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

« Last post by EstebanT on Yesterday at 07:29:24 PM »

The recent flood of collaborations means nothing as far as a new castlevania. I can't believe some people here actually think a new castlevania is coming. If a new one didn't happen when Smash and Netflix show were at their peak then its not happening.
Even if we did get one it would suck ass like Lords of Shadow 2 and Grimoire of Souls. We haven't had a good castlevania since 2008.

My advice is move on and support indie devs. The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest looks phenomenal. Look up Programancers recent tweets. It's looking great. And unlike other castlevania projects this one actually has a great chance of actually coming out. Already has a publisher and everything.

Also Curse of the Moon 2 is so far the best classicvania ever made so far. Single mode is so much fun. And single mode + legend hunter is the most fun ive had with any game EVER.

Seal of the Eclipse could also be cool. But that project is obviously is development hell even if the developers wont admit it.

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Off Topic / Re: I'm a dad.

« Last post by PFG9000 on Yesterday at 02:24:45 PM »

Congrats, Freak!  That's awesome.  Is she on formula or breastfeeding?  Formula tends to help kiddos sleep through the night, because it fills them up longer than breastmilk.  And as hard as it is, getting up with your wife in the middle of the night is a great way to earn brownie points.  She'll appreciate not having to suffer through that alone. 

Do you feel comfortable sharing a photo of you and your little girl?

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

« Last post by PFG9000 on Yesterday at 02:04:04 PM »

I feel like more exposure for the series can't be a bad thing, especially since it's been ages since we had a proper new installment.  I picked up Dead Cells just because of the CV content.  It was...alright.  I found it somewhat entertaining, but not enough for me to play it much.  It's not that Dead Cells was bad; it's that in 2024, there's just so much better stuff that I'd rather play.

The V Rising screenshots look kinda nice, but again, there's just too many games that are a higher priority for me.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: The gap between CVA & Belmont’s Revenge

« Last post by zangetsu468 on Yesterday at 05:54:51 AM »

In English the curse is a pre-requisite, and in Japanese it seems more like a test. Death is just making sure Hector's quality as a vessel is good to not waste Dracula on him.

“When I curse your mouth, I wanna taste it/ Turn you upside down, don’t wanna waste it…”
- Death to Hector, probably (Curse of Darkness; Japanese version)

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Fan Stuff / Re: Castlevania ReVamped - New Fan Game Out Now!

« Last post by zangetsu468 on Yesterday at 05:48:53 AM »

‘Tis as if it were from ye olde halls of Ecclesia itself..

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

« Last post by zangetsu468 on Yesterday at 05:38:39 AM »

Pachinkonami will return like Optimus Prime…

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Off Topic / Re: I'm a dad.

« Last post by Gunlord on April 29, 2024, 05:19:52 PM »

Congrats!!!!

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

« Last post by Reinhart77 on April 29, 2024, 04:57:13 PM »

i'm a little worried that we haven't seen a new slot or pachinko game in a while.

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Off Topic / Re: I'm a dad.

« Last post by JR on April 29, 2024, 11:40:00 AM »

Hey, congrats!

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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 29, 2024, 11:21:34 AM »

It makes perfectly sense, but just like you I'm afraid something is off, and i think its not unlikely that the new title's development failed and was ultimately cancelled in favor of licensing out the IP for quick cash grabs without any expense on Konami's side. Im less optimistic and i see all of this as a signal thata new game is never coming out, rather than the opposite

Konami did expand one of their development studios last year. The original rumor was it was an in-house game that had notable third party companies developing it with them. Perhaps that changed into a fully in-house project with Konami wanting more direct control over development. Usually when they outsource games they get less involved, as the middling efforts from Silent Hill are a good example to this. The impressions I have from these collaborations is they believe that a new Castlevania game should be seen as a big deal. They never went this length to plug a Konami IP in the last half-decade unless it was within Bomberman. We've seen almost half a dozen collaborations within the last two years that I can recall just off the top of my head for Castlevania. There's even watches with a redesigned Belmont crest not seen in any of the games.

The most recent rumors are it may be part of a deal with Sony to get timed console exclusivity: these rumors surfaced just before people were leaking information of the Metal Gear Solid collections, so almost a year ago.