Topic: Konami's Approval Rating

[Claimh Solais]

So let me ask you something.

Do you prefer Óscar Araujo over Michiru Yamane?

Just curious.

Well, maybe he wanted someone like Yasushi Asada or Kinuyo Yamashita.

Even the guy who did Order of Shadows did good music. Shame on you, Araujo.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Well, maybe he wanted someone like Yasushi Asada or Kinuyo Yamashita.

Maybe.......

But I am asking who he prefers between Michiru and Oscar.

[narkolepsi]

Oy, I can't stand Araujo. Everything was just so...generic. Yamane had a gorgeous gothic vibe about her work, and it screamed "this is Castlevania." Yuzo Koshiro did great work on the Portrait soundtrack with her as well. Araujo's stuff is largely forgettable and just distances me from the game rather than immersing me into it, because I've heard it a million times before.

Just my 2 cents...

[Claimh Solais]

Oy, I can't stand Araujo. Everything was just so...generic. Yamane had a gorgeous gothic vibe about her work, and it screamed "this is Castlevania." Yuzo Koshiro did great work on the Portrait soundtrack with her as well. Araujo's stuff is largely forgettable and just distances me from the game rather than immersing me into it, because I've heard it a million times before.

Just my 2 cents...

Don't worry. We're with you there. The only notable piece from that game was Belmont's Theme, and that was rather bland.

[Pemburu Vampir]

Oy, I can't stand Araujo. Everything was just so...generic. Yamane had a gorgeous gothic vibe about her work, and it screamed "this is Castlevania." Yuzo Koshiro did great work on the Portrait soundtrack with her as well. Araujo's stuff is largely forgettable and just distances me from the game rather than immersing me into it, because I've heard it a million times before.

Just my 2 cents...

I agree with you.

[cecil-kain]

The numbers emerging here are quite damning...

14% (4/28) approve or strongly approve.  Meanwhile 71% (20/28) disapprove or strongly disapprove.
That's a negative spread of 57% more disapproving than approving of Konami overall.

It might be time to start thinking about some sort of rebuke.

[Ahasverus]

So let me ask you something.

Do you prefer Óscar Araujo over Michiru Yamane?

Just curious.

I'm not sure, they are completely different beasts. Both are somewhat repetitive but spot on in what they are trying to achieve, it's just a difference in style I guess. In my ideal world,  I would like something like: Yamane's atmosphere and riffs, Araujo's instrumentation and sense of completeness (His score are not parts put togheter, it feels like every track belongs to it). Epic.

[Maedhros]

LOS has the only CV OST I can't stand listening outside the game... it's so fucking generic... with the exception of the track that plays when you're fighting Satan, the music sucks. It screams Lord of the Rings, not Castlevania.

[Claimh Solais]

LOS has the only CV OST I can't stand listening outside the game... it's so fucking generic... with the exception of the track that plays when you're fighting Satan, the music sucks. It screams Lord of the Rings, not Castlevania.

It screams mythical fantasy world, not gothic vampire slayers.

[Ahasverus]

It screams mythical fantasy world, not gothic vampire slayers.

Could it be because the game is placed in a mythical fantasy world where gothic vampire slayers are not born yet? 

[Claimh Solais]

Could it be because the game is placed in a mythical fantasy world where gothic vampire slayers are not born yet? 

But there's no semblance of gothic-ness at all in LoS. Even Lament had that, and the "gothic vampire slayers" weren't born until the end. Plus, IGA's timeline wasn't too much of a mythical fantasy world (even though it had to do with vampire-myth and was a fantasy story).

^Does that make sense?

[Sindra]

What's funny is, if you search Twitter for Castlevania, you find tons of people praising Lords of Shadow for whatever reason.


THAT'S what Konami will probably take notice of....praise, over criticism. And they won't try to fix things that are criticized, either.

[Flame]

I hate how any orchestrated scores that people dont like get comparisons of "so lord of the rings" when it sounds nothing like it.

And Im not just saying it because I like the LoS soundtrack. (as repetitive as it might be, the tracks themselves are still nice)  I say it as someone who has heard the LoTR soundtrack. They are nothing alike.

In MY ideal world, I would like both. Both are good at making music, and Id love to have both on board.

praising Lords of Shadow for whatever reason.

Maybe because they liked it?
Is it THAT hard to imagine people liking this game? I mean lets face it, the majority of the people who dont like it are the hardcore CV fanbase. the kind that dislike change.

[Claimh Solais]

What's funny is, if you search Twitter for Castlevania, you find tons of people praising Lords of Shadow for whatever reason.


THAT'S what Konami will probably take notice of....praise, over criticism. And they won't try to fix things that are criticized, either.

Like a bad homebrewer.

Maybe because they liked it?
Is it THAT hard to imagine people liking this game? I mean lets face it, the majority of the people who dont like it are the hardcore CV fanbase. the kind that dislike change.

I like it. I don't mind change.
The soundtrack is good, but a little on the bland side.

[DragonSlayr81]

THAT'S what Konami will probably take notice of....praise, over criticism. And they won't try to fix things that are criticized, either.

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