Topic: I wish that they had...

[Reinhart77]

...
1. Let you play a mode using traditional subweapons in Castlevania: Legends
2. Had a much wider variety of monsters in Castlevania Judgment (they could have ripped off the entire roster of CoD if they wanted)
3. Had a four player mode in Castlevania Judgment
4. Had a "reuse your item" option in Lament of Innocence or Curse of Darkness
5. If not that, it'd be neat to have a mode that starts you out with one devil shard of each type in CoD, so you'd have a reason to play with a Mage type in an early stage for example when your stats aren't godlike
6. Let you enter a code in Dracula's Curse to let you play Japanese-style with Grant and hits (or at least let us buy the import version on Wii)
7. Added a boss rush for Symphony of the Night in Dracula X Chronicles
8. Let you play as Hugh Baldwin in Circle of the Moon
9. Had a secret way to bypass the hardest part of the Magical Nitro / Mandragora part in Castle Center in Castevania 64
10. The Wii let you have a different quick save in Virtual Console games for each user profile (or mii) so you're brother doesn't make you lose your spot in the game if he decides he wants to play
11.  The Playstation 3 let you play Playstation 2 games
12.  They released PS2 Haunted Castle in North America
13.  They had a Nomis mode in The Adventure ReBirth
14.  There was a way to win HoD in Maxim Mode
15.  You could play more alternate characters in Hard Mode
16.  The subweapons in Order of Shadows did enough damage to be worth using
17.  Primary weapons in Order of Shadows replaced the whip, not subweapons
18.  More games had a "random subweapon" option like the Turquoise-Jewel Crush combo did in Lament of Innocence
19.  Game Boy and Dual Screen games gave you more save slots.
20.  Added Hammer to the party in Julius Mode in DoS as they apparently had intended to do
21.  Let you switch partners during the 2nd quest in Dracula's Curse
22.  Only had one mansion in Simon's Quest that you had to worry about false floors in
23.  Had Classic Mode in The Adventure ReBirth give you Axe and Holy Water instead of Boomerang and Holy Water in the North American release
24.  Had a "Classic Music Mode" in The Adventure ReBirth
25.  Had simple stories for Richter and Maria Mode in SotN and some of the other storyless alternate quests (like Julius Mode in DoS and Sisters Mode in PoR had)
26.  Had an even harder hard mode in Harmony of Dissonance
27.  Told us how exactly Daniela was related to the Belmont Clan
28.  Had full camera controls in Lords of Shadow
etc.

of course, the number of things I'm thankful for is a much bigger list.

[castlemaniablog]

I could probably fill a list like this on Judgment alone. I wish it were more like Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, 2D style, and the roster was at least twice what it is.

And of course regarding #11, you're right. I'm happy I got a launch PS3 and can play my PS2 Castlevanias on it.

[Wallachia]

meh, except for #8. Yes, Hugh should have been playable..

[Reinhart77]

And of course regarding #11, you're right. I'm happy I got a launch PS3 and can play my PS2 Castlevanias on it.

How's that launch PS3 holding up?  I figured launch machines would have trouble reading disc soon for me to want to actually try to get ahold of one now.

29.  Classic Mode in The Adventure ReBirth didn't have a fire whip timer - you could use it for as long as you want as long as you don't get hit.

[crisis]

I have a launch ps3 as well & it still plays ps1 & 2 games fine.


30. I wish that they had released "Classic NES Series" of CVII & III for GBA.
31. I wish that they had made the final battle in Dawn of Sorrow take up both screens.
32. I wish that they had translated the Lament of Innocence cell-phone story & released it for everyone.
33. I wish that, instead of releasing 2 Maria statues, they should've ditched the Judgment figures & made more worthy characters.
34. I wish that they had given IGA & his team more time to polish up Curse of Darkness.
35. I wish that they had released a more accurate Vampire Killer to purchase from the Konami store.
36. I wish that they had spent more time polishing up those hideous NECA figures.
37. I wish that they had added "load rooms" to Harmony of Dissonance.
38. I wish that they had elaborated on Mathias' past life more.
39. I wish that they had made Dracula's Castle in Order of Ecclesia as big as Symphony's.
40. I wish that they had added a Trevor mode in Symphony of the Night.
41. I wish that they had added a John/Eric mode in Portrait of Ruin.
42. I wish that they had given IGA a chance to make another console 2D game (that's not downloadable).
43. I wish that they had ported Super Castlevania IV to the GBA, or DS.
44. I wish that they had made artwork for Castlevania ReBirth.
45. I wish that they had kept Kojima to do the art for Dawn & Portrait.

[Thunderbrand]

I wish...

1. There would be more vids/screens/info and a release date for LoS already!!!
2. They would've released The CV Adventure & Belmont's Revenge on PS2 as 1 big game and part of the Chronicles series.
3. CV3 would work on the FC Console.
4. The huge soundtrack box set was available in the U.S. and wasn't so damned expensive.
5. A port of The Arcade game would be released for the Wii.
6. A Greatest Hits compilation (or Chronicles Special Edition type thing) would be released on PS2 or PS3, with Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle and CV 1-4 all on one disc.

[Reinhart77]

I have a launch ps3 as well & it still plays ps1 & 2 games fine.

that's good to know

30. I wish that they had released "Classic NES Series" of CVII & III for GBA.

I did to, but now that they're on Wii Virtual Console, I'm satisfied (don't really need them to be portable)

31. I wish that they had made the final battle in Dawn of Sorrow take up both screens.

good idea, never thought of that, but yeah, Menace was so huge, it wouldn't made sense and be a neat use of the DS.

32. I wish that they had translated the Lament of Innocence cell-phone story & released it for everyone.

I second that one!  Come on Tokyo Pop, there might not be any more CoD manga to publish, but you could always reformat this to fit in a manga book.  speaking of CoD manga:
46.  I wish that they had made Volume 3 of the Curse of Darkness manga

33. I wish that, instead of releasing 2 Maria statues, they should've ditched the Judgment figures & made more worthy characters.

not a bad idea, OoE Shanoa anyone?

34. I wish that they had given IGA & his team more time to polish up Curse of Darkness.

um, yeah, second that.  I enjoyed the Abandoned Castle so much that Dracula's Castle was a real let down.

35. I wish that they had released a more accurate Vampire Killer to purchase from the Konami store.

didn't buy it, so guess i'm not concerned about that

36. I wish that they had spent more time polishing up those hideous NECA figures.

I thought they were great the way they were

37. I wish that they had added "load rooms" to Harmony of Dissonance.

interesting request.  i'm fine without them, but that reminds me
47. i wish that arranged versions of the background music was played in HoD when you are in Castle B

38. I wish that they had elaborated on Mathias' past life more.

I'm fine the way it is, as long as we get to see what they say about him in the cell phone manga! 

39. I wish that they had made Dracula's Castle in Order of Ecclesia as big as Symphony's.

no, i just wanted the game to be over by the time i got to Dracula's Castle.  it was an okay size for me.

40. I wish that they had added a Trevor mode in Symphony of the Night.

yeah!  i've always wanted to switch between Trevor, Sypha, and Grant using those sprites in SotN.  if not there, use them in a Dracula's Curse Chronicles type game (but that might be too lazy).

41. I wish that they had added a John/Eric mode in Portrait of Ruin.

yeah, i was expecting that, but got Richter/Maria mode...  ah well, didn't mind playing that though.

42. I wish that they had given IGA a chance to make another console 2D game (that's not downloadable).

I'm still holding out hope that the new Alucard game will be a 2.5 or HD 2D game for the PS3.  I'll lose hope if they announce his next big game is something different though.

43. I wish that they had ported Super Castlevania IV to the GBA, or DS.

nah, I'm fine with just Virtual Console

44. I wish that they had made artwork for Castlevania ReBirth.

yes!  that's an everlasting shame they couldn't have come up with "something".

