Topic: Do you like IGA?

[The Silverlord]

He holds a poisoned chalice.  He

[warfreak]

^Yes, I can only say I agree with everything you said.

The only point you made was that you enjoy shitty story telling.

Hate to butt in on your argument, but you seem to be the only one who thinks the story is TOTAL shit. There are many flaws, yes, but the entire thing can actually hold up on its own. His rebuttal was about whether the story was good in general, not whether he enjoys it or not.

[DraimanBelieve]

In Reply To #31

You are right in that aspect that at its worst Castlevania is still not broken.  I think the weakest CV titles were probably the first two Game Boy Advance titles.  Given the fact that IGA didn't work on Circle of the Moon I won't blame him for that.  However, both games are fun to play they just aren't the strongest in the series.  I think people who think IGA should step down need to think that this man is passionate about 2D games.  I think thats why his 2D outings are way better than his 3D is because he is so much more passionate about the 2D artwork.  Of course after you do the 2D thing so much it starts to feel repetitive so I am pretty happy that the next DS title might be taking this in to a different direction. 

Everyone here belly aching over the storyline really needs to stop it.  Yeah I know some of the storylines aren't that great and we haven't seen a good storyline since Symphony but who plays Castlevania games for the storyline?  I never did, I grew up on the original CV games that had maybe 2 sentences if that for a storyline that went like "Simon Belmont goes in to castle to defeat Dracula and bring peace back to the land".  We all loved those games but they hardly had a storyline so when Portrait of Ruin came out with its "silly" and sometimes corny storyline it was easy to overlook.  I really don't care if they go back to just the 2 sentence storylines, as long as the game is really solid I will play it.

[warfreak]

In Reply To #33

I know a lot of people who play Castlevania games at least partially for the story and the plot. It may be hard to accept, but in this day and age, storyline is very important to a game. There are, of course a select few that don't need a storyline, and as for CV, it won't appeal to a larger audience (including non-CV fans) if it doesn't have the semblance of a good storyline. If it doesn't appeal to many people, then it won't make money, and they'll have to discontinue it, heaven forbid.

Not that I think the storyline is bad. In fact, I'm perfectly okay with the plot as it is. Let's just hope IGA thinks up of better things this time. OoE had better have a good story.

[Bloodreign]

Seems like every IGA discussion turns into this.  :

I'm no fan of IGA, the dude needs a haircut and to get rid of that damned hat, perhaps his hair is weighing his brain down, a little trim and who knows what kind of game he could come up with. 

[cecil-kain]

I still wonder how IGA gets around in public with his Gothic-Japaneese-Vampire-Cowboy getup.  I'll be he scares the sh!t out of people.  It would be amusing to see him take a walk in small town America, Time Square, Downtown Dallas, Washington DC, or even Gangland..

Of course he calls attention to Castlevania by branding himself this way --it truly sets him apart from his peers.

[crisis]

It would be amusing to see him take a walk in small town America, Time Square,

He would actually fit in at Time Square! I live in nyc & I'm over there a lot.. there's a lot of interesting people walking the streets of the Big Apple 

Of course he calls attention to Castlevania by branding himself this way --it truly sets him apart from his peers.

Atleast he's not dressing himself up as Alucard and making emo music. Didn't Gackt do something like that for one of his videos?

[impulse]

In Reply To #36

I think he dresses pretty conservativly when compared to japanese street fashion...

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[Thomas Belmont]

IGA is a hero, man. The last living game developer with a genuine love and dedication for 2D. I love the guy.

That's because he sucks at making 3D games. He has even admitted this many times.

Everyone here belly aching over the storyline really needs to stop it.  Yeah I know some of the storylines aren't that great and we haven't seen a good storyline since Symphony but who plays Castlevania games for the storyline?  I never did, I grew up on the original CV games that had maybe 2 sentences if that for a storyline that went like "Simon Belmont goes in to castle to defeat Dracula and bring peace back to the land".  We all loved those games but they hardly had a storyline so when Portrait of Ruin came out with its "silly" and sometimes corny storyline it was easy to overlook.  I really don't care if they go back to just the 2 sentence storylines, as long as the game is really solid I will play it.

And enough of this horse shit about how the Castlevania games never had that much of a story during the NES era. No shit. Games' presentations and cinematics have come a long way since then. Stop trying to compare what we receive now
with what we received back then.

[Rugal]

Thomas man, relax! No one is trying to kill you.

In my opinion. I REPEAT IN MY OPINION!!! I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THAT! Lament of Innocence has the best storyline of them all. Curse of Darkness is my favorite Castlevania game. I think Symphony of the Night is overated. Now, I know some of you are probably turning purple over what I just wrote, but it'll be okay.. I promise. My opinion isn't going to hurt you in any way. 

As for IGA, Castlevania wouldn't exist today if it weren't for him. You should all be sucking him off right about now instead of complaining, and nitpicking about every single little issue.

Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.

[A n t r a x x]

I am also one that thinks games do not need stories to succeed. But if you're gonna do one (for especailly such a large span of time): do it right.

He really does need to take off that damn hat.

[CVfan13]

He holds a poisoned chalice.

Are you suggesting that we assassinate the man?! 

Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.

Ah, yes, but that is not the only similarity here. Many people on this forum think those of others stink.

[DragonSlayr81]

I am also one that thinks games do not need stories to succeed. But if you're gonna do one (for especailly such a large span of time): do it right.

I think that's the point. I can't really remember an IGA CV game LONG enough for a good story to, at least, develope. I think he tries but with his games being as short as they are, there's no length for proper development. Even LoI and CoD were short ass games. If IGA wants to do a REAL story, he has make these games longer.

[A n t r a x x]

Even LoI and CoD were short ass games. If IGA wants to do a REAL story, he has make these games longer.

COD was short? I remember it feeling too long. The level design just droned on and on. But the story is ok in that one. Watching Isaac fall deeper into the depths of madness is fun And while, overall, I like LOI's story more, it was supposedly the beginning of the series' plot and I just don't think it did a good enough job there.

But I like how IGA explained all the items laying around as a game set up purposefully, because that tied it directly back to the gameplay of the series -- even the famed pot roasts . I also like how Walter is bored with immortality.

[DraimanBelieve]

I thought that LoI had a great storyline and I only played about halfway through CoD when it first came out (rented it).  CoD had a good storyline from what I could see,  I just never had the desire to go out and buy this game.  My whole thing is I am old-school at heart and I know many people who play at least the 2D games are mostly old-school fans.  Lets put it this way, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin all have WAY more plot than 99% of other 2D games that come out.  I understand that NES and SNES era nobody expected a storyline but then again neither does anyone who plays 2D games expect it because most 2D side-scroller games don't have one or much of one.  I just don't expect it and when I get a decent storyline from one like the Castlevania series, its awesome. 

That being said I haven't really been disappointed with any of the storylines, not even Portrait of Ruin's.  I thought PoR's storyline was great I mean I found the humor and the cheerfulness maybe a bit out of place but it was easy to forgive that cause not everything has to be "dark" and "gothic".  PoR had a good storyline its just nobody gives it a chance cause of how silly and cheesy it can be at times.  That being said I think that IGA is getting gradually better at telling the story and he is trying to fill in gaps and whole and has attempted to straighten everything up in the CV timeline.  I think that the stories in the 3D games are really solid and are really the main draw to playing them.  The level design is god awful in them but everything from the voice acting to the game's story is amazing and even the music is pretty awesome.