In Reply To #40
In Reply To #41
"I have to echo The Belmont Legacy on this. We don't know yet whether we will kiss the old Castlevania goodbye, or whether the new team will nail the atmosphere and story perfectly. Just because IGA is gone doesn't mean another team won't produce a great Castlevania game."
That's not what I said. I am actually quite looking forward to LoS. It looks amazing and I feel a reboot would help the series. But I would like IGA, a producer who loves the series since the originals to keep making 2D games for the portables. I was talking storywise to the original timeline not atmosphere and new story. ERRR!
"I'll just say this. The "classic Castlevania" that I grew up with was the original games, CV1-3 on NES and SCIV. And in my opinion the games that IGA has been delivering for the past several years bear little resemblance to those classics, in tone and atmosphere, in story, in gameplay, challenge, etc. Maybe this new team wanted to make a Castlevania that hearkens back to the concept and spirit of those originals. Not all 'vania fans were weaned on Symphony of the Night, you know."
I know my classic Castlevanias. I played everyone since release starting with Castlevania 1 in 1987. Castlevania 1 is actually my favorite as all the games go. Once again I'm talking orginal timeline....sigh...You also think I'm against LoS when I favor it. I do not favor the end of IGA though. That's my point. And you're saying none of IGA's Castlevanias do not capture the tone and feeling of the originals? Well- that's a whole other argument which means your just not a fan of IGA. But you should be happy now, a non IGA Castlevania. The best part of this release is now the haters can stop complaining!
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"Oh, yeah? And how do you know that? How do you know that this game won't have any connection to the past series? How do you know that Gabriel isn't a Belmont or that Dracula isn't in the game? Or that Gabriel isn't going to become Dracula similar to how Matthias became Dracula? How do you know that the castle isn't Castlevania? It was a short trailer showing areas of a few levels. "
Well Belmont Legacy....It's quite obvious it's a reboot and When the you're told "Forget everything you know about Castlevania" I'm sure they meant the story too. Maybe this new story will have Belmonts and Dracula. But if you are just going to pretend this is part of the regular series...come on.
Listen: I welcome this new Castlevania. BUt if IGA is done I will miss the the timeline he created and added onto the original NES story. It be nice if he can at least give us the 1999 game and wrap it up.