Castlevania thread.

Rondo of Blood and SotN are very good, a perfect duology.

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>>384655183
Daily reminder to make sure to unbrigthen your Castlevanias.

>best one in the OP
good way to start

Doesn't it seem kind of weird that, for all the variations they grant, there isn't a single card combination in Circle of the Moon that gives you a chain whip?

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>>384655264
And make sure not to display it too dark like here.

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How do you guys think this stacks up next to SotN and AoS?

>>384655542
pretty fucking well.

>>384655542
It's the one where the budget constraints are most obvious. It's probably the worst of the three, but a case could be made that it's still more fun than Dawn of Sorrow.

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And I'll show how to.
If you're using mGBA
open Audio/Video Tab -> Shader options
And set the following:
Gamma: 1.333
Desaturation: 0.125, 0.150, 0.150
this isn't my screenshot by the way it's just a demonstration.

>>384655542
CHARLOTTE

>posting worst castlevania

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>>384655183
*Ludovania

>>384655542
Its my favorite of the DS games.

>>384655183
I don't think I've ever noticed that ol' creaks still has his heart intact.

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>>384655703
If you insist.

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ITT: Characters that remind you of yourself

For me it’s Creaking Skull – intelligent, nihilistic and with a wicked sense of humor.

>>384655264
Man, the original non-backlit GBA's really fucked with a lot of games' color design. Its not a big issue in Aria when they found the right balance, but HoD really went too far, and nowadays we all play them in properly lit screens. That said I found myself a cheap GBA SP to play on hardware but its got the shitty side lights so it washes out the colors, I'm glad handhelds are past this shit

>>384655702
JONATHON

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>>384655702
Would you a Charlotte?

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>Threads reaching bump limit with a bunch of game discussion
I can't hate this Creaking Skull shitposter.

is judgement worth playing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rwwL27HZhA

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Did they fuck?

>>384655907
He's a savior, not a shitposter.
>captcha: loreto
so close

>>384655252
Rondo has the best version of Beginning, Vampire Killer, and Bloody Tears in my opinion. Dawn of Sorrow had decent versions but the instrumentation felt a bit off.

Can you play SoTN on Android?

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>>384655907
>this shitposter
We are many, or at the very least two, me making a couple now and then and some really dedicated anon that not only filters and edits but even makes webms, so there may be a couple more in there
I think filterposter is the OG (barring the original worst castlemania guy) but then someone got creative and made actual edits, inspiring a few after, the rest being history

>>384655883
Without hesitation

>>384656017
It's implied in the bad ending and after the Astarte fight that Charlotte does crush on Jonathan pretty hard so probably

>>384656126
Why would you want to?

>>384656014
Not really but it's sorta fun if you have friends to play with tho. Give it a try at least.

>>384656246
I am too lazy to use my PSP just to play it again.

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What do you guys think of pic related? I like it as much as the original honestly, with altered stages and a slightly more difficulty curve, and the fact it even comes with the original is a great bonus

Harmony of Despair on PC when?

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>>384656192
> some really dedicated anon that not only filters and edits but even makes webms
Not the anon in question but this is genuinely one of the highest quality posts I've seen in a Castlevania thread.
It also got me to replay AoS which is an absolutely fantastic game, why the hell isn't it talked about more? I genuinely feel it's one of the best games ever made but I almost never see it mentioned.

>>384656063
I think Bloodlines has the best ones. I love how they sound there.

>>384656347
Not soon enough.

>>384656349
Everyone's too busy rubbing their boners all over Rondo and Symophony

>>384656349
Your average /v/ poster doesn't even know what's a Castlevania

>>384656303
If it were 60fps it would be perfect
30fps sometimes hurts the gameplay

>>384655542

I really like it, the idea of there being a serving family to the Belmonts is just fairly great, wish the idea had been entertained earlier in the series development, though.

Though, the idea that he could use the Vampire Killer without side effects was only introduced after the game came out, within it, they really lay the idea on, making the ending very bitter sweet.

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>>384656349
That is me, and by the way have this updated version of the webm. Creaking Skull's transparency is cleaner and the health stays the same.

