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Title: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 21, 2011, 05:17:33 PM
Kiyuto blogged that Pachislot III passed approval and speculated if it is coming soon.  I think a new Pachislot game might help get some fans out of the doldrums of the Lords of Shadow universe.  Sure, its not a "real" game, but they tend to offer a lot of flashy videos and artwork of the "real" Castlevania universe (or at least the characters).  It means that it's not dead and forgotten at the very least.

http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Kiyuhito/Pachislot_Akumajo_Dracula_III (http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Kiyuhito/Pachislot_Akumajo_Dracula_III)

So, do we get some more Angela?  Might Alucard, Sypha, Grant, or Hector make an appearance this time?  A plot?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 21, 2011, 05:24:15 PM
Nice, seeing those flashy cinematics always makes me excited. I hope they use other characters this time, though.

Fingers crossed for Pachislot 25th Anniversary cheap cash in edition~   
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 21, 2011, 05:26:17 PM
if they're still bent on reusing assets, maybe they could make the adventure based on Leon Belmont instead of Trevor this time?  Joachim could even appear in Trevor's time.

For good measure, here's the link to Pachislot II's page.  There seems to be newer artwork since the last time I checked, but I have no idea how long the artwork has been there.

http://www.kpenet.jp/dracula2.html (http://www.kpenet.jp/dracula2.html)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on October 21, 2011, 05:44:29 PM
Great, just another Pachislot game, that we are never gonna play.......Konami is really disappointing me......
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: uzo on October 21, 2011, 05:49:43 PM
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg192.imageshack.us%2Fimg192%2F8164%2Fsurprisetrollface.gif&hash=392edc0c24f3146d7857bc41951e48efbb0b9a20) Anniversary for Castlevania? What is that? Oh wait, hold on, here; A port of a terrible game a year later with no additional content!

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Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 21, 2011, 05:53:02 PM
I'd take a pachislot any day of the week over more Lords of Shadow bullshit.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on October 21, 2011, 06:03:10 PM
I'd take a pachislot any day of the week over more Lords of Shadow bullshit.

Count me in!!! ;D
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: uzo on October 21, 2011, 06:05:54 PM
I can't say I'd take a glorified slot machine over a solid action adventure game. Even when you factor in the Castlevania name.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 21, 2011, 06:10:41 PM
Personally, I favor cheap cash in spin-off over betrayal. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 21, 2011, 06:11:00 PM
>Still no Anniversary product

>New Pachislot

>MFW
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Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Kingshango on October 21, 2011, 06:56:09 PM
Alright another Castlevania game that nobody wanted!

Can't wait till Konami announces the Castlevania Tower Defense game.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: darkmanx_429 on October 21, 2011, 07:31:32 PM
Alright another Castlevania game that nobody wanted!

Can't wait till Konami announces the Castlevania Tower Defense game.
Amen. All those wasted graphics, would it be so hard to of done a next generation 3D Castlevania in the veins of LOS with the original graphics. I'd take a next gen 3D Remake of Dracula's Curse any day!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: A-Yty on October 21, 2011, 08:34:37 PM
Pachislot won't do much for me, honestly. If they really want to do something awesome, they'll adapt The Arcade for PS3/360 Move & Kinect. Or just PS3, since I already have it 8)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 21, 2011, 08:36:33 PM
I'd love to play a Pachislot game on the bus on my iPhone or something like that.  They did release the first one on phones in Japan.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: A-Yty on October 21, 2011, 08:37:48 PM
And yeah, what everyone else already said. This is a completely needless project.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 21, 2011, 08:39:21 PM
Konami's gambling division needs money too.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: A-Yty on October 21, 2011, 08:45:14 PM
I'd love to play a Pachislot game on the bus on my iPhone or something like that.

Really, dude? You would love it? As in you would like it so much it would turn into an affection that would overpower a desire for a..I don't know, an actual Castlevania game?

I don't mean to be an asshole, but a slot machine only to be released in the country CV is probably  the least liked is not my kind of thing to love. It's so pointless I don't even want to hate it. It just adds to a chain of events where no one responsible for Castlevania seems to care about it. Except for this new tourist that thinks he has recreated Castlevania. And he only cares because the first game he produced for Konami made the big bosses cream their pants in moneygasm.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Odile Kuronuma on October 21, 2011, 09:46:13 PM
Hmm I don't think we have the right to complain about a game that won't make it outside of Japan. Sure we're all Castlevania fans, but this game was made for the Japanese market. As far as I know, Pachislot is a cultural thing in Japan. It doesn't exist in the US or Europe, or at least not in that form. So why are you guys so pissed at a game that won't ever make it outside of Japan? If anything  the Japanese fans should be the ones pissed, since they could get a complete CV game, but instead they're just getting a Pachislot game.
And who knows maybe those games are fun to play. If it ever comes out on iPhone for example I think it might be interesting to try it out.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: A-Yty on October 21, 2011, 09:51:55 PM
Japanese CV fans have little to be pissed about. They get all the goodies.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Odile Kuronuma on October 21, 2011, 09:55:11 PM
C'est la vie. This game isn't confirmed  yet so there's no reason to be mad. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 21, 2011, 09:59:03 PM
Really, dude? You would love it? As in you would like it so much it would turn into an affection that would overpower a desire for a..I don't know, an actual Castlevania game?
It's kind of in line with Castlevania Puzzle.  A normal Castlevania game just makes a terrible game to play on a smart phone with a touch pad.  Plus, if I'm out in public like on a bus, it'd be kinda nice to play a more "passive" game like a slot machine, where all you do is press the same button over and over again at your own pace, rather than an active game, even like the puzzle game, that require more frantic movement.  Of course, it'd be a little annoying to have a stranger looking over my shoulder during an Angela fan service scene. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 21, 2011, 10:48:03 PM
good. Now half of this Forum can STFU now they KNOW that the classic timeline is still being developed.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 21, 2011, 10:52:01 PM
i dont care about timelines i just want a good game
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: A-Yty on October 21, 2011, 10:54:54 PM
good. Now half of this Forum can STFU now they KNOW that the classic timeline is still being developed.

A pachislot machine proves that?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 21, 2011, 10:56:38 PM
A pachislot machine proves that?

the fact that they are making a new castlevania game with trevor is.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 21, 2011, 11:10:44 PM
not really, there was a gradius pachislot a year or two back and that thing's deader than dead besides otomedius
applies to goemon too

it's a deliberate attempt to use the mythology people remember, but it's only for marketing. it's just a pachislot game with a castlevania theme tacked on.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: A-Yty on October 21, 2011, 11:26:26 PM
the fact that they are making a new castlevania game with trevor is.

Not really a game. Comparable to that puzzlevania thing.

And even if that meant they're acknowledging it still exists, doesn't mean that there are plans for it.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 21, 2011, 11:28:47 PM
it still means we get a new cool soundtrack.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: VladCT on October 22, 2011, 12:17:36 AM
it still means we get a new cool soundtrack.
Well, while most of the tracks were recycled, the new ones are usually great so I guess this will be worth the wait, even if it's just for the soundtrack.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Munchy on October 22, 2011, 12:47:27 AM
I can't say I'd take a glorified slot machine over a solid action adventure game. Even when you factor in the Castlevania name.

This.

It's really, really sad that the Pachi Slot shit is successful enough to get sequels over something like ReBirth.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 22, 2011, 01:11:54 AM
pachislot made more money than rebirth ZING


There are actually CV pachislots available for purchase on ebay for a few hundred bucks so, you can get 1 if you reeeally wanted to play it
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 22, 2011, 02:13:14 AM
This saddens me.... especially because I loved CVARebirth on Wii.
I just wand CV: The Arcade ported to Wii.  Why can't I get that!?!?!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Foffy on October 22, 2011, 02:36:17 AM
This saddens me.... especially because I loved CVARebirth on Wii.
I just wand CV: The Arcade ported to Wii.  Why can't I get that!?!?!

