is this the best Castlemania?

No handheld game is the best anything of anything.

No. That would be SotN, followed by AoS.
What you posted is an abomination to the genre.

is circle of the moon any good?

It's an excellent game, but picking the best Metroidvania between it, AoS, and SotN is tough.

>>384411418

It is a good game, but not a good Castlevania

>>384413761
How is not a "good Castlevania?" The game does something new with the Castlevania formula, but it's still very much Castlevania.

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no, this iz

castlemania is a shit game to hard artificial difficulty

>>384412286
>is circle of the moon any good?
is that the one with the cards? I thought it was dope at the time, but I also haven't played it since high school. it was also incredibly dark (literally, because of the GBA screen) but you'll probably be emulating it so it shouldn't matter.

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Wrong

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>>384414859
JONATHAN

>>384413039
>stage based
>metroidvania

OoE felt like it had an identity crisis. It was trying to be like the early games with linear stage based areas but then it suddenly drops in Drac's castle from the more modern games except it's half assed. I also didn't care for the whole rock, paper, scissors combat it was attempting to do. Still a decent game though.

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I just want to play Harmony of Despair one last time with other people on a fresh playthrough with no cheating by going to the DLC stages early.
I'd buy it and the DLC a third time on PC just to get that experience again one last time.
Or a sequel, that'd be cool too.

>>384417593
It'll never happen. Stop torturing yourself.

>>384417593
I've been thinking about leveling up Julius, I only have time put into alucard.

>>384417709
No, and you can't stop me.
In fact I'm playing as many of the games in the series as I can right now just to make it worse.

>>384411418
What the fuck is Castlemania? I fucking swear if this is a thing and not some bullshit forced meme. You god damn right I mad.

Also, Order of Ecclesia is whatever. In reality there's only a few really good games in the series and the rest are excess and rehashes. Castlevania 1, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania Chronicles, Rondo of Blood, SOTN.

No, all the linear levels are shit

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The best castlevania was the netflix adaption tbqh. It really was awesome how they stuck it to those fucking racist christian idiots.

>>384417802
>Leveling a whip user
Hope you're prepared for pain, though at least he doesn't have as many sub-weapons to go through as Jonathan.

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You have 10 seconds to post a better classicwrestlecastle

>>384411418
Best castlekino

>>384418042
I've been grinding souls in DoS for the last few days, how much worse can it be?

>>384418087
Sharp X68000/Chronicles was a tougher game with several changes on each loop.

I'm currently playing AoS for the first time, getting kind close to the end I think (Just beat Legion and that big dude behind the wall). Is there anything like SotNs upside down castle that I should make sure to get?

Castlevania 1 is. OoE is the best IGAvania though.

>>384411418
I preferred AoS and PoR.

>>384411418
SotN is the best. Contrarians be damned. The DS and GBA ones are fine, but the artwork, polish and enemy variety in SotN makes it so much better.

>>384418480
Castlevania Chronicles > SOTN > Rondo of Blood > the rest

>>384418480
SotN feels like it's been made with love while the DS and GBA games were trying to capitalize on it's success

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The camera was garbage but I played the shit out of this game as a child. The hedge maze Frakenstein used to freak me the fuck out.

>>384418480
>Painfully easy, braindead easy, holy shit there are a dozen ways to break the game and they're not even that hard to stumble upon.
>Platforming aspect is very quickly made boring because you can turn into a bat and fly.
>Inverted Castle is a chore because the platforming is boring. Consider the Super Metroid Rotation hack and how interesting the platforming challenges are since you can't just fly around right off the bat. You have to use the tools you have and gain in interesting ways while in the same environment. SotN is just, fuck, the levels are so bland it just feels like an aesthetic change. The maps are not memorable.
>Have to beat the game to play as the fun modes
>Can chow down on health items and shit on a whim
>There are dingy RPG elements that just bloat the menus and barely matter at all
The only one being contrarian is you, AoS is better in every meaningful way.

>>384418191
99999 exp per weapon to reach max.
Every hit a weapon does gives exp.
On hard with two master rings equipped you only get 12exp per hit.
Whip users also only have 100 MP and MP increasing gear doesn't add much, and the best item to really spam the weapons, the astral ring, requires giving up a master ring so that you only get 8exp.

>>384411418
>Draculas curse >super castlevani 4 >SOTN > Simons quest > Lords of Shadow > Lament of innocence > Curse don darkness > Order of Ecclesia
Fight me, fags

>>384411418
No, besides the artwork it's pretty average and has less content and worse areas/bosses than the other DS games

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>>384418845
Who was in the wrong here?

>>384416254
Fuck off, list autist

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I still don't get the AoS filter joke. What's wrong with these autists?

>>384415657

This is accurate.

