Topic: I don't get the "LoS isn't a CV game" thing

[beingthehero]

AoS felt like normal Castlevania to me.

PoR often reminded me of Almana No Kiseki, for whatever reason:

Arumana no Kiseki - 01 - Intro & Stage 1

(everyone should play this game)

[e105beta]

The first two major areas of LoS remind me (positively) of Harry Potter for some reason.   

There was something kind of Harry Potter-y about the first two areas wasn't there? Hmm...

Well IMO AoS feels far more Castlevania-ish than DoS.

Agreed. It's got darker feel to it. DoS seemed more like a hardcore Metroidvania ripoff than an actual Metroidvania.

[Neobelmont]

The first castlevania hero was a rip-off of conan the barbarian who was named Belmondo in japan (like the french actor)
The 80's: He-man , conan the barbarian , simon belmont...
Don't jump to conclusions, i love those games.

Plus, metroidvanias are the spin-off here , Iga has to put a "X" in every japanese title if he wants to do whatever comes thu his mind. Switch to 5 minutes:
Game Center CX - Koji Igarashi Interview

Ahh gamecenter cx love that show Arino-san played CvIII and kid dracula on that show 

[Nagumo]

"UFO's??? In Dracula??"

[pimp dracula]

I don't think I've ever seen someone say DoS didn't feel like a CV game before this though. Lots of people take issue with the character design being anime-esque but I haven't really seen anyone else going to the point of saying it shouldn't be considered a CV.

This is another issue that make me scratch my head. I don't hear people or atleast few people who are complaining about RoB being anime-esque. Worst, there are some people who praised RoB and ironically bashed both DoS and PoR. Double standards?

[Charlotte-nyo:3]

Well, consider me being first. Though I've seen people that think the same thing. And they hate AOS too, something that I am partial about.

Is it because of the plot, the characters, Soma not feeling right as a lead, the art style, the soul system, some combination of those or some other things that I'm missing?

[Sumac]

This is another issue that make me scratch my head. I don't hear people or atleast few people who are complaining about RoB being anime-esque. Worst, there are some people who praised RoB and ironically bashed both DoS and PoR. Double standards?

You talking about in-game graphics or the characters art?
Because on both accounts ROB was darker and its character art, while maybe not very unique, still had a bit more quality to it.

[uzo]

This is another issue that make me scratch my head. I don't hear people or atleast few people who are complaining about RoB being anime-esque. Worst, there are some people who praised RoB and ironically bashed both DoS and PoR. Double standards?

No. Rondo didn't have this;

Also Rondo had the benefit of being a great game.

[Dominus]

This is another issue that make me scratch my head. I don't hear people or atleast few people who are complaining about RoB being anime-esque. Worst, there are some people who praised RoB and ironically bashed both DoS and PoR. Double standards?

I have, in fact I have said that I prefer PoR designs to RoB's, but yeah...

No. Rondo didn't have this;

Also Rondo had the benefit of being a great game.

This

[Super Waffle]

But Rondo was the first animu game in the series.

What do you mean it didn't have animu?

[uzo]

I didn't say Rondo didnt have anime style. I said it didnt have that type of anime style that PoR had. (Which was very silly and unfitting.)

I could describe it in a long drawn out explanation but I'll let images speak for themselves.

VS

[Flame]

It had a more serious anime style. And didnt let it affect the mood and tone of the game. It felt very cheap 90's anime- but GOOD cheap 90's anime. It was still dark in tone, and used the style to explain it's few animated cutscenes.

PoR is just cartoony. Saturday morning kids Anime cartoony. That CG/anime opening was just odd too. And it doesnt help that it's yet ANOTHER metroidvania, with all the old Rondo sprites, and a failed attempt at a Bloodlines sequel with an even worse plot and the loosest of connections to it's source. DoS is where things started to go a little south, but DoS still had good gameplay at least, since it was really just Aria 2.0. PoR is where the formula just got stale, and IGA's obsession with gimmick driven gameplay and "gameplay first story second" really shone through the worst.

Rondo was just your classic point A to B Belmont vs Dracula plot, with the added twists of animated cutscenes adding a bigger sense of narrative to the game, and alternate pathways and shortcuts, making the overall map feel much bigger and secret laden than previous games. It also was the first "new" game to have a redbook audio soundtrack, after Chronicles, which was just a CV1 remake.

[crisis]

>_<

[VampirehunterB]

just bring Ayami Kojima back on track and we won't be seeing these cheap, childish anime illustrations no more..

[pimp dracula]

No. Rondo didn't have this;

Also Rondo had the benefit of being a great game.

That could be the case in PoR. But what about DoS? It have more serious look just like RoB.