Pfft? Wii? They'd have to downgrade the visuals. It'd work better on PS3 with the Move. :P
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 22, 2011, 03:04:20 AM
Pfft? Wii? They'd have to downgrade the visuals. It'd work better on PS3 with the Move. :P

pfft.. and get 720p, just wait for the Wii U for true 1080p goodness as well as the wii controls!
(both would be nice though)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 22, 2011, 04:19:03 AM
I wouldn't really care if The Arcade got downgraded graphics. I just want it to actually be accessible to us in some form, even if it's more of a curiosity than a legitimately good game.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Chernabogue on October 22, 2011, 06:47:30 AM
Pachislot III? Please, no.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Sumac on October 22, 2011, 01:25:38 PM
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I'd take a pachislot any day of the week over more Lords of Shadow bullshit.
Borderline form of fanboism?  :rollseyes:
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 22, 2011, 01:30:27 PM
Fanboism of what exactly?   
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on October 22, 2011, 01:46:15 PM
New Japanese Akumajo Dracula is...
Pachi-Slot!

LOL
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dominus on October 22, 2011, 03:39:05 PM
I'd take a pachislot any day of the week over more Lords of Shadow bullshit.

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You know, at least LoS tried.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 22, 2011, 04:01:23 PM
Tried what? 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on October 22, 2011, 04:07:55 PM
The copy paste formula, but since it was the first one of the series, it couldn't copy paste it's self, so it copy paste most of the other games!!!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 22, 2011, 04:11:17 PM
At least its a videogame, and not a fucking waste of resources on a fucking pinball gambling machine that will never EVER see the light of day outside of Japan.

Jesus. I would take Harmony of Despair 2 over another Pachislot.

Yknow, its true. right now Cox seems to be the only one who gives a damn about Castlevania, LoS or no LoS, hes still the only one to actually say "Happy anniversary Castlevania"

KoJ sure hasnt.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 22, 2011, 04:19:06 PM
Yes, it kind of sucked IGA didn't acknowledge the anniversary at all. I even congratulated him on his facebook page. ;__;

Pachislot is still better than lawds, though!     
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 22, 2011, 04:25:21 PM
Quote from: Nag
Yes, it kind of sucked IGA didn't acknowledge the anniversary at all.

Don't worry, his 3DS/Vita game will be well worth it  :)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 22, 2011, 05:10:07 PM
Yes, it kind of sucked IGA didn't acknowledge the anniversary at all. I even congratulated him on his facebook page. ;__;

Pachislot is still better than lawds, though!   
iga doesn't want to talk about it because he's too grief-ridden
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 22, 2011, 05:53:51 PM
Yes, it kind of sucked IGA didn't acknowledge the anniversary at all. I even congratulated him on his facebook page. ;__;

Pachislot is still better than lawds, though!   
Ok. You can have fun with your pinball machine, ill go back to my videogame.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Munchy on October 22, 2011, 06:28:38 PM

KoJ sure hasnt.

It's because they have enacted a strict zero tolerance policy on the lesser known franchises. As an employee, if you are caught mentioning Contra, Castlevania, Parodius, or even Sparkster, you are severely beaten and thrown in the Konami dungeon for two months. You are only allowed to eat cheese flavored Calorie Mate and each day you must produce one speech praising Metal Gear Solid or lengthen your sentence by another month.

Nintendo has a similar policy but it only applies to Metroid.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 22, 2011, 08:27:39 PM
cheers to Cox, even though LoS borrowed elements, it was at least a GOOD castlevania Console game.
I want you to make a console timeline.

IGA, HD didn't suck, OoE was amazing, so cheer the fuck up before I have to slap you!
I want YOU to make a handheld tmeline, Now that handhelds are AMAZING, you're sure to have some new fans quick.

Hideo Kojima, If you were forced to make an original story without borrowing from movies you wouldn't have a career.
after MGS4, I hate everything about you. over cocky prick.

Konami, MGS isn't the only franchise you have, need I have to bring up the wai wai World games?
You suck Konami, at least Capcom is Trying to regain thier megaman fans, TRYING, which is something you obviously putting effort to avoid doing.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Sumac on October 22, 2011, 10:33:06 PM
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Hideo Kojima, If you were forced to make an original story without borrowing from movies you wouldn't have a career.
Still MGS is far more known, profitable and popular than Castlevania in the last...15 years or so.
You can continue with your (fruitless and useless) hatred.  :D

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Fanboism of what exactly?   
Of old formula(s) / story to the point that logic is completely evaporated.
But if said person thinks that gamble machine is better, just because it copypaste stuff from old games in random order, rather than quality and fullfleshed new entry in the series with a new story...I can only feel sorry for that person. Or to citate old meme "this is why you can't have nice things".
With such approach said person will wait for her "ideal / good" Castlevania for a very long time. Eternity that is the name of it.

I could understand such talk (no really I can't, but I could give it a try) if there were talks about new full-fleshed CV game set in the old universe - 2D, 3D, DLC or on the disk, but comparing cheap gamble machine to the normal game? Hardcore, really hardcore.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on October 22, 2011, 11:17:55 PM
Ok. You can have fun with your pinball machine, ill go back to my videogame.
As of right now, we don't have ANY announced game to look forward to. Happy frickin' Anniversary, Castlevania. 25 big years and all Konami has to show for it are DLC(LoS), online bash hash(HoD) and pachislot III.  :rollseyes:
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on October 23, 2011, 12:19:43 AM
So much rage over the Angela games.

sigh.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 23, 2011, 12:22:16 AM
I could appreciate her much better if she was in an actual game.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 23, 2011, 02:31:08 AM
Still MGS is far more known, profitable and popular than Castlevania in the last...15 years or so.
You can continue with your (fruitless and useless) hatred.  :D

Why is it well known?
The gameplay style was Original.
It is one of the first games in the U.S. to have GOOD voice acting and awesome cutscenes.
While stumbling on MGS2 which is basically MGS1 with a twist, it still was solid.
MGS3, the best in the series was the perfect game to borderline game and movies.
Some years pass and that hock of shit MGS4 comes out, while still sporting some of the best gameplay of all the games, when the fuck are you actually playing it?
Since then every character named Snake has been endlessly rambling the same shit "war is hell" and "the horrors of war" for hours and Forced messages just makes someone who pays attention to the now assinine story punch a wall.

MGS games' Story borrow more from movies and also being shittier with the story more and more while Hideo's Ego boosts higher and Higher.

I only hate Hideo only because his head and konami itself is shoved so far up his ass thier seeing MGS Narnia.

He should humble himself down and pay more attention to his other projects and then he'll be respected again by people who actually CARE for QUALITY.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 23, 2011, 08:27:13 AM
Of old formula(s) / story to the point that logic is completely evaporated.

Pachislot is not the old formula nor does it have much of a story. It might not be an actual video game but at least it captures the essence of the Castlevania series, which Lords doesn't, period.   

Also, just because I don't like the new direction Lords is taking doesn't mean I'm conservative and I don't have an open mind like you like to shout for some reason. It seems more to me like an act of inadequacy because you don't like people think lawds is an embarrassment and betrayal to the Castlevania fanbase.

So if anybody is being a whiny fanbrat here, it's you. Most people here don't like the shitty reboot. Deal with it.  :)           
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on October 23, 2011, 09:05:25 AM
Can we please stop talking about that second rate God of War ripoff that only had the word "Castlevania" thrown into its title during the last stage of production in the Angela thread?

i mean jesus
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Opium on October 23, 2011, 02:01:46 PM
LoL at those who want to play the pachislot.  It's not a CV game, hell it's not even a video game.  It's just people using an image/franchise which sells to a particular group, and getting them to try gambling.  Go to vegas and see what I mean - every slot machine in there has the theme of an old TV show or movie to attract that audience, which happens to be retired people.  The reason we don't see mario/nintendo/cv slot machines in the USA is because they could never get away with targeting a very young audience, but apparently that's not the case in Japan. 
Those marketing people are saying: "Let's use this image/theme to draw them in and get them lose their money!"  and those who say they want to play the pachislot are like little sheep for them to lead.  It's creepy.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: scarhcqc on October 23, 2011, 03:36:54 PM
"WHAT IS A GAMER!? A MISERABLE PILE OF MONEY!" - Konami :'(
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 23, 2011, 05:19:45 PM
Man, there's a lot of Lords of Shadow hatred in this forum, Jesus.  Lighten up, guys.  Lords of Shadow is an alright game.

I'll chime in and say I'd rather plan ANY videogame that's real over playing a gambling game with some familiar franchise decals/videos/etc. slap-dashed on top of it to try and fool me into thinking I'm playing an actual title of said franchise.

