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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: Bengr Hausve on December 12, 2018, 07:06:07 PM
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Are you playing this game right now? Thoughts?
Prototype
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii574/Musa_Garnet/Monster-Boy-and-the-Cursed-Kingdom-debut-trailer_zpsstfxyg0o.png)
Final product:
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii574/Musa_Garnet/PREVIEW_SCREENSHOT9_169501_zpslanaigaz.jpg)
More challenging than a random IgaVania
(http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii574/Musa_Garnet/header_zpsmajxnsab.jpg)
:pepsi:
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I wanted to get this for a friend but it's sold out online... Any good?
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Easily one of the best Metroidvanias (if not THE best) in recent memory. I was worried it wouldn't live up to the great WB/MW series, but it's just as good as the others, maybe even surpasses them in some ways (though I dunno, I've got a pretty big soft spot for Dragon's Trap/Curse). It's a pretty big game, too—something like 15–20 hours. Great music and graphics, and I'm surprised about the latter because I initially thought the sprites looked a little dumb, but the release version has improved greatly from early footage. Still not as pretty as Lizardcube's Dragon's Trap remake, but a very good effort.
This is the kind of expansive adventure I'd hoped Shantae: Half-Genie Hero would deliver on, but that fell a bit flat for me (good game regardless).
One last thing: Good God, if you play it, change the intro music to Japanese. Not because I'm a weeb (though I am), but because the default pop-punk song with shitty vocals is just atrocious. I guess people like it since it's featured in every YouTube video that talks about and praises the game, but after the first time seeing the animated intro, I was happy to see you could change the opening track to something less grating.