But only in Julius mode

>>384418937
Honestly I agree with most of it. I wasn't a fan of anything Iga did after curse of darkness. I even got bored of that.

>>384418773
How emulatable are it and Legacy of Darkness?
It's one of the games I'm really sad I missed out on because my parents actually gave a fuck about age ratings.
I remember seeing the ads for LoD in magazines and thinking "oh man a werewolf guy and you get to play as him, that's so cool"

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>>384419252
>Being this new

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>>384419252

>>384417593
Never played HoD before

Willing to buy to play with /v/ though
PS3 version?

>>384411418
I would play this if it didn't cost 60 fucking euro online.

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>>384419435
>The castlekino poster
Oh great now there's an extra autist along with the other filterfags

>>384419647
There are these things called emulators anon

Why is there another skull on the skeletons back? Was she pregnant when Castlevania killed her?

first Castlevania game was SotN. Pretty sure I found it at some garage sale when I was just a lad. I enjoyed it, but never really got into the rest of the games in the series.

If I emulated them would it be better to play in release order or chronological? I'm assuming release order like with most games, but just want to make sure.

>>384420219
Release order. Start with Castlevania I, skip II, play X68K/Chronicles, Bloodlines, or Rondo after IV.

For Metroidvanias, make sure you play AoS before DoS.

>>384420219
Obviously play in release order but skip all 3d releases.

>>384420219
>release order or chronological
I don't understand why anyone would pick chronological unless they're actually retarded. Release order is always better

>>384412286
i enjoyed it, plays like a mix of classicvania and metroidvania. Not as good as SoTN or AoS but way better than HoD.

IV has the best soundtrack for sure

>>384420219
Don't listen to the guys above

Castlevania 1-4 are nothing like Sotn and beyond

>>384420367
>skip II
t. pleb

>>384420506
https://youtu.be/fVN8CA-Ufkk

I honestly believe lords of the shadows were the best games. But i can understand why fans of the old ones wouldn't see the appeal.

>>384419252
It's a meme, something that people repeat without understanding why they even do it

>>384420367
>>384420373
>>384420406
>>384420517
Got it.

Like I said, I figured Release would be the way to go, but just wanted to make sure.

Worst Castlemania.

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>>384420952

>>384411418
No, Portrait of Ruin is. OoE feels too disjointed and unrewarding.

>>384412286

Yeah it's great.

>>384414859
My nigga

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>if another CV game is made it will either be:
>a LoS sequel
>a third reboot
>takes place in the original timeline but goes EVEN FURTHER BEYOND that of of DOS, and either the belmonts are gone because Julius didn't have a kid or they make him a 60 year old daddy
>or they retcon AoS and DoS out of existance so they can have more wriggle room for their story
>or they just make a pachinko machine

>>384411418
I'm glad we're back to Castlemania but can we get the old threads back too? It just ain't the same without them.

>>384419407
Emulates 100% fine like 99% of N64 games. LoD is 100% shit

btw use a guide or you wont play the full game

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>>384420909

>muh magic
>muh waifu MC
OOE is trash

>>384421197
Or they can just do remakes.
Or give every game with a bad rep an Adventure Rebirth style "remake"
Or 1999 Demon Castle War

>>384411418
Nah. Dracs castle needed to be 2 times bigger for it to be the best. Whats there is fine and extremely memorable, but the execution of Metrovania Classivania hybrid was done better in Portrait. OoE needed to be an epic with two clear halves, but instead was more a whole classic and a gimped metroid. Aria is still king, dawn is overrated, and Circle is somewhat close. Dissonance needs a remake cause there is something great underneath.

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>>384421425

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>>384418242
make sure you have the proper souls obtained and equipped to get the good ending

>>384421763
>Or 1999 Demon Castle War
I honestly don't think anyone from the staff knows anything to write. It was literally just a plot point to get the ball rolling on AoS and DoS.

>Can't even have OG Dracula vs Soma because Soma is his reincarnation (Not counting Harmony of despair)

I wouldn't mind remakes of the older NES/SNES games. Maybe keep them side scrollers but just update the graphics

>>384421197
Anime pachinko when?

>>384421197

They're still missing the 1999 game

>>384422659
You're going too far.

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>>384422723

>>384421045
This game was fucking terrible

>>384421197

>a LoS sequel
Best case scenario desu.
Though while i get companies wanted to milk ip to make bank off name recognition while not waste brain power on new ideas, i don't get why fans demand it? Let the series rest in peace.

>>384420685
best one

>>384422668
Julius and Co. cast a spell to trap Dracula's castle in an eclipse.

How much of a game can they make from that honestly?