So yes, I'll take playing TETRIS over playing Pachislot games.  Unless, y'know, I'm in Atlantic City/Vegas, etc.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 23, 2011, 05:37:40 PM
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Man, there's a lot of Lords of Shadow hatred in this forum, Jesus.  Lighten up, guys.  Lords of Shadow is an alright game.

We're not that bad compared to the Anti-Chapel's super-saiyan lvl 3 hatred for LAWDS. There's prolly like 2 or 3 people there that enjoyed it

I mean come on, it's "Castlevania:The Movie" for a home console, and as misguided as MercurySteam's views on the series may be, at least they put in more effort than IGA's 3D console team (i don't know who was in charge of the 64 vania's so those are debateable)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 23, 2011, 06:30:11 PM
That's the other thing, bastardizing the name?  What are we, five-year olds?

Poor misguided blind hatred does not suit civilized people.  **puts on monocle**

I suppose it would be nice if the Pachislot games came over to the USA... to casinos, where they belong.  I certainly would give 'em a shot on my Atlantic City trips (though I'm more of a Blackjack player).  But they're not real videogames.  You can replace the visuals and items with any visuals/items from any other series/game/activity/tvshow and the core gambling game wouldn't change at all.  So I'd rather play any videogame instead of playing Pachislot (I II or III).
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 23, 2011, 07:50:04 PM
People just cant handle the idea of someone taking artistic license with the object of their fanaticism and changing it to something that's different from what they know and love.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: darkmanx_429 on October 23, 2011, 08:17:22 PM
People just cant handle the idea of someone taking artistic license with the object of their fanaticism and changing it to something that's different from what they know and love.
Not true. I think many CastleVania fan's do just that. Ever read the Castlevania comics? That's just one example. But Konami always teasing the US market with failed attempts with subpar media that just has the CastleVania name stamped on it? Leads me to the question are they really listening to their core marketbase? Or did you "like" Castlevania Judgement...
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Sumac on October 23, 2011, 08:30:59 PM
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People just cant handle the idea of someone taking artistic license with the object of their fanaticism and changing it to something that's different from what they know and love.
Exactly!!

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Since then every character named Snake has been endlessly rambling the same shit "war is hell" and "the horrors of war" for hours and Forced messages just makes someone who pays attention to the now assinine story punch a wall.
I have my gripe with MGS4 stoyrline as well, but it still was much better than your average game story. And I think it's hot Kojima's fault that he stuck with MGS franchise for so long. Konami wants money and they charging him to create more and more games in the series. I believe he couldn't do much about it except for quiting Konami, but I think paycheck is large enough to keep him from it. Not sure how I would do if I was in his place.

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Pachislot is not the old formula nor does it have much of a story. It might not be an actual video game but at least it captures the essence of the Castlevania series, which Lords doesn't, period.   
Essence of Castlevania? In gambling machine? Because it has some random CGI cutscenes thrown together from material lifted form previous games? Wait, WHAT?!

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Also, just because I don't like the new direction Lords is taking doesn't mean I'm conservative and I don't have an open mind like you like to shout for some reason.
I think this statement contradicts logic of the previous sentence of yours.

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It seems more to me like an act of inadequacy because you don't like people think lawds is an embarrassment and betrayal to the Castlevania fanbase.
Yeah, surrrrrrrrrrre. Because another Castlevania game created from bits and pieces of SOTN, ROB and other 2D recent Castlevanias is so much better at being glorious entry in the series with new and interesting gameplay and storyline that doesn't stumble over it's previous parts. Ha-ha-ha.

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So if anybody is being a whiny fanbrat here, it's you. Most people here don't like the shitty reboot. Deal with it.     
       
Please, don't perceive your fantasy as reality, "fanny", though given your previous statements it could be a bit too late for that.

LOS was much better in quality and was much more closer to my view of the series than any recent games in the series save for ReBirth and OOE. And it has much more quality and atmospere of the Castlevania - deal with it.
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Not true. I think many CastleVania fan's do just that.
Amount of fractions in the fandom with their own opinion about how Castlevania should be tend to disagree with you.

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Leads me to the question are they really listening to their core marketbase?
Their core marketbase are not longtime fans of the franchise. So they tend to do what they feel is right at the moment. Not that it saves them from the mistakes like CVJ.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 23, 2011, 08:52:56 PM
Not true. I think many CastleVania fan's do just that. Ever read the Castlevania comics? That's just one example. But Konami always teasing the US market with failed attempts with subpar media that just has the CastleVania name stamped on it? Leads me to the question are they really listening to their core marketbase? Or did you "like" Castlevania Judgement...
The comics are either drawn in a Kojima esque style, or in a more comic book style, but still following the classic timeline and adhering to it.

Theres not much difference there to bitch about.

And Lords was a Castlevania game from the start, only changing to and from the name due to executive meddling not wanting it to upstage Konami of Japan's Castlevania game, Judgement.

As for Judgement itself, while I am no fan of the artist, some of the redesigns were interesting. Trevor for example, was interesting. I liked the touch of an eyepatch. Alucard looked nothing remarkable but was Ok. Carmilla was hot. Dracula was great. Eric Lecarde was pretty low key, so he was alright. Shanoa was pretty neat take too, with the nun-like habit.

And the music was pretty good. it was the game type and some of the redesigns which sucked ass. (also Maria Renard AKA BOOOOOBS)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 23, 2011, 09:01:12 PM
nagumo,
why do you like trevor belmont going around with a fanservice dancer in painfully bad cg scenes that undermine the integrity of castlevania's essence just as much as los

where is the essence of castlevania in this, the aesthetic the series is known for isn't even showcased properly here


if los had pachislot's aesthetic, with trevor and angela and all, i still wouldn't call it much of a castlevania pfft.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Danial on October 23, 2011, 10:29:19 PM
nagumo,
why do you like trevor belmont going around with a fanservice dancer in painfully bad cg scenes that undermine the integrity of castlevania's essence just as much as los

where is the essence of castlevania in this, the aesthetic the series is known for isn't even showcased properly here


if los had pachislot's aesthetic, with trevor and angela and all, i still wouldn't call it much of a castlevania pfft.

Defining the essence of Castlevania is nearly impossible since it's different for everyone.

Not liking the elements of a certain game doesn't mean it's not Castlevania.  Some people think a lot of what goes into making an excellent CV is good art and music, both of which the Pachi Slots have.

What about old school purists?  They haven't had a CV game since Super CV4, and even then the multi directional whip might discount it.

Each new game usually brings something new to the franchise.  Are they all accepted or are none of them truly CV anymore?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 24, 2011, 12:51:03 AM
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/23/japanese-developers-arent-respected-by-their-companies-says-keiji-inafune/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/23/japanese-developers-arent-respected-by-their-companies-says-keiji-inafune/)

this is pretty much all you need to know about the castlevania Division in Konami.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 24, 2011, 12:51:59 AM
I guess it's more like asking Nagumo what his idea of Castlevania's essence is, considering Nagumo doesn't like LOS for that but hops on a Castlevania-themed gambling game. It's probably related to aesthetics since Pachislot's mechanics hardly share anything with older titles. If anything, LOS is closer to them. Even then, I think the presentation for Pachislot is weak and shallow, especially in regards to Angela's design. I feel it's just as insulting to shoehorn established Castlevania characters in a gambling machine and pair them up with a fanservice-minded character as it was for LOS to ditch everything and only use names for unrelated characters. I think it's pretty shallow to link Castlevania's essence to just the presentation component. They're games. Mechanics and interaction are a strong part of what makes Castlevania, like how music isn't just about lyrics.

I personally think the Pachislots have horrible art and music.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: beingthehero on October 24, 2011, 03:19:53 AM
I played a Martian Successor Nadesico-themed pachislot game earlier this month.
It was pretty fun, though I suspect I had no idea as to what exactly I was doing.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 24, 2011, 06:55:39 AM
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Yeah, surrrrrrrrrrre. Because another Castlevania game created from bits and pieces of SOTN, ROB and other 2D recent Castlevanias is so much better at being glorious entry in the series with new and interesting gameplay and storyline that doesn't stumble over it's previous parts. Ha-ha-ha.

