Topic: CV game with the most historical accuracy for Dracula

[uzo]

I don't know if this has ever been posted before. I certainly don't remember it. I stumbled upon it in a Youtube trap. Regardless, it is quite interesting.

Game Theory: Castlevania, Dracula Spectacula

[Lelygax]

You didnt knew Game Theory? Its very cool, we translate it in our blog
Anyway thanks since I dont have seem all episodes.

EDIT: Im really impressed with the result of this video.

[Inccubus]

Pretty cool. There were a lot of points I never really considered.

[Super Waffle]

Aria of Sorrow is the most historically accurate Castlevania game.

Vlad the Impaler was totally a silver-haired Japanese high school student from the future.

[Beaumont_Belmont]

Count Dracula wasn't a real person, so historical accuracy is kind of moot. Mixing Dracula with Vlad Tepes is a pretty new concept. From what I understand, when Stoker was creating the character he was going to call him Count Wampyr- then he discovered Vlad in some source material and used it as window dressing for the character.

[Lelygax]

How its a new concept if they did it since the beggining?

[TheCruelAngel]

That was an awesome share, thanks!

Also further proof for the CV64 master race.  (j/k!)

A lot of interesting points made during the video, I also like the Morris shout out at the end of the video, very cool. Also Belmont Conspiracy seems accurate too, I mean just check out Juese Belmont! 

[X]

An extremely solid argument that video was. I liked very much. The discrepancies of the original novel and CV64/LoD are something I've never considered until now. Well Done!

[Beaumont_Belmont]

How its a new concept if they did it since the beggining?

I guess what I mean is identifying Dracula as actually being Vlad instead of just using the name (other than both being Romanian nobles, there's not that much in common- Vlad was a Wallachian and the Count is a Transylvanian Szekely). 20 years ago identifying Dracula as the historic Vlad the Impaler probably seemed novel, but it's almost become a cliche unto itself.

On top of that, I think it's a little problematic giving a character like Dracula a solid origin story. Maybe the character WAS Vlad, maybe he was just an itinerant vampire looking for a castle and liked the idea of being called "Son of the Dragon/Devil". In the west we definitely have an overbearing need to know where something comes from, but I like the idea of Dracula having mysterious origins.

Although if Dracula IS supposed to be Vlad, that certainly throws an interesting light on his niece being Elizabeth Bartley/Bathory.

[Ratty]

That was awesome. Thanks!

[Sindra]

Ok, so that was completely interesting and I love the fact that someone else loves to delve into the theories of Castlevania lore, as convoluted as it all is, and come out with some fascinating concepts.







But that Judgement clip of Maria staring at Sypha's boobs? I'm fairly certain he stole that from my Castlevania 25th anniversary review done early that month last year. No lie. It took me forever to get the timing right on the clip. Just saying.

[crisis]

But that Judgement clip of Maria staring at Sypha's boobs? I'm fairly certain he stole that from my Castlevania 25th anniversary review done early that month last year. No lie. It took me forever to get the timing right on the clip. Just saying.

+1

[Lelygax]

But that Judgement clip of Maria staring at Sypha's boobs? I'm fairly certain he stole that from my Castlevania 25th anniversary review done early that month last year. No lie. It took me forever to get the timing right on the clip. Just saying.

Well, everyone can use a emulator or a DVD recorder to do that, but you can be right.

[uzo]

But that Judgement clip of Maria staring at Sypha's boobs? I'm fairly certain he stole that from my Castlevania 25th anniversary review done early that month last year. No lie. It took me forever to get the timing right on the clip. Just saying.

It's readily available, and not hard to find honestly; CastleVania Judgement Maria's Story (Boobies)

[Ratty]

It's readily available, and not hard to find honestly; CastleVania Judgement Maria's Story (Boobies)

I remember for a while that was the #1 or #2 search result on youtube for "Castlevania"
While we're posting classics everyone remember this one? Re: CASTLEVANIA 2: SIMON's QUEST by the Angry Nintendo Nerd I was always surprised that guy never got bigger in the whole "internet reviewer" scene after this.