb luck that he didnt die from his injuries. Also bad writing. 2 weeks with implied no medical treatment? He shouldve died. Wouldve made more sense if he returned partially healed already, having been taken care of somewhere.
-he had access to the infinite corridor, but not access to hell. that was part of his small rant to St Germain. That only Humans can reach into the afterlife.

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you can't speak ill of vampire mommy Striga and her Dark Souls Berserk armor killing a bunch of farmers and their terrifying pitchforks.

hah! that's right, I forgot about that. That came out of nowhere and while amusing in a "hey I understood that reference" kind of way, didn't amount to anything that couldn't have been done at night just the same.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: I beat CV3

« Last post by Bloo on Today at 07:50:15 PM »

In terms of a long play-through CV3 isn't too bad. Sure it has 15-plus stages but they are divided up via multiple paths, so you can never truly play through all the stages in one sitting. SCV4 as far as I can tell has the longest play-through. That game is eleven stages total and no branching pathways. But it's SCV4 so I don't mind at all.

http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4735/

wanna play through all of them?

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Fan Stuff / Re: Carpathian Night - Some legends refuse to die....

« Last post by Zydalc on Today at 04:34:46 PM »

Since Carpathian Night pays tribute to the classic monster film era, it only made sense to keep the collared cape.

I think this is where the main problem lies since the classic monster films had nothing to do with the original novel at all and it's what exactly tainted Dracula's image forever and you're only continuing it. Count Orlok from Nosferatu is actually the closest to how Dracula is actually described in the book minus the rat like face.

Finally, it doesn’t directly contradict the novel because our Dracula story takes place in the 15th century, while the story of the Dracula novel takes place in the 19th century.

Actually it does and just in case if you're wondering what I've originally written about the design above, it's also completely inaccurate to how Dracula is described in the book not only the high collared cape but also he lacks facial hair and looks like a typical goth pretty boy than anything resembling Vlad the Impaler himself that is.

It seems that my previous concept suggestions have all been ignored here and you had every opportunity to portray a Book accurate Dracula but instead you've once again fallen into pop-cultural omasis.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: New Castlevania Season

« Last post by Sindra on Today at 04:28:46 PM »

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I think the best part of watching this season was the fact I did it with friends for the first time. We had a lot of fun. But that's about it, the show itself continued to try too hard to be edgy and adult and all this farcical nonsense until its final breath. The one time a character starts talking something smart, and it drones on and on for so long you'd think the script is parodying the idea of ACTUALLY being deep.

Not once I was surprised whatsoever, the script is predictable and scared shitless of challenging the show's status quo, plot threads that go absolutelly nowhere or have no payoff at all, and again new OC donut steel types that hog so much attention that other arcs hyped-up previously end up crippled, such as Striga's and Morana's. God forbid you say they were trapped in a nothing-plot in some places over the internet - you can't speak ill of vampire mommy Striga and her Dark Souls Berserk armor killing a bunch of farmers and their terrifying pitchforks. It's like the script takes every opportunity to subtly make fun of you. Stealing a friend's observation to make my point: Dracula, a vampire, ends the season sleeping under a huge window where sunlight will shine straight through by morning. It's like the script is calling you stupid to your face.

A spirit that pretends to be Death cussing like a teen was the cherry on top of it all. It's the solidification of everything this show is - a barebones adaptation using swearing as synonym for maturity, thinking itself to be the real deal just because everyone agrees on the name it uses.

Greta is cool, despite being more of the "everyone is sarcastic all the time" trope. The art took levels up that are very noticeable, the artists and art direction continue to deserve honest praise from me.

I have an ocean's worth to say, but I'm beyond patience for it. So I'll stop here. But someday I'll share my compilation of "the writing does everything backwards on purpose and I can prove it" details.

PS: Enjoy your genocidal maniac getting a good ending after spending a month in hell and making zero effort for it, with zero explanation behind that at all!

You hit a lot of points I didn't even bother going into. The entire show has been "cursing and sex as a indicator it's 'mature'" since the beginning with the goat fucking. That's how Ellis works and damned if he was going to change things for this show. I actually had someone recently leave a comment on one of my vids asking me why I hated all the sex and cursing, and didn't take "because it's all just fluff in place of substance" as a good enough answer.

Also, all the plot holes:

(click to show/hide)

- Was Varney really just Death this entire time? Because Saint Germain said he'd heard of Varney prior to their meeting and he seemed to have a reputation.
- When the vampire witches are stitching together the rebis body, we see body parts they're using, including a severed ar with the same red/black twist ring that the Styria queens have to control Hector. It even got a candid shot. Is this supposed to mean something?
- How did Dracula and Lisa come back without bodies? Or come back at all?
- How did Trevor just....survive for 2 weeks after being spit out from the Infinite Corridor and also get a horse, and also get back to the castle?
- Death has had access to the Infinite Corridor this whole time? But needed a human to open it in order to get Dracula back to Earth? HUH?!

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Fan Stuff / Re: Carpathian Night - Some legends refuse to die....

« Last post by VladOfWallachia on Today at 04:07:56 PM »

Although I think he still needs to loose that High Collared cape since that originated from a stage play from Hamilton Deane.

