Topic: Why haven't you joined Operation Akumajo?

[C Belmont]

You are asking for Konami to make an entire game. Operation Rainfall is just asking for an American release and Operation Moonfall is just asking for a port of an old game that Nintendo is probably already doing anyway, so they actually have a chance of success. This doesn't really.

Isn't Soul Calibur V a game being made for fans? although I don't think they put together any kind of operation or anything like
I do remember seeing a few petitions online though.

[KaZudra]

Isn't Soul Calibur V a game being made for fans? although I don't think they put together any kind of operation or anything like
I do remember seeing a few petitions online though.

Let's hope Soul Calibur V will be an overhaul of IV, Cause SCIV was total shit, graphics were really good though.

[Deko21]

Let's hope Soul Calibur V will be an overhaul of IV, Cause SCIV was total shit, graphics were really good though.

If its an overhaul of IV, they better keep CoS and readd the modes from II. Cause ever since III, they've been going backwards when it came to modes.

[Successor The Cruel]

I'm with Harry on this. This thing has about a snowball's chance in hell of actually making a difference. The Castlevania fanbase, by itself, is too small and too divided.

[Flame]

depends... Hell sort of has frozen over already.

Duke Nukem Forever, ALMOST Mega Man Legends 3, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Sega actually getting Sonic right, etc.

[Sumac]

I think it's pointless project, because Konami (as a corporation, not as separate people) doesn't care about small hardcore overbaked fans. They need sales, not approval of the small comunity and actually it's allright. Companies want to sale a product for decent income. And considering how much money game development costs nowadays, games must be bought by everyone. In this case - opinions of comunity doesn't matter.
Of course there is still little chance that Konami "will care" about fans, and will create some cheap project for them (handhel probably), but I won't put my money on it. And quality of this project.

Besides I'm sick of IGA and his "metroidvanias". Farther from SOTN he went (and SOTN wasn't ideal CV, IMHO) worse his games become. In terms of gameplay and in terms of storylines. I personally don't consider AOS and DOS as a Castlevania games much. And POR was ruined by childish presentation and copypasta. Formula is pretty much dead at this point, at least at his hands and I don't want play the same game again. I had enough of it.
I consider LOS is a more perspective direction for the series rather than cloning. For me it was Castlevania enough.

He thinks we essentially don't matter much, because we're such a small percentage of buyers.

And he is right.

[crisis]

Yes Sumac, Konami must no longer cater to so-called "fans," rebooted Castlevania is we must accept, even if it don't resemble original much or at all. We must accept, emotion is meaningless, i am a robot IGA does not compute

[Nagumo]

♫ Bring in the money ♫

[thernz]

where are all the los fans who out number us ten to one

[KaZudra]

Yes Sumac, Konami must no longer cater to so-called "fans," rebooted Castlevania is we must accept, even if it don't resemble original much or at all. We must accept, emotion is meaningless, i am a robot IGA does not compute

So a muscle-bound dude running around Gothic architecture whipping up monsters and mythological creatures doesn't resemble the original?
I can get nitpicking but damn, that's a bit of exaggeration.
and for the record, Iga made CoD, which is 100 fold worst than HD and LoS combined.

[crisis]

well kinda, "man with whip fights monsters" sums up CV according to COX.. so maybe i was exaggerating a bit


and nobody cares about CoD anymore (except for the music)


or should i say..

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DRACULA with whip fights monsters!

[Deko21]

Besides I'm sick of IGA and his "metroidvanias". Farther from SOTN he went (and SOTN wasn't ideal CV, IMHO) worse his games become. In terms of gameplay and in terms of storylines. I personally don't consider AOS and DOS as a Castlevania games much. And POR was ruined by childish presentation and copypasta. Formula is pretty much dead at this point, at least at his hands and I don't want play the same game again. I had enough of it.
I consider LOS is a more perspective direction for the series rather than cloning. For me it was Castlevania enough.
And he is right.

That's a little harsh don't you think? That's like complaining the classic megaman games or the mario games are all the same cause they all revolve around the same gameplay despite the minor new features.

[KaZudra]

the way I see it, I do not have much of a problem with LoS, it could use better storytelling but overall the story with the twist is a fresh new way of putting it.
I accept it since Demon Castle Dracula was about.... Dracula. versus LoI this origin story just exposes how bad Iga's minimalist approach was to 3dvania (and the DS era).
Some elements were forced, but hey, I'm familiar with comic books, they Reboot the story every time you turn around just to later go back t the original story and tie it up or continue it.
LoS did have its flaws, mostly the unneeded elements (forced puzzles, colossi battles, overblown 12 track soundtrack that tires quickly)
I hope LoS2 would fix all that mess and make it enjoyable to all the other castlevania fans.

[Flame]

Not EVERYTHING about Castlevania is gothic.

Some of the games that start OUTSIDE the castle come to mind. How about for example, CV2? doesnt that have you go through a statue and roman pillar filled stage? after which you fight the cyclops?

or Bloodlines which goes all around Europe to actual locations.

Also, Man with a whip fighting monsters IS what defines castlevania.

of note-
Gabriel is Ford tough. He's built like John Morris!

[crisis]

what's cool about that is you can describe anything the same way cox does 

Mega Man- robot fights robots in robotic world
Indiana Jones- man with whip finds stuff
Final Fantasy/All RPGs- friends team up to battle demi-god
Dragon Ball Z- people fight eachother
Zelda- boy with sword fights monsters
Metroid- girl in space fights aliens
Contra- guys with guns shoot stuff
Evil Dead- man with weapons fights monsters
Assassin's Creed- men in hoods sneaks around

all other details are subjective, of course