Topic: How long has the ride been?

[X]

I glad the game is still able to capture a player in 2010 with all the newer pretty high res games around.

Just like the Nintendo power reviews said while reviewing the original Metroid years after it came out: Good programming never gets old.

-X

[Vatican29]

I glad the game is still able to capture a player in 2010 with all the newer pretty high res games around.

Just like the Nintendo power reviews said while reviewing the original Metroid years after it came out: Good programming never gets old.

-X

Mmmhmm....

Maybe they stick with 2D.

[AwkwardGamer]

You know how the general gaming kid stereotype is nowadays, kids are in for the graphics. Well, not me, i'm 14, and I say these games on PS3/360 are crap compared to masterpieces such as SotN and SCIV.

[Abnormal Freak]

I just don't get why all these dickbrains have for years held the opinion that polygons are far better than dot art or other forms of 2D graphics. To me it's like comparing CG cartoons to hand-drawn: I'll always, always prefer the latter.

Reminds me of 8th grade, sitting in class talking about how cool Paper Mario is...and my classmate says, "That game looks dumb! It's all 2D and stupid!" He was totally serious, too. It boggled my mind that anyone would say that, and would actually prefer polygons—especially during a time when polygons weren't all up to snuff.

[AwkwardGamer]

People like that need to burn!

[VersasoVantare]

I think my first brush with Castlevania was probably playing Super Castlevania in a shop(Dixons) when I was a wee lad. I made a few feeble attempts to clear the first level, but obviously in a shop it's only a matter of time before the staff drive you out.

My first proper Castlevania, as in one that I got to sit down and play the whole way through was Symphony of the Night which made me an immediate fan of the series, though I don't remember if the next game I played was Circle of the Moon or Castlevania Chronicles. I was disappointed by Chronicle initially, which was purely my own fault because I bought it without reading the back of the box. I had expected a compilation of old games, but it was actually just one old game re-released, and I was disappointed that Simon lacked much in the range of moves. However, once I really gave the game a bash, I found it to be a solid and engaging old school challenge.

Circle of the Moon was a good game I thought, though a tad hard and it really was a bugger to see the screen half the time on the old GameBoy Advance, and I liked the other Metroidvania games that came out though I thought they suffered from the law of diminishing returns.
I've since gone back and played some of the older Castlevanias though emulation.  Super Castlevania IV was great I thought, though it got off to a slow start, and Rondo of Blood didn't do much for me. I've been intent on giving the old Nes games a bash though, as well as the Megadrive Bloodlines game.

[Vatican29]

I think my first brush with Castlevania was probably playing Super Castlevania in a shop(Dixons) when I was a wee lad. I made a few feeble attempts to clear the first level, but obviously in a shop it's only a matter of time before the staff drive you out.

My first proper Castlevania, as in one that I got to sit down and play the whole way through was Symphony of the Night which made me an immediate fan of the series, though I don't remember if the next game I played was Circle of the Moon or Castlevania Chronicles. I was disappointed by Chronicle initially, which was purely my own fault because I bought it without reading the back of the box. I had expected a compilation of old games, but it was actually just one old game re-released, and I was disappointed that Simon lacked much in the range of moves. However, once I really gave the game a bash, I found it to be a solid and engaging old school challenge.

Circle of the Moon was a good game I thought, though a tad hard and it really was a bugger to see the screen half the time on the old GameBoy Advance, and I liked the other Metroidvania games that came out though I thought they suffered from the law of diminishing returns.
I've since gone back and played some of the older Castlevanias though emulation.  Super Castlevania IV was great I thought, though it got off to a slow start, and Rondo of Blood didn't do much for me. I've been intent on giving the old Nes games a bash though, as well as the Megadrive Bloodlines game.

Give the NES titles a real good bash....so worth the investment.