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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: theANdROId on April 07, 2014, 03:15:46 PM
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So, a friend of mine upgraded to a PS4, and just last week gave me his old PS3! :-D
I've already downloaded and tried the demo for Harmony of Despair...
...it seems...okay at first. I was limited to Alucard, and what I assume is the first level, and never found very good power-ups. Movement seems sooo slow!!! but I don't think that alone kills the game. While I realize that a great difference in CV taste exists here, is it worth (I think) $15 bucks? Is it worth it if I most often (and most likely) will only play solo?
I think I also saw a few "retro" CV games available, though I forget what they were now other than SotN. I think I'll probably get these...though I already own SotN, so unless it includes the extra stuff from...was it the Saturn version?...I doubt I'd buy that.
And finally, any other games you'd highly recommend I check out? I've never cared for sports/racing games, and usually prefer action/adventure/platforming games.
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I really can't recommend Harmony of Despair if you intent of single player only.... unless you play around with modded saves since it's mostly a grind fest...
SoTN is the PSX version.
If you dig Castlevania and want a real challenge, Rouge Legacy will fit your fancy.
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I'm still biding my time on the PS3 (conflicted about whether I should buy a used one or wait for the price to go down more on new ones) but you should definitely get the Sly Collection if you've never played any of the Sly Cooper games before. They're so fun, and the HD collection has the entire original PS2 trilogy remastered on it. 90% of the reason I'm getting a PS3 is to play Sly 4, the other 10% is to finally have a blu-ray player :p
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I can't recommend Harmony of Despair, especially not for solo play. I might enjoy it if I had gotten it on PSN and could actually play online with people, but the little I did online with my Xbox Live Gold trial, I didn't really enjoy myself a whole lot.
SOTN, Chronicles, and Lament of Innocence are all on PSN.
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Dragons crown! I'll play with you.
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Try out Dante's Inferno for a 3D Castlevania-ish experience.
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If you're planning to play through Harmony of Despair with a few like-minded buddies, then the fun you'll have is worth every cent of it. But if you're going to spend most of your time playing alone, then don't bother -- levels were designed for co-op play, and multiplayer is what makes Despair worth playing in the first place. Otherwise, it'll just feel like a poor, stripped-down Metroidvania copy job.
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I may stray from HoDespair then...I've only got one friend with a PS3 (if he still has it), and he also has 5 kids, and I'm not sure CV is quite his thing anyway.
And the store has CV Chronicles, and CV Dracula X Chronicles. Both look like they're worth getting.
I'm definitely gonna check out Sly Cooper. I have the first two...never did actually finish the second (I should do that) but I loved them!
And Dante's Inferno, Dragon's Crown, and Rogue Legacy all look really interesting. I'll probably give them a shot too...though I've gotta get some more cash first!
Rogue Legacy reminds me of Gauntlet...and I think I remember a new one of those coming out soon. :-)
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Demon's Souls.
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Rugal and Jorge are right on the money. Also get Dark Souls too, which is the successor of Demon Souls' fate. I initially dismissed Dante's Inferno when it was first released, but I tried it and it's actually pretty fun. Far more than what I expected.
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When I picked up LoS from gamestop, the associate mentioned something coming out sometime down the road that he said was similar to Eternal Darkness. I liked that game, so I think I wouldn't mind trying this one, but I completely forget what it was...anyone maybe know something that fits the bill?
I'm sure I could just go back sometime and next time he's there I could ask...but I thought I'd see if anyone here knew first.
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Sounds like "Shadow of the Eternals"...
...which is an actual sequel to the old Eternal Darkness of Gamecube fame.
However, I thought that game was stuck in Development Hell, so maybe he meant something else? I've not been keeping up with upcoming games, to be honest...
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Likely Shadow of the Eternals, yeah. No idea what's going on with it since the two Kickstarter campaigns flopped, but the devs are apparently still working on it while scaling it back, but I'm not getting my hopes up for anything ever being released.
They may be two old games, but The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection is boss. Really sharp visuals make these games even more lovely to look at than on PS2.
Heavy Rain and Siren: Blood Curse are other cool exclusives, and Ni no Kuni is said to be good.
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Shadow of the Eternals was put on an 'indefinite hiatus', but its dev apparently disbanded, so the project's essentially dead.
It's a shame, but as far as I'm concerned the game never looked that interesting in the first place. I'd loved the Gamecube classic, though; I wouldn't mind seeing something like it be released in the future.
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I was able to pick up a disc copy of "Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection" for $20.
I have defeated five of 'em, I think.
However, right now Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3) has me hooked. Classic jRPG action withe beautiful Ghibli visuals. :D
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Id recommend Bayonetta; it's got the right balance of story to gameplay. Still one of my favorite PS3 games and I'm looking forward to 2 should that ever come into play.
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2's coming out on Wii-U.
I think on Fall.
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I think Nintendo basically produced Bayonetta 2, so hopefully it stays a Wii U exclusive and actually gets people to buy the system.
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Wow really.... I must has this!!!
2's coming out on Wii-U.
I think on Fall.
I think Nintendo basically produced Bayonetta 2, so hopefully it stays a Wii U exclusive and actually gets people to buy the system.
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Definitely give the free demo of Double Dragon Neon a shot. It's not for everyone, but it's one of my favorite games of the PS3 generation. It's by Wayforward, the same developer that did Contra 4 and the Shantae games. It's filled with gorgeous 2D animation and hilarious nods to the 80s and early 90s.
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The full-3D Bionic Commando (2009 console release, not "Rearmed") for PS3/XBOX360 was one of the best games of the generation for me in terms of pure and unique gameplay. In fact, surprisingly, it's probably my favorite game on the PS3. It's rough around the edges, and has a significant learning curve in terms of the swinging mechanics, but I found it to be amazing. This is one of the only "next-gen" games to really impress me to the point where my jaw dropped. (It captured the essence of the original NES Bionic Commando while moving it into 3D, whereas LoS in terms of Castlevania, not nearly as much). Really wish their could have been a sequel...
Castlevania could learn a lot about 3D swinging and 3D environments from this game.
The cave level in this game showed me the basics of what level 3 of Super Castlevania IV could be like in 3D if designers stretched their imaginations in the gameplay/environment department.
Trailers:
Bionic Commando - Official Trailer [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C9_we55J_4#ws)
Bionic Commando Trailer PS3 Xbox360 PC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1iin6J_cC4#ws)
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I'm Sorry, I cannot recommend the Wife-Arm game to any living creature
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Bayonetta is an incredible game. Probably the best technical brawler in existence until its sequel is released. I was going to buy a Wii U just for Bayonetta 2 until I found out that the Wonderful 101 was actually a technical brawler made by Platinum so I bought one early for it and was not disappointed.
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All Platinum games I can recommend to anyone, well... most people because Bayonetta really isn't for everyone (too many sexual refrences) but still very much enjoyable