What the hell are you talking about? I love how you instantly make this a debate about Castlevania games made by IGA. But that's not even what this discussion is about. I'm also a fan of the pre-SotN games. And uh, I still think los fails as at being a Castlevania. 

Nice strawman, though.  :)     

 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Sumac on October 24, 2011, 10:18:55 PM
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What the hell are you talking about? I love how you instantly make this a debate about Castlevania games made by IGA. But that's not even what this discussion is about. I'm also a fan of the pre-SotN games. And uh, I still think los fails as at being a Castlevania. 
It's should be obvious why I am talking about IGAvanias here - there were for the most part repetetive and copypaste expirience, unlike most of the past games in the series. For me, games starting form HOD are low point of the series, not in the gameplay for the most part (AOS, DOS and OOE were very good in that department), but in the art and story direction.

And you didn't answer the question:
Do you really think that some gambling machine, that reuse assets, music, doesn't have proper story and gameplay, could be better representation of the Castlevania legacy than full-scale game that took some liberties with art and storyline, that apparently doesn't match your nice and fluffy idea of what Castlevania is?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 25, 2011, 11:59:09 AM
It's should be obvious why I am talking about IGAvanias here - there were for the most part repetetive and copypaste expirience, unlike most of the past games in the series. For me, games starting form HOD are low point of the series, not in the gameplay for the most part (AOS, DOS and OOE were very good in that department), but in the art and story direction.

but that has nothing to do with anything 

Do you really think that some gambling machine, that reuse assets, music, doesn't have proper story and gameplay, could be better representation of the Castlevania legacy than full-scale game that took some liberties with art and storyline, that apparently doesn't match your nice and fluffy idea of what Castlevania is?

read: that doesn't match with pretty much the entire fanbase's idea of what castlevania is 

I don't care if it's a gambling machine, or if if reuses music, enemies, whatever, at least it still has the flair that made all previous games unique and interesting, and is not a generic piece of crap.  8)
   
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Sumac on October 25, 2011, 04:56:14 PM
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but that has nothing to do with anything 
You asked - I explained. Just normal dialog.

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I don't care if it's a gambling machine, or if if reuses music, enemies, whatever, at least it still has the flair that made all previous games unique and interesting, and is not a generic piece of crap. 
It's basically like saying that if Konami release a toilet paper with art from SOTN you will consider it a worthy of Castlevania name, because it has an art of the series. And Alucard. In the center of a roll.

So having image of the Trevor and some music from the past games in the gambling machine makes this machine by default as good and interesting as past Castlevania games.
And I thought I already saw all possible egregious examples of faulty reasoning... :rollseyes:

It's no wonder that with such "fans" (or should i say "fanboys" who couldn't accept anything beyond they "dream!Castlevania") the series curently in a quite shaky state.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 25, 2011, 05:08:32 PM
us "fans" don't deserve Lords of Shadow or Pachislots.


We deserve better.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: knightmere on October 25, 2011, 05:38:05 PM
I don't understand why anyone cares about this bullshit...  Konami needs to announce a real Castlevania game.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 25, 2011, 05:43:40 PM
You asked - I explained. Just normal dialog.

I'm not quite sure how your usual nagging about IGA is relevant here. How does it relate to what we were discussing before you suddenly started rambling about that?   

It's basically like saying that if Konami release a toilet paper with art from SOTN you will consider it a worthy of Castlevania name, because it has an art of the series. And Alucard. In the center of a roll.

yes toilet paper with an art

So having image of the Trevor and some music from the past games in the gambling machine makes this machine by default as good and interesting as past Castlevania games.

Nice try, but that's not what I said. In terms of aesthetics it's a lot closer to the rest of the series (which includes all games) than los ever did. I'm not saying that makes it any good or interesting as those games, but it personally makes me favor it over los.
     
 
It's no wonder that with such "fans" (or should i say "fanboys" who couldn't accept anything beyond they "dream!Castlevania") the series curently in a quite shaky state.

YOU DONT ACCEPT CHANGE

Lol, this is such a pathetic argument. Just because some people here don't like the new direction doesn't mean they are not open to new ideas at all. This has been pointed out countless times, so get over it.             
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: meanguyjones on October 25, 2011, 05:50:02 PM
i'm so angry at lords of shadow that i'm going to say this slot machine game is more of a castlevania game (even though its a hilariously silly statement) than it grrr

Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 25, 2011, 05:59:53 PM
Too bad I'm right.   
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: meanguyjones on October 25, 2011, 06:02:58 PM
yes, a slot machine that features trevor interacting with a chick with really big tits (which is one of the selling points for it by the way) is more of a castlevania game than lords of shadow.

damn you david cox i'll get you for this
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 25, 2011, 06:09:44 PM
Yes, it's indeed. Enjoy your goblins. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 25, 2011, 06:14:15 PM
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damn you david cox i'll get you for this

Leave David's Cox out of this.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: meanguyjones on October 25, 2011, 06:16:54 PM
those wily goblins ruining castlevania, argh! this isn't lord of the rings!

i honestly can't say that even while playing the game i gave them any thought at all.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 25, 2011, 06:20:29 PM
Not even when those chupacabras kept stealing your magic & running away to play hide n seek? Or grabbing goblins in a timed QTE just to throw a grenade at a structure?

Those events required some thought patterns HEH
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: meanguyjones on October 25, 2011, 06:23:17 PM
haha, i meant like sitting there thinking "hmm, they weren't in a previous castlevania, this doesn't fit!!"

it'd be like getting upset over killer clowns in dawn of sorrow, seriously why even care about them? kill them and move on  :)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 25, 2011, 06:23:56 PM
Goblins were more of an example that show how uninspired and horrible los is. If there would have been goblins in past games they would have been designed with more creative sense.       
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: meanguyjones on October 25, 2011, 06:25:39 PM
how? they're goblins and they look like goblins. what would you even want added to them?

WHAT
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 25, 2011, 06:29:36 PM
I think they look pretty bad, but explaining why would make me seem insane so I won't.

I guess you can't really argue with Nagumo because she just prefers the aesthetic of the older games compared to LoS. I mean, personally, the things I liked about LoS are just its environments. I guess you could say there's more personality injected into the old ones too, considering everyone knows how LoS riffed things from del Toro and LoTR. Though LoS did attempt additional flourishes like toenails on spiders, but I don't like those. An example would be how the skeletons in the old ones chucked bones from their rib-cages, or Medusa heads. LoS is a more derivative naglin in that case.

Kinda a matter of personal opinion though.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 25, 2011, 06:30:04 PM
Dunno, but that's one the reasons why I like the series. Monsters from different mythology with a fresh spin given to them. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 25, 2011, 06:53:00 PM
god, LoS haters complaining again...

Like thernz said, and I agree, The environments are the high point of the game, I can play it over and over JUST to see the spectacle of well done beautiful environments...

also, I would like to add there is only one way LoS can destroy all other 3dvanias... Medusa Heads, this is essentially a HUGE element for a castlevania game.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: cecil-kain on October 25, 2011, 06:58:44 PM
Castlevania's creatures are one of those things often taken for granted, but when you stop and think about it --they really contribute to its distinctive atmosphere.  I mean --where else will you find flying Medusa Heads,  Dinosaur Skull Pillars, Venus Weeds, and Demonic Ninja Maids?  I think part of the reason LoS had such a small bestiary was because of the major emphasis on combat AI.  Quite a few creatures got more attention than they deserved --Ghouls and skeletons are far more powerful and intelligent than they deserved to be.  These guys are supposed to be mindless, undead cannon fodder that only pose a threat in numbers --and a very small threat to a beefy vampire hunter like Gabriel...
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 25, 2011, 07:11:16 PM
Quote from: thernz
An example would be how the skeletons in the old ones chucked bones from their rib-cages

I especially love how they would even take off their own SKULLS & toss 'em at you (i think that was featured in AoS)

Quote from: Kamui Zero
god, LoS haters complaining again...

you complain about things, too. half your posts here are "fuck this, i hate that," so shush

Quote from: cecil-kain
Quite a few creatures got more attention than they deserved --Ghouls and skeletons are far more powerful and intelligent than they deserved to be.