>>384423718
You're forgetting there was an entire battle involved. All the zombies you see in AoS and DoS are dead soldiers from that war

>>384423718
Sorrow games have a bunch of zombies that say they died in the 1999 war. It must have been a big fucking battle before they sealed it, they probably had to off dracula first.

https://youtu.be/JQPWAJWAYNQ

Thoughts ? I think it's a good tribute

>>384423718
Julius' battle through the castle, the part the military played, whatever crazy final battle took place that included the sealing, etc.

There's enough material for a pretty neat game.

>>384423680
Too deep.

>>384423085
But what could they really do after the LoS 2 ending at this point?

It was wasted opportunity cramming 2 new belmont heirs into the side game. Mirror of Sorrow I think it was?

>>384423680
You're getting out of control, anon. STOP

>>384423718
You could dumb down ANY game in the world like that

>MGS3 is just about a spy who goes into a russian jungle to extract a defecting soviet scientist

>>384411418
Yes

Whats the best Modern castlevania with a whip user?

>>384425153
Portrait of Ruin
Adventure Rebirth was also pretty good if you wanted classic linear style.

>>384421990
Is that those books? I found one of them and it said something about a beautiful soul.

>>384411418
The dark souls of mania

>>384425153
Lords of Shadow

>>384411418
I thought OoE has the best gameplay/difficulty/bosses, which is why it's my favorite. But level design wise it's one of the worst. A deal of the areas are just linear corridors.

>>384425749
>A deal of the areas are just linear corridors.
That's how Castlevania started out believe it or not.

What's the hardest Castlevania?

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>>384426170
Simon's Quest

>>384426247
Because its so bad you have to force yourself to keep playing

Can someone post a tier list of the DS games? I remember some being amazing and a few being pretty shit.

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>>384426731

>>384426731
>some being amazing
>a few being pretty shit
There's only three of them anon and none of those were shit.
Were you thinking of the GBA games because some people really hate Harmony of Dissonance.

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>>384426839
>Hollow Knight and La Mulana that high
>Rabi Ribi that low

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Why wasnt Richter using the vampire killer?

>>384427191
>La Mulana
>Not Great
You and me can't be friends

>>384427253
But that is the Vampire Killer?

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>>384427347
Doesnt look like it

>>384427304
It's not that I don't like La Mulana. But it is just not very good compared to other candidates on that list.

>>384426247
lords of shadow 1 on the hardest difficulty, I never played 2 on hardest difficulty cause I didn't want to replay it, but finished it, the sneaking parts suck that much, insta kills etc etc from fucking robot machine body guards.

>>384426247
also dracula x chronicles on vita is pretty brutal with the death and dracula fights if you don't cheese it with maria.

>>384427469
That's because Richter's Vampire Killer is stronger than Trevor's and in flail mode all the time.

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>>384427537
It is though, the only thing wrong with that chart is that SotN and AoS should be swapped.

>>384427304
La Mulana would deserve its spot if not for the ass-backwards moon logic puzzles, everything else about the game is top tier.

>>384423975
mirror of fate, finished it, it's a garbage game and worse than lords of shadow 2, at least LoS 2 had some amazing balls boss fights and castle areas when it wasn't sneak missions and new york/london future city bullshit.

>>384427949
forgot to add, the only good parts of mirror of fate where the cut scenes pretty much, it tries so fucking hard to be like the gba/dsa games whilst incorporating teleporting/quick travel and backtracking but fails pretty damn hard.

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>>384427829
>SotN and AoS should be swapped.
Now this is just blasphemous. Apologize right NOW

>>384420685

I like it because it's the kinda thing you'd see in the games, either to foreshadow a fight...or there's just some random skeleton back there you never see again.

>>384428327
Refer to >>384418817, thinking SotN is is on the same level as Super Metroid is the epitome of delusion. AoS beats it in every area that isn't graphics and music.

>>384411679
What about Pokemon?

>>384423004
Only the music is. It really is jarring to the ears.

>>384426839
I'd bump up valdis but otherwise it looks pretty good.

>>384428723
>SotN is is on the same level as Super Metroid


sotn is better than super Metroid though, super Metroid was boring and the areas felt way too lonely and claustrophobic

>>384426839
This has to be bait, no other explanation for HoD being on "good" tier

>>384427469
The VK has been portrayed differently through different games, but Castlevania 1-4 had that mechanic where you'd get power ups for the whip and the final one was always metallic

So, folks, Play AoS in Gameboy colors, or Real colors?

>>384427253
>>384427347
>>384427469
>>384427750

i think in one game it explained that it started in the leather form and that there is some item that reappears in the castle every time that powers it up to the morning star form.

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>>384429840
These colors.

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>>384411418
>[Man Groans]

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>>384427469

>>384411418
No Dawn of Sorrow was better.

>>384430087
>[Impact grunt]

why aren't you faggots playing Potrait of Ruin, Aria, or CV1 or CV3 or DXC right now?

>>384430497
ahegao edit when?

