Topic: Castlevania HD Collection: unlikely, but stranger things have happened.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Its bugged the hell out. After eight million patches.

But concerning Castlevania HD, please Konami. Super Castlevania IV and Legacy of Darkness in HD. Tis all I ask.

[Neobelmont]

Its bugged the hell out. After eight million patches.

But concerning Castlevania HD, please Konami. Super Castlevania IV and Legacy of Darkness in HD. Tis all I ask.

Really I guess all the bugs were fixed when I bought it I am getting no bugs at all.

[JR]

I'd just like to see them stuff as many games as possible on one collection, starting from the earliest games and moving forward. They could even do something like include the PC, Amiga, Commodore, etc. ports of the original, but it would be too weird and awesome for them to even consider an idea like that.

Then for bonuses they could include Vampire Killer, and Haunted Castle. But again, I don't think they'd ever fill a collection with shitty games...it's just the completionist in me that would love to see that happen. They could throw in the arcade game, too. Now that would be great.

I'd love to see bonus footage, like maybe some interviews that reveal stuff we never knew about. That would be incredible to learn new things about the series after all these years.

[Nagumo]

Today (August 22), LoI PS2 archives (for PS3) released in Japan.
http://www.konami.jp/products/dl_ps3_castlevania/

This may mean that there is no release of HD version.

Nice, that's mean I can play LoI with the Japanese voice actors without having to mod my PS2. There are also a few exclusive easter eggs in that version apperently. 

[PFG9000]

Nice, that's mean I can play LoI with the Japanese voice actors without having to mod my PS2. There are also a few exclusive easter eggs in that version apperently.

Really?  What kind of easter eggs?  I would love to find out more about this.

I've really come to respect Lament of Innocence.  I honestly feel that if the level design were better, it would be among the top CVs, and possibly even better than Symphony.  They nailed everything else with that game (well, maybe not story/dialog) and it's just brought down so far by the horrible flatness and repetitive rooms.

[darkwzrd4]

Forget an HD collection.  I along with a few other people on this forum would rather see 2.5D remakes of the three GBA titles.  CotM's level design was on par with SotN and I think the areas would look EPIC in 2.5D.  HoD on the other hand, could use a new look.  The art style, in my opinion, was just bad.  It hurt my eyes and I don't know what they were thinking when they made it like that.  In terms of graphics, it felt like it took a step back from the sharp and polished graphics of CotM and SotN.  A 2.5D remake would give the game another chance.  And finally AoS.  That was a great game with decent level design (the graphics could have been a little more sharp and polished though), excellent controls, and a decent story with a plot twist towards the end (Some is Dracula's reincarnation).  Yes, these three games deserve the 2.5D treatment and enough time has passed for the next generation of fans who never got to play the original games to experience them.

[Fofa]

Forget an HD collection.  I along with a few other people on this forum would rather see 2.5D remakes of the three GBA titles.  CotM's level design was on par with SotN and I think the areas would look EPIC in 2.5D.  HoD on the other hand, could use a new look.  The art style, in my opinion, was just bad.  It hurt my eyes and I don't know what they were thinking when they made it like that.  In terms of graphics, it felt like it took a step back from the sharp and polished graphics of CotM and SotN.  A 2.5D remake would give the game another chance.  And finally AoS.  That was a great game with decent level design (the graphics could have been a little more sharp and polished though), excellent controls, and a decent story with a plot twist towards the end (Some is Dracula's reincarnation).  Yes, these three games deserve the 2.5D treatment and enough time has passed for the next generation of fans who never got to play the original games to experience them.

I'd buy that in a heartbeat. 

[Lumi Kløvstad]

HoD on the other hand, could use a new look.  The art style, in my opinion, was just bad.  It hurt my eyes and I don't know what they were thinking when they made it like that.

I can help with that.

They were thinking that the GBA SP was not yet invented and so they had no backlight and every sane publication BLASTED Circle for having environments that were so dark it was practically invisible on the original GBA's screen. HoD was upscaled in terms of color to be more visible on the dark reflective screen used at the time.

Of course, the bright garish colors (along with the plot twist of the Castle's representing the two halves of Maxim's mind) could also be seen as a metaphor for the instability of Maxim's mind, if you want a story-based reason.

[Nagumo]

Really?  What kind of easter eggs?  I would love to find out more about this.

I can't remember where I read it (I thought Mr P's site but apperently not) but I recall that in the Japanese version, that if you hit the statues that can rotate in the House of Sacred Remains a certain number of times, something would happen but I don't remember what it was. There were other small things as well, I think.   

[Koutei]

I can't remember where I read it (I thought Mr P's site but apperently not) but I recall that in the Japanese version, that if you hit the statues that can rotate in the House of Sacred Remains a certain number of times, something would happen but I don't remember what it was. There were other small things as well, I think.

This.

Shinkigensha Official Guide
http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cv-loi/guide-sog.htm

Page 93: Peeping Eye Bowling, Guillotine chicken game.
Page 94: Astral Knife control, The statue who does attempted disappearance from home (50 rotations), Combo training (Forgotten One's dead hand), ETC.

Although I don't know, probably these will available also an overseas version.

[Nagumo]

Yes, that's it, thank you! I've read they were not available in the overseas versions.

[Mystic Myotis]

They better make those damn Piyo Piyo sound effects in cutscenes if they do re-release the game! D:<

No, really, I was sad when I found out that they didn't.

Piyo Piyo shoes may very well be my favorite Castlevania item. XD

[PFG9000]

This.

Shinkigensha Official Guide
http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cv-loi/guide-sog.htm

Page 93: Peeping Eye Bowling, Guillotine chicken game.
Page 94: Astral Knife control, The statue who does attempted disappearance from home (50 rotations), Combo training (Forgotten One's dead hand), ETC.

Although I don't know, probably these will available also an overseas version.

Very interesting.  Thanks for this information.  I know the bowling minigame is in the US version, and I thought there was another minigame somewhere, but I can't remember where or what it was.  I wonder why they would remove stuff from the US version when they were clearly in development side-by-side.  Can anybody translate the text from that guide?  I actually have the Japanese guide but never looked closely enough at those pages, I guess.

[thernz]

Oh wow, there's a lot about Lament I don't know about. I love all these secrets. Now if only it wasn't a total chore to trudge through the areas.

[Koutei]

easter eggs

My English is BAD.

Bowling: House of Sacred Remains, Peeping Eye, Skeleton Bowling. 6skeletons-3skeletons-4skeletons.
Bonus: Ramen

Guillotine chicken game: Dark Palace of Waterfalls guillotine room, Konami command (U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,X,O).
No bonus.

Astral Knife control: If the O button is pushed immediately after exercising Astral Knife, a motion of a knife will change.

Statue: House of Sacred Remains statue room, If a statue is rotated 50 times (Not "50 hits"), a statue will jump.
No bonus.

Combo training: Kill Forgotten One, Practice of the combo can be performed with the Forgotten One's dead hand. (Sub Weapons are invalid)
Bonus: 15hits=Big Meat, 20hits=Zircon, 40hits=Turquoise, 60hits=Opal, 80hits=Sapphire, 99hits=Ruby.