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Classic Castlevania Threads / CV3's locale
« Last post by Kaneda on October 27, 2025, 06:47:12 AM »
Playing through the game for the billionth time, I've noticed the second branching path inevitably leads to levels with a Greco-Roman aesthetic (statues, architecture, monsters). Given that the storyline mentions Dracula corrupting Europe, is the Trevor and company's journey intended to take place partially outside of Transylvania? Castlevania is no stranger to referencing Greco-Roman culture, but it's nearly always within the castle itself.  I'd be curious to know if there are any quotes from the crew commenting on this at all.

I'm thinking about creating a video analyzing (among other things) the visual language of Castlevania III and I may or may not include this particular aspect of the game.
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Fan Stuff / Re: CHRONICLES OF THE WOLF
« Last post by Migami Games on October 27, 2025, 05:54:18 AM »
Pre-Orders are now available for Pixelhearts limited edition physicals of Chronicles of the Wolf! 🐺

This version of the physical features special artwork and also includes a download code for Wallachia' Reign of Dracula!

Get it here! 👇

https://www.pixelheart.eu/en/?s=Chronicles+of+the+Wolf
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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: That time Climax Studios pitched their own Castlevania back in 2006
« Last post by theplottwist on October 24, 2025, 02:56:19 AM »
-Venice
-Michael Cross, a down-and-out rock star wallowing in guilt over his girlfriend's death
-Michael finds a whip and a crucifix and the adventure begins

I can see why Konami would tell them no without even clicking the video.

These guys were very clearly thinking Castlevania was a "anything goes as long as it's edgy" type deal. The part about "giving the franchise a breath of fresh air" by turning it into the most generic shit ever was hilarious!
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General Castlevania Discussion / Ode to Castlevania Update
« Last post by Reinhart77 on October 22, 2025, 06:50:59 PM »
Looks like there's an expansion to the Ode to Castlevania expansion for Vampire Survivor coming this month in time for Halloween. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW3ZFbMPD2I&t=33s

16 new characters for one thing.  "When we said everyone, we meant everyone".  Gotta see how much they meant that.  I guess I'll be curious if they're able to include anyone from overseas, such as Desmond or Gabriel Belmont.  If they're really reaching in the bottom of the barrel, how about some characters from games that were left on the cutting room floor?  Gotta go through that video now to see who they included.

[edit] Let's see, there's Hugh, Arikado, Persephone, Astarte, a Stone Skull, Drolta, Elizabetha, Morris, Lydie, Wizard/Water Magician, Amalaric Sniper, Gremlin, Frozen Shade, Wind, Jiang Shi, Cave Troll, Spectral Sword, Zephyr, Actrice.  Hmm, counted more than 16, so must have made a mistake or two.  Maybe some of those are characters already in the game (like Olrox). Looks like they're using the same pool of games.  They leave out anyone important from those games?
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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: That time Climax Studios pitched their own Castlevania back in 2006
« Last post by Reinhart77 on October 22, 2025, 06:43:17 PM »
cool, first time i heard of this one.
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General Castlevania Discussion / That time Climax Studios pitched their own Castlevania back in 2006
« Last post by The Puritan on October 21, 2025, 10:20:28 PM »
Have we this discussed before? I've been around since the Classicgaming days but I don't remember Climax's proposal for a next-gen Castlevania ever being brought up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2qdVjDtr64

-3rd person action game set in an open world monster-infested Venice
-dual-wield combat system involving a mix of melee and ranged options, including firearms
-day/night cycle, local NPCs wear masks and are peaceful by day but violent by night
-bosses drop masks that unlock new abilities and areas
-protagonist is Michael Cross, a down-and-out rock star wallowing in guilt over his girlfriend's death
-screams beside his hotel room lead him to an encounter with a dying member of the Belmont clan, who gives him a bloody note
-he urges Michael to go to the address on the note and inform "the others" of his death
-his last words are "Take the objects in the room as protection." and "Sara sends her love, don't blame yourself."
-Michael finds a whip and a crucifix and the adventure begins

There are a few more details in the video itself, including concept art, but yeah: pretty sure we would have hated this had Konami given it the green light. Lords of Shadow got some flak for being a "GOW clone". This one looks like it would've drawn its own flak for being a little too Devil May Cry-ish, not to mention taking the Castle out of the Vania and straying too far from the franchise's overall look and feel.
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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: Official Konami Castlevania Whip
« Last post by GuyStarwind on October 17, 2025, 10:01:35 PM »
You guys rock. This is what I was aiming for. I wish I bought one back in the day. Probably would just be on a shelf but still cool to have.
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Fan Stuff / Re: Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi - Now Available on Switch, Steam and Xbox!
« Last post by VladOfWallachia on October 16, 2025, 06:52:54 AM »
Quote from: Gunlord on October 16, 2025, 03:15:52 AM
Nice!

The port took longer than I had hoped to complete, but the good news is that we worked on the PlayStation 4 port alongside it, and that port is still on schedule to be finished by the end of the year... but we shall see. I've been consistently bad at predicting the timetable for these releases.
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Fan Stuff / Re: Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi - Now Available on Switch, Steam and Xbox!
« Last post by Gunlord on October 16, 2025, 03:15:52 AM »
Nice!
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Fan Stuff / Re: Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi - Now Available on Switch, Steam and Xbox!
« Last post by VladOfWallachia on October 15, 2025, 04:18:35 PM »
Xbox port has been released:

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/carpathian-night-starring-bela-lugosi/9NZF45XKKMWT
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