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Title: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on August 05, 2009, 04:32:05 PM

I was linked to this.
This is pretty great, have you guys seen it?

There's a demo available already, it seems.  Very oldschool.  Don't fall into the spikes.

Very Castlevania-ish game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qr1xJgG9gg)

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Rugal on August 05, 2009, 06:29:43 PM

Looks nice, but the tiles and everything look very ugly. I also don't like the main character's design. She looks like some sort of clown. Also, why are those little girls shooting peanuts out of their crotches?

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: X on August 06, 2009, 12:12:10 AM

Very nice! Where can I find the demo?  :)

-X

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Iori E on August 06, 2009, 01:06:43 AM

Sounds like some of you don't know what Touhou Project is.

http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Touhou_Wiki

This game is a crossover parody of Castlevania and Touhou.  Reimu Hakurei is the main heroine, battling through the Scarlet Devil Mansion with her gohei as a whip.

Here's some "official" art for the game:
http://aja-games.chicappa.jp/blog/?eid=9
(http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/184/akamajou.th.jpg) (http://img148.imageshack.us/i/akamajou.jpg/)

You can download the demo (koumajo_trial.zip) here:
http://aja-games.chicappa.jp/blog/

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Oralox on August 06, 2009, 08:12:51 AM

In Reply To #4

The art looks so much like Ayami Kojima.

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Eric Roman on August 06, 2009, 07:11:34 PM

DOOD THAT SHIT TOTALLY OWNS IN ITS OWN SPECIAL WAY.  It's like Princess from Mario 2 with Metroid Fusion and Cool Stuff.  O_O

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: X on August 06, 2009, 11:54:05 PM

Just finished playing the demo. GAWD DAYAM! It took me the first continue just to get the feel of it. But the second time round I had it nailed. The character animations are smooth and she controls very well. Also the red sparkle collecting reminds me of God of War. It's a damn shame its only a demo. I want to play the full game!!  :D

-X

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Iori E on August 08, 2009, 06:58:44 PM

The official site for the game is now open.
http://aja-games.com/products_koumajo/index.htm

Direct link to the video:
http://zoome.jp/ajagames/diary/1

This seems to be a sweet combination of old-school Rondo-like Castlevania action and Touhou-style bullet hell that takes up the entire screen.

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: X on August 11, 2009, 12:30:09 AM

Couldn't help but notice that your icon is none other then MegaMari. Also another fan game I find interesting though I've never played it.  :)

-X

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: le052383 on August 15, 2009, 02:54:05 PM

Is it me or does the music appears to use samples from Rondo of blood stage 1

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Giz on August 15, 2009, 04:00:50 PM

Quote

Looks nice, but the tiles and everything look very ugly.

The issue with the tiles are that they're too smooth and too gradiated. Beyond that, they look acceptable.
And the forest scene looks very nice.

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: Reinhart77 on August 15, 2009, 10:33:20 PM

Konami should give this give the license to be able to call itself a Castlevania game the same way they did that to Lords of Shadows.

Oh, and that was a joke, I know that's not what happenned..

Title: Re: Castlevania-like Oldschool Homebrew (youtube link)
Post by: le052383 on August 17, 2009, 09:55:20 AM

I played the normal version of the game and got to the IV level.