Castlevania Thread

Don't get me wrong, I think the 'old' non anime stuff is better but it wasn't that bad.

I think it's just disappointing. Castlevania has an interesting style and a generic anime look isn't part of that.

I'm disappointed too. The anime style feels like it just drops lots of the style and appeal to the characters.

Ecclesia was excellent.
I do remember dying a lot in a couple of bosses: feel free to watch the battle in a youtube vid so you can feel like an impatient fool.

Portrait of Ruin was even better.
I remember collecting every item just for the kicks.

I wish a new game like this was released every year.


I agree. Considering Carmilla's importance (She was the basis for Dracula's story) she should appear more and have her own games.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla

You really don't.

The issue with the anime styling is that one, yeah, the variant used does indeed look generic, but two, a more or less direct sequel was NOT the place to start using it. I don't mind it in PoR all that much, since while a sequel to Bloodlines it's a ways in the future. But with DoS being so close after AoS in the chronology, and AoS having pretty nice portraits, the shift is that much more jarring. Changing clothes? Sure, I can see that, even if I do miss Soma's pimpcoat. Changing art styles for a direct sequel just because? Fuck that.

I mean, it's certainly not like they were the first ones to have an anime style to them, but Rondo kind of has that 90's charm to its anime stylings in comparison to DoS and PoR.

OoE bosses were great
always kept you on the edge the first time playing through unless you found the way to cheese everything later in the game

Am I the only one who thinks Reinhardt Schneider is best protag for Castlevania even though the only games he starred in were pretty shit. I really just like his name his haircut and his badass breastplate jacket, other than visually though he's absolutely forgettable.

Also it's funny that Konami never managed to get Castlevania forumla right in 3d, sure they got you working games but those didn't feel like Castlevania.

I don't know because N64 emulation a shit and I can't play it.

ehh… I dont know
he looks a bit generic character imo
lack of charisma, just some hero dude who has to save the day