>>384430703
I'm gonna replay CoD cuz of the ost

is that good enough

>>384430903
I'll allow it, good reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvxObo5B7tY

NEXT!

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>>384430703
But I am

>>384412286
I replayed it recently. It was very fun.
I recommend playing with the "always dash" cheat just because I hate having to constantly double-tap on a d-pad or analog stick.

>>384431085
Aria, ok, good choice, go soma go.

NEXT!

>>384426998
Which is a shame because Juste and Maxim are pretty cool and the dual castle mechanic is superior to SoTN. Also has the best magic system, Cross is OP as fuck and I love it.

is there a fan dub version of the netflix show with some of the great music from CV in it yet?

>>384432136
i meant edit not dub.

>>384415720

CH-C-CHARLOTTE?!!!!

I tried replaying Aria of Sorrow on my Gameboy Advance SP but the screen is so small and shitty. I guess I'll figure out how to emulate it. I can't believe I used to enjoy that thing back in the day...

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>>384432452
Would you a Charlotte?

>>384432776
No way fag

>>384428723
>AoS beats it in every area that isn't graphics and music.
look i like the soul system too and loved AoS enough to replay it multiple times and fully complete it without a guide, but it's not above SotN.

take a minute to consider it. the sheer size of the castle+inverted castle (whihc was way bigger than world of chaos), all the different weapons and all the special attacks, the weapon combos like the shield rod, the familiars and how they change as they level, the transformations, the items, etc.

and also remember that in AoS the lack of any kind of soul power-up system, many souls are completely useless at any point in the game.i'd say about half the souls are utter garbage, but we tend to remember the cool ones like curly and te other transforms. and the weapons although detailed have less overall variety.

it's a close call, but i'd say SotN comes out on top at the end.

>>384431832

Double castle only really worked the first time because it was fresh.

>>384430703
just finished PoR actually. both regular and sisters mode. Sisters mode is goddamn broken, by level 30 pretty much everything is a joke.

also did the boss rushes, both rewards for each. and i have 100% on every map and all items that matter.

overall i enjoyed it a lot, great entry and a lot of nice details. also might be just an impression but this has a lot of boob physics and sexy enemies/stuff.

>>384433505
Nice workmanship, gold star, now finish Dracula X Chronicles, it's top tier, and you get SotN and classic Dracula X unlockables within the game (don't have to finish DXC to unlock them, google it). Great game, hard, and fun mix of classicvania and castlemania. Honestly it's worth the price of a used vita on it's own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq_heq7GLI8

>>384433505
LORETTA!
SISTER!
LORETTA!
SISTER!

>>384414859
i love this one just for the sheer amount of weapons you can use

this guy is a boss, cause this fight is tough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHxVRpBCwBQ

>>384421045
wasn't as bad as circle of the moon

>>384434484
>>384434484
I know it doesn't look like it here, but he has the patterns down so good he makes it look easy,

>>384434389
This.
They did a really good job giving Johnathan some variety despite not have any special ability like Soma or Shanoa.
He doesn't have any special ability, and he couldn't rely on Vampire Killer because it was dormant, so he became a Weapon Master with his own strength, learning a wide variety of different weapons.
If it weren't for his poor characterization I would like Johnathan.

>>384432776
>*sniff* did you eat pork chops last night?

>maybe a few morsels

>>384422723
He's not going far enough

>>384418242
You want to have Flame Demon, Giant Bat, and Succubus.

https://youtu.be/KqyoTvZ5cOE?t=20m45s

>>384436995
How'd he get up there?

>>384430703
Playing PoR right now actually.

>>384433505
>also might be just an impression but this has a lot of boob physics and sexy enemies/stuff.
Time to replay it and beat my meat

>>384430703
why aren't you faggots watching netflixvania right now?

>>384437726
>>>/tv/

Whats the name of the patch to fix Aria of Sorrow's color palette? Hate that washed out look

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>>384437375
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsZTolLYjbc

>>384438536
I would have to ever use charlotte for this meme to come true.

>>384438536
nu-Vania has such awful art direction.

>>384438648
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Epe8jLpmR4

worth it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Epe8jLpmR4

also charlotte isn't some trap faggot, thank god cv hasn't been infested yet, also no niggers

>>384438948
That was a in interesting little rant at the end. I don't use her because she's boring compared to the more classic castlevania gameplay jonathon represents.

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bumping with semi lewd Charlotte.

>>384417910
Mandela effect bro. It's always been Castlemania, not "Metroidvania".

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I for one am glad that /v/ is finally appreciating CoD and LoI. I don't know where you fucks were when the games came out but I've always enjoyed them.

>>384441336
>metroidvania
still no idea where people heard this, its always been castlemania because of how crazy the castle and abilities were compared to their linear, simpler predecessors, why would anyone even throw metroid in there?

