Topic: Happy 30th Birthday Castlevania!

[Nagumo]

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[Belmontoya]

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https://youtu.be/0m5uHt9pxrc

And there goes my good mood for the morning...

[coinilius]

I don't play the pokies but I'd give it a go if it came to a pub nearby - it looks like it has Hector as the character in it instead of having a Belmont, which seems a little odd (even Alucard would make more sense).

[zangetsu468]

That's not a Birthday, it's a funeral with a clown reading the eulogy.

[EstebanT]

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https://youtu.be/0m5uHt9pxrc

I feel really stupid for caring this much, but this made me genuinely upset.
You would think I would be used to it by now... but even Erotic Violence didn't make me feel this shitty.
 

[TatteredSeraph]

Wow, that's depressing.  Happy 30th birthday indeed....  even the guy loks like he's stuggling to narrate the story.  It's a mockery realy, and yeah, even erotic violence managed to make more effort. 

[affinity]

Castlevania can live on in other franchises and stories and stuff.   it's very easy to create similiar themed content without plagiarizing. 

look how other series have inspired others to make original yet very similiar concepts

a simple example is Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne.   them coming from the same developer is not the point, each of those games could have been invented from entirely different sources, and still share things in common.   and the fact remains that despite being similiar, they are not the same IP.   Dark Souls is not Demon's Souls 2, Bloodborne is not a Dark Souls.   

So really, things like Castlevania can be adopted and reinvented in similiar and superior ways.    you can see how even the hunters vs vampire/etc. theme exists in all sort of independent stories and games.   

so Castlevania is not the only source the concept can live in.    anyone can create spiritual successors to Castlevania in tons of ways.  the concept in itself has infinite potential.   

Castlevania had its era, but its fans can create independent masterpieces that are not called Castlevania.  It's very possible to reinvent and surpass Castlevania, and that in itself would make something a worthy inspired series.     So with what was experienced and absorbed from Castlevania, its fans can expand Castlevania's legacy in different creations with different unique titles.

[zangetsu468]

Castlevania can live on in other franchises and stories and stuff.   it's very easy to create similiar themed content without plagiarizing. 

That's so not the point. It's the 30th Anniversary, this is huge and it's not being celebrated.
Konami are the parent and aren't even honouring CV's memory.
That's like saying if your child has little to no part in your life you can just celebrate their 30th birthday with someone who is very similar.. Not the point..

[X]

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https://youtu.be/0m5uHt9pxrc

What a horrible night to have a curse...

[Jop]

I can understend what all are saying but as an example i dont celebrate my birthday so really i dont care if Konami celebrate the birthday of Castlevania its up to them to do that, what you must think its that you enjoy what you most like, I celebrate this year only because i have facebook groups, forums and deviant realted to Castlevania and wanted to support them but really i dont wanted to do that (prefer to celebreat every time i make something for castlevania instead) so i think its better to not push someone to make something they dont want to do, so im ok if they didnt wanted to do as im ok to not celebrate my birthday, but again i understend to the others when they want to celebrate so yeahhh!!! wiiiii!!!

[Belmontoya]

I can understend what all are saying but as an example i dont celebrate my birthday so really i dont care if Konami celebrate the birthday of Castlevania its up to them to do that, what you must think its that you enjoy what you most like, I celebrate this year only because i have facebook groups, forums and deviant realted to Castlevania and wanted to support them but really i dont wanted to do that (prefer to celebreat every time i make something for castlevania instead) so i think its better to not push someone to make something they dont want to do, so im ok if they didnt wanted to do as im ok to not celebrate my birthday, but again i understend to the others when they want to celebrate so yeahhh!!! wiiiii!!!

The point is that 30 years is a milestone and fans are already saddened by the state of CV.

I was hoping they would use the anniversary to make an announcement of a new Castlevania game.

[Jop]

The point is that 30 years is a milestone and fans are already saddened by the state of CV.

I was hoping they would use the anniversary to make an announcement of a new Castlevania game.

Perhaps they didnt find someone to take the place of Iga?

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Sadly, Castlevania's 30th came at a time where my fandom for the franchise had hit an all-time low.

I find myself not really caring anymore, and it makes me sad. But with things at Konami NOT reversing course, I think honestly Castlevania is going to become one of those things where I leave it behind but occasionally look back with fondness on -- same thing happened with Final Fantasy in the post-FFXI world and Pokemon post-Ruby/Sapphire.

That being said, celebrating Castlevania's 30th feels a lot like celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday -- it's a nice gesture, but it's not like there's anyone at the other end to say thank you. It just sort of feels like a hollow pursuit.

I'm beginning to wonder now if any game franchise even can really be long lasting like James Bond, Doctor Who, or Star Trek.

[Shiroi Koumori]

I'm beginning to wonder now if any game franchise even can really be long lasting like James Bond, Doctor Who, or Star Trek.

Mario?
Well, Pokemon still has a grip hold on the younger ones, so they might have a rolling age fandom.

[KaZudra]

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