Topic: Any Details on new DS title yet?

[Azmodan]

In Reply To #45

I'm pretty sure it's Dracula's magic.

[Long John Silver]

oh and sorry about the rom thing

[The Last Belmont]

99% of roms are copyrighted. Even romhacks. Unless such rom is written from grounds up or made out of freeware/open source stuff it's copyrighted. Just because the game was modified doesn't mean the original author/company doesn't have rights to it anymore, that's what all the copyright stuff was made for after all.

If you take for example mona lisa, draw a moustache, a cigar, bleeding background and a hat you still can't claim it's yours. It's still mona lisa, just butchered.

ah, okay gotcha. My bad.

[Kensuke]

I've said it several times, and I'll say it again...Maria is a Belmont. There's your explanation. Yoko I don't know about...I still locked up around that "Witch in the service of the Catholic Church" bit.

And as for the new DS title, I'd settle for putting CV2 and CV3 on the same cart with updated graphics and music. It shouldn't be that difficult to do. I'd personally prefer it go on PSP, but DS might be the safer option in terms of sales.

IGA is running out of material. Aside from remakes he's got:

1. The 1897 game. Which would be very nice, and go a long ways towards branching the storyline away from Bram Stoker.

2. The 1999 game. The grand finale. And something that should be handled with definate care.

- John

[Kensuke]

Proof: Some people like Sonia but hate Legends because it didn't do her justice.

Truth.

Thinking about it, has Castlevania ever had any really good female characters that weren't a: annoying and/or b: damsels in distress? Sypha, I guess, but she never really said much :-/

I liked Maria and Sonia. I'm withholding judgment on Charolette until I get a chance to play PoR. I dunno about anyone else, but Maria worked well enough in SotN. Was pretty cool in Saturn NitM. And though she was crippled in the remake, she was tolerable enough. I think too many people bash her based on the 12 year old anime girl in Rondo. IGA even admitted the original development team just threw her in as a joke in Rondo.

- John

[Gunlord]

In Reply To #49

He does have the span of time between Lament of Innocence and CVIII to play around in as well, doesn't he? What were the Belmonts doing after Mathias betrayed Leon but before Mathias became Dracula

[Kale]

In Reply To #37

Well she can summon a phoenix to carry her, or her hippogriff and such. That room had windows iirc. As for the clock tower thing, I can't say how..... could just be there is another way to open it, but thats just dumb and thats what SotN story fails..... like every other castlevania story.

[CVfan13]

...and through the mist grate.

Oj, well I haven't actually played the game so I don't know, I just figured it was a room with spiky walls floors and ceilings. Maybe she punched a hole in it? Or the dragon she rode bit it off?

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #49

Actually, he can do whatever he wants. He could do something before LoI (I would prefer something about Joachim, him having his own  game hopefully.  ) or the gap between LoI and CVIII. He might also do something about what happens far after DoS. Remember, Arikado said that someone would once again follow in Drac's dark footsteps, even if it wasn't Soma.

[Profbeanburrito]

In Reply To #49

Actually, he can do whatever he wants. He could do something before LoI (I would prefer something about Joachim, him having his own  game hopefully.  )

Honestly, I think basing a game on Joachim is kind of lame.
That, to me, would be like basing a game off Dmitri or Dario from DoS. Their all enemies there to move the plot to the next scene. Besides if you really want to play as Joachim you can in LoI

But yes, IGA Can do whatever he wants to with the series

1. The 1897 game. Which would be very nice, and go a long ways towards branching the storyline away from Bram Stoker.

2. The 1999 game. The grand finale. And something that should be handled with definate care.

These are not the only two stories left. They're going to keep on coming up with them and making them even if they suck because at the end of the day it's still just a business. The 1999 game is going to happen at some point, but I don't think it will be either of the next 2, but I could be wrong. As for anything relating to Bram Stoker's Dracula  I think the only thing we're ever going to get is the connection from Quincy Morris to John and Johnathon from Bloodlines and PoR. I don't think they'll ever actually do a game around that.

[DragonSlayr81]

IGA is running out of material. Aside from remakes he's got:

1. The 1897 game. Which would be very nice, and go a long ways towards branching the storyline away from Bram Stoker.

2. The 1999 game. The grand finale. And something that should be handled with definate care.

IGA's got more ideas than that. He's already brought up the ides of:

1. 1999(as you said)
2. 1897(as you said)
3. Something taking place in betwee, LoI and CV3, where "the Belmonts were fighting "other" vampires. (Note: You can make a LOT of games taking place in THIS period since there's some centuries in between LoI and CV4).
4. Direct sequel to HoD(which follows Juste's adventures AFTER the events of HoD).
5. Direct Sequel to SotN(which follows Alucard's adventures AFTER the events of SotN).
6. The story of how the Belmonts lost the power to wield the whip and had to give it up to the Morris clan.(This can actually be put side-to-side with the SotN sequel, as both would take place around the same time).

Those were the ideas he's talked about in various interviews. Not to mention ideas of having a female Belmont starring in a modern-themed CV game, or even a Black Belmont(or vampire hunter) who was inspired by the Blade movies(IGA seemingly likes them).

[Rugal]

5. Direct Sequel to SotN(which follows Alucard's adventures AFTER the events of SotN).

He puts himself to sleep. The End.

[Profbeanburrito]

http://www.dreadcentral.com/node/25496

Here's your sequel to Symphony.....I guess this is the part where Alucard becomes female and hates all things holy....

[CVfan13]

Honestly, I think basing a game on Joachim is kind of lame.
That, to me, would be like basing a game off Dmitri or Dario from DoS. Their all enemies there to move the plot to the next scene. Besides if you really want to play as Joachim you can in LoI

Yes, you're right, it does sound ridiculous, but I just love Joachim so much that I really want to have a game where he is the main player. LoI Joachim mode is not the same, but IMO, it had the best ending of any CV game.  Just because I think Joachim would have been a much cooler Dracula. Does Mathias/Drac manipulate and control swords with telekenisis? I didn't think so.

[DragonSlayr81]

In Reply To #57

I don't recall that ever being specified. Maybe Alucard nodded that going to sleep was his plan, but we all know where he was for the Sorrow games and how much he was aware of the events of 1999. While he implied slumber was what he was going to do, there isn't any proof to that he actually did that. Especially if IGA has an idea for Alucard's adventures right after SotN.