Topic: Iga intrigued in bringing Castlevania to 8-bit

[A n t r a x x]

And wasn't that game cancelled?

[erimocard]

In Reply To #60
Who are you talking to?

In Reply To #61
Yeah.

[Gimph]

In Reply To #62

I assume he's talking to me.

In Reply To #60

Oh, you're right. I could've sworn it was Castlevania, but apparently, I was mistaken.

Anyway, if Iga was to make a Wii-Ware Castlevania title, I wonder who the main character would be. Do you think he would add a new character, add an extra story to an old character or just turn it into a remake of a previously released Castlevania title?

[Ed Oscuro]

I like how IGA likes to piggyback on other games' success to decide whether or not games should go in a certain direction. Either Konami's CV department is so shot down that it can't afford to take risks and be revolutionaries in that respect or IGA really doesn't like the idea of change after all.

Given that Capcom is going to have slim profits on the latest Mega Man game, it's quite reasonable that Konami not try to beat them to market and just sit back and see how the idea pans out - especially since their development slate is full for the moment.

While I think a lot of the recently announced Castlevania titles are going in unusual directions for the series, they also are breaking out of the dreaded Metrovania mold.

Remember that the series was in decline after 1993, with just a few traditional CVs to the end of the decade (Drac XX, SotN being the highlight, and Legends), but Konami was also experimenting a lot and while some of their products would have fit in the series (Henry Explorers comes to mind) they didn't risk the franchise. I think that ultimately doomed a lot of interesting game ideas to obscurity, and I don't particularly want to see that past repeated.

[cecil-kain]

8-bit Wiiware Castlevania + 1999 Demon Castle War = BIG WIN!

Probably won't happen though...   

[Bafeel]

8-bit Wiiware Castlevania + 1999 Demon Castle War = BIG WIN!

Probably won't happen though...   

Of course not. A WiiWare/Xbox Arcade/PSN Castlevania game would be awesome with little financial risk. But of course, the 1999 game will likely be another poorly designed 3D game.

[Gimph]

But of course, the 1999 game will likely be another poorly designed 3D game.

Not necessarily. Iga knows that he hasn't been successful with 3D Castlevania titles in the past, so I don't think he would risk such a long-awaited game with another 3D attempt.

[erimocard]

They will surely bring the 1999 game to a popular console, where most of the fans will play it. Ps3 and X360 perhaps. Or maybe DS.

[Gimph]

In Reply To #68

It better be DS because I only have a Wii, N64 and DS...

[Cold Windy Night]

What are the odds of us getting a hard copy of the 8-bit game?

[A n t r a x x]

I don't see the point of speculating this far yet.

[Gimph]

In Reply To #71

We can dream, can't we?

[Bloodreign]

In Reply To #69

Give it to PSP and DS owners for once, let both have a chance to try the game out, not all of us have cash to shell out for both systems if we already own one or the other.

[Gimph]

In Reply To #73

Yeah, I don't see why they don't do that more often. I can't play The Dracula X Chronicles because I don't have a PSP. I've been hoping that they would remake it for DS, but it won't happen...

[Long John Silver]

well to be honest, the ds is too weak for that. i doubt it could display all of the 3d models, textures (no matter how low their resolution is in psp one) etc without slowdown.

hell, it'd be good if it could fit cd quality music along with an entire copy of sotn, rondo and such on the ds's small carts which can only go up to 256 mb. unless someone would of course be fine with chiptune music.

now ps2, that would be a good console for the game, seeing as it's more powerful, not to mention you'd get the added bonus of tv screen, better controller, sound etc.

that and no more ban on 2d games from nintendo since it's last gen console already.