Really. I could understand if they were Blood-Skeletons that are un-dying, but the LoS-skeletons are just beastly like you're fighting a flesh & blood creature! I completely skipped the part in the Resurrection DLC where all those skeletons were lying on the floor, I was like "fuck this, i'm not wasting my time with these guys" and ran right passed them, lol.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 25, 2011, 07:15:04 PM
The thing most people dont seem to get about LoS is that it is not the "New Castlevania" as some people are raging on about.

For now? Sure, its the current Castlevania. But sooner than you think, it will be a memory, and Konami will move on.

Cox has stated a few times he does not want to be "Mr. Castlevania". He wants LoS to be short. Not a long running series. And it shows. Right from the start they ALREADY have so much shit crammed into one story, AND a foreshadowing epilogue.

Im going to call 2-3 more games, and thats it.

After that, who knows. Maybe they will go back to IGA, maybe they will do another take on Castlevania. We know for sure it NEEDS fresh new blood. a fresh new take, and I suppose as far as being a Horror game goes, LoS isnt as keen on that. I would certainly love a more gothic horror take on Castlevania, with a new story and new everything. And high quality. Like, LoS quality.

But one thing is for sure, LoS wont be forever.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Kingshango on October 25, 2011, 07:23:44 PM
I agree with Flame, the LOS saga will no doubt be a short one (3 games tops) and then done, no more Mercurysteam and no more Cox. (and then the fandom will rejoice)

After that they might give it back to IGA or give it to another developer (personally I think IGA should move on but that just me), I think Konami is trying to figure out what solid direction that Castlevania should go and when they finally do they will stick with it.

In other words, LOS will probably be the first of many Castlevania "reboots."
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 25, 2011, 07:36:34 PM
I would prefer Castlevania to have a solid canon timeline rich with legacy that also contains stand-alone side stories here & there, as opposed to reboot-after-reboot or new game=new world, ala Final Fantasy or Zelda.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 25, 2011, 08:34:24 PM
I would prefer Castlevania to have a solid canon timeline rich with legacy that also contains stand-alone side stories here & there, as opposed to reboot-after-reboot or new game=new world, ala Final Fantasy or Zelda.

I agree, but I am open to a multiverse format which allows ideas to go on without tarnishing the plot of an existing timeline, kind like Legends and Lords being two universes parallel to the IGA/Official Timeline.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 25, 2011, 10:47:10 PM
I would prefer Castlevania to have a solid canon timeline rich with legacy that also contains stand-alone side stories here & there, as opposed to reboot-after-reboot or new game=new world, ala Final Fantasy or Zelda.
They are trying to find the "right" timeline setting for a new timeline. the old one is bloated and cant hold many more stories.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 25, 2011, 11:05:24 PM
They really shouldn't care.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Danial on October 26, 2011, 01:08:18 AM
Konami doesn't care about story or timelines.  The only thing that matters to them is money.  IGA wasn't making it for them anymore, so they found someone new.  LoS was successful.  If it hadn't been, Cox would be out also.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on October 26, 2011, 01:31:40 AM
Personally I want IGA back now. I don't think COX will ever give the kind of game i'm looking for. I'm pretty sure he even stated that he didn't think the metroidvania style was right for the series.

However, if COX does make Lords of Shadow 2 I'm really hoping he's listened to the fan responses. The most important thing to me is that he makes the next one more like a Castlevania game and less high fantasy. Gothic Horror is a big part of  what Castlevania is to me. Oh and if COX does decide to put Alucard in one of his games I really hope he doesn't butcher his design. Not too worried though, Gabriel Belmont looked like a classic Belmont.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 26, 2011, 01:57:34 AM
Alucard Belmont

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.wikia.com%2Fcastlevania%2Fimages%2F7%2F7b%2FAnimated_Dracula%2527s_Curse_Alucard.JPG&hash=5b77ebc228f1fa30f2c6ee9438d2baa2f9883431)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on October 26, 2011, 02:01:37 AM
Alucard Belmont

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.wikia.com%2Fcastlevania%2Fimages%2F7%2F7b%2FAnimated_Dracula%2527s_Curse_Alucard.JPG&hash=5b77ebc228f1fa30f2c6ee9438d2baa2f9883431)

Haha! I've seen that one before cracks me up. I just don't want him ending up looking like the new emo dante or anything.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on October 26, 2011, 03:59:20 AM
Pachislot Akumajo Dracula III Teaser movie
パチスロ「悪魔城ドラキュラⅢ」ティザー映像 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhoj8hisctI#)

Dracula, Ralph, Sypha (probably), Alucard... Where is Grant?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on October 26, 2011, 04:18:17 AM
Sypha and Alucard. While the idea of any Pachislot game fails to raise any real interest out of me, seeing "this" type of Castlevania(this "look" of the series) does warm my heart.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 26, 2011, 04:31:49 AM
The sad part is that I feel like this is the closest think to 25th that konami is gonna push out.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on October 26, 2011, 05:32:20 AM
And,

Pachislot "Akumajo Dracula" Series Portal Site
http://www.kpenet.jp/kpe_ad/kpe_ad_top.html (http://www.kpenet.jp/kpe_ad/kpe_ad_top.html)

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Sypha? (probably)
Or, She may be another person.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Neobelmont on October 26, 2011, 06:02:05 AM
She may be another person.

it just feels so much like her blonde hair, blue clothes, and sacred gifts also I am not a big Alucard fan but seeing him in 3D crushing/catching that skull almost makes me like him. Yet this whole thing is just so wrong on many levels I could see this as a 360 ps3 or heck a wii u exclusive yeah a remake of an old castlevania in 3D would be awesome while I have had a thought of it this really makes it seem like it should happen. Action and pure platforming. Now I have gone and made my self sad  :'(
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 06:52:01 AM
say what you will about the principles of a gambling game, but seeing a video with Alucard and Sypha in it just pumps me up.  that's all these games are to me, videos and art.  and that's enough to at least bring me some happiness.  it's not as if making this game is stopping them from making some other normal game.  i would much rather Konami, which has a division that makes pachislot games, decided to make a pachislot game based on their Castlevania franchise, than to decide not to and instead pump out some other themed pachislot game that I have no interest in. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 07:08:50 AM
it just feels so much like her blonde hair, blue clothes, and sacred gifts
totally.  of course, i thought the same thing when I first saw Angela.  she was all blue and white and magicky, that i thought for sure she was Sypha.  but i think it really is her this time.  and assuming it is her, this'll be the first time we see a 3D version of a robed Sypha, quite nice.  good to see 3D version of Symphony-style Alucard too.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on October 26, 2011, 07:14:19 AM
I want 3D Grant.

Not Mummy.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Chernabogue on October 26, 2011, 07:23:53 AM
I want 3D Dracula's Curse.

Not Pachislot.

(3D characters do rock in this trailer)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on October 26, 2011, 08:20:26 AM
All i can say, is that so much potential with these 3D models, is going wasted on a Pachislot game!!!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 08:21:58 AM
heh, it'd be kinda sad if the 3D Alucard model was recycled from the PS3/XBox360 Alucard Castlevania game that never came to be.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on October 26, 2011, 08:24:05 AM
heh, it'd be kinda sad if the 3D Alucard model was recycled from the PS3/XBox360 Alucard Castlevania game that never came to be.

That would be a shame......
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on October 26, 2011, 08:26:17 AM
heh, it'd be kinda sad if the 3D Alucard model was recycled from the PS3/XBox360 Alucard Castlevania game that never came to be.
I wouldn't be suprised... their still using a 20 year old Richter Sprite
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 08:27:49 AM
They should throw in a recycled and updated Sonja from Castlevania: Resurrection while they're at it.  Trevor could be like "Mom???".
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on October 26, 2011, 08:32:17 AM
I wouldn't be suprised... their still using a 20 year old Richter Sprite

That's true, but that Alucard 3D model, is one that we have never seen before and we will never see, since the game he was going to be, was cancelled!!!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 08:58:05 AM
side note:
I was watching some earlier pachislot videos, and noticed that Zead pulls out three floating cards which choose which boss you will fight.  that was "so" Bloodlines Death.  kinda neat.

パチスロ 悪魔城ドラキュラII サキュバスに勝利 Succubus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuqR5jaja1A#)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Chernabogue on October 26, 2011, 09:21:12 AM
I did the very same too. Totally a Bloodlines reference. :)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Kaori on October 26, 2011, 09:29:21 AM
All i can say, is that so much potential with these 3D models, is going wasted on a Pachislot game!!!