We considered many options for this, but the idea I thought was most fun was to add our own lore to the cape and give a story reason for why Dracula would be wearing it. You are correct, the cape was never in the novel, but comes from the stage play and popularized by the films. Since Carpathian Night pays tribute to the classic monster film era, it only made sense to keep the collared cape. To bridge the gap between the films and original novel, we added the explanation that the cape symbolizes the keeper student of Scholomance, giving Dracula a reason to wear it. Finally, it doesn’t directly contradict the novel because our Dracula story takes place in the 15th century, while the story of the Dracula novel takes place in the 19th century.

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Fan Stuff / Re: Carpathian Night - Some legends refuse to die....

« Last post by Zydalc on Today at 02:41:51 PM »

Prince Dracula (1416 - 1446)
Seasoned veteran, graduate of Scholomance, commander of the Army of the Dead, and Lord of the Vampires.

The undead prince commands his army from his ancestral home, the ancient Castle Dracula. He is tremendously gifted, one of the very few to have mastered all six of the dark arts.

In life, Dracula’s brilliance, ferocity, and ruthlessness struck terror into the heart of the invading empire. In death, Dracula is unquestionably the most powerful and dangerous being in the world.

Relics

The Life: A vampiric sword that answers only to the Lord of the Vampires. It cuts cleanly, immediately absorbing any blood it touches. It's wielder can absorb the stored blood to grow stronger and age backwards, and each successful strike drains the life and stamina of its prey.

Plate of the Dead : A set of armor forged in the pits of hell, completely invulnerable to mortal weapons. It was created for the commander of the Army of the Dead, and any wicked being that sees it knows to obey without question.

Mantle of Scholomance: The most adept and able student of Scholomance is deemed "Keeper" by the devil, and becomes his most loyal and dangerous servant. The Mantle of Scholomance symbolizes the Keeper status of its wearer. It is indestructible, and can shield its wearer from divine forces. Other students of Scholomance are granted enchanted capes similar to this one, but only the Mantle of Scholomance has the enlarged collar, making its wearer easily identifiable as the Keeper student of the devil.

Edit: I just now read this is Prince Dracula not the actual Vlad the Impaler and I've just jumped into conclusions lambasting that this isn't exactly accurate to the novel.

Although I think he still needs to loose that High Collared cape since that originated from a stage play from Hamilton Deane.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: New Castlevania Season

« Last post by Dark Nemesis on Today at 01:29:06 PM »

I've just finished watching the last season and all i can say is that it left me confused......many familiar enemies, nice soundtrack, but not what i was expecting to see for a finale.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: New Castlevania Season

« Last post by theplottwist on Today at 12:50:34 PM »

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I think the best part of watching this season was the fact I did it with friends for the first time. We had a lot of fun. But that's about it, the show itself continued to try too hard to be edgy and adult and all this farcical nonsense until its final breath. The one time a character starts talking something smart, and it drones on and on for so long you'd think the script is parodying the idea of ACTUALLY being deep.

Not once I was surprised whatsoever, the script is predictable and scared shitless of challenging the show's status quo, plot threads that go absolutelly nowhere or have no payoff at all, and again new OC donut steel types that hog so much attention that other arcs hyped-up previously end up crippled, such as Striga's and Morana's. God forbid you say they were trapped in a nothing-plot in some places over the internet - you can't speak ill of vampire mommy Striga and her Dark Souls Berserk armor killing a bunch of farmers and their terrifying pitchforks. It's like the script takes every opportunity to subtly make fun of you. Stealing a friend's observation to make my point: Dracula, a vampire, ends the season sleeping under a huge window where sunlight will shine straight through by morning. It's like the script is calling you stupid to your face.

A spirit that pretends to be Death cussing like a teen was the cherry on top of it all. It's the solidification of everything this show is - a barebones adaptation using swearing as synonym for maturity, thinking itself to be the real deal just because everyone agrees on the name it uses.

Greta is cool, despite being more of the "everyone is sarcastic all the time" trope. The art took levels up that are very noticeable, the artists and art direction continue to deserve honest praise from me.

I have an ocean's worth to say, but I'm beyond patience for it. So I'll stop here. But someday I'll share my compilation of "the writing does everything backwards on purpose and I can prove it" details.

PS: Enjoy your genocidal maniac getting a good ending after spending a month in hell and making zero effort for it, with zero explanation behind that at all!

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: I beat CV3

« Last post by X on Today at 10:16:46 AM »

Congratz on beating CV3! It's one of the hardest games in the old series, right along-side The Castlevania Adventure (f@#k that game!!).

I've done multiple play-throughs of CV3 and have managed to beat the game with all three helpers. But I think the hardest mode to play is when you've got only yourself and no helper. I had managed to do that and it wasn't easy. The final stage before Dracula's stage is always a bane no-matter who I have with me

In terms of a long play-through CV3 isn't too bad. Sure it has 15-plus stages but they are divided up via multiple paths, so you can never truly play through all the stages in one sitting. SCV4 as far as I can tell has the longest play-through. That game is eleven stages total and no branching pathways. But it's SCV4 so I don't mind at all.