Topic: Operation: Akumajo commencing Viral Campaign

[KaZudra]

Lets face it, the castlevania franchise has one of the worst fanbases out there second to the sonic fanbase.
We all act like spoiled little children who want konami to do this and that for us and us only. we dont care about anyone else. and we bash the games that arnt terrible but we bash them anyway cause they're not how we wanted them, and thus we must cry and cry and keep crying until konami does what sega did and give us a new platformer for a console or two so we can all just shut up. But then the game will be flawed in some way and we'll continue to cry about it. Dooming us for all eternity.

Guilty and agreed, I guess its one of those things when you get tired of the backlashing and you find yourself doing it. Its really horrible.

[crisis]

Plus I don't think highly trained Vampire hunters would wear Trench or Tail Coats.

So you prefer them to wear loincloths instead?

It may have looked cool the first or second time, but its repetitive nature is annoying,

I don't see what's so repetitive about those outfits, they all look different. I think about half your posts here thus far have just been complaining bout various stuff, though

I dunno if youre just trying to fit in or just an another one of those temporary members that'll probably stick around for a few more months & join in several discussions until they disappear suddenly (*coughridureyucough*). It happens all the time, don't worry.

the castlevania fanbase is corrupt blah blah blah

I love it when outsiders join us & then criticize the very forum they're apart of. Are you one of those temp members too?


Like Jorge D. Fuentes once said, "you're not tethered to this place."

[Deko21]

I dunno if youre just trying to fit in or just an another one of those temporary members that'll probably stick around for a few more months & join in several discussions until they disappear suddenly (*coughridureyucough*). It happens all the time, don't worry.
I love it when outsiders join us & then criticize the very forum they're apart of. Are you one of those temp members too?


Like Jorge D. Fuentes once said, "you're not tethered to this place."

Haha very funny.

If more members are not meant for this place, why not lock it so you dont get anymore annoying n00bs, eh?
Or maybe you're just afraid to face the truth?

[crisis]

That doesn't make any sense.

[Deko21]

i'm sorry, did i kill one of your braincells?

[crisis]

Anyway I'd like to think MercurySteam & COX are kinda aware of the mistakes they've made (and to a lesser extent, our [valid] complaints aesthetic-wise), the epilogue proved that we will eventually see more of the traditional enemies (Slogra for example) since they are all machinations of Dracula himself, so it sort of makes sense that we don't see any Medusa Heads or Bone Pillars or Dullahans because Dracula hasn't conquered/created them yet. But it's just fucked how it heavily implies the next Belmont would be half-vampire or dhampire or something. However there are still ways they could make "Belmont" work.. probably not likely it'll make sense but whatever.


i wonder how many hits CVReBirth made, did Konami consider it "profitable"

also i like the artstyle they used for the dlc, Gabriel's outfit looks more rugged & like it could've been one of Kojima's designs anyway (flowing hair, trench, etc.)

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[Flame]

What I disagree with in this operation is that all it really promotes is "we hate change. Give us what we know, fuck change, screw 3D, 2D fo-life."

It talks about disliking Konami's attempt to reboot the franchise- But then describes that it should be rebooted, and basically that the reboot should not really be a reboot at all but pretty much just taking what exists and re-making it.

If you want a reboot, if you want Castlevania to be a big name mainstream game up there with Metal gear and the myriad of other (not all good) names, you are going to have to accept that it might not be the same Castlevania you grew up with. To entice those new players, that current generation, remastering Dracula's Curse alone isn't going to do the trick, you need to appeal to current generation tastes and interests. Otherwise, Castlevania would have already been more of the mainstream big name type you want it to be.

[KaZudra]

I don't see what's so repetitive about those outfits, they all look different. I think about half your posts here thus far have just been complaining bout various stuff, though

Leon - Tail Coat
Trevor - Tail Coat
Juste - Tail coat
Richter - Tail coat (DXC)
Julius - Trench coat
Richter - Trench coat (SoTN)

with 1 exception, all these are both SoTN and Post-SoTN and Ayami Kojima's designs.
Don't see the repitition? Gimme a break...

So you prefer them to wear loincloths instead?

1. I know what a loincloth is.
2. I was nowhere close to implying that.

I dunno if youre just trying to fit in or just an another one of those temporary members that'll probably stick around for a few more months & join in several discussions until they disappear suddenly (*coughridureyucough*). It happens all the time, don't worry.
I love it when outsiders join us & then criticize the very forum they're apart of. Are you one of those temp members too?

That's very unrelated.... and I've yet to criticize the forum, that is if everyone here hate Hd and LoS and Backs up this Campaign thing 100%.
Otherwise, your just bring up unrelated stuff to make my opinion seem void, which means it must affect you.

Like Jorge D. Fuentes once said, "you're not tethered to this place."

YOU HAVE PLAYED ALL CATSLEVANIA GAMES AND LOVE THEM, YOU MUST HATE WHAT WE HATE AND YOU MUST NOT HAVE AN OPINION OF YOUR OWN, OUTSIDER!
I've translated that from the context of how you used it, I hope you like how your presenting the forums to everyone, GOOD JOB!

[Sindra]

I would implore people to stay on the topic of Operation: Akumajo and stop letting every topic eventually wonder to debated about Lords of Shadow or Harmony of Despair or whatever crap that's already got several dozen topics already perforated.


If you people are so fed up with the fanbase being broken, and are so willing to debase the fandom you yourselves are a part of, then fucking do something about it.


