The Castlevania Topic

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nn12000

2008-10-24 01:01:22 pm

Mister ...

As suggested, this is a topic where you can talk about anything and everything Castlevania. Seems like a decent topic to create with Order of Ecclesia just being released.

I'm not entirely sure how to start off this topic, so here's a quick list of all the games for those who have never played the series before:
(NES) Castlevania, Castlevania II - Simon's Quest, Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse
(GB) Castlevania Adventure, Castlevania II - Belmont's Revenge, Castlevania Legends
(PC-ENGINE) Chi no Rondo (Rondo of Blood)
(SNES) Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania - Dracula X
(GENS) Castlevania Bloodlines
(PSone) Castlevania Chronicles, Symphony of the Night
(N64) Castlevania, Legacy of Darkness
(GBA) Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow
(PS2) Lament of Innocence, Curse of Darkness
(DS) Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia
(PSP) The Dracula X Chronicles
(DREAMCAST) Castlevania Resurrection (Cancelled)
(MOBILE) Order of Shadows

To get the topic going, how about your favorite character?

I'll just jump in and say that Richter Belmont is probably my favorite.

I just like his style, I suppose (And he sports one bad-ass outfit as well).

There's also Julius Belmont too I suppose

I think he's my favorite to play as because he's fast and is ridiculously over-powered in Aria of Sorrow

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As suggested, this is a topic where you can talk about anything and everything Castlevania.  Seems like a decent topic to create with Order of Ecclesia just being released.

I'm not entirely sure how to start off this topic, so here's a quick list of all the games for those who have never played the series before:
(NES)  Castlevania,  Castlevania II - Simon's Quest,  Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse
(GB)  Castlevania Adventure,  Castlevania II - Belmont's Revenge,  Castlevania Legends
(PC-ENGINE)  Chi no Rondo (Rondo of Blood)
(SNES)  Super Castlevania IV,  Castlevania - Dracula X
(GENS)  Castlevania Bloodlines
(PSone)  Castlevania Chronicles,  Symphony of the Night
(N64)  Castlevania,  Legacy of Darkness
(GBA)  Circle of the Moon,  Harmony of Dissonance,  Aria of Sorrow
(PS2)  Lament of Innocence,  Curse of Darkness
(DS)  Dawn of Sorrow,  Portrait of Ruin,  Order of Ecclesia
(PSP)  The Dracula X Chronicles
(DREAMCAST)  Castlevania Resurrection (Cancelled)
(MOBILE)  Order of Shadows

To get the topic going, how about your favorite character?

I'll just jump in and say that Richter Belmont is probably my favorite. [img]http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/characters/charrich.gif[/img] 
I just like his style, I suppose (And he sports one bad-ass outfit as well).

There's also Julius Belmont too I suppose  [img]http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/characters/julius-small.gif[/img]
I think he's my favorite to play as because he's fast and is ridiculously over-powered in Aria of Sorrow

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Luna_Aran

2008-10-24 01:05:54 pm

Super Metroid Addict

I've only played the GBA ones and the Gens one, but they seem great:)
Maybe after i'm done with Zelda, i'll go after Castlevania

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Zhs2

2008-10-24 01:11:38 pm

Yo.

I don't have a favorite character; I haven't played enough Castlevania games. I'll hazard a popular one, though: Dracula. Who cares if he's died a bazillion times to the same clan over and over? HE JUST KEEPS COMING BACK. Now, that's what I call determination! (And, well, having the power of darkness to back him up is a pretty good advantage, too.)

Hehehe. In this topic, I spoil everything! EVERYTHING! Muhaha! Twisted Evil

Albus, your brother, goes evil 1 minute after you start the game on Order of Ecclesia.

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Luna_Aran

2008-10-24 01:16:44 pm

Super Metroid Addict

Is Dracula the Ridley of Castlevania?

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Da Dood

2008-10-24 01:18:45 pm

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My favorite characters are Richter and Alucard, favorite game is - surprise - Symphony of the Night.

I'm getting Order of Ecclesia... eventually.

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Bloodsonic

2008-10-24 02:39:22 pm

Quote from Luna_Aran:

Is Dracula the Ridley of Castlevania?

if you mean, in the way that he comes back in EVERY DAMN GAME then yes.
and dawn of sorrow is the metroid 2 of the castlevania series. (no ridley, no dracula)
Albus is whats-her face's brother? (sorry. I forget.)

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2008-10-24 02:46:12 pm

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Was never a big CV fan until I decided to get POR after Saber recommended it. He was right, and now I'm a fan. Have only played POR, a bit of SOTN, and some old one for the PS1, though.

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Opium

2008-10-24 02:47:24 pm

Servin' you realness!!

I'm not really into castlevania. I loved it from the original on up through Super Castlevania 4. When Castlevania 64 came out I was VERY disappointed, and then the series went into this RPG direction that turned me off completely. I preferred the linear action. In fact, were it not for Super Metroid then I would have to say that Super Castlevania 4 would be my favorite 2D sidescroller ever.

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TheGreenManalishi

2008-10-24 03:03:24 pm

The flesh is spongy and bruised

Soma Cruz is one badass pale motherbitch.

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tomatobob

2008-10-24 03:39:45 pm

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Quote from Bloodsonic:

and dawn of sorrow is the metroid 2 of the castlevania series. (no ridley, no dracula)

Isn't Soma still Dracula? I thought was a big part of the plot.

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Zhs2

2008-10-24 03:50:22 pm

Yo.

Quote from tomatobob:

Isn't Soma still Dracula? I thought was a big part of the plot.

No, he shed himself of that destiny in Aria. Only if you are playing Julius Mode is Soma Dracula in the entirety of the game. It was a big part of the plot in Aria, yes... It takes a backseat until Celia kills fake Mina in Dawn.

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RT-55J

2008-10-24 05:50:10 pm

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No, Soma is still Dracula. Julius Mode's awesomeness supersedes the main game's plot.

Quote from Luna_Aran:

Is Dracula the Ridley of Castlevania?

No, Death is.

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TheCheruben

2008-10-24 07:30:52 pm

Introduced by way of Castlevania 2 on the NES. Found it endearing.. nice jingles, atmospheric.

No more experience until found a GBA, hooked up to GC, and played all 3 ((Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow)) which i recall as fun, but one was outstanding (was it COTM? i forget! It had a clock tower area...)

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2008-10-24 10:06:39 pm

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Nearly all the Castlevania games have a clock tower from what I understand.

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Bugsey

2008-10-24 10:06:59 pm

Annoying

Only ever played Aria of Sorrow, once. Nintendo Power mentioned a Castlevania fighting game called Castlevania: Judgement for wii.

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2008-10-24 10:51:13 pm

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Yep. It's coming out in a few weeks.

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nn12000

2008-10-25 02:30:22 pm

Mister ...

Judgement doesn't look too bad. It looks more like your typical fighter than anything else, but still. I just wish they didn't use Richter's voice from Dracula X Chronicles with Simon. And hearing Alucard say "I will do neither" every time you select him is pretty lame. The music does sound good. Confirmed tracks so far are: Vampire Killer and Dracula's Castle (SotN), but I'm looking forward to seeing what else they've done. I actually will get this game for the remixes more than I will for the actual game play, I enjoy the tracks that much.

On that note: What's your favorite track from Castlevania?

Mine would be Bloody Tears, hands down: I've got 10 different variations on my computer. Vampire Killer, Simon's Theme, and the Bloodlines series (Bloodlines, Opposing Bloodlines, Divine Bloodlines as well as Blood Relations and Bloodlines Bequethed) are among my other favorites. I actually don't think there's a single Castlevania track I don't like ...