Topic: Now THIS is the type of Gameplay Castlevania needs to go back to

[Clara E. Leet]

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/2801.html

Release date TBA, though. Looks fun (and cute).

Also in before Kid Dracula comparisons.

[A n t r a x x]

In Reply To #1

Total rip off the series' mechanics. But it looks rather fun.

The video was posted 2006, so has anyone had the chance to play this, or was it canned?

It actually reminds me alot of Goemon's games, too, and the camera moves around like Klonoa's.

[DragonSlayr81]

Very cute looking game.

[Saroor]

http://www.arcadetown.com/draculatwins/game.asp

Looks like it is done. It would be cool for a 3d Castlevania similar to that, so long as it's stage based. Personally, my fan boy wet dream is a remake of Castlevania 3, with hidden soundtrack modes scattered in the levels. Once you find them the soundtrack of each level plays a different version or remix of the song, including the 8 bit tracks..

[A n t r a x x]

*downloads demo.

[Saner]

I hate DXC's remake of Richter and Maria's appearance.

I fear what they would do to CVIII's cast.  but they might
at least (head hair and face-wise) make Trevor looks like in CoD, and Alucard like in SOTN.

[The Last Belmont]

I hate DXC's remake of Richter and Maria's appearance.

I fear what they would do to CVIII's cast.

[erimocard]

Hm... looks like utter shit.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Hmmm... it does indeed remind me of Goemon for N64.  Or Kirby: The Crystal Shards (also N64).  Sidescrolling but in 3D, but with some camera movements as you move.

Looks kinda low-res though.  For a 2006 title it lacks some polish.  Still, that might be intentional to get that 'look' of cutesiness.

[Ciel]

I hate DXC's remake of Richter and Maria's appearance.

I fear what they would do to CVIII's cast.  but they might
at least (head hair and face-wise) make Trevor looks like in CoD, and Alucard like in SOTN.

 This is because you've no appreciation for ornate beauty~~~

 *vanishes into night*

[PFG9000]

DXC was the best thing to happen to the series since SotN.  A new CV like this game would be fantastic.  Why did CV ever trade its skill-based gameplay for the deeply customizable gameplay of AoS/PoR?

[CVfan13]

In Reply To #6

I honestly don't see anything you mentioned to be negative. Dracula's Curse was great and all, ut the one thing they f-ed up was Alucard's appearance. I know that this was obviously before huis SoTN appearnce was created, but they made him look like a totally unoriginal Dracula clone!

[impulse]

So, I had a quick go at it.

First of, the core gameplay is pretty solid, but that's to be expected as it's almost an exact clone of CV. Character uses a whip, press up + attack to fire a missile attack. Missiles attacks are powered by red thingies that you get by destroying candles... And ofcourse theres double jumping.
Press down + attack while double jumping to do an arial downward attack, and finally down pluss jump to do a roll (which is kind of similar to the slide in some CV's).

Aaanyway. The leveldesign is alright until you quickly discover every dang level is pretty much the same, the same goes for the backgrounds.

In conclusion I give it a meh/10.

[crisis]

In conclusion I give it a meh/10.

lol.

[Aridale]

I saw this game lastnight. I was searchin for "vampire hunter" for a good pic to use for a custom class in Oblivion and found it. Havent cared enough to DL it and try it out but it does smell of CV parody.