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Off Topic / Re: Well, after what 25 years?

« Last post by Abnormal Freak on Yesterday at 09:10:37 PM »

This undead forum is a perfect analogy.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: 40th Anniversary pop-up store @ Nakano Broadway

« Last post by Gunlord on Yesterday at 03:07:02 PM »

Hihi shiroi!

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Off Topic / Re: Well, after what 25 years?

« Last post by Belmontoya on Yesterday at 05:58:12 AM »

ICVDiscord is kinda where the true spirit of the old board (what remains of it anyway) lives. Worth looking into, if just for that.

We're mostly crusty old dads now with prolapsed anuses.

Still here. Definitely an old basement troll dad who wears the same hoodie around the house every day and doesn't go out to socialize enough. Still making music too, but it gets more and more difficult to stay motivated as the world fades into an AI infested hellscape. I miss the days of art contests and ripping each other apart for pixel art on here. Despite those early days of discourse, many of the people here have become my best friends online and I'm thankful for that. Learning to love our flaws is what will keep us grounded as artists.

So while it's become more difficult to find the energy for my passions like music and gaming, the soul still burns. This undead forum is a perfect analogy.

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Fan Stuff / Re: BENIGHTED

« Last post by RichterB on November 13, 2026, 05:56:37 PM »

A demo for our next game called BENIGHTED is coming soon and you'll never guess when.

A new classicvania game by Mig Perez with music by Jeffrey Montoya.

The game is super lovingly inspired by our shared ♥️ for Super #Castlevania 4

https://x.com/i/status/2094546322858947023

I'm excited for this game and demo. I assumed you maybe meant October 31 for the demo. Any updates on when we might get our first crack at it?

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: So... why the hell was The Castlevania Adventure so damn broken?

« Last post by DoctaMario on November 11, 2026, 12:15:42 PM »

Oh it's definitely too hard.

Also: DOCTA!! YOU LIVE!!! GOOD TO SEE YOU!!

It's good to see you too, it's been ages, mate!

I think some of the design choices are due to it only having 4 stages and so they felt that that challenge was the only way people wouldn't beat the game in one sitting. I think if I'd played the game more recently I would have a similar opinion as you, but because I played it on the GameBoy and was so excited to have a portable Castlevania I was just happy to play it regardless of how rough around the edges it is.

One thing your post made me think of is how the character moves pretty slow but the jump speed is fast which can be confusing.

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General Castlevania Discussion / 40th Anniversary pop-up store @ Nakano Broadway

« Last post by Shiroi Koumori on November 10, 2026, 06:32:22 PM »

It's been a long time since I posted...

Gallery of Hakaba, a store in Nakano Broadway (Tokyo) will be hosting a pop-up store staring Nov 19 to Dec 14, 2026.
Here's the link for the items: https://hakabanogarou.jp/archives/92577
They also have an online store. I believe they will add the items for online purchase on the 19th.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse!!!

« Last post by Hayoam on November 08, 2026, 03:13:55 AM »

My dude, I don't think you understand how rating scales work. Generally speaking, a 7/10 is "There are plenty of problems, but the game is still a fun time". 5/10 is "Well, someone... tried?"

Your review is way more negative than either of those. I was expecting to hear 2/10 or 3/10.

My bad let me explain a 7 if you have no expectation and you are not a Castlevania fan but you just want something to play and care about nothing else as I said before the gameplay can be fun as gameplay is the only thing good about the game.

Now the Other prespective as a Castlevania fan I see the game failed in every department thats's why I gave it a 5 which is the minimum for a functional game any less than that means the game isn't playable at all so I would be a liar if I gave it a 2.

Here are the rating:

1-4 Unplayable mess.
5 Trash
6 Bad
7 Good
8 Great
9 Amazing
10 Perfect

As just a product it's just Good.
By Castlevania standard it's Trash.

