Topic: Is Koji Igarashi the greatest Castlevania producer?

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Perhaps he meant 'effeminate', not 'homosexual'?

Even then... only Isaac applies.

[PyramidHead]

With all respect, don't take this the wrong way, but I believe your opinion is influenced by your personal perceptions about Iga.

I won't disagree with that.  It is my perception and I'm not trying to be objective here.

Also, I never saw a homosexual character, with perhaps only Isaac as an exception, but that's more a guess than a fact, not to mention there's nothing wrong with being gay.

You're right - there is nothing wrong with being gay. But I remember I thought Soma was actually a girl . Leon too. He looks like Janna D'ark (as I imagine her).

About happy ends, need I remember that almost every VG in history have a happy ending? That said, I don't think Iga's ending were happier than other CV games.

What about DoS ending? Looks to me like a perfect ending for another cheesy "romantic comedy". The good ending of PoR reminded me of Disney movies for some reason. The same I can say about the ending of CoD (At least Trevor could die..).

If you can recall, Castlevania is Japanese, so I wouldn't be surprised with what IGA did with it.

Yes, I know it's Japanese, but the setting is Gothic Europe mostly. Katana or Miso soup doesn't look right in Dracula's mansion IMO.

But "school boys and girls"? Where is that from?

Soma Cruz and his girlfriend. Charlotte and Jonathan.

[Gunlord]

Yeah, I think the word you were looking for was "effeminate," not homosexual. No worries friend, we get what you mean now I think that's mainly due to Kojima...she has a thing for very effeminate guys, apparently.

[Pfil]

I'm OK with that, Juste and Alucard are the most beautiful CV men, but I repeat: Julius is the ultimate CV warrior, super powerful, all macho, "look at me, I'm so badass!", and he was designed by Kojima, under Iga's direction and production.

And I'll keep saying that Iga gave us some of the most tragic and saddest stories and endings in CV.
The happy ones, at most, are the same than the rest of CV and the rest of videogames, generally speaking.

[X]

but I repeat: Julius is the ultimate CV warrior, super powerful, all macho, "look at me, I'm so badass!"

He still has yet to top Conan the Barbarian as Simon Belmont, lol!

[Pfil]

And he will when he's got his own game!
In the meantime, Simon remains the ultimate badass, because he killed Dracula, collected his parts just to kill him again and he did it, and he is the only one that can whip in all directions.

[Beaumont_Belmont]

As much as I like Julius' style I don't think I'd call him macho. Macho is pretty strictly Simon's domain (classic Simon, not Kojima's take). I think each individual Belmont kind of has their own strong characteristic- Leon is noble, Trevor is sort of the grizzled veteran, Juste has high-fastening pants, and Richter is hot-blooded.

Let's face it, Simon probably created the flame whip simply because he thought the Vampire Killer alone wasn't awesome enough. "No. I'm gonna set it on fire and make Dracula s*** his pants when he comes back to life."

[Pfil]

That's the Simon attitude, hahaha!
"I'm going to collect the parts, revive Dracula and kill him again!"
"Hey, look, I'm so bad that I can walk like Michael Jackson while there's a lot of monsters around".

[X]

In the meantime, Simon remains the ultimate badass, because he killed Dracula, collected his parts just to kill him again and he did it, and he is the only one that can whip in all directions.

You forgot to mention how Simon was dying from a curse when he killed Dracula the second time. And also that he can moonwalk going up and down the stairs in SCV IV 

Super Castlevania IV- Moonwalk

[Intersection]

Ah, Julius Belmont. He was... something else. When I discovered him in AoS, he was everything I'd expected from a Belmont... and beyond. He was quick, nimble, agile -- yet uncompromisingly powerful. He was unprecedentedly skillful with the whip, yet his arsenal went far beyond. He had it all: holy water, axe, boomerang, holy cross. He jumped, once, twice -- then kicked back down with astonishing speed; he could tear through the air like no other. And then, of course, it happened...

OMNIA VANITAS!

I was left speechless.
And that was before Heart of Fire started playing in the background.

But alas! This could not last. For Sorrow soon Dawned upon me as I saw him return -- weak, tired, hurt; a mere shadow of his former self. He had lost his most prized abilities; no longer could he tear through the air, as swift as a falcon in the morning mist; gone was his elegance as he evaded his hapless enemies, all but invisible to them. He was slow; his step was dragging. And then... Oh, the tragedy! He fell to the fiery Dario. Now disgraced, he wasn't even allowed to bear his own theme -- overshadowed as he was by Trevor's mighty figure.

O great Konami, I beg of you! Erase those dreadful memories from my sickened features; forever dispel this dreadful cartoon of a once-great warrior! And, at long last, restore the mighty Julius to great heights of Olympus, where this formidable hero truly belongs!

[Pfil]

Nice read 
True, also.

You forgot to mention how Simon was dying from a curse when he killed Dracula the second time. And also that he can moonwalk going up and down the stairs in SCV IV 

The ultimate CV badass!