>>384656349
>I genuinely feel it's one of the best games ever made but I almost never see it mentioned.
it gets mentioned in every single castlevania thread.

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>>384656014
Not really no
I mean its worth a pirate if you're curious, play around with the characters and movesets, but its a very generic and mediocre fighter with weird designs and character representations all around, not really the grand fanservice series fighter you'd expect
Years ago me and my brother found it cheap on gamestop and played for a while, but don't let anyone know I unironically like edgy time man

>>384656502
Only glaring flaw is the fire and smoke from his laser attack.

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>>384656502
This is kino

>>384656604
That's a man? Looks like Bayonetta with grey hair

>>384656303
It's ok, but you usually want this game for the extra content than the remake itself. Totally worth buying if you want a physical copy.

>>384656303
I think I prefer it to the original. The presentation doesn't really work as well as the original at all, but I can look past that for its perks (badass 3rd Dracula phase, Annette fight, worthwhile stage 5', music customization).

Although I still can't believe Poison Mind (CV1 boss theme) was only used for the castle keep in the remake. What the fuck? The whole point of that song being in Rondo to begin with was to accompany the CV1 boss gauntlet prior to Shaft. In the original game it was just used in the keep since they didn't have an original track. It's almost like the devs didn't recognize the connection.

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>>384656409
After replaying both, I can safely say I prefer AoS to SotN.
I liked the difficulty and better and I thought the Souls were a good addition. Both are great games though.

>>384656536
Obviously but that's the only place it's ever mentioned. SotN will get name dropped in other threads frequently but never AoS and even outside /v/ it's always SotN I see mentioned when it comes to the Metroidvania ones.

>>384656654
>Only glaring flaw is the fire and smoke from his laser attack.
If you use your imagination, it's a shockwave from Creaking Skull smashing his bone into the ground.

>>384656679
quirky time quip man.
best thing about the game desu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykXoJb78QV4&t=20s

>>384656685
>>384656693
IT's at least easier to emulate than the original RoB

>>384656705
Because SotN is the pioneer of the term Metroidvania and it's actually good, it's only natural it will always be brought up.

>>384655686

What are you talking about? OoE had the smallest budget, there were no budget constraints for PoR, in fact I'll dare to say it had the highest budget of the 3 DS titles since it's the largest one by far

>>384656502
Stop anon, if you make it too powerful we will have no way to contain it

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>>384656842
and best details.
>You like that?

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>>384655792

>tfw not only is HoD the worst castlevania but Juste is also the worst belmont
>he never even fought the REAL dracula

http://www.strawpoll.me/13492931/r

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>>384656679
>that's a man?
to be fair it wouldn't be the first time someone asked that

>>384656928
Charlotte does things to my dick

>>384656654
obviously the bone hit so hard everything caught aflame

>>384656931
Wait, what?
I thought he did in the true ending

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>>384657024
Best Lewdvania?

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>>384656192
>We are many, or at the very least two
If you're the only other guy making these, then we are indeed two. I should add that I spent 17 hours yesterday making Creaking Skull photoshops in addition to the webm while yesterday's thread was going on.

>>384656349
>>384656502
>>384655819
>>384655729
>>384655436
>>384655356


Somebody please fucking explain this meme

>>384656928
Yeah that too, the game has a fuckload of small details

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>>384656931

>>384657089
*lewdovania

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU2D7GYcwtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8JGNPE4ayw

What's Miss Yamane up to these days anyways?

>>384656842
What's your source on any of this? OoE has some copy/pasted areas but is a lot more visually sophisticated and distinct from the other two. Portrait had an insane amount of enemy asset reuse, pretty much just recycled DoS' combat mechanics wholesale, and had some atypical technical issues (slowdown, crashing).

>>384656842
>OoE had the smallest budget
So I'm not the only one that noticed? That'd probably explain the pre-castle mess, but something about the UI and a few of the graphics seemed unpolished or out of place to me, Albus' sprite looks like it belongs in the GBA games

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>>384657057

>He thinks Dracula's wraith was the real dracula

>>384657103
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r21_UoagncQ

Dawn is better in practically every way except story and artwork compared to aria

Mad Forest>Vampire Killer>Wicked Child>Beginning=Bloody Tears=Stream>Aquarius>the rest

>>384657057
He didn't.

