Topic: I think I know the main reason why I dislike IGA

[Abnormal Freak]

Aside from producing what I consider to be mediocre and recycled games time and time again, the biggest thing that bothers me about him is that he's placed himself as THE top dog of Castlevania. HE decides what the official timeline is, HE decides what goes into and gets taken out of the Dracula's Curse cartoon script, etc. Aside from the upcoming arcade game(s), he's been the producer of every Castlevania game for the past few years, and he slags on games that are great, like the N64 games--but the funny thing is, his PS2 games don't even compare, and he shits on Legends but it's actually a fairly decent game. He's even mocked Circle of the Moon in the past, which is no worse than any of his games.

But what I'm getting at is that he is now considered the man behind Castlevania, when all other games before it were pretty much designed and created and directed and produced by an assortment of different people. I'm pretty certain a great deal of the staff members of the first Castlevania game aren't the same as on Castlevania IV or Rondo of Blood. There were always different teams creating different games. IGA has made Castlevania "IGA exclusive," and quite frankly it sucks. Even if he actually made games I enjoy, I'd still probably be pretty miffed that he has such a firm iron grip on the franchise without allowing anyone else to do their own thing.

[crisis]

I think the reason he doesn't wanna let anyone else assist him is because he feels he needs to prove that he can top SotN. Until this happens, he's not gonna let go of CV for a while.

In regards to removing certain games from timeline, I think he feels he is justified, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but obviously ticks off a lot of hardcore fans. Those games are just considered "stand alone" stories, Konami has done this before with the Metal Gear franchise. I'm sure there's lots of other series with the same situation (Zelda comes to mind, but I'm not too sure).

IGA has had some good ideas, although poorly implemented thus far. We still have the 1999 game to look forward to, and for IGA's sake, he better not fuck it up.

[Abnormal Freak]

I just hope that Order of Ecclesia is a vast improvement over DOS and POR, which really stink. At least Aria of Sorrow had some interesting level design and is a pretty fun game.

[Reinhart77]

one thing i miss most is being forced into playing through a level with a weapon that might not be ideal for the situation.  the arsenals are just too huge and you can always find the one that's just right if you're willing to take the time to switch items.  it does lead to a somewhat dull experience.  fortunately, i can simulate that feeling of making due with what you have in most games.  i really enjoy replaying the games when i make up rules like "ok, you can only switch items when you're at a save point" or "ok, you can only equip an item right after you've obtained it".

[erimocard]

In Reply To #4

So... In which game was that the case naturally?

[shelverton.]

In Reply To #3

I'm surprised how so many people diss DoS but love AoS. I still think DoS was a major improvement over AoS in almost every way (except the soundtrack), albeit not as original (obviously). But I know I'm a minority here.

My main concern with IGA is actually his hat. It has to go. 

[Xain]

In Reply To #6

IGA can't give up the hat. It's the source of his power! With out it he becomes a average no-name game director.

[erimocard]

In Reply To #7

I always thought it was the Vampire Killer he's carrying. But now that you say it, the hat would be way more logical.

[shelverton.]

He needs a wide variety of hats then, not just the one. Maybe he should experiment with different kinds of hats, like the sombrero and the fez

[erimocard]

In Reply To #9

I bet the one he's wearing is a magical relict of old, that houses great power. This is the reason why he wears this one and not some stylish Narrenkappe.

[shelverton.]

In Reply To #10

Die Narrenkappe goes well with these shoes;



I think we're really on to something here. Extreme Make-Over: IGA Edition. 

[erimocard]

In Reply To #11

Actually... OMG.



There IS a similarity already!

[Reinhart77]

In Reply To #5

pretty much every game before Symphony of the Night, perhaps even including SoTN since you still could only have one subweapon equipped.  two subweapons are better than one and three in my opinion though.

[erimocard]

In Reply To #13

It's just now that I understand what you mean. Btw I liked to play through PoR without using Charlie and having just a short sword equipped to Jonny.

[paletteswapmonster]

he feels he needs to prove that he can top SotN. Until this happens, he's not gonna let go of CV for a while.

We can blame the metroidvania fanboys for that.