You see unlike Lords of Shadow this one claims to be authentic Castlevania and it's not clrearly.
For LOS1 I would give it a 9 since it's just Alt Castlevania so I gotta be fair as los is it's own thing but sadly los 2 is a 7, they dropped the ball.

To add to the negatives:
- Level design is fucking bad, teleporters are placed in an awkward places and you don't get the mirrors untill the end which would be pointless by then.
- Relics are just bad nothing stand out all are just whatever.
- Subweapons are mostly useless except for maybe 2 or 3 of them.

So with suffering recalled I would give 5 in general lol.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse!!!

« Last post by Hayoam on November 08, 2026, 02:26:55 AM »

It is rare but in the middle ages sometimes husbands took their wife's last name rather than vice versa. If a man married up, i.e into a noble house when he was a commoner, he would take the wife's name as a means of social enhancement. It's possible Rose will end up marrying a commoner or someone without a title, especially if the Belmonts do get the 'titles, land, and gold' promised to them at the start of the game, and give the storied name to the man rather than take his.

I don't think the devs have thought that far and if that's the case it's still bad, that's why I said it's non canon for me.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse!!!

« Last post by Lumi Kløvstad on November 07, 2026, 10:27:18 AM »

Oh my God where to begin with this....

As a just a game it gets 7/10 as a Castlevania game 5/10 for the effort only.

Ok let's begin,

The Music
- It's just meh nothing special not even worth mentioning.

The Voice acting
- The voice of Rose is annoying, Leon Voice doesn't fit at all and Medusa voice omg it's like the voice of Black ghetto auntie like wtf were thinking with the casting.

The Gameplay
- It's allright it can fun at a times as it basically Hollow Knight, not a hint from Castlevania besides some memberberries.

The Dialogue
- EXTREMELY CRINGE TO THE MAXIMUM there is nothing of value here.
Also I noticed something about modern western devs with Female leads, there is always thses characerers that are always telling the lead she is the best and awesome all the time, infinite reassurance basically like a group therapy session, it doesn't feel earned and bullshit, they need to lose this shit if they want a good female lead.

Characterization
- Most inoffensive but for some they went the extra mile when it comes to character assassination.
- Leon became an emotional pussy instead of Stoic awesome knight and the head of the Belmonts including him in the game is such a huge mistake.
- Brauner Carmilla most unserious and act like kids in kindergarten, I don't even need to say more.
- Alucard reeks of "Oh I hate you dad and I'm gonna shut myself in my room" energy what even is lol.

Castlevania continuity and lore
How did Leon establish the Belmonts hunters if he was trapped the whole time?
Why Rose is the last Belmont? her kids won't be Belmonts but they can be the Origin of the Morris since kids don't take their mother's names as she can't be the one to give birth to the main line of the family tree. Where the main line comes from now? So riddle me this Batman.

I just turned off my brain halfway just to get 100% because it's makes sick to think about it.
I do not recommend it if you want Castlevania.

Conclusion
- It's bad and I don't consider this game as a Canon just a game wearing Castlevania face.

My dude, I don't think you understand how rating scales work. Generally speaking, a 7/10 is "There are plenty of problems, but the game is still a fun time". 5/10 is "Well, someone... tried?"

Your review is way more negative than either of those. I was expecting to hear 2/10 or 3/10.

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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse!!!

« Last post by Gunlord on November 06, 2026, 08:35:21 PM »

Why Rose is the last Belmont? her kids won't be Belmonts but they can be the Origin of the Morris since kids don't take their mother's names as she can't be the one to give birth to the main line of the family tree. Where the main line comes from now? So riddle me this Batman.

It is rare but in the middle ages sometimes husbands took their wife's last name rather than vice versa. If a man married up, i.e into a noble house when he was a commoner, he would take the wife's name as a means of social enhancement. It's possible Rose will end up marrying a commoner or someone without a title, especially if the Belmonts do get the 'titles, land, and gold' promised to them at the start of the game, and give the storied name to the man rather than take his.