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>>384657103
Well shit then you really are dedicated, you've got more time than I do, I can count like 6 of them I've done myself

>>384657145
thanks for this

>>384657343
fug forgot Heart of Fire. Would put it on same level as Wicked Child

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>>384657328

hello snipos

Father, I have a confession to make.

I actually really liked Lament of Innocence.

>konami's pachinko department shut this down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzitsypWevg

>Castlevania 1999 will never get made

F

>>384656017

IGA did go out of his way to stress the whole platonic nature of the relationship... but human nature says that's impossible.

>>384657103
>I spent 17 hours yesterday making Creaking Skull photoshops in addition to the webm while yesterday's thread was going on
why

>>384657562
IGA is a liar

>>384656502
BALORE NOOOOOOOOOO

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>>384657572

>>384657572
better than spending 17 hours reading /v/ like i did

>>384657057
It was Dracula's wraith, which was basically a spirit born from Dracula's evil or some shit like that, not a real Dracula.

>>384657265
My source is observation, these guys don't actually release budget reports for any of us to actually confirm it, but just take a look at a few things from OoE like

>No fully animated cutscenes, unlike the other 2 games
>Only around 2 drawings per character, despite the issue mentioned above with no animated cutscenes
>those bunch of levels which were literally just a straight line with no elevation
>How short the game is when compared to the other 2
>There's not as many weapons or mechanics as in the other 2
>Lack of small meaningless but fun details

And about OoE looking better...yeah well, it was the last one released, and it was made like 3 years after the previous one, so you better believe they actually managed to squeeze the DS resources. But even then it doesn't look THAT better from PoR.
It also reused a lot of assets btw, some of them even from SOTN.

>PoR reused a lot from DoS
Mostly on monsters, yeah, but it still had a lot of original creatures, also I really don't see why reusing assets such as monster is necessarily bad on cartridge games, the space is very limited.

PoR also had completely different mechanics from DoS and it added stuff like dual attacks, the whole partner switching, fully fledged spells and normal subweapons at the same time. Also more weapon types and different animations

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>>384657534

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>>384657572
People in the thread kept throwing ideas at me, so I kept making shops. It was fun, but I've mostly gotten it out of my system by now.

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I LOVE YOU

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>>384657536
>Castlevania 1999 will never get made

Good. Julius is a meh Belmont anyway

>>384657739
>My source is observation

bruh

What the fuck is up with the creaking skull meme? Did something happen? Because if it's just plastering creaking skull everything: It's not fucking funny and you've already managed to burn it out in just a few days so I hope it dies fast

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>>384657785
Did you make this one? This is by far my favorite one, literally Castlekino.

My favorite castlevania is, very specifically, portrait of ruin hard mode max level 1 as Richter and maria

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>>384657870
WEW, good one

Abandoned Castle ~ The Curse of Darkness > Awake > Pitch Black Intrusion > Empty Tome > Ruined Castle Corridor > Dracula's Castle > Invitation of a Crazed Moon > Successor Of Fate

>>384657967
Julius single-handedly made up for all of Ayami Kojima's shitty Belmont designs.

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?

obscure castlevania clone / fangame released in 90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OekbnjhFW9k

>>384658026
meant for the dude you were responding to:
>>384657870

>>384657117

Gotta play the game to find out.

>>384657739
Adding onto to what you said, its not just how it looks, but what they did with it, and while they got a few well made environments out, they only managed to make a handful of content to use them in and still managed to reuse a couple. At least PoR's paintings where two fully fleshed out maps per environment type, and "less is more" can't even apply, OoE's simple areas don't have enough substance to carry that sentiment.
If not budget then there's at least time or production constraints, it was at the end of IGA's time with Konami

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>>384657493
Same here bruh. Whip gameplay was pretty solid and it's easy to forgive the repetitive level designs since it's IGA first attempt.

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>>384658026
Julius is just Hammer minus the gay ass wig

>>384657428
nice

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Thoughts on Shanoa?

>>384658059
Portrait's Axe Armor mode just made me mad that I couldn't play as the much cooler-looking, brand-spanking-new Double Axe Armors.