This.

Why Konami, why? Why make ANOTHER pachislot when you could at least be making a Dracula's Curse remake with these character models?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on October 26, 2011, 09:33:12 AM
Since there is no scars in Ralph's face, it may be the Akumajo Densetsu era.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 11:47:54 AM
Good observation.  If is a retelling of the original Dracula's Curse story, Trevor and Grant would sure have to be dumb not to realize that Sypha's a woman in this one.

One of the nice things about these pachislot games is that they allow us to see attacks from camera angles and with visuals that aren't really possible in an actual action game.  Well, they're possible, but they'd have to be Quick Time Events, come during a cut scene, or otherwise take a break in the action like the super attacks in Judgment.

Another Side Note:
Looking at more videos from Pachislot II.  You know that little skeleton that sits on Death's shoulder in his artwork for Symphony of the Night (Death Jr.?)?  It looks like you get to fight him.
パチスロ 悪魔城ドラキュラII プレミア (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtRaSrV7MYg#)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on October 26, 2011, 01:24:50 PM
This video got me totally pumped! They should use these graphics for the next game!

What's with Alucards hair though? This is in the past and it looks like he's going grey!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on October 26, 2011, 01:39:22 PM
The teaser for this game has the greatest remix of Aquarius ever.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 26, 2011, 01:48:33 PM
heh, it'd be kinda sad if the 3D Alucard model was recycled from the PS3/XBox360 Alucard Castlevania game that never came to be.
I'd love that. At least the assets would be used somewhere. Though I think this Alucard's design differs a lot from the PS3 teaser.

What's with Alucards hair though? This is in the past and it looks like he's going grey!
It's just platinum blonde~

anyway fuck konami and i can see why ayami gave trevor a scar now lol
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on October 26, 2011, 02:19:58 PM
I'd love that. At least the assets would be used somewhere. Though I think this Alucard's design differs a lot from the PS3 teaser.
It's just platinum blonde~


Yeah he definitely looks different than he did in the PS3/360 trailer at TGS....

I guess it is platinum blonde. Looks silver to me :p
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on October 26, 2011, 02:20:47 PM
Another Side Note:
Looking at more videos from Pachislot II.  You know that little skeleton that sits on Death's shoulder in his artwork for Symphony of the Night (Death Jr.?)?  It looks like you get to fight him.
パチスロ 悪魔城ドラキュラII プレミア (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtRaSrV7MYg#)
I think that's unrelated to Death's art work. That's called "Comical Skeleton" in P's Realm. I don't know official name.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 26, 2011, 02:23:40 PM
That "comical" cherub skeleton came with my Death action figure :D
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 26, 2011, 02:30:24 PM
Yes, this is probably based on Castlevania III. It would make sense with the title, although that probably wasn't intentional. The demon seen in the trailer was probably Leviathan. Also, I really liked what they did with Sypha's design. That's how I kind off envisioned she would look like in Judgment.

Where is Grant?

He wasn't attractive enough. Lol. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on October 26, 2011, 02:39:36 PM
Yeah , I am VERY impressed with Syphas design. It is spot on for how she should look in 3d.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on October 26, 2011, 02:58:19 PM
The demon seen in the trailer was probably Leviathan.
I think that Demon is CoD Dracula's second form.

He wasn't attractive enough. Lol.
OMG
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Chernabogue on October 26, 2011, 03:16:14 PM
I think that Demon is CoD Dracula's second form.
COD Dracula was more green, but yeah, it is certainely Dracula.

It's a shame Konami/KPE took a such great game (CV3) to make a new Pachislot game. They should have done a 3D action game (or movie!) of CV3.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 26, 2011, 03:25:49 PM
It's not shameful, it's profitable.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 03:35:29 PM
i wonder what involvement Iga might have had in this, if any.  i know it's been his dream to remake Dracula's Curse.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 26, 2011, 03:40:23 PM
What a waste...
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on October 26, 2011, 03:46:22 PM
I like how all the hardcore oldschool Castlevania gangstas whine about how Pachislot is too Japanese and is killing the franchise, yet Pachislot topics are always the most active threads on the board.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on October 26, 2011, 03:49:27 PM
They should throw in a recycled and updated Sonja from Castlevania: Resurrection while they're at it.  Trevor could be like "Mom???".
They wouldn't do that. Sonja's CG model reeks in comparison to these. They'd have to totally re-render her face so she doesn't look like a horse. They'd actually probably make her, well, hot(like she was in Legends). ;D
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Phil Belmont on October 26, 2011, 04:50:39 PM
I found this....

Castlevania Pachislot III - Aquarius (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOLvcZEulYQ#ws)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 26, 2011, 05:04:13 PM
Yeah , I am VERY impressed with Syphas design. It is spot on for how she should look in 3d.
"I really couldn't tell you were a woman all this time, Sypha. Really."
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 26, 2011, 05:06:49 PM
ACTUALLY THERNZ

It was never really implied in Castlevania III that the other characters weren't aware of her gender. It was kind off meant as a suprise for the player, but there is no evidence that this was also the case in-game. 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: beingthehero on October 26, 2011, 05:08:38 PM
I guess they reused the Alucard 3D model from the canceled game for this.

I have no idea if somebody already said that, as I'm shocked that a slot game has nine pages of discussion.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: thernz on October 26, 2011, 05:18:52 PM
ACTUALLY THERNZ

It was never really implied in Castlevania III that the other characters weren't aware of her gender. It was kind off meant as a suprise for the player, but there is no evidence that this was also the case in-game.
well you do play as them and she was drawn rather manly-ish in the official art. so why not. there are more points suggesting she looked like a man than not.

didnt the story refer to sypha as a "he" anyway? i know japanese uses neutral pronouns too though so idk.


story discussion topic switch
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 26, 2011, 05:29:25 PM
I'm not sure about Sypha being refered to as a he in Japanese, but using the artwork of her as evidence is kind of dubious. I still say it was never implied one way or another.     
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 26, 2011, 05:34:07 PM
why does nagumo always spell the word "of" with 2 f's all the time


am just curious...
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on October 26, 2011, 05:34:26 PM
I guess they reused the Alucard 3D model from the canceled game for this.

I have no idea if somebody already said that, as I'm shocked that a slot game has nine pages of discussion.

It's different. If you watch the videos side by side you can tell. Some parts of it may have been used but his outfit, hair and face are different.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 26, 2011, 05:36:13 PM
Not only that, but the text itself is generic text for all three characters.
"--->Take him with you.
--->Leave him behind."

And yeah, the character is just a dubious sprite.  It's not like she's like Lucius from Fire Emblem...
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages4.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20100410152319%2Ffireemblem%2Fimages%2Fthumb%2F1%2F10%2FLucius-Portrait.png%2F120px-Lucius-Portrait.png&hash=c9350e53b7e44b7c3b270c0be06d7d69442affee) <---that's a dude.

err... on second thought, maybe she's like a female Lucius.  O_o;
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on October 26, 2011, 05:38:21 PM
why does nagumo always spell the word "of" with 2 f's all the time

Funny that you say that, since I spelled it right this time. Hah!

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages4.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20100410152319%2Ffireemblem%2Fimages%2Fthumb%2F1%2F10%2FLucius-Portrait.png%2F120px-Lucius-Portrait.png&hash=c9350e53b7e44b7c3b270c0be06d7d69442affee) <---that's a dude.

Even I fell for that one. And when I found out I was like

what why
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on October 26, 2011, 05:59:41 PM
ACTUALLY THERNZ

It was never really implied in Castlevania III that the other characters weren't aware of her gender. It was kind off meant as a suprise for the player, but there is no evidence that this was also the case in-game.
Yeah, we don't know what Trevor thought, or how long he knew she was a woman officially.  But the end of her story in Judgment did confirm that she actually did enter Transylvania disguised as a man, partly because of all the witch burnings in the area.  That actually cleared up some stuff for me.  I had thought she had pretended to be a man the entire time she was under the service of the church and was then shocked to see she wasn't really hiding it in Judgment.

On another note, it would be cool if this game was actually a preview of the next big Iga game to come out.  Maybe they're just waiting until the Lords of Shadows sequels are done before making the game.  Hey, I can be optimistic, can't I?

