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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: So what do you think about the recent flood of collaborations?

« Last post by Foffy on April 28, 2024, 02:34:56 PM »

To me, it makes it clear the rumors of a new Castlevania game are real besides the fact the other IPs associated with some of these rumors (Silent Hill and Metal Gear) have also proven to be accurate. That also makes me wonder what happened to this game as it was supposed to release before any Silent Hill or Metal Gear game, and we're getting loose release windows for a number of projects there. To be the first released to now being the last to be announced makes me think something went wrong with development, as it's an in-house Konami project. I believe a few insiders at ResetEra also confirmed this game exists and given that's a forum where people get banned for bullshit claims like that, you can rest easy knowing something's coming.

The collaborations make that clear, but they also highlight something is off. Why are so many different games and genres celebrating this IP as it doesn't have a game to itself to sell? I don't even mind some of the collaborations. I think Dead Cells and V Rising look to carry some of the identity of the series in ways that are more than cosmetic and in the case of V Rising specifically some of that content is just part of the main game (the whip weapon class unlocks after fighting Simon Belmont who travels the game world fighting monsters). But then there's some I don't really get: why is Castlevania content coming to a game like Dead by Daylight? Because Castlevania content was also in Bail or Jail? All these make sense if they're to raise attention to the series with a particular product, but we've yet to see it publicly.

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Off Topic / Re: I'm a dad.

« Last post by Abnormal Freak on April 28, 2024, 12:53:21 PM »

I think she'll pick up the series through osmosis. It'll just be ever-present growing up.

I've been staying up late holding her while catching up on Dragon Ball Super. That's pretty fun but the lack of sleep isn't. Baby girl has gas and cries out in the night if she's in her bassinet.

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General Castlevania Discussion / So what do you think about the recent flood of collaborations?

« Last post by whipsmemory on April 28, 2024, 01:08:22 AM »

i'm genuinely curious, what do you guys think about this seemingly constant stream of collabs all kind of games are getting with the series? I find it personally really frustrating and i think its ultimately killing the brand for good. Most of these renditions don't look good or interesting at all to me, and i feel like they are really making the brand feel "cheap", I wouldn't know how else to describe it. I know and i see a lot of people on facebook thinking the series is going through some kind of new reinassance, also thanks to the Netflix series, but for me really Castlevania never felt more dead than it is now. It's like watching the dead body of a loved one being marionetted to mock what it used to be in real life. Painful to watch and a little cringe too.

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Off Topic / Re: I'm a dad.

« Last post by crisis on April 27, 2024, 02:10:19 PM »

Congraturation! This story is happy end.

But we must knowe, when do you plan to introduce the child to Castlevania? And in what game order.

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Off Topic / Re: Music you've been digging lately

« Last post by Lumi Kløvstad on April 27, 2024, 01:01:35 PM »

Oh man, I've been dipping into SO MUCH Goth and Darkwave music lately. Gotta reconnect with my School-era roots, you know?

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Off Topic / Re: What anime are you currently watching....

« Last post by Lumi Kløvstad on April 27, 2024, 01:00:12 PM »

Okay, it's not "CURRENTLY" as of Monday, but me and my friends just finished watching Victory Gundam. It was indeed very dark and full of war crimes and sexual harrassment convictions, but I kind of feel like if this really was Yoshiyuki Tomino's earnest attempt to torch the franchise and run (as is often believed by the fandom), he might have made a significantly darker or worse series. If this was an attempt to ruin the franchise forever, I don't feel like his heart was in that. Or he just couldn't reconcile his desire to be rid of Gundam at the time with his artistic instincts and drive compelling him to make a good show.

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Off Topic / Re: I'm a dad.

« Last post by Lumi Kløvstad on April 27, 2024, 12:56:04 PM »

Holy shit! Congratulations!
Here's to the LOT of energy drinks you'll be chugging down! XD

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Castlevania Redrawn

« Last post by PFG9000 on April 27, 2024, 07:20:46 AM »

Wow...this is fantastic.  I mean, overall it's a complete mess due to the mishmash of styles, palettes, sprite sizes, viewing angles, etc.  But that's kinda the point too, and there is so much awesome work in most of those individual screenshots.  It would be a dream come true if there was an official remake featuring the top 2-3 artists who worked on this.

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Off Topic / I'm a dad.

« Last post by Abnormal Freak on April 26, 2024, 12:30:05 PM »

Wife gave birth to our first kid earlier this month. Life's pretty cool sometimes.

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Hardcore Gaming 101 / Re: Virtua Unlimited Project

« Last post by Aceearly1993 on April 25, 2024, 03:38:23 PM »

Game's release... overall the game is having good enough reception to people used to mega man zero/zx, but on the other hand it seems to be not very kind enough to players not from that era, as judging from the harsher reviews. Luckily I'm not the latter kind so I had a very good time breezing through the game. Really looking forward to all of the future road maps and kickstarter feedbacks are intact.