>>384658269
dick
muh

As someone who just watched the anime on Netflix and wants to dive into this series what game should I start with?

>>384658269
She's my wife

>>384658247
Our daddy taught us not to be ashamed of our wigs, especially since they're in good volume and all.

>>384658269
DIE SHANOA

>>384658247
you've just decoded most male kojimas

>>384658247
Literally every single "manga" character is the same throughout the same artist. The distinctive traits are ALWAYS the hairstyle and hair color, so no shit sherlock

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>>384657913
That one wasn't me. I like it a lot, though.

>>384658269
>manages to make exposed back look lewd
>beautiful long hair
>beautiful face
>best story in a Castlekino (though it kinda boils down to a whole lot of 2 minutes of actual story)

she's alright, though as a disciple she's quite stupid

>>384658269
Pretty cool. Underutilized.

>>384658269
really good

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>>384658269

Cool design, but I get the feeling that she was just as serious and emotionless even before she lost her memories.

>>384658269
Dumb, useless whore.

Can't even make Dracula transform without Dominus.

Utterly pathetic.

>>384658335
Aria or Sorrow or Symphony of the Night, really. SotN is more noob friendly.

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Thoughts on Carrie?

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>>384658247
>that skull shape

c-could it be

>>384658247
>Hammer was going to be playable in Dawn's Julius Mode
>dropped
>Hammer was going to be playable in Harmony of Despair
>dropped again
Hammer had a hard life

>>384658491
Would rather just play as Belmont.

>>384658504
DEEPEST LORE

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>>384657493
Both LoI and CoD are pretty decent games. They're not as good as the 2D games, but they don't deserve quite as much shit as they get.

>>384658472
I'd argue Aria is since it is still easy while having the basics more streamlined.

>>384658504
All I can think of when I see this is
"BATTER UP!"

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>>384658269
Back fetish ain't really my thing

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>>384658589
It goes deeper.

>>384658346
HOW DARE YOU

>>384658715
3deep5me

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>>384658383
That at least makes 3 of us then, I didn't either

>>384658504
I'm not going to lie, this may just be my favorite image posted to this website

>all of this posting about creaking skull
>he's not even a hard boss, just throw a few spears at him and he dies in 5 seconds

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>>384658383
>3840x2560

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>>384658491
Cutest unfriendly loli ever

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>>384658803
What about this one?

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>>384658817
>using souls
what are you, a casual?

>>384658882
Fucking christ

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>>384658269

She gets to rescue wenches and the villagers like her unlike Simon who got lied to and told shitty advice after he got cursed in Simon's quest.

>>384658882
I don't fully understand its context but respect its apparent significance

>>384658982
Found the anon under 25 and without a computer.

>>384658817

he's the true hero, don't be like that.

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But the biggest kick I ever got
was doing a thing called the Creaking Skull
While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock
we were hopping and bopping to the Creaking skull

>>384658975
nice rack

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So is this the most kino intro ever?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kekitaCO6Wk

>>384659196
Yes

>>384659072
Is this the bog skull I've been hearing about

>>384659196
duh

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I'm lonely and I want to feel like I'm a part of something even though I don't get it.

I-Is this how you do it?

>>384659502
worst castlevania

>>384657659
This works in multiple ways.

>>384659562
Please be nice. It took me like half an hour

>>384659502
That'll do, anon. Good worst castlemania.

>>384659502
This is a pseudo-abstract kind of kino

>>384657659
>Not My Skull
You had one job

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Probably the closest thing to a lesbian in a castlemania and it's a psychotic dyke.

Truly ahead of its time.

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>>384659620
What's this then?

ITT: Worstcastlemania

>>384659770
This is what I wanted to make but I'm not good enough with art programs

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>>384659196
>Dracula wanted to tap that loli cunny

>>384659770
Proto-abstract kino

>>384659652
whoosh

I didn't get it either until just now good job skull guy

>>384659801
Super Metroid

>>384655264
I dont know how

>>384659831
No, he wanted to tap that loli cunny when it grew up.

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ROM-hack when?

