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Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth (WiiWare) - Now up on NA Wiiware, 1000 Points
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Gilgamesh said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgIalMCiIVs
it's really a terrible game.
but castlevania started on the consoles, i believe the Famicom Disk System Akumajou Dracula preceded the MSX one by a very slim margin, or it could be the other way around. (the FDS one pisses all over the MSX one, though)
gamergirly
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Gilgamesh said:That screenshot is awesome, and annoying. Why only one?
Castlevania was never an arcade game though.
Most Castlevanias were never that long. The longest one I can remember was the Castlevania 64 adventure game on N64
Sword Familiar
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CO_Andy said:
Because they decided that $14.99 was the new $9.99. Some companies insist on the new $9.99 being $19.99 though.
gamergirly
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andymcc said:
I'm used to playing rpgs. So "long" has a different meaning for me. Never played Dracula X
gamergirly
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andymcc said:
17 to 20ish hours for the optional bosses, items, and sidequests, especially the recent GBA/DS versions is not really "that long". I do remember dying a hell of alot on the old NES versions(Castlevania II) so that beefs up the play time. But I get what you mean. And CV64 WAS long for just a regular run through, just depended on who you decided to play the game with.
Why would you do that?
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You all found Castlevania 64 long? I thought it was somewhat medium length. I actually feel Super Castlevania IV is longer.
Now Legacy of Darkness, I haven't played (though I would really love to since CV64 is my favorite in the series), so I don't know how long that is.
Now Legacy of Darkness, I haven't played (though I would really love to since CV64 is my favorite in the series), so I don't know how long that is.
A Black Falcon
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Why would you do that? said:
LoD has a lot more levels in the main mode, because the new main character, Cornell, goes through every stage from both modes from the original Castlevania for N64, plus several new ones (that is, he goes through every level in the game in order). However, Cornell's really powerful, so fights and boss fights are much easier with him than they are with the other characters. Also, unlike the original there's no time limit, so you don't need to worry about time when trying to finish it properly.
Once you beat it with Cornell, you unlock a second, short mode. Complete that and find the things in it and you unlock modes with the two original characters, similar to their modes n the original game but with a few changes.
It's definitely got more content than the original CV64, that's for sure... though even that one did have some replay value, with working towards getting the good endings if you took too long the first time, and with how there are two characters to play each with several exclusive stages.
Anyway, yeah, the first two Game Boy games were kind of short, but the first one was supposed to be a portable game and didn't have passwords or anything, so it made sense to make it shorter -- make it too long and people likely won't be able to finish it, given that handheld gaming sessions are often shorter than major-console ones, I think.
Of course a remake of it hopefully would be a bit longer, particularly coming on Wii, but a short, fun game wouldn't be that bad either.
ace harding: private eye said:
Hey hey, I grew up playing arcade games too, put the members only card away lol I'm aware of the length of the games, but Gradius Rebirth was about as long as a normal Gradius title. I just was kind of hoping for something that took longer than 30 minutes to complete. I'm going to play it, and I'm pretty sure I'll love every minute of it, but I'll be damned if I don't want a full-length old-style 2D Castlevania at some point again before I die.
Gilgamesh said:
My memories of playing it in a movie theatre must betray me
I can't wait to play this. I've never played the original GB games, I'm guessing IGA worked on this and this sort of like a way to do a Chronicles version of The Adventure.
The ReBirth games are like short arcade style games that take about 30min, and I think they're meant to be replayed at higher difficulties with different characters/ships. I still haven't beaten loop 3 of Gradius ReBirth because its so hard. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood can be beaten in about an hour the first time through. The original Castlevania, and Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES) take about 30min to beat, assuming you don't die too much.
Didn't Bionic Commando Rearmed start as a PSP project then moved to a downloadable game, and was priced lower than it normally would in order to promote the new retail Bionic Commando game? Mega Man 9 was priced at $10, and becomes $18 if you include the dlc.
I'm not saying the ReBirth games are as great as previous games (Contra 4 is way better than ReBirth), but I like the concept of them making these new downloadable entries that you can just pick up and play in a short amount of time.
I made a few quick videos of Gradius ReBirth and Contra ReBirth a while ago if anyone hasn't seen the games in action.
Gradius ReBirth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1LheVgnEMc
Contra ReBirth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuIwDbFVEEU
The ReBirth games are like short arcade style games that take about 30min, and I think they're meant to be replayed at higher difficulties with different characters/ships. I still haven't beaten loop 3 of Gradius ReBirth because its so hard. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood can be beaten in about an hour the first time through. The original Castlevania, and Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES) take about 30min to beat, assuming you don't die too much.
Didn't Bionic Commando Rearmed start as a PSP project then moved to a downloadable game, and was priced lower than it normally would in order to promote the new retail Bionic Commando game? Mega Man 9 was priced at $10, and becomes $18 if you include the dlc.