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>>384433505
That it does, what a great game. Also it has a ton of save slots.

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>>384441516
I was always here, there are only a few shit games, MoF is the worst CV imo, and the wii fucking fighting game I won't mention.

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>>384441917
HoD and CotM are genuinely bad, also post more lewd Charlotte.

>>384417940
Please keep your shitposts out of castlevania vidya threads

>>384441336
>>384441616
Stop forcing your shirtty meme.

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>>384441995
Neither of those games are genuinely bad. Keep in mind I'm a nut who likes HoD's music though.

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>>384441917

uncensored version wear

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>>384442080
I hope you don't like the art direction for HoD, looks like someone puked neon on the screen.

>>384441995
HoD is not bad, CotM is kinda shit but not awful.

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>>384441728
customized drawfag icon save slots, never forget

we wait in the shadows, to find the person behind them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AohscTU5PZc

>>384442093
just jewgle charlotte castlevania porn

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>>384442170
I like how wacky the visuals because it feels like the Castle is actually a reflection of Maxim's twisted psyche and the unnatural influence of the pieces of Dracula.

>>384411679
>implying aria of sorrow isn't best castlevania

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>>384442356
>>384442389
Charlotte is NOT for lewd, please stop.

Best Castlemania is Dracula X-Seven

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>>384442460
>imp lying all girls don't want to get sucked to death by a more powerful being that controls them while they lay around and don't have to work

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This is your night, Tonight. Everything's gonna be, Alright.

>>384430703
I'm emulating sotn hardmode right now

>>384442920
best one yet imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG7w6Nzx7hU

Replaying the games and I realized just how much enemy variety there is, even with sprite re-use across games and recolors within them they're still packed with all kinds of creative creatures and monsters with new ones at every turn (the soul system played really well into this). That or modern games have just been really shit about it lately, I suppose its easier to fill games with shit when its sprites instead of 3D, but still, you're lucky to find more than 4-5 enemy types in AAA releases nowadays

>>384442920
>>384442986
How deep can filterposting go?

>>384443059
This one made me laugh.

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So /v/...
Best Castleludo?
Worst Castlemania?
Greatest Castlekino?

No seriously, ho do you even differentiate between these meme terms?

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>when you don't get Creaking Skull's soul from the boss fight
>when you don't get Manticore's soul from the boss fight

>>384411418
I like the ones with soma because of the souls system

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>>384443131
We'll have to keep going further.

>>384426839
what's the difference between the 2 la mulanas?

>>384443059
Oh, isn't this what Dawn of Sorrow's intro originally looked like?

>>384443158
>Best Casteludo
Super Castlevania IV
>Worst Castlemania
Harmony of Dissonance
>Greatest Castlekino
Refer to
>>384418845
>>384419057
>>384419435
>>384419467
>>384419503
>>384419641
>>384419790
>>384419816
>>384420316
>>384420685
>>384420783
>>384420909
>>384421425
>>384421920
>>384422659
>>384422918
>>384422929
>>384430043
>>384436995
>>384442920
>>384442986
>>384443059

>>384421045
what was bad about it?
I remember playing it and never finishing it because I hated how you only had the shitty whip attacks and I was already used to Aria of Sorrow's diverse weapon pool and abilities you get from souls. The gameplay was just too boring to play after doing AoS.

But anyone who played Harmony of Dissonance first, how was it?

>>384443042
Sprite work is a fucking nightmare to do, even worst if they have to look fluid like the castlevania ones.

Devs are just lazy and prefer the far more flexible 3D models rather than draw every single fucking frame of dozens of animations just for a single enemy.

>>384443158
best Castlekino is SotN, Worst Castlemania is HoD and Greatest Castleludo ever is CotM

>>384443394
The original one is, for all intents and purposes, impossible to beat without a guide. The remake is a lot more streamlined in a good way.

Here's a well documented list of differences.
http://lamulana-remake.wikia.com/wiki/Change_List

>>384425379
I think that refers to succubus and you'll need that equipped, as well as the triple fireball soul, and some other third one I don't remember. I think the one that turns you into a bat.

>>384443527
thanks anon

>>384443341
I would play this, looks like child of light version of castlevania, and looks like a winter lava explosion with hell gods encoring wrath, but soma is, like "bring it bitch"

why did side scrollers on main consoles stop being a thing after the ps1? Why did game companies like nintendo and konami only make 2D games for handhelds and not home consoles?

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>>384443341

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Check out the wheels a turnin', you know we won't stop. We got this boiler burnin', we're keepin' it hot. So grab your friends, Get the train comin' through. Climb on board.

>>384418242
use these three souls>>384436164
when fighting the big bad

>>384419816
Samus, get out of there. Souls aren't like X parasites.

I think we can all agree that few series approached the quantity of good games that Castlevania did.