Should I play Rondo of Blood or Dracula X Chronicles

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>>384659502
>even though I don't get it.
One anon, a long time ago, emulated AoS and ended up not liking it. He then went on /v/ and would spam threads with Creaking Skull in the OP saying 'ITT: WORST CASTLEMANIA EVER' which later evolved to 'ITT: WORST CASTLEKINO EVER', the rest is history.

That being said AoS is held in very high regard, my second favorite in the genre behind Super Metroid.

>>384659981
>Not replacing Dracula with Soma sprite

>>384660162
Is there anything creaking skull can't do?

>>384660076
Yes

>>384660076
Dracula X is something you play long after you're really fuckin bored of Rondo

>>384660275
love

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>>384660162
Clearly he never played this game

>>384660162
>then went on /v/ and would spam threads
It was actually just a spambot

>>384660432
>You are now reminded HoD exists
Does anyone actually like this game?

>>384660076
no

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>>384660331

>>384658340
underrated

Should I play Castlevania 3 or Rondo?

How can I play Rondo? I have 3ds and vita

https://github.com/abyssonym/aos_rando
Reposting from an earlier thread

>>384660585
It's an awkward and misguided game, but I do like some parts of it.

Simon Belmont boss rush is great no matter how you cut it

>>384660331
it has a heart though

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Where were you when this thread was graced by the best Castlevania game aka pic related?

>>384660737
the original rondo is an unlockable in the psp remake

I've been doing the requests from the villagers in OoE
>tfw Wicked Child disc
>tfw Riddle in those impossible areas
Best Castlemania

>>384658383
CALCIFIED
BRO

>>384660834
I was being informed that the creaking skull can't love

>>384660737
Rondo is more polished

Go play it on PPSSPP. Game has both original and remake version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8-MZzt6HE

>>384658504
PURE
LUDO

>>384660834
I was going through my Castlemania saves and realized just how much work I put into PoR, so now I'm mastering some skills while I browse /v/ for the maximum autistic 10000%

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>>384660834
>best Castlevania game
Bones posting aside, AoS is the best Castlevania.

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honestly never touched a castlevania game but made this out of boredom yesterday

>>384661076
is that an image for ants

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>Shitton of games
>Made by Japs
>Almost zero pron

So Nips hate Castlemania or something?

at least these skeleton shops aren't as bad as that tree thing

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>>384660746
>tfw double jump is in Chaotic Realm

>>384661108
Considering that the sales in Japan were fucking terrible, yeah they hate it.

>>384661076
I noticed it only after the thread was dead but I wanted to say I appreciate it and the effort behind it

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>>384660215
You forced my hand.

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>>384660275
Surpassing his brother

>>384661076
I saw this in the other thread, but nobody replied. Now I feel bad for not saying anything.

This is good and thank you.

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>>384661108
>Although Aria of Sorrow sold poorly in Japan, selling only 27,000 units nearly one month after its release, it was commercially successful in the United States, with more than 158,000 units sold in the three months following its release.
Yeah it's not very popular over there.

>>384661249
Now this is pure kino

>>384661249
Fantastic

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>>384661249

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>>384661293
REEEEEEEE GET OUT OF MY ROOM

>>384655542
apart from being ds exclusive, best castlevania imo

>>384661249
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVw9XnGghOg

>>384661249
this is kino beyond man and you will face the consequences before those pearly gates

>>384661249
Now this is pure Castlekino

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>>384661257

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Did anyone come out with an emulator bypass for the stupid fucking seals in Dawn of Sorrow? For some reason I can't do them as well as I used to. New mouse and pc I guess.

>>384661674
Anons were linking a patch/cheat that removes all the touchscreen functions (seals auto complete and Balore's soul lets weapons destroy the crystals), but I never saved it

>>384661674
Someone did actually a few threads back
https://mega.nz/#!OJlVyD4R!sVkd-Ivqj6HSgxdZ5gxFVFpnGCvopdfeQMraGXJtKVE

>>384661249
Can you flip the Soma sprite?

>>384661249
>skull was just trying to save us all from drac-soma

D E E P E S T
L O R E

>>384660746
>randomized soul drops
>need man-eater soul for the true end(randomizer changes the required 3 at the end)
This is pure suffering w/o the soul eater ring, not to mention having to hunt down every monster for that drop

>>384661628
Oh man
Who wins?
Will we have to start posting with big bro?
Don't lose, Bones!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upmkXlaxXp8

>>384661918
According to the readme, required souls are also found in soul lanterns scattered throughout the castle

>>384661776
Awesome thank you

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>>384655183
Hi Castlekino guy, I am your biggest fan.
Please can you make a Vastlegania out of this image.
<3

>>384661786
I could, but Soma is facing away from Julius like that in the bad ending to AoS, so I thought it was more appropriate to leave it like that. I'll flip it though if you really want me to.

>>384662009
oh really? thats comforting

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What am I in for?

>>384662170
It just looks like Soma is facing to the left, looking at nothing.
As it currently mirrors Dracula, so I think it's fine either.

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Am I doing this right?

>>384662420
You're getting there, but make sure to use nearest neighbor upscaling so that it doesn't blur the pixels.

>>384662420
give us some nova skeltal, the one that fires huge beams out of its crotch. that was so fucking cool the first time I played it and I played it like 10 years after release

>>384662320
About 60 points of damage each time you touch it.

>>384661249

Is Creaking skull the marauder shields of Ludovania?

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>>384662042
Is this to your liking?

>>384662813
I love you castlekino!

>>384662813
Not him, but this one is very nice.

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Is this a motherfucking jojo reference

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>>384662813
Holy fuck, what program are you making these in anyways?

>>384662813
not him, but I LOVE this

>>384662813
Perfect

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>>384662813
Alternatively, it vaults over the wall with its other hand.

>>384662969
Just using photoshop.

>>384662969
Probably just photoshop, it can be pretty basic if you know what your doing, but fun non the less
I bet he's already got a master psd with all the individual layers separated

>>384663189
Thank you, but the original is more impactful.

Shit dude, you really know what you're doing. Time off?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9oy5G7yemg

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>>384663332
It's not that impressive, but I'm happy to entertain people. And if by time off you mean from a job, I'm jobless, so I have nothing but time.

>>384663249
>I bet he's already got a master psd with all the individual layers separated
Yup.

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>>384663189
Castlekino this is for you <3

>>384663820
very good

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>>384663776
My only experience with Photoshop was a class I took in high school as a sophomore, so pardon my ignorance but can you use the base image to turn it into pic related or does this have to be done from scratch?

>>384663820
This is better than I could've hoped for.

>redownloaded ychan just for these threads
bonesposter, you are the man

>>384663776
So what are you hoping to do, or at least trained for?

>>384664015
Not kinoman but this is a filter, not a default potoshop one as far as I'm aware though, but there's plenty of artsy filters online you can put on images with various tools and programs or even just web based
The reason the filters aren't as well received is because its as easy as plugging in the image and then getting a result, as supposed to the effort of editing in a specific funny result

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>>384663820
I like your style, anon.

>>384664015
I'm not familiar with all of photoshop's filters, not to mention my copy is outdated, so I don't know if photoshop can do something like that pic, or if it was done using some other program. Sorry.

>>384664176
I'm a senior college student studying computer science. I don't really know what I'll wind up doing for a career, but I'm not too worried about it yet.

>>384664324
Cool. You'll do alright. Thanks for being here.

>tfw can't decide between doing a rando AoS run or a PoR run
never thought I'd be whining about having too many good games to play

I really gotta hand it to the bonesposters pumping out fresh OC. You guys really make these threads comfy as all hell. It's like going to a hole in wall bar where you know everyone and someone is playing chill piano music in the background. Pure kino.

>>384664324
Is AoS your favorite Castlevania?

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Give bones a beard and a hammer.

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>>384664289
Some filters can get pretty kino.

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>>384664653
Tough question. I'm torn between it and SotN. AoS was my first Castlevania though, so there's that. I like them all, though. Even the N64 and PS2 Castlevanias.

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>>384664895
Even Simon's Quest?
If there was ever a candidate for an objectively bad game I think Simon's Quest would be the top contender.

>>384661293
I love this.

