Topic: CV fans outside the forums.

[VladCT]

Might have been done by someone who doesn't have the balls to reveal his face, Here +1

No-one should have to suffer due to someones egotistical negligence.

And now what might be the same person downvoted you. Fixed that for ya.

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And now what might be the same person downvoted you. Fixed that for ya.

Thanks VladCT. Honestly I didn't notice  There are some other people I know that don't visit the dungeon. My bro being one of them however he does like Castlevania too. But not as much as I do.

[Kaori]

My best friend has watched me play just about every Castlevania game but LoI, PoR, Belmont's Revenge, Castlevania Chronicles, and Legends. She ended up loving Castlevania as much as I do, even though she's never played any of the games. She's really my only friend that loves Castlevania as much as I do. One of my other friend's brother has played the NES CVs and loved hem, but that's about it. He hasn't played anything past those 3. The rest of my friends have a general idea of what Castlevania is just because I've brought Judgment over for us to play before.

I've also had random people on my college campus tell me how awesome my Castlevania shirts are though or mention they've played SotN or something after seeing my shirts. Not counting that, I'm pretty much the only person I know who has played more than one Castlevania game.

Also, it's kind of hard to find someone who has literally played every single Castlevania game like I have. 

[TheCruelAngel]

Well aside from one of my younger brothers, who I don't think is super invested in the series but does enjoy playing them (if I recall he's played through all the GBA and DS titles and LoS) , my old coworker was a pretty big CV fan, even knew about Iga and his awesome goatee/whip.

He's been a fan of the series, but did not like the direction of LoS, like the combat, generic fantasy, etc. However, he did really like the graphics and thought the story was an interesting take on the series. But I think he's more excited to see what's in store for the series after the LoS trilogy has ended. Though knowing him, he'll probably still pick up all of the LoS games and beat them. 

[Pumpkin Glow]

EDIT: I am rather curious why I've been downvoted?

one answer:lords of shadow fans

they want the fans of classic Castlevania to not share their opinion and to go away.

[Green Stranger]

I play video games, I'm a long-time fan of Castlevania, I don't need to talk in a certain way or slap labels on myself to prove it like a car covered in political bumper stickers. I'm a firm believer that your true interests become a part of you and seemingly become mundane, not vice-versa. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who still sees video games as toys and tries to genuinely enjoy them without moonlighting as a boisterous gameplay critic.

The point I am driving this all to is that ever since video games have become accepted/mainstream, the fandom has also changed accordingly. You can be almost anything and like almost anything at the same time now without social repercussion. ("Nerd" is a status symbol today, and certainly doesn't still hold the same value/meaning that some people would have you believe in claim.) So in order to find what you might consider a fellow fan, you'll need to wade upstream through a river of people who sound like they care more than they really do. If you mention "Castlevania" outside of a gaming community, chances are you'll run into Trent or someone similar.

Very well put Lashen. There are plenty of "Trents" out there and they're becoming harder to avoid. People basing the strength of this franchise off of one game is a common practice these days and it can be frustrating to meet eye to eye with these types. I have met a handful of these so called "fans". They tend to take ideas of personal perspective and opinion  and turn them into the undeniable "gospel truth". Let's face it, with Castlevania having so many varied denominations such as Classicvania, Metroidvania and the LoS era games, fans tend to take a side and deeply root themselves with their beliefs unless they're moderate about all the games in total.

An old co-worker of mine once said that the only Castlevania games worth playing was CV 1-4, Adventure, Belmont's Revenge and maybe Bloodlines. This is obviously the hardcore old school guy which I think is silly because there are worthwhile CV games aside from those mentioned. I couldn't get him to play SoTN of RoB to save his life. It really is a shame that people can be so closed minded about the whole series just because they deliberately want to wear this "old school badge of honor". So much for "preference" huh?. It can work both ways no doubt. There are those who feel SoTN is the Holy Grail of CV and every other Metroidvania that follows.

It's become an identity thing now. Everyone wants a sense of belonging with these varied CV eras and streams of disjointed storylines. "This is the way it should be canon, and that everything that doesn't fit my taste is not."

Anyhow, looks like a lot of you have family members who share your interest in CV, or at least broke you into it. Same for myself. My brother first introduced CV1 to me back in 1988 when he rented from Smith's Grocery store. Ah yes, the early days of renting videogames from the local grocery. Good memories.

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Ah yes, the early days of renting videogames from the local grocery. Good memories.

WORD! 

[Lashen]

I used to rent often from local, Asian-run video rental shops. Usually they cost $1.00 per day.

This was all before Blockbuster came around and forced me to pay $8.00 per week (whether I wanted to or not).

"Castlevania: The Adventure" served as my introduction to the franchise the day my best friend's older cousin handed it down to him. Incidentally, he never cared much for the vampire genre and never caught onto the series, but I did. The Game Boy was prominent during my childhood.

[Mobius]

The fans I know in person really aren't any different from those I know on forums. We can carry on the same in-depth discussions on the subject as forum members do in online. Oddly enough though, I only know one person off of the internet who likes both the continuing CV series and Lords of Shadow. Everyone else, either didn't like the reboot or actually prefer it over the original series (mostly youngun's who see the 3D and gameplay mechanics as a "proper" evolution of all gaming). I enjoyed LoS, I really like it as a game and thoroughly enjoy the scope of its story even though my favorite entry remains Super Castlevania IV.

[CircleBoi6]

Only person I know outside the internet that likes CV games is my uncle.

I consider myself a fan of CV in general, whether it's CV Chronicles or Lords of Shadow. I tend to favor 2D sidescrolling gameplay over 3D gameplay though.

[Successor The Cruel]

I've known some pretty casual fans of the series, but no one as hardcore as some you may find dwelling places like this. I've usually met them when they saw me playing a handheld game like Aria of Sorrow or something, and they'd be like, "Hey man, is that Castlevania?" And I'd be like, "Yeah," and then we'd talk a bit about the series. I once bought a car from a guy who was coincidentally reading all about the Castlevania timeline the day before he sold the car to me. He was a pretty cool dude. Big fan of Final Fantasy VI.