>>384443427
For one, the art style of HoD is a straight up abomination. It's by far the worst nu-Vania in that regard.

>>384443427
Harmony of Dissonance was actually my first castlevania game ever, so at the time I thought it was great.

I liked the atmosphere and exploring the castle and seeing the bosses. I was pretty young so the fact that the game is easy as shit was appreciated.

I look back on it fondly but I can't bring myself to play it anymore since it's siblings are all way better

>>384443632
they thought they were pushing the envelope, looking back people like games like castlevania, metroid, the 2d marios far more than 3d bullshit, it's just tighter gameplay, 3d shit has lag, visual disorientation, 2d will never go away

tetris will always be a thing

>>384443446
Well I figured 3D wasn't that easy either, you gotta do a whole model, texture it, animate it, etc then give it AI that works within a 3D world
Meanwhile Castlevania can fill up a lot of the enemy count with enemies that take one or two sprites and making them bounce or float around 2D space isn't that hard. Cheap and quick enemies in 3D aren't nearly as good as they are in 2D, and complex ones are still as hard as ever, if not a bit more. So you're more likely to make a few enemy types and make spin-offs around each mold, sharing animation skeletons and the like

>>384443632
>why did side scrollers on main consoles stop being a thing after the ps1?
literally because sony refused to allow 2d games to be released for like a 1-2 year period, since they only wanted games that would show off the power of the system

>Order of Ecclesia has a voice over opening
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit I really don't remember anything about this game, this will be a fun ride.

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What is this anyways? Castlemania has some mysteries we've yet to uncover

>>384444031
it's a dust cloud. It appears when he movies. Like he's dragging the ground.

>>384444031
That's his coccyx.

>>384417593
As soon as I have the free time I'd love to get a couple guys together to play on PS3.

Thousands of my hours were spent on the 360 version, so the only character I've really fucked with on PS3 is Soma since he's easy to solo with. I wanna rock Jonathan but I'd need to find an anon or two to grind out arena XP with.

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>>384443952
If you haven't played this game yet, you need to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiNKKy30rOE>>384444031

>>384444031
Nerve gas.

>>384418773
God I love this game. I have no idea why people shit on it so hard.

>>384444216
Not only did I play it and love it, I fucking PREORDERED IT.

THATS RIGHT

I ACTUALLY BOUGHT PSP GAMES

>>384444031
mustard brap

>>384444335
cause it's one of the worst in the series, if you like that, then your dickhead and ears are going to pop out of your eyesockets when you actually play one of the good ones.

>>384444449
nice sextuples :^)

>>384444459
It's better than Simon's Quest, HoD and CotM.

>>384444459
Hence "I have no idea why people shit on it so hard." Morons like you brainlessly talk shit about it without explaining why you don't like it

>>384444459
I think that says more about the quality of the series overall than how "bad" the 64 games are. I played LoD at launch and dug it.

>>384444519
that's why he said ONE of the worst. you really are dumb aren't you?

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Which game had the best map and level design? I recently replayed SotN and I hated some areas of the inverted castle because movement was so slow and awkward.

>>384444384
>so did I, I also preordered lords of shadow 2..........fuuuuuu

I was so hyped to get my pre order for los2, I was saying it might be the greatest game ever, (I secretly hold the opinion that if they didn't have the stealth missions and cut the game in half it might be in my heart) to play as dracula and fucking rip fuckers apart.

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>>384444607
>Which game had the best map and level design?

>>384444610
I knew right away that LoS was going to be a huge piece of shit. Not sure if anyone remembers that OSM/The Laughing Man namefag, but he used to shill that game hard and I would call him out on believing the publisher's nonsense. I completely ignored all the Mercury Steam stuff and I'm happier for it.

>>384444607
Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow. Both are really different from each other in how they're designed, but they're both really good in their own ways.

the worst are definitely harmony of dissonance and portrait

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>>384444607
OoE :^)

>>384444519
dude, mirror of fate, and CV judgement, and that shit gameboy game, and dracula x US version, and the los2 sneak parts are the worst parts of castlevania, and even those are playable. pretty solid series, I have a working NES and I've seen some rom cart fang made games I might pick up just to try.

>>384444675
los 1 is decent, and the dlc, heard los2 dlc is actually good

I'm loving castlevania. Been playing the games a lot lately. More or less with this order.
Castlevania 3, aged but I liked it.
Castlevania Rondo of Blood, favorite classic one.
Castlevania Symphony of the Night, favorite one.
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania Order of Eclesia, best waifu.
Castlevania Portrait of Ruin

Anything I'm missing? I guess I just played the best ones. But am I missing any lore?

>>384444879
Nah, fuck that nonsense. I played a bit of LoS and was not impressed.

>>384444607
Which game is that map from?