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I don't think SotN is as good as Aria or PoR. Most of the weapons in SotN are just swords and there aren't any souls/subweapons. Second castle just kind of feels like a drag at times, especially with much of it having the same song. Still a good game, but I don't think it's the best in the series.

>>384665042
I think Simons Quest wouldn't be that bad if it was clearer on what to do. I remember liking it a bit

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>>384665042
Okay, maybe I skipped out on that one. I want to play it eventually, but I've never really felt the urge to play it.

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>>384665116
Aria and Super Metroid are the peak of the genre in my eyes.
It hurts knowing that there will never be another Castlevania game like it, at least we've got Bones.

>>384665042
Aside from the bullshit "puzzles", does Simon's Quest have the trademark Classicvania difficulty? Or is it just kinda slow and boring?

I wish there were more Castlevanias like OoE. I'm not really a fan of the Metroidvania style, I much preferred the smaller bite sized levels of OoE.

Runes were also really cool.

Does someone have a collection with all of these or what?

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>tfw tempted to print off the original and frame it
Maybe its the memes, but there is a certain artistic quality to it, the screenshot is perfectly placed with lots of interest, there's always something to look at and the each background layer is framed by the last, its beautiful.
Any other spot and you show the door or lose the perfect placement of the raised wall, any more movement and you get too many particle effects, the one cloud is enough to add intrigue but not too distracting.
Rule of thirds isn't the end all, as evidenced by Soma's defiant stance right in the middle where we'd otherwise lose interest, facing off eye to eye against the Skeltal fiend who carries behind him the interior of the castle, as opposed to the outside world Soma leaves behind him

>>384665196
>does Simon's Quest have the trademark Classicvania difficulty?
Yes.
>Or is it just kinda slow and boring?
Also yes.
Simon's Quest claim to fame is Bloody Tears.

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>>384665241
>but there is a certain artistic quality to it
The sprite work in every Castlevania game is beautiful.

>>384665381
>in every Castlevania game
HoD

>>384665381
Its mostly the stellar art direction of the game that carries it, but the screenshot happens to be placed in such a way that it shows it off perfectly and with as little "gamey" interference as possible

>play AoS randomizer
>Second blue crow i kill drops Ascalon
welp

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>>384665481
Don't remind me.

>>384665118
The Mighty Guru or something like that Castlevania 2 romhack fix a lot of things with the game, even the AVGN played it in one of his videos, check it out.

>>384665692
I'll check out his video. Odds are he put a download link in the description

>>384665241
I really want someone to upscale it, print it, and trace over it doing an original drawing based on the screenshot underneath. I'm really tempted to be the someone.

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What is a man?

>>384665510
What's that do again?

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>>384665510
>first room has black panther in a candle

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New Soma game when?

>>384665820
Always pissed me off how the Sorrow games don't let you keep that in NG+

>>384665731
I'm tempted to dust off maya and render the ultimate kino, but modeling, texturing and lighting an entire scene from scratch alone will take me forever, I don't know if anyone will care in a month

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>>384665510
>Longinus spear on a drop
>Get the Hippogryph soul early
Fun times

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What castlevanias should I play? never played any before.

>>384666151
Do you want Classicvania or Metroidvania?

>tfw beat 3 but accidentally cheated

Accidentally reset the game on the 3rd to last level, looked up a password to get back there, got one that had an Alucard partner+Help Me. 3 gets too hard to be fun once you get to the aqueduct

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>>384664683
This was a challenge.

>leveling up the grenade in PoR
>find out burning Ghoul's makes skeletons
its the little things

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>>384666151
>Classic
1, 3, IV, Dracula X, Rondo of Blood, Chronicles, Adventure Rebirth and Kid Dracula.
>Metroidvania
Symphony of the Night, Circle of Moon, Aria of Sorrow and all the DS Castlevanias.
Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness just if you feel like playing the 3D ones.

>>384666151
Multidirectional whipping and being more in control when jumping makes Super Castlevania IV pretty easy but I still think it's a great game and a good starting point.
Other than that you should start with SotN if you're more interested in the Metroidvania style.
Personally I think almost all Castlevanias are worth playing, with only a few exceptions: 2 isn't very fun and Dracula X, the PS2 titles and HoD are flawed but not exactly bad in my opinion.
64 is one of my personal favourites but I can see why people don't like it. I think it's a pretty good translation of the classic Castlevania formula into a 3D environment.