I'm not saying the ReBirth games are as great as previous games (Contra 4 is way better than ReBirth), but I like the concept of them making these new downloadable entries that you can just pick up and play in a short amount of time.
I made a few quick videos of Gradius ReBirth and Contra ReBirth a while ago if anyone hasn't seen the games in action.
Gradius ReBirth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1LheVgnEMc
Contra ReBirth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuIwDbFVEEU
A Black Falcon
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djtiesto said:
There's also Vs. Castlevania you know (unless it's been mentioned?), from the NES Vs. Series arcade games... they were usually not exactly the same as the original home cart versions of the games, so I think they do count for something at least.
A Black Falcon said:There's also Vs. Castlevania you know (unless it's been mentioned?), from the NES Vs. Series arcade games... they were usually not exactly the same as the original home cart versions of the games, so I think they do count for something at least.
Outside of Haunted Castle and Vs. Castlevania, a new arcade 'vania came out recently - Castlevania: THE ARCADE, a first person LED whipping game.
Could we see this on the PS3 one day, using the wand? I hope so!
beelzebozo
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played through CASTLEVANIA 3 on my nes last night. great times.
i want to give konami my money for this. GIMME.
i want to give konami my money for this. GIMME.
VideoMan
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I'm sure it could be ported to the PS3 but...Foffy said:
TGS 09: The Castlevania Arcade Game is As Bad as You'd Expect
Nuclear Muffin
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Still no shots past stage 3, please don't only be 4 stages long like the GB game!
It'd be cool if this was both Castlevania Adventure and Belmont's Revenge in one game. The 2nd game was clearly superior in every way. Or so I heard; I never actually played the first one on Gameboy. Rolling eyeballs ftw though.
Also, what's going on with those skellies in the third shot?
Are they being killed by the axe subweapon or is something else doing it?
Also, what's going on with those skellies in the third shot?
Are they being killed by the axe subweapon or is something else doing it?
evilromero
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I'm going to buy this but damn if it doesn't look like a poor man's GBA game. That's possibly the worst Belmont design I've ever seen.
D.Lo
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Hmm, looks like an upscaled Gba game. Has that kind of cartoony 'chunky' look. Also a big like Bloodlines, which is expected as these rebirth games have all looked a bit 'Megadrive' with garish colors and sparse backgrounds.
I also fail to see the connection with the original Gb game. No ropes, and the Japanese versions were called 'Legend of Dracula' anyway.
I also fail to see the connection with the original Gb game. No ropes, and the Japanese versions were called 'Legend of Dracula' anyway.
D.Lo said:
saying something has garish colors is pretty debatable. in fact, that's a word i use frequently in describing the colors of super castlevania iv! :lol (bloodlines isn't the prettiest genny or mega drive game, you are correct there.)
that reads "dracula densetsu", which is "legend of dracula".
D.Lo said:
Not really. I've had somewhat a similar impression but I went and dig up screens of Aria of Sorrow (best looking one on GBA) and Rebirth looks quite significantly better. You really benefit from a higher res. The graphic quality here is more somewhere between Dawn of Sorrow and SOTN.
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ace harding: private eye
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I'd wager it's the huge bloody spike running through them.zweifuss said:Also, what's going on with those skellies in the third shot?
Are they being killed by the axe subweapon or is something else doing it?
Have you played the original recently? The less connection, the better. I agree with everyone wishing they remade Belmont's Revenge instead.D.Lo said:
Dracula X had cartoony sprites.Anony said:
Have you not played Haunted Castle or Castlevania X68000?evilromero said:
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Am I the only one that would have embraced a remade Simon's Quest?
ace harding: private eye
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No shit! This game looks awesome, and nothing like a GBA game.Princess Skittles said:
ace harding: private eye
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I'd love to see a Simon's Quest remake. The game had an unbelievably cool atmosphere, but the confusing backtracking turned a lot of people off. It's still one of my favorites.Princess Skittles said:
KittenMaster
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This game looks rather nice considering it doesn't recycle graphics. Be a little more appreciative of the effort, GAF.
Ranger X said:
Considering Dawn of Sorrow lifts sprites straight from SotN, the range between the two games is razor thin. Rebirth more resembles a more detailed Bloodlines or almost there SC4.
And people wonder why I hate Kojima sans SotN and AoS.andymcc said:
And you fight goofy looking skeletons, fish people and werewolves in CV games; cartoony sprites shouldn't be anything new to fans. >
ace harding: private eye
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This is one of my favorite boxes. I love how all the levels are incorporated into the painting.D3RANG3D said:I'll raise you a skirt lol.
Game is still awesome though.
Prime Blue
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Could be worse. Much, much worse.Anony said: