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Yeah if the Vampire Killer really does work off human souls it works off human souls that were mostly educated in how to kill vampires literally centuries before genetics became a thing.
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And how does he throw a cross and it boomerangs back anyways???
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Nov 17, 2013 04:48
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why doesn't he just chop up dracula with the axe instead of throwing it and hoping for the best????????????????????
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Nov 17, 2013 05:10
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I got Castlevania 2 for Christmas when I was 7-8. It gave us Bloody Tears, Silence of Daylight, whatever the song that plays at nighttime is (scary as crap as a child),and the mansion theme. It's awesome as hell and overdue for a remake. It's too bad Japan is like the stunted downs kid of game development now.
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Nov 17, 2013 05:14
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Why doesn't Shanoa just eat the glyphs instead of letting her back drink them?
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Nov 17, 2013 05:17
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How does albus's pistol fire so rapidly? It's a flintlock!
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Nov 17, 2013 05:23
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Come on guys this is the series where a guy said one of them doesn't count because it wasn't historically accurate for a woman to be a vampire hunter 
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Nov 17, 2013 05:28
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Why does Alucard never use the Alucard spear?
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Nov 17, 2013 05:28
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macfam posted:Why does Alucard never use the Alucard spear? He IS the spear.
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Nov 17, 2013 05:32
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oswald ownenstein posted:I got Castlevania 2 for Christmas when I was 7-8. It gave us Bloody Tears, Silence of Daylight, whatever the song that plays at nighttime is (scary as crap as a child),and the mansion theme. I thought castlevania 2 was amazing when I was a kid but that's mostly because I was too lovely at video games to get to the broken parts.
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Nov 17, 2013 05:35
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Mister Roboto posted:He IS the spear. That's what I thought, but it doesn't explain why or how an Eastern European vampire is working for Japanese Internal Affairs. Also, how does Hammer get anything to sell if he never leaves that one spot? Or the Librarian? Or, really, any of the shopkeepers outside OoE. blackguy32 posted:Come on guys this is the series where a guy said one of them doesn't count because it wasn't historically accurate for a woman to be a vampire hunter I always thought Sofia got removed because he thought 'had sex with Alucard to make Trevor' was too awesome for the series. J.A.B.C. fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Nov 17, 2013 |
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Nov 17, 2013 05:37
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They obviously sell to the monsters as well. That's where all the potions and food they drop comes from.
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J.A.B.C. posted:That's what I thought, but it doesn't explain why or how an Eastern European vampire is working for Japanese Internal Affairs. Uh, why WOULDN'T an immortal European get involved with Japan? Wow vamp racist much? Also the shopkeepers get their wares the same way the Final Fantasy heroes get gold out of enemies.
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Nov 17, 2013 05:58
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Mister Roboto posted:Uh, why WOULDN'T an immortal European get involved with Japan? Wow vamp racist much? I wish I could find it, but there's a webcomic somewhere where a kid sits with his grandfather as he dies, and right when the grandfather dies, he blinks out and leaves behind ammo. So simple, yet so funny.
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Nov 17, 2013 06:00
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If Dracula's castle constantly warps when it comes back, and draws on war and hatred, it answers why we have samurai armor and a masamune in a kitchen somewhere. Doesn't explain the ice scream sundaes and the ramen though.
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Fargin Icehole posted:Doesn't explain the ice scream sundaes and the ramen though. Did you ever play Kid Dracula?
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Fargin Icehole posted:If Dracula's castle constantly warps when it comes back, and draws on war and hatred, it answers why we have samurai armor and a masamune in a kitchen somewhere. Soldiers need to eat, too. When you're freezing your toes off in Korea during an exercise, Ramen from the canteen tent is a godsend. That, and yakimandu. Also, I think 'ice scream sundae' would be an awesome healing item. Maybe put a 'fear' buff on it that lowers an enemy stat in close range. ImpAtom posted:Did you ever play Kid Dracula? I never have. I need to correct this.
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J.A.B.C. posted:Soldiers need to eat, too. This explains everything. I have been eating some guy's roast beef dinner that he hid from his squadmates inside the walls.
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Fargin Icehole posted:Doesn't explain the ice scream sundaes and the ramen though. Dracula may be a soul-sucking monster, but he's still a good host and has food for all kinds of people, including weeaboos and otakus. He's equal-opportunity towards his
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Mister Roboto posted:Dracula may be a soul-sucking monster, but he's still a good host and has food for all kinds of people, including weeaboos and otakus. He's equal-opportunity towards his The idea of Dracula trying to be accomodating to an anime nerd and pretending to connect with him for long enough to kill and eat him in is hilarious.
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Anonymous Robot posted:The idea of Dracula trying to be accomodating to an anime nerd and pretending to connect with him for long enough to kill and eat him in is hilarious. I can only picture Otacon visiting Dracula's castle.
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"Umm...I hear you like magical girls? I was defeated by one once, pigeons can hurt a lot surprisingly."
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oswald ownenstein posted:I got Castlevania 2 for Christmas when I was 7-8. It gave us Bloody Tears, Silence of Daylight, whatever the song that plays at nighttime is (scary as crap as a child),and the mansion theme. It's funny how things change. J.A.B.C. posted:That's what I thought, but it doesn't explain why or how an Eastern European vampire is working for Japanese Internal Affairs. The HoD merchant moves around so he finds stuff I guess, and the Librarian just have a big old stash of stuff in their rooms in the background.  Fargin Icehole posted:How does albus's pistol fire so rapidly? It's a flintlock! It uses MP to fire.
