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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #45 on: May 21, 2011, 01:28:08 AM »
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Nobody from here would gain anything from it regardless.
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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #46 on: May 21, 2011, 07:29:25 AM »
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Do you base your entire opinion about a web site soley on its forum? I sure hope not. There are many great sites out there that don't even have forums. Someone else in this thread was saying how they were happy that we are all one now. With all these other Castlevania sites or forums closing down, this means that the Castlevania series itself is going downhill, and as a Castlevania fan this concerns me.

I can agree with you about that. I think the state of the fanbase is indicative of the state of the series. No one feels like really seriously running their Castlevania sites because they don't give a damn about what's being done with the series. No young bucks are raising up to fill the void - likely because no one cares, or at least not enough. What Konami is doing is not captivating, motivating or inspiring. It's upsetting, true, but that problem needs to be fixed at the source, which is Konami. Once they start making some really freaking good games, that most people can agree are really freaking good, I'm positive the fanbase will be much more lively, active, larger and morale will be way higher. There's really nothing we, as fans, can do about the situation.
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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #47 on: May 24, 2011, 07:58:43 PM »
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Jesus spin kicking christ peoples, I ask a simple question and it turns into a massive debate about whether the 2 sites/forums/whatever should merge?  :o

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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #48 on: May 25, 2011, 09:49:54 AM »
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I can agree with you about that. I think the state of the fanbase is indicative of the state of the series. No one feels like really seriously running their Castlevania sites because they don't give a damn about what's being done with the series. No young bucks are raising up to fill the void - likely because no one cares, or at least not enough. What Konami is doing is not captivating, motivating or inspiring. It's upsetting, true, but that problem needs to be fixed at the source, which is Konami. Once they start making some really freaking good games, that most people can agree are really freaking good, I'm positive the fanbase will be much more lively, active, larger and morale will be way higher. There's really nothing we, as fans, can do about the situation.

I wasn't involved in this topic before...but this post caught my eye, and I can say to this is...right on! What Konami is focused upon right now is attracting players and not necessarily devotees.

For instance, compare and contrast Bloodlines and Portrait of Ruin, both wartime Morris-centric games and very closely related to each other in story. Yes, Bloodlines was short and PoR is larger with a lot of extra stuff to find. But play one and then the other, and the difference is apparent. PoR uses the same environments over and over (e.g.: the 4 portraits before Brauner's studio, carbon copies of previous stages) whereas Bloodlines, though only having 6 stages, has great attention to detail, and each stage is unique and actually feels like its own location, like it was intended to, rather than repeating the same stuff over again. There is such a strong sense of atmosphere that it sucks you right in. Gameplay feels satisfying, as if you're actually accomplishing a great triumph. As John, the Vampire Killer is your strongest asset, truest to series lore, whereas for Jonathan, there are items with much higher attack power (though it may go with the Morris life-sucking theory or John's death...who knows?)

But those games are 12 years apart, and the series has most definitely gone downhill. Gone is the attention to detail and crafting a visceral experience, now there is not as much immersion and "connectedness" to the game that got people hooked on the first Castlevania in '86. That's what Konami needs to do now, ramp up the gameplay and create a truly unique experience that links player and game, so that new and old fans can feel that their fanbase is still alive, connected, and well.

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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #49 on: November 10, 2011, 10:03:18 PM »
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I too used to be part of those forums. I'd not visited the site for some time, and decided to go back tonight only to find that the forums were gone, and that the site wasn't updated as much as it used to. It's good to see everyone again.

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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #50 on: November 11, 2011, 05:57:43 AM »
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Thread Necromancy is on the rise lately..

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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #51 on: November 11, 2011, 07:14:33 AM »
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At least it's related and somewhat relevant, this time.
Not "What's your favorite..." threads being resurrected.
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Re: Castlevania Crypt forums gone?
« Reply #52 on: November 11, 2011, 08:18:54 AM »
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I too used to be part of those forums. I'd not visited the site for some time, and decided to go back tonight only to find that the forums were gone, and that the site wasn't updated as much as it used to. It's good to see everyone again.

That site is updated 2 to 3 times a week, and I think it has always been that way. The dates are right there on the main page....10/30, 11/2, 11/6, 11/10, etc. What more do you want? It's Castlevania and there is not much news going on in the series lately anyway.

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