Topic: New Castlevania!!!???!!! (DS)

[Genya Arikado]

The only miss of an "Igavania" is HoD, the rest were very well done. (Some people will say CoD was a miss, but that depends on whom you talk to, I liked it.)

[PFG9000]

In Reply To #242

That's all your own opinion, of course.  If you ask me, HoD is an alright game, but PoR, LoI, and CoD are all pretty lousy.  Apparently you weren't around in the early days to see that CV was on the map since the very first game.  Probably moreso than now, as CV1, CV3, and Super CV4 were some of the most well known and best selling games for their consoles.  How many of Iga's CVs can you say that about? 

[Abster]

Each CV to me has its highs and lows, but overall, this is really the only game series that retains my action/rpg intended style feel.  I'm just getting tired of everyone who wants to go to the old stage clear format CV was born in because of their very high challenge level.

[Gunlord]

I loved DoS. The boss fites, at least, were really fun and the music was surprisingly catchy, especially "condemned tower." ^^

[Genya Arikado]

In Reply To #242

That's all your own opinion, of course.

[Long John Silver]

Or maybe because they didn't print enough copies since they thought they won't sell well, being 2d and the market being anti 2d for the most part?

I agree on sotn though. It was definitely the highest point of the metroidvania style games, still unmatched in music quality, atmosphere, level design, amount of details and overall presentation.

[ChibiMaddiChan]

Even if the same formula has been used over and over again, it still makes the average Igavania better than B-games like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda. Also, Metroid has been using this Metroidvania for even more than a decade, so stop whining please.

XD XD XD That'll be the day...

[The Silverlord]

Agree with PFG on the older games being just as, if not more, popular.

I think many of us have become desensitised to the Castleroid games and their structure: the insufferable item collecting; the collect-this-to-advance-there rigmarole; the level-up until you

[ChibiMaddiChan]

Agree with PFG on the older games being just as, if not more, popular.

I think many of us have become desensitised to the Castleroid games and their structure: the insufferable item collecting; the collect-this-to-advance-there rigmarole; the level-up until you

[Dark Nemesis]

With that said, and in IGA

[Genya Arikado]

That's how i feel too!!

 Also something inside me, tells me that the new game is going to be surprising the way Aria did!!

I hope your right.

[Profbeanburrito]

With this topic of a new game and since someone else posted a topic about Elizabeth Bartley I remembered something that I don't think was mentioned here before.

In the 20th Anniversary Preorder pack on the time line it says after Bloodlines:

"Note from the Developer: A secret to explain the reason why a 16th Century Vampire somehow shows up in the 20th Century is now being planned."

SO, my guess is Bartley will be the new bad guy. Which would be pretty awesome. Maybe "The Sacred Seal" or whatever it was means this is how she gets sealed away until the 1900's??

[Evil_Kitty]

I think that Castlevania just needs a change of director. IGA has been great and his games are fun but I'd imagine anyone could get burnt out after 10yrs on the same series. That way some fresh ideas will be brought into the series, but who knows the new one could always surprise us!

[VampireHunterM]

In Reply To #6

here we go with the Iga sexist crap again. grow up child.

[Steve]

SO, my guess is Bartley will be the new bad guy. Which would be pretty awesome. Maybe "The Sacred Seal" or whatever it was means this is how she gets sealed away until the 1900's??

The kanji in the "seal" part of the title carry the connotation of "emblem" or "herald"; it's not "seal" in the sense of sealing something away.  So, "The Stolen Crest" or something would be a more accurate translation.