I do not agree 100% with the declarations of Operation Akumajo, and I do think that there has to be less of a demand for certain things and more of a "Comeon Konami, just please cut us a damn break" air to the true message that needs to be pressed much harder....but at least this whole thing at its core is an ATTEMPT to try and shake up the status quo and do something other than sit on a forum and bitch either about the franchise heads or about each other.

[Munchy]

Anyway I'd like to think MercurySteam & COX are kinda aware of the mistakes they've made (and to a lesser extent, our [valid] complaints aesthetic-wise), the epilogue proved that we will eventually see more of the traditional enemies (Slogra for example) since they are all machinations of Dracula himself, so it sort of makes sense that we don't see any Medusa Heads or Bone Pillars or Dullahans because Dracula hasn't conquered/created them yet. But it's just fucked how it heavily implies the next Belmont would be half-vampire or dhampire or something. However there are still ways they could make "Belmont" work.. probably not likely it'll make sense but whatever.

I'm still guessing that since Belmont wasn't Gabe's real surname anyway, his exploits before becoming a vampire will be legendary, and perhaps someone will be given the name Belmont to honor Gabe's memory or something. It's convoluted, but we could see a "reluctant hero" angle on the story, as I can't imagine being eager to get thrust into that sort of role without any kind of consent.

I'll be pleased as long as we still play as a guy whipping undead/mythological shit in the sequel. LoS has definitely grown on me in some ways.

[JR]

I do not agree 100% with the declarations of Operation Akumajo, and I do think that there has to be less of a demand for certain things and more of a "Comeon Konami, just please cut us a damn break" air to the true message that needs to be pressed much harder....but at least this whole thing at its core is an ATTEMPT to try and shake up the status quo and do something other than sit on a forum and bitch either about the franchise heads or about each other.

That's kind of how I feel about the whole thing. I like that its statement is less demanding now, but I still don't completely agree with the urging to remake Dracula's Curse (too specific) or the reinstatement of IGA (he may not want to do any more CV games, for all we know). And I liked Lords of Shadow...it wasn't the ideal CV game by a long shot, but it could've been worse.

But I still like the general idea of the whole campaign, I guess. Even if Konami's laziness continues with the series (as it's seemed to permeate their more esteemed franchises now, too), it's nice to let them know how some of us feel publicly.

[Kale]

As un Castlevania like as it sounds, the idea of playing as Dracula going around in a modern setting regaining his lost powers and raising a army of the undead to wage war against Satan sounds pretty cool.

Plus, him being a vampire will means the sequel will take place entirely at night so they're wont be anymore bright areas.

Uh... unless he sparkles.

[Deko21]

YOU HAVE PLAYED ALL CATSLEVANIA GAMES AND LOVE THEM, YOU MUST HATE WHAT WE HATE AND YOU MUST NOT HAVE AN OPINION OF YOUR OWN, OUTSIDER!
I've translated that from the context of how you used it, I hope you like how your presenting the forums to everyone, GOOD JOB!

From what Crisis said, its as he's telling me that everyone on this forum that have over 1000 posts are a bunch of assholes and anyone who opposes them must be destroyed. And for the most part... i almost believe it.

With that aside, i really don't care what konami does with the franchise anymore. They can go ahead and make a new LoS or make another HD (highly doubt it though). If a new CV game based on the original timeline comes, then its because konami decided to do it, not because of 30 or less people demanded it. And if castlevania burns to the ground like megaman, then so be it. Only reasons LoS and HD were bashed on was becuse they wern't "what us REAL fans wanted" and that they were "just a waste of time".

As much as i want a new sidescroller to appear on a console in 2.5D, lets face it. It'll never happen cause sidescrollers are only made for portables and not the consoles themselves unless it has "wii" written on it. You want a new console 2D platformer on the 360 or PS3? tough luck, because all you'll get is another 3D adventure or hack n slash game, because who in the right mind that owns a console want to play a genre that's over 20 years old? Yes, we do, but what about everyone else?

All in all, we fans don't really deserve a new game with the way we're acting now. Another LoS is fine to a degree, but nothing from the original timeline cause for all we know, it'll have RECYCLED SPRITES and REUSED LEVELS and we'll get ANGRY if they do that again.

[C Belmont]

It'll never happen cause sidescrollers are only made for portables and not the consoles themselves unless it has "wii" written on it

Regardless of how low an opinion some people may have of the Wii it is still ultimately a Console which just makes your point sound silly.
Furthermore Toki Remix, Dust: an elysian Tale, Bloodrayne Betrayal & Rayman origins are all great looking 2D platform games soon to be available on home CONSOLES including your oh so superior PS3's and Xbox360's.

[crisis]

In Reply To #57,

Nah dude, I don't hate on anyone with a low post count, I could care less. It's just that when a new member (i.e. you) joins & then badmouths the community like "you guys are corrupt, just like whiny Sonic fans, all the same blah blah" it aggravates me and I'll call you out on it. I don't visit any other forums at all so I have no idea or care how other fan bases act, all I care about is this one. I get along with pretty much everybody here and I don't discriminate against n00bs at all. Yeah I like to bust some chops from time to time but it's mostly in good fun & everyone knows that. If you don't like what we post then why are you still here? This forum is great and when someone keeps saying "this place is just like Sonic/Ninja Turtle/MM fans you guys don't deserve nothin," you make it seem like you're somehow better or more rational than us and I'll defend this community. And I'll continue to defend us cuz I'm God-damned passionate about it.

But as I say, I have it all figured out, exactly how Julius manages to defeat Dracula forever, so please wait a little bit longer.