45. I wish that they had kept Kojima to do the art for Dawn & Portrait.

being a fan of anime, i didn't mind the anime artstyle.  i was actually looking forward to a trilogy of anime titles.  then they'd better stop after that though.  but it's best we got OoE instead.

[darkwzrd4]

...
1. Let you play a mode using traditional subweapons in Castlevania: Legends
2. Had a much wider variety of monsters in Castlevania Judgment (they could have ripped off the entire roster of CoD if they wanted)
3. Had a four player mode in Castlevania Judgment
4. Had a "reuse your item" option in Lament of Innocence or Curse of Darkness
5. If not that, it'd be neat to have a mode that starts you out with one devil shard of each type in CoD, so you'd have a reason to play with a Mage type in an early stage for example when your stats aren't godlike
6. Let you enter a code in Dracula's Curse to let you play Japanese-style with Grant and hits (or at least let us buy the import version on Wii)
7. Added a boss rush for Symphony of the Night in Dracula X Chronicles
8. Let you play as Hugh Baldwin in Circle of the Moon
9. Had a secret way to bypass the hardest part of the Magical Nitro / Mandragora part in Castle Center in Castevania 64
10. The Wii let you have a different quick save in Virtual Console games for each user profile (or mii) so you're brother doesn't make you lose your spot in the game if he decides he wants to play
11.  The Playstation 3 let you play Playstation 2 games
12.  They released PS2 Haunted Castle in North America
13.  They had a Nomis mode in The Adventure ReBirth
14.  There was a way to win HoD in Maxim Mode
15.  You could play more alternate characters in Hard Mode
16.  The subweapons in Order of Shadows did enough damage to be worth using
17.  Primary weapons in Order of Shadows replaced the whip, not subweapons
18.  More games had a "random subweapon" option like the Turquoise-Jewel Crush combo did in Lament of Innocence
19.  Game Boy and Dual Screen games gave you more save slots.
20.  Added Hammer to the party in Julius Mode in DoS as they apparently had intended to do
21.  Let you switch partners during the 2nd quest in Dracula's Curse
22.  Only had one mansion in Simon's Quest that you had to worry about false floors in
23.  Had Classic Mode in The Adventure ReBirth give you Axe and Holy Water instead of Boomerang and Holy Water in the North American release
24.  Had a "Classic Music Mode" in The Adventure ReBirth
25.  Had simple stories for Richter and Maria Mode in SotN and some of the other storyless alternate quests (like Julius Mode in DoS and Sisters Mode in PoR had)
26.  Had an even harder hard mode in Harmony of Dissonance
27.  Told us how exactly Daniela was related to the Belmont Clan
28.  Had full camera controls in Lords of Shadow
etc.

of course, the number of things I'm thankful for is a much bigger list.

I want all of those too.  As for #11, I wish there were ps3s that were able to play ps1 and ps2 games like the launch ones, but with no problems (I heard there were some with the first ones).  This way I could trade in my ps2 like I did with my ps1 when ps2 came out.

46. I wish that the soundtracks to the games were release outside of Japan (only a few are available in the US on iTunes).

[Inccubus]

I agree.

[Wallachia]

I wish...
2. They would've released The CV Adventure & Belmont's Revenge on PS2 as 1 big game and part of the Chronicles series.

that would be awesome!!

[outofthegamer]

All I want is a decent re-make of the Saturn version of SotN. I don't care if it's an unlockable bonus of the next DS-vania or a PSN game. It just can't sit in Japan-only Saturn-Hell forever!!

[Wallachia]

DS2 is coming out.. Im sure we will get another CV there

[Reinhart77]

huh?  DS2?  is that really happening?  i thought the next Nintendo handheld was going to be a new Game Boy with only one screen.

[outofthegamer]

DS2 is coming out..

You have always been a trusted source of new info, Wallachia, but do you have a link? Or at least more information on this subject?

[Wallachia]

No link, but I am in the industry, and it is happening..