>>384444987
I mean, you can dislike the game, it's fine, but it's not shit.

>>384445154
Lecarde Chronicles

>>384444987
Not him but I played the whole thing and I enjoyed it quite a bit overall. Wish I still had it honestly

>>384445245
It's on PC, why not play it there?

>>384445208
Is it any good?

>>384445183
Nah, its shit.

>horrendous music
>bosses so fucking tedious and overly long that they require checkpoints
>bland, uncreative enemy designs and locations
>a shitty version of LoI for the story complete with 10x melodrama in little bit I played

I can't even imagine how bad LoS2 was.

>>384445297
don't have one at the moment

>>384445416
Okay then.

>>384445374
If you like Classicvania then yeah it's very good for a fan game, pretty hard too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aal9dUr-kU

>>384444987
lords of shadow gets pretty fucking damn good once you get into it, get past the first ice giant titan fight then you work into the castle, then it gets good. Really the game doesn't even start for me until then, good lore, puzzles, hard bosses, they nailed 3d cv with the first one, original content

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>>384445487
It also had the honor of killing the series.

Not bad, huh.

>>384445569
If I ever get the chance to play it for under $5 I'll give it another shot, then. But I was pretty underwhelmed with literally every aspect of the game.

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>>384445646
>It also had the honor of killing the series.

>>384445569
Fuck you and the night, LoS games were awful castlevania games, so awful indeed that it basically killed the whole franchise, that and pachinko shit.

>>384445696
Not him but it's not really up for debate, Castlevania was getting tons of releases up until LoS dropped. It's the Mass Effect: Andromeda or Other M of the series.

>>384444384
So did I, anon. Did you get the 8-bit Simon Belmont figurine? I got mine in CV2 colors; a bit bland looking but cool nonetheless!

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>>384445374
Lecarde Chronicles 1 is a straight up Classicvania, and a good one.

LC2 is a Metroid-like. The first half plays like a good version of Simon's Quest, where you explore the countryside, enter caves, mansions, and other structures. It has a day/night cycle and weather cycle.

The second half plays like SotN, where you have a big castle to explore.

It's very good. My only real complaint is that most of the bosses are too easy.

>>384445696
Well, LoS2 did.

>>384445843
I did! I still have it on my desk along with the figure I got from preordering R-Type Command. My sister's fucking dog ate the stylus that came with my PoR special edition thing but I have everything else still.

>>384445569
It's usually not really worth the hassle of trying to talk about LoS in Castlevania threads. Most people in these threads just hate it out of principle- you're not going to get much in the way of a discussion.

>>384445646
it also sold more copies than any other CV game huh.....

I'm not going to hold your hand anymore, but I've played pretty much every game except japanese ports, it's a good game, but be a rainbow if you want to,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk-xwgD3g8A

>>384446046
>Bosses have to beaten with QTEs
>Good game

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>>384446046
>REEEEE WHY DON'T YOU LIKE LORDS OF SHADOW IT SOLD SO WELL
And guess how much it fucking cost to make? Guess how much they pissed away on marketing and doing stupid bullshit like making colossus bosses?

The other guy was doing a better job of convincing me to give LoS a shot, you're just being autistic.

>>384446152
fun fact: LoS was the first game ever with the option of turning off QTE's

>>384445924
>PoR special edition thing

Oh my! I totally forgot about that! I still have with my along with my 8-bit Simon figurine. I pretty much preordered all Castlevanias until OoE; I bought that one later and loved it.

Kudos to you for keeping it all this time!

>>384446249
Fun fact: LoS is hot garbage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd3DtWEXRng

>>384445903
It looks like the retarded son of CotM and SotN.

>>384446180
the only colossus boss I recall from the game was the lake/ice boss which is the first boss after the wolf intro boss like 1 min in

>>384444975
Give Curse of Darkness a try. It's 3d but I liked it. Rest are shit.

>>384446375
Are Harmony of Dissonance and Circle of the moon shit?

>>384446359
There are at least three and they marketed the hell out of them in previews. The big stone golem guy was in every trailer.

>>384446375
Lament of Innocence is as good, arguably better (but I love the Innocent Devil system in CoD)

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RICHTER!!! Hey is Richter a good name to name a kid

good night, obviously the LoS shitters never finished the game, so they don't know what the fuck they're talking about. I finish castlevania games, I don't play 20 min and quit.

>>384446443
they are among the least fun handheld games

>>384444975
Play Bloodlines. Stages are quite diverse, eerie and fun to play. Plus, you get to play two different styles. Also has a fantastic soundtrack by composer who would become a staple of the series.

>>384446443
You should give them a shot, HoD is derivative but I think its fun, if you like exploring and weird ass music and visuals you may like it. CotM is dated a bit but quite solid, it feels more "classic Castlevania" than other Metroidvania games.

