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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: AxeLord on December 26, 2014, 06:05:38 PM
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http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/10/castlevania-resurrection-dc-cancelled/ (http://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/10/castlevania-resurrection-dc-cancelled/)
You guys have probably already seen all these before, but I guess I thought I'd give you the link anyway. Just to make sure. :P
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I remember most of those screens, however a long time ago there were some other screens of this game that I can no-longer find anywhere on the web :'(
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Thanks for the link! The article on the Castlevania64 beta is also interesting. Too bad Resurrection never got released, it looks fun.
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This looks horrible, thank god it wasn't released
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This looks horrible, thank god it wasn't released
By today's standards, yes. I remember seeing screenshots in gaming magazines when the game was announced and thought it was the best graphics ever zomg.
It's a pity it was never released, then we could have known if it was actually garbage from a first-hand account. Though with CV's 3D track record, it probably wouldn't have upped the ante any from CV64 or LoD because that seemed to be in a period where CV would occasionally try something new, then stick with that formula for a while.
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From what I read about Resurrection it was to be like CV64/LoD except more focused on stage-by-stage action and a lot less exploration and puzzle-solving. It would have been nice to give this game a go-through just to see what it could deliver. The graphics are clearly further ahead then those of CV64/LoD. And even if they're still somewhat block-ish the game makes the most out of them. The N64 titles were basic yet they manage to pull off a wondrous and immersive atmosphere. And from the looks of the screens Resurrection (I feel) would have done even better.
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By today's standards, yes. I remember seeing screenshots in gaming magazines when the game was announced and thought it was the best graphics ever zomg.
It's a pity it was never released, then we could have known if it was actually garbage from a first-hand account. Though with CV's 3D track record, it probably wouldn't have upped the ante any from CV64 or LoD because that seemed to be in a period where CV would occasionally try something new, then stick with that formula for a while.
Putting yourself in that mindset is gonna be something that eludes future generations I fear. I remember thinking the people in GTA: Vice City looked so realistic back in the day. Then I popped it in a few years ago and it was just like "Gah, when did everyone get a box for a head in this game?"
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On a side note:
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth - BETA/TEST LEVELS (DEBUG) [Wiiware] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsIliQoeAMY#ws)
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By today's standards, yes. I remember seeing screenshots in gaming magazines when the game was announced and thought it was the best graphics ever zomg.
It's a pity it was never released, then we could have known if it was actually garbage from a first-hand account. Though with CV's 3D track record, it probably wouldn't have upped the ante any from CV64 or LoD because that seemed to be in a period where CV would occasionally try something new, then stick with that formula for a while.
i wasn't really speaking about the graphics side, just everything about this game looked so wrong. The character design is totally uninspired boring and extremely lazy, the generic techno music, and what about that frankenstein's bride inspired "lady dracula" or whatever she was supposed to be. everything looked cheesy and ugly in the worst possible way.
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said the guy with the bondage anime girl avatar.
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Didnt some magazines received demos of the game? I wonder WHY no one has ever uploaded one at this date. There should be even a XX% build out there (like the Toe Jam & Earl 3 on DC found or even Half Life).
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That's...a really good question. Maybe Konami doesn't want the demos released onto the internet for reasons unknown to us. Maybe they'll find out from the hype it could generate that they have a rare gem in their vault, and how foolish they were to squander it at the time and even now. It may even outdo LoS in terms of a more traditional Castlevania experience. This is all hypothetical mind you. But it would be quite the shocker. I don't see why we can't have access to the demos. Obviously Konami has no interest in pursuing Resurrection's development. Especially now that the Dreamcast is considered an obsolete system with regards to the XBONE :P and PS4.
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said the guy with the bondage anime girl avatar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2890smQsl_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2890smQsl_4)
3.30. also a few seconds earlier for some castlevania reference maybe
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oh and "said the guy with the chibi sexy anime girls sign" btw
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Resurrection's composer seemed legit shocked that any of the music was released when I uploaded Another Vampire Killer on youtube. I'm going to guess Konami kept whatever was finished under tight wrap when it was cancelled. I guess maybe at one point they thought they could release it on the PS2?
Regardless that interview Kurt-kun did with the artist a billion years ago illuminated what kind of game it was going to be. And...it didn't sound very good. It was a linear hack-and-slash. Like Curse or Lament, really.
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i may or may not have the beta demo locked away in my closet along with all the other sacred artifacts that i have gathered pertaining to akumajo dracula over the course of several decades... what will it take for me to dig thru it all & dump it on the internet? leaked nudes from several members of the dungeon? original script from the proposed CV play? who knows?
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leaked nudes from several members of the dungeon?
Huh??! lol, WTF.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2890smQsl_4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2890smQsl_4)
3.30. also a few seconds earlier for some castlevania reference maybe
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oh and "said the guy with the chibi sexy anime girls sign" btw
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>taking anything waffle says seriously
(https://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0tvefaxcA1r8de33o1_500.gif)
Ontopic, I would've liked to have given it a shot. A decent chunk of its design choices are questionable (not entirely sure why Sonia's nipples suddenly became a grievously important part of the conception process or why the concept sketches are laughably low-effort), but it's not like it would have gone the MoF route and just fucked up all our Sundays.