Topic: If Castlevania Legacy of Darkness/Castlevania 64 was released today

[X]

Sadly we're all overlooked by Konami 

[Lelygax]

Konami, please! Shut up and take my hearts!

[Johnny]

Sadly we're all overlooked by Konami 

Ah its ok man. Again with all these Kickstarters coming up, Indie games, etc its ok for Konami to ignore and overlook us. All it takes is for a team motivated enough to change the IP (Title, Characters, etc) and to make something very similar to a concept like this. As I said before, nobody needs the Megaman IP nor was Capcom needed to make a great Megamanish game thanks to Mighty No 9. So if Konami won't listen anyone could take to Facebook first with all the concepts, story, etc. and see how popular it is. Then if there's programmers out there and people who are considering working on it, a kickstarter could come into play to pay these people to make it. If the blueprints and ideas are popular enough than Legacy of Darkness and Castlevania 64 could be reborn as a great new IP and game still holding the spirit of those games. No doubt anything like this would get funded. As I said before I'd def pledge money to see something like this made.

[Pfil]

Oh, but companies always usually ignored fans, it's not Kickstarter and current market state's fault.

[Johnny]

Oh, but companies always usually ignored fans, it's not Kickstarter and current market state's fault.

Yeah of course not. Not what I was saying at all. I was saying actually Kickstarter is a positive thing because it means that when these big companies ignore fans, people could take to Kickstarter and have the means to make their own games which are inspired by great IPs.

[Pfil]

The sad thing is that Konami owns CV so we can't rely on Kickstarter for that.
We can for other great games, though. Just not CV. Not for now.

[Johnny]

The sad thing is that Konami owns CV so we can't rely on Kickstarter for that.
We can for other great games, though. Just not CV. Not for now.

Konami owns Castlevania in and of itself so yes anything that is a Konami IP can't be used. However, anyone could make a Castlevania game without calling it "Castlevania" or using the character names. The same way Steel Wool Soap Pads go by different names Brillo, SOS, etc. Yet people still use use them the same way. I wouldn't say someone needs to make a blatant clone to Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness/Castlevania 64, but stay as close to the spirit of the titles as possible.

[Lelygax]

They couldnt do anything about a Casltevania-like game, since a lot of them already exists from small and big companies; If they say something about a hero using a whip they will fail instantly because of La Mulana and Indiana Jones.


Want a example?

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Look at this game that a random company called Lords of Shadow, they did a game very similar to Castlevania and are selling it without problem. j/k

[Johnny]

They couldnt do anything about a Casltevania-like game, since a lot of them already exists from small and big companies; If they say something about a hero using a whip they will fail instantly because of La Mulana and Indiana Jones.


Want a example?

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Look at this game that a random company called Lords of Shadow, they did a game very similar to Castlevania and are selling it without problem. j/k

Yet Devil May Cry, Legacy of Kain, and other games similar have seemed to do ok when they were in their prime (course now you don't hear about Legacy of Kain anymore). Still it depends on who makes the game and how its made.

[Intersection]

Ah, I would love to see another Legacy of Kain game...

[Johnny]

Ah, I would love to see another Legacy of Kain game...

I used to own the Dreamcast Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. I thought it was pretty awesome tbh.

[Pfil]

Want a example? Look at this game that a random company called Lords of Shadow, they did a game very similar to Castlevania and are selling it without problem.

Do you it's very similar? Really?

[Neobelmont]

Ah, I would love to see another Legacy of Kain game...

That would wreck 3dvanias.

[Pfil]

What if they made a new Bloodrayne Betrayal but with an all-new name?
Would that be CV without the name?

[Lelygax]

Do you it's very similar? Really?

No, this sentence is entirely a joke xD