And give LoI and CoD a shot.

>>384446485
HoD and CotM are genuinely trash.

>>384446443
Circle of the Moon is a great game and HoD is pretty mediocre. Don't think I'd call it shit though.

>>384446549
Fuck yeah, Bloodlines is great.

>>384446578
You're genuinely trash.

>>384446578
Meant for >>384446443

>>384418817
>Super Metroid Rotation hack
>good
Oh yeah, it's just so fun walljumping constantly any time you want to do anything. Super Metroid romhacking enthusiasts are the fucking worst.

>>384446485
so they probably had a build that worked there, and were going for the sotc and gow crowd, the game doesn't turn out like that though.

>>384446545
it's a far better name than some of the nigger names i've seen

>>384446046
>Metroid Other M sold well, that means it's good

>>384446713
Other M sold like trash.

>>384446671
>it's a far better name than some of the nigger names i've seen
what nigga names have you seen

>>384446713
Other M's sales were really disappointing for nintendo

The game basically had no legs at all.

>>384446838
ones that aren't generic european names so he gets scared

>>384446838
reggie fils-aime

>>384446838
Soma Cruz

>>384421045
I tried to play it for the first time recently. Holy shit is it dull. I've never seen a more boring Castlevania game.

>>384447120
Quit shitting up another video game thread, /pol/

>>384426839
where is cave story+?

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Best Guardian Soul?

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>>384447636

>>384411418
this whole tattoo thing is some kind of fetish isn't it?

it's pretty hot when she uncovers it

>>384447636
The Black Panther soul was a gamechanger for me

>>384447732
that is a bullet soul

>>384441516
when they came out they didnt capture.
but the years of bad Castlevania games that came out after them made them look golden this days.

>>384447850
Oh, I mixed them up. What's the one that turns you into a hot multi-armed woman slashing at shit? Probably that one.

>>384447894
Not really.

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>>384447919
That's Curly, Valkyrie does become a guardian soul in DoS though and it's pretty hot.

>>384411679
90% of all good games are on handheld

I didn't like the soul system as much as the relic system. Having all my abilities bound to commands is better than having to menu to switch them constantly.

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So, honest thoughts on Charlotte?

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>>384448331
She likes that. Well, not bad huh?

>>384448054
Oh yeah, Curly, good times.
>bought AoS for a Boy Scout road trip
>end up having horribly lewd thoughts about all the monsters the entire time with zero privacy
Fuck I blame this game for all my monster girl fetishes.

>>384444335
This game started my life long love for the series and horror stuff in general.

>>384448390
Portrait of Ruin was pretty great, people can shit on Drac's castle all they want but that game had tons of content.

>>384448331
Almost done PoR and she seems fairly useless. I just keep her off screen to up my strength or cast the odd spell. Her time to shine was when I figured out how the death fight works, other than that she's been warming the bench.

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>>384448463
Tons of style too.

>>384433773
already did. i bought it on the psp years ago and was pleasantly surprised by the bonus content and the remake itself. and that last Drac fight was a bitch.

in fact, the only ones i've still gotta finish are some of the classic-styles, all the others i've played through at least once.

>>384437378
i mean, looking back you have: charlotte's "up" animation where she literally flaunts herself and her tits bounce, the succubus/lilith enemies (so lonely), the Nyx (medicine time), the Witches with bouncing boobs, witch apprentices with their lifting skirts (Charlotte too), the persephones with their vacuums, that egypcian woman boss, the medusa, that bitch enemy who jumps around, the alura une, the one at the tip of the monster's tail, the female clowns, the fucking save statues, and even Maria for the cute/loli fans.
and i might be forgetting some.

i also love certain details like how Charlotte comments after the fight if Jon lets himself get charmed on the egypcian woman boss.

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>>384448331
She made me realize I'll never have a girlfriend named Charlotte and would dress up as her.

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>>384449258
How could you forget the vampire sisters? The instruction manual is centered around cleavage.

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>>384449305
Charlotte is FAT.

>>384419252
First boss of AoS is easy as fuck

>>384449258
>charlottes tits bounce
Lemme see

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>>384449634

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how do I get a gf like Charlotte

>>384448653
then you either never gave her a chance or never figured out how to properly use her. or you never bothered to get the good spells.

she trivializes some of the bosses and she's incredibly useful for certain sections, such as the medusa head ones. she also helps a lot with farming and later in the game she's the optimal choice to clear out crowded rooms thanks to a good variety of strong aoe spells.
it's very endgame but she also gets rings for increased casting speed and fast mana regen.

you're missing out on a ton of fun and utility if you're playing with Jonathan alone.

>>384449342
i didn't forget them, their in-game sprites just aren't too focused on the sexy aspect like other enemies. but i suppose they are a valid entry.