On yet another note, I'm hoping to see some good ole classic Dracula's Curse bosses.  Maybe instead of cards randomly being selected to determine who you'll fight, a coffin will randomly open, and out will come a Cyclops, pair of Mummy Men, or a Leviathon?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on October 26, 2011, 06:13:40 PM
Quote from: Nagumo
Funny that you say that, since I spelled it right this time. Hah!

i always thought u just had 2 F buttons on your keyboard, you're silly nagumomo

Quote from: Reinhart77
Hey, I can be optimistic, can't I?

more like delusional ooooooohhhh snap
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on October 26, 2011, 06:14:00 PM
Yeah, we don't know what Trevor thought, or how long he knew she was a woman officially.  But the end of her story in Judgment did confirm that she actually did enter Transylvania disguised as a man, partly because of all the witch burnings in the area.  That actually cleared up some stuff for me.  I had thought she had pretended to be a man the entire time she was under the service of the church and was then shocked to see she wasn't really hiding it in Judgment.

On another note, it would be cool if this game was actually a preview of the next big Iga game to come out.  Maybe they're just waiting until the Lords of Shadows sequels are done before making the game.  Hey, I can be optimistic, can't I?

On yet another note, I'm hoping to see some good ole classic Dracula's Curse bosses.  Maybe instead of cards randomly being selected to determine who you'll fight, a coffin will randomly open, and out will come a Cyclops, pair of Mummy Men, or a Leviathon?

I'd hate to have to wait all the way till after another LoS game for the next big IGA game. It's been long enough already.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on October 26, 2011, 06:20:13 PM
Quote
On another note, it would be cool if this game was actually a preview of the next big Iga game to come out.  Maybe they're just waiting until the Lords of Shadows sequels are done before making the game.
AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Sumac on October 26, 2011, 06:59:59 PM
Konami trolling old fans of the series?
Keep this up Konami!!  8)

P.S.
Dracula's face looks fat a bit.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on October 26, 2011, 09:50:22 PM
Quote
Maybe this is some adaptation of III, but restructured to fit the scheme of the other two pachislot games? If so, where's Grant? Poor dude seems to always get the short end of the stick nowadays...
Quote
Grant is the one who appears from time to time to girlishly flirt with Trevor and do seductive dances for him.

Someone had to take up Angela's mantle.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on November 04, 2011, 03:26:13 PM
The website launches on Skyrimday.

just in case you didn't know.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on November 04, 2011, 06:13:37 PM
what's Skyrimday? 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Kingshango on November 04, 2011, 07:36:27 PM
what's Skyrimday?

That's the day Elder Scrolls fans(including myself) say goodbye to our loved ones and the last remnants of our social lives.

11/11/11.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on November 04, 2011, 08:34:50 PM
The website launches on Skyrimday.

just in case you didn't know.

Well that's something CV related to be excited about I guess :)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Odile Kuronuma on November 05, 2011, 12:31:28 AM
How did I miss this thread? Just saw the teaser. WOW. It has Alucard in it...

I wanna play this game .
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on November 05, 2011, 06:21:36 AM
How did I miss this thread? Just saw the teaser. WOW. It has Alucard in it...

I wanna play this game .
Its just a pinball variant. Theres no actual gameplay involved. You can probably just find the cutscenes on youtube.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on November 05, 2011, 12:08:50 PM
How did I miss this thread? Just saw the teaser. WOW. It has Alucard in it...

I wanna play this game .

Konami is trolling us, with that game, but still i'm expecting that some time in the near future we will get a true Castlevania game with that kind of quality characters models......
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dengo vlad tepes on November 08, 2011, 02:09:55 AM
can't wait for akumajou dracula kart !
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on November 08, 2011, 06:03:47 AM
can't wait for akumajou dracula kart !
Sounds like  sure fire better idea than a Pachislot game. At least you can get creative there.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on November 08, 2011, 09:25:28 PM
That's the day Elder Scrolls fans(including myself) say goodbye to our loved ones and the last remnants of our social lives.

11/11/11.

almost agree. I'm waiting for Fallout 4-day
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Mystic Myotis on November 09, 2011, 07:01:56 AM
I'm looking forward to LoZ: Skyward Sword.  I'd be into Skyrim, too, but I don't have a good enough video card... sigh...
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: The Most Curious Thing on November 09, 2011, 02:41:28 PM
The amazing Aquarius remix notwithstanding, I'm definitely most looking forward to the OST's successor to Trezire de Spirit/Capriccio of the Scarlet Moon.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on November 09, 2011, 05:09:57 PM
Konami trolling old fans of the series?
Keep this up Konami!!  8)

P.S.
Dracula's face looks fat a bit.
This whole year has been one big Konami trolling event. It's like they said, "Hey, for CV's 25th Anniversary, let's just fuck with the CV fans and get them all mad, because, y'know, it would be FUNNY AS HELL!!".
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on November 11, 2011, 01:16:55 AM
Still no Pachislot III site, but now if you go to the main Pachislot series page you can open a new Pachislot III trailer with streaming lag that makes the video completely unwatchable.

I have no idea why they didn't just make it be a Flash video.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: kevin video on November 11, 2011, 04:06:27 AM
I watched two trailers on YouTube for the Pachislot III game. I have to say that I'm once again impressed by both the visuals, and the amazing soundtrack. However, I'm also quite frustrated and upset that these are not being put into an actual game. WTF? That kind of awesomeness goes to a slot machine, but no one even considers putting it on the PS3 and giving us a real Castlevania game? Come on. I feel rather ripped off, actually. It's rather unfair that something that looked that cool goes to a gambling machine.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Mystic Myotis on November 11, 2011, 05:33:55 AM
Still no Pachislot III site, but now if you go to the main Pachislot series page you can open a new Pachislot III trailer with streaming lag that makes the video completely unwatchable.

I have no idea why they didn't just make it be a Flash video.

You mean this one?:
Castlevania Pachislot III ~ Trailer 2 ~ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqalumxyd0w#)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on November 11, 2011, 06:35:50 AM
First off you ROCK for posting that on youtube. Wish it was 720p.

Second. People were right about that Alucard being like the one at the TGS2008 trailer he's wearing a completely different outfit from his SotN trailer. He's still not exactly the same as the Alucard at TGS though.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Phil Belmont on November 11, 2011, 07:18:13 AM
Yeah ! A Game that we will never play !  :D
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Mystic Myotis on November 11, 2011, 09:38:28 AM
First off you ROCK for posting that on youtube. Wish it was 720p.

Second. People were right about that Alucard being like the one at the TGS2008 trailer he's wearing a completely different outfit from his SotN trailer. He's still not exactly the same as the Alucard at TGS though.

It wasn't me who posted it.  I just searched for it on Youtube.


And yeah.  But did you also notice that his hair is much shorter than it's supposed to be?
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on November 11, 2011, 10:14:42 AM
So much awesome graphics, are getting wasted in a pachislot game...........
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Kaori on November 11, 2011, 10:22:56 AM
Sooooooo. No Grant in this trailer either. Why put Alucard and Sypha, but no Grant? Is poor Grant really that unloved?

But yeah. The music and the graphics are pretty good in this. Why on earth are they wasting it on this pachislot game? Or even better, why am I even questioning Konami lately? I wouldn't say they've been awesome to us CV fans lately.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Chernabogue on November 11, 2011, 10:34:20 AM
Wasting such good stuff on Pachislots...

Also, yeah, where the f- is Grant? I want Grant.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on November 11, 2011, 06:54:28 PM
It wasn't me who posted it.  I just searched for it on Youtube.


And yeah.  But did you also notice that his hair is much shorter than it's supposed to be?

Yeup, his hair is much shorter and less blonde than it was. I'm not entirely sure if I like his new design but he does look more tough.

Also yeah it sucks about Grant. I was never a huge fan to begin with but I still feel like he should be included.
Title: grant da nasty
Post by: crisis on November 11, 2011, 08:30:59 PM
Grant the hunchback pirate ninja-mummy is busy rebuilding the town.