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Does anyone know if there any of those composite images showing an entire stage/area around the internet for any CV games? Like the kind of you see in strategy guides sometimes. I get a huge kick out of those, and the Castlevania games have some great backgrounds.
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MarsDragon posted:Does anyone know if there any of those composite images showing an entire stage/area around the internet for any CV games? Like the kind of you see in strategy guides sometimes. I get a huge kick out of those, and the Castlevania games have some great backgrounds. http://www.vgmaps.com/
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Speaking of which, here's a long article on how they kept up the continuity of how the castle's laid out between games: http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/entrance.htm
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Hey, I just got a 3DS, and am looking at the DS castlevanias. Which is a good one to start with? I'm most interested in Ecclesia, since it lacks the animu graphics.
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CowboyAndy posted:Hey, I just got a 3DS, and am looking at the DS castlevanias. Which is a good one to start with? I'm most interested in Ecclesia, since it lacks the animu graphics. The anime graphics only really extend to the box art and in-game character portraits; the sprites themselves look the same as they always did. Don't let that put you off any of the games.
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CowboyAndy posted:Hey, I just got a 3DS, and am looking at the DS castlevanias. Which is a good one to start with? I'm most interested in Ecclesia, since it lacks the animu graphics. Animu Graphics don't really apply to monster designs, only character sprites if thats a concern. Dawn of Sorrow is pretty good albeit not particularly complicated or as long as the others and suffers from a truly poo poo boss mechanic. Portrait of Ruin is probably my favorite but its backtracking city with a small main castle acting as a hub to 8 mini-castle dungeons which repeat the same 4 tilesets twice. Ecclesia is by far the hardest but its basically a string of dungeons that culminates in a short final castle segment where you've already got most of the powers.
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Cool, thanks! I'm always impressed by the original Castlevania's dedication to architectural consistency. It's something they've sadly lost in the later games (SCVIV especially doesn't make much sense), but it was a neat idea that really added to the aesthetic.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:The anime graphics only really extend to the box art and in-game character portraits; the sprites themselves look the same as they always did. Don't let that put you off any of the games. Huh, okay. I guess I'll start with the first one. Also, anyone play Aliens Infestation? Barudak posted:Animu Graphics don't really apply to monster designs, only character sprites if thats a concern. Dawn of Sorrow is pretty good albeit not particularly complicated or as long as the others and suffers from a truly poo poo boss mechanic. Portrait of Ruin is probably my favorite but its backtracking city with a small main castle acting as a hub to 8 mini-castle dungeons which repeat the same 4 tilesets twice. Ecclesia is by far the hardest but its basically a string of dungeons that culminates in a short final castle segment where you've already got most of the powers. Wait, how is it poo poo? CowboyAndy fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Nov 20, 2013 |
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CowboyAndy posted:Wait, how is it poo poo? You gotta draw these loving seals with the touch screen successfully or re-fight the boss, it's annoying and pointless.
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CowboyAndy posted:Huh, okay. I guess I'll start with the first one. Also, anyone play Aliens Infestation? I have played and own Aliens Infestation.
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Pneub posted:You gotta draw these loving seals with the touch screen successfully or re-fight the boss, it's annoying and pointless. Bleh. As a Wii owner, I hate tacted on waggle poo poo. Is Portrait of Ruin free of stuff like that? blackguy32 posted:I have played and own Aliens Infestation. Well, is it good? Like, in the sense of a Metroidvania? Exploration, sense of fear/solitude? (i.e., "is it not a lovely tie-in game?")
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Infestation is a great at being an Aliens game but bad at being a Metroid game.
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I'm really enjoying Portrait of Ruin. I got the bad ending, thought "huh, that was short", did the trigger to unlock the rest of the game, and holy crap there's got to be at least 40% of the game left.
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CowboyAndy posted:Well, is it good? Like, in the sense of a Metroidvania? Exploration, sense of fear/solitude? (i.e., "is it not a lovely tie-in game?") I am going to give it a resounding no. I think it is average to poo poo. Fighting the human enemies is boring, the metroid elements suck, the combat is dull with the flamethrower being pretty much all you need since it had infinite ammo and doesn't spray acid blood on you when you kill things with it, they have many different marines with different personalities which you will never get to play as since you have to let one of your current marines die off first. However they all play identical. It just plays like a bland mess that is clearly only getting by based off of the franchise name.
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CowboyAndy posted:Bleh. As a Wii owner, I hate tacted on waggle poo poo. Is Portrait of Ruin free of stuff like that? Yeah, mostly. Dawn of Sorrow was a near release title for the DS, and every game from then had stuff like that tacked on. The rest of the DS titles are mostly free from it, but there are NG+ playthroughs where you play characters by using the touchscreen. Aside from that, its all non-gameplay stuff like writing your signature on your save file. Tuxedo Ted fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Nov 20, 2013 |
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All the DS games are good but Ecclesia is basically the peak of the franchise so save it for last.
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Honestly I'd just get Ecclesia and skip the other two unless you're really hard up for more Castlevania. Dawn of Sorrow is okay aside from the soul grinding and the tacked on touchscreen gimmick, but Portrait of Ruin has lovely/rehashed level design, the single most infuriatingly terrible boss I have seen in a Castlevania game, and I never felt the partner system really worked in the game's favor.
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