>>384666405
You can kill the Blood Skeletons and Blood Axe Armors with Sanctuary

>>384666215

I mean, what's the difference...? I know metriodvania changed the genre forever, but are the classics still just as good?

>>384666445

This looks good. Cheers

>>384666576
>I mean, what's the difference...? I know metriodvania changed the genre forever, but are the classics still just as good?
I think so, yeah. It's just a lot more linear.

>>384666576
Basically the Classicvanias are more focused on platforming while the Metroidvanias are focused on exploration. You know, like a Metroid game.

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>>384666576
>Classicvania
Linear levels with a heavy focus on whip cracking combat and generally quite challenging.
>Metroidvania
Interconnected levels with non linear progression and a bigger emphasis on platforming and item progression, although there is still some challenge to be had.

The classics are very good, I prefer the Metroid ones but both styles are definitely worth checking out.

>>384656604
AN AFTERIMAGE

AN AFTERIMAGE

AN AFTERIMAGE

Its all right anon I like him too

>>384666445
You know, if Konami came out and revived Kid Dracula with a faithful new entry instead of CV I wouldn't even be mad

>>384666576
The difference is just in how the games work as supposed to quality, apples and oranges, they're called "classic" just because they take after the original games

>>384666687

No, I don't know. Metriod and Castlevania are two big Genres/series that I just haven't gotten around to trying out. Maybe it's time I start. I think I'll go with >>384666445 Idea.

playing through SoTN for my first time, just saved Richter and the reverse castle showed up. Is it really a slog like a lot of people say it is?

>>384666151
Beginner Friendly Tier: Super Castlevania and Rondo of Blood

Avoid Tier: Castlevania 64, Simon's Quest and Legend

>>384666445

Also, before I leave do I play Classics first?

>>384666879
>Is it really a slog like a lot of people say it is?
Yes but it's kind of cool your first time.

>>384666953
>>384666151
Play Castlevania IV to start with. It's the most accessible and effectively a remake of the very first game. After that, play Symphony of the Night. These two are the most accessible versions of the two styles of Castlevania and you can branch out from there.

>>384666953
It's up to you but I would recommend you to start with Super Castlevania IV (classicvania) or Symphony of the Night if you want to try the Metroidvania style.

>>384667057
Wasnt there actually a remake on the ps1?

>>384667140
No, you're thinking about Castlevania Chronicles, that's a remake of the X68000 Castlevania.

>>384667279
oh. I remember that one being crazy unforgiving

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

>>384661249
Is there SotN concept art of a skull that you could make into the text box portrait?

>>384658975
I always imagined that the curse also fucked with Simons mind, so while the villagers were legit trying to help the poor bastard, he thought they were telling him stupid bullshit like "Don't look into the death star or you will die."

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Post some Tansaku【探索】kino

>>384668076
LOL

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>>384668076
I was too lazy to boot it up and get a good quality screenshot myself.

>>384656931
He was one of the stronger belmonts though.
One of the few who had access to magic.

>>384656931
>worst Belmont
>not Soleiyu

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>finally play series
>start with AoS
>start lurking threads
>find out J is Julius Belmont and Soma is Dracula

I know I deserved it for lurking and its a 13 year old game but fuck

>>384668845
>Upset about spoilers
>Spoil it for other newcomers interested in the series

Not very sporting of you, lad.

>>384665241
You could say it's borderline artistic.

>>384658269
Akumajo no Dorakyura

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>>384655792
All this hate towards Harmony of Dissonance is quite "injuste"...

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well lookie here

>>384657870
Defining the Belmont that after centuries finally defeated Dracula once and for all a "meh Belmont" is unfair.
We didn't see much of Julius (he isn't even the protagonist of the games were he appears), but a true Castlevania fan would be curious about how things went in 1999.

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Why the fuck did they make the shield rod so goddamn powerful?
Are the later games more balanced?

>>384674720
I think so, yes. And goddamn, Kojima's art is so good.