Grant was also gonna be shafted from the Dracula's Curse Animated Movie  :o
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on November 12, 2011, 04:34:55 AM
that was a pretty wicked red Trevor there.  thought it might have been a Doppleganger, but seemed to be fighting Succubus.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on November 12, 2011, 04:41:06 AM
.....so this technically Shatters the whole "Belmonts can't touch VK cause Richter going evil" thing cause that was clearly an evil Trevor.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: crisis on November 12, 2011, 04:45:48 AM
We don't know if the Pachislots are canon, so. . .
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on November 12, 2011, 05:00:03 AM
We don't know if the Pachislots are canon, so. . .

My guess is that they are since lately they are the ONLY castlevania games tied to the original timeline....

Its a damn shame too, especially with sweet technology like the 3DS and Vita out nowadays...
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on November 12, 2011, 10:03:49 AM
Succubus is there, again.  I hope they do something creative with her, three times is a bit much.  I'd rather see a possessed Julia at this point.  Curse of Darkness hardly had any female enemies in it that they could pull from.  Harpy is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.  They could use one of the Fairy type Innocent Devil's as Alucard's Fairy familiar.

Oh, and, maybe Trevor chose to leave Grant behind in this game.

And, on second thought, maybe that really is a Trevor Doppelganger.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on November 12, 2011, 05:23:33 PM
Succubus is there, again.  I hope they do something creative with her, three times is a bit much.  I'd rather see a possessed Julia at this point.  Curse of Darkness hardly had any female enemies in it that they could pull from.  Harpy is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.  They could use one of the Fairy type Innocent Devil's as Alucard's Fairy familiar.
I like LoI's design of Succubus as much as I liked SotN's design of Succubus, but I think they are overusing LoI's design a little too much. If they can create original characters like Angela(and Dark Angela), and give us new detailed models of Alucard and Sypha, they sure as hell design a new, third Succubus design. They did that with the CoD comic(they had a Succubus that looked different than LoI and SotN's). I feel the same for Death too. They keep on using his CoD design, which was my least favorite. Bring back the old Grim Reaper that isn't mounted into the ground, and that actually flies around with a scythe and hood.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on November 13, 2011, 11:57:17 PM
they should use Lilith instead this time and "at least" give us a palette swap.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Koutei on November 19, 2011, 12:31:38 PM
Recycling

http://2ch.jpn21.net/Imgboard/01/data/img20111119131140.jpg (http://2ch.jpn21.net/Imgboard/01/data/img20111119131140.jpg)
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on November 19, 2011, 12:34:56 PM
Wow Koutei, that's pretty uncanny.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Chernabogue on November 19, 2011, 01:04:45 PM
At least, they look like CV characters.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on November 19, 2011, 01:06:21 PM
If anyone knows about Recycling, that's Konami!!!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Nagumo on November 19, 2011, 01:15:31 PM
That's pretty cool, it was a good fight sequence anyway so it's pretty neat they use it again for the Alucard fight.

Also, Grant is in this game, but only in his 8-bit form apperently.  :P 
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Kaori on November 19, 2011, 05:36:01 PM
Maybe we should be glad this isn't a normal CV game, lol. Doesn't really look that great after watching this:

パチスロ【悪魔城ドラキュラⅢ】演出動画 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MkNy7qRc8w#)

Some of it looks okay, but most of it looks "meh". I'm guessing these are all of the cutscenes? I really don't know. But. It's stupid that Konami is recycling everything...again. Oh wait, never mind. This IS Konami we're talking about. Of course a ton of stuff is going to be recycled. Including some of the music and that Alucard/Trever fight scene that looks waaaaaay too much like the Judgment battle between Simon and Alucard like Koutei pointed out.

And wow. Grant gets like 3 seconds in the game in 8-bit form? Nice, Konami. Nice.  :rollseyes:
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Neobelmont on November 19, 2011, 05:55:58 PM
Maybe we should be glad this isn't a normal CV game, lol. Doesn't really look that great after watching this:

パチスロ【悪魔城ドラキュラⅢ】演出動画 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MkNy7qRc8w#)

Some of it looks okay, but most of it looks "meh". I'm guessing these are all of the cutscenes? I really don't know. But. It's stupid that Konami is recycling everything...again. Oh wait, never mind. This IS Konami we're talking about. Of course a ton of stuff is going to be recycled. Including some of the music and that Alucard/Trever fight scene that looks waaaaaay too much like the Judgment battle between Simon and Alucard like Koutei pointed out.

And wow. Grant gets like 3 seconds in the game in 8-bit form? Nice, Konami. Nice.  :rollseyes:

That scene Trevor Vs Alucard is straight out of CV judgment he did the hand thingy and attack in the air like simon did and the forest as well.(Note to self read before posting) Guess I was just a bit too slow this time. Yet why not be a cv game I can just imagine this with some more polished graphics and good gameplay it would be a hit a 50-60 frames per second cv with all new remixed music and the ability to unlock old ones, actual platforming and a whole bunch of other things that current action games can't hold a candle too.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Chernabogue on November 19, 2011, 06:10:14 PM
At least, Dracula's second form looks badass. I also like Sypha's outfit. The rest is MEH. VERY MEH.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on November 19, 2011, 06:37:11 PM
Such a waste. They could be making a Castlevania CG movie with those resources, and get MORE money out of everyone for it.

Also, what is this..? Did I hear Dawn of Sorrow's Chapel theme? Yes I did!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Ahasverus on November 19, 2011, 07:08:38 PM
I think the whole soundtrack for this game should be remixes of this song
trolololol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woySeSNBL3o#)
F*** you, Konami, this is such a tease
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Kaori on November 19, 2011, 07:54:20 PM
That scene Trevor Vs Alucard is straight out of CV judgment he did the hand thingy and attack in the air like simon did and the forest as well.(Note to self read before posting) Guess I was just a bit too slow this time. Yet why not be a cv game I can just imagine this with some more polished graphics and good gameplay it would be a hit a 50-60 frames per second cv with all new remixed music and the ability to unlock old ones, actual platforming and a whole bunch of other things that current action games can't hold a candle too.

I thought it was just a comparison when I looked at the picture. It's even worse that it's actually directly from Judgment.  :-X
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on November 19, 2011, 08:08:34 PM
Well 15 minutes of old school Castlevania was nice to come home to. It really makes me want them to drop this Lords of Shadow stuff and just return to the old timeline. At least so they can finish it. Sypha looks great, Alucard looks a bit off though, Kaori's avatar is what Alucard looks like in my mind. The music for it rocks too.... To bad it's just pachislot *sigh*
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on November 19, 2011, 08:11:28 PM
At least it has boobs and Dracula's second form is fantastic!!!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: KaZudra on November 19, 2011, 08:30:13 PM
Wow, this is even more atrocious than before.

Honestly, I wouldn't buy into this shit, the absence of effort is just slapping you in the face.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Vrakanox on November 19, 2011, 08:52:29 PM
At least it has boobs and Dracula's second form is fantastic!!!

That zoom in on the boobs scene was like  :o
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on November 20, 2011, 05:29:00 AM
Trevor and Alucard's faces seem off. Alucard who even in the PS3/X350 tech demo, has always had rather defining facial features. In here, he lacks that. Trevor, oddly enough, lacks the masculine look he had in CoD. He almost looks strangely more anime, as his eyes are massive.

Sypha, Succubus, Dracula(both forms) and the Doppelganger of Trevor(found it strange that he looked more badass that regular Trevor) all looked great, though. The locations also look ace!
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Reinhart77 on November 22, 2011, 12:28:42 AM
Darn, no 100% new enemies.  I was hopin for a Cyclops or something oh well.

And, Sypha plays the organ, nice.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on November 22, 2011, 12:51:42 AM
They are so trying to turn Sypha into this game's designated Angela-equivalent cheesecake character simply on the basis of her being the chick.  And it is so not working.

It's a cute redesign, though.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Sumac on November 22, 2011, 04:06:09 PM
Her redesign is still arguably better than what she had in CVJ.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Super Waffle on November 22, 2011, 04:31:43 PM
Not arguable.  Just plain fact.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: uzo on November 22, 2011, 05:57:06 PM
They are so trying to turn Sypha into this game's designated Angela-equivalent cheesecake character simply on the basis of her being the chick.  And it is so not working.

Yeah it's extremely shallow. Very disappointing.
Title: Re: Pachislot III?
Post by: Flame on November 22, 2011, 09:24:25 PM
DAMMIT SYPHA CASTLE IS COLLAPSING WHY ARE YOU SITTING THERE PLAYING THE ORGAN