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First trailer for Netflix's Castlevania animated series
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I thought it was going to be live action too. This is an amazingly awesome surprise.
New piece of key art out of Japan~
Cool, nice to see a clear version of that NES Cart art used in the trailer!
Set a good tone towards how close to the inspiration they're trying to be.
DarknessTear
Banned
Pleasantly surprised. I'm excited now.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Huh, weird how he says he already killed Dracula in the trailer...
brandonh83
Banned
Man, Dracula looks too menacing in that rendition, they need to take cues from Universal Studios who knows how to make a proper Dracula
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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Looks really good!
"The man who'll kill Dracula"
Not the man who killed Dracula.
AquaWateria
Member
I'm so fucking in.
It looks amazing.
It looks amazing.
brandonh83
Banned
They are producing it and handling all creative stuff. The animation itself is probably Japan or Korea.
SomeRandomWeirdGuy
Member
This looks shockingly awesome. Having just played through Castlevania 1 and IV for the first time, I am so ready for this.
Was totally expecting some low budget looking schlock. It's so nice to see more adult oriented western animation that isn't comedy or those DC movies. I hope the story ends up good! I'd want more shit like this if possible.
Was totally expecting some low budget looking schlock. It's so nice to see more adult oriented western animation that isn't comedy or those DC movies. I hope the story ends up good! I'd want more shit like this if possible.
brandonh83
Banned
Gonna check out any more of them? Silly question. I recommend Rondo of Blood, Symphony of the Night (frankly all the "Metroid" like ones-- there's a name for those I can't quite recall), Dracula's Curse (which this is supposedly based around, the Netflix series), Bloodlines, and yeah, by my books, Lords of Shadow. Just the first one at least.
SomeRandomWeirdGuy
Member
I intend to. I'm a big metroidvania guy, and the straightforward action style of 1 and IV sorta burnt me out for a bit. Was debating playing Simon's Quest and Dracula's Curse or just moving on to Rondo then Symphony and the rest. I love the Gothic style of Castlevania, so it's something that's been on my list for a while.
TheLastCandle
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The wife and I just watched the trailer. Looks good! Better than expected.
You really owe it to yourself to play Dracula's Curse (or even better, the JP version). It's what I would consider to be one Classicvania's best shining moments.
Bloodlines on Genesis/Mega Drive is another. Yamane made that sound chip SING.
brandonh83
Banned
Simon's Quest is neat, I think. I get the controversy around it, but it has some really unique aspects.
I love the mansions, for example, and the vibe I get from how they look, how they're designed and the soundtrack.
Castlevania is a legit hit series in Latin America.
I want a TV rendition of Wicked Child.
brandonh83
Banned
Going by the intro, I'm gonna say that I think it's reasonable to expect plenty of old school things.
Spladam
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Why do people often recommend that English speakers play the Japanese versions of games? Would it be more enjoyable if you can't read the menus or the dialogue? I've had several people on here do this to me, and I don't get it.
I understand if the game was never released in the west, but I see English speaking speed runners and twitch streamers playing Japanese versions of games released in the west, and I don't get it. Is it a cool thing to do?
Grant DaNasty gets no respect.
His mother did before him.
Sonia does not even exists.
The games were censored in the west or had the difficult ramped up.
Trevor is Alucard's son and you can't do anything about it. 🙃
cr0w
Old Member
Man, Dracula looks too menacing in that rendition, they need to take cues from Universal Studios who knows how to make a proper Dracula
You can get the hell out of here
Was he not the one throwing the daggers?
His mother did before him.
Shh, we're supposed to forget Legends exists because IGA said women are weak and only good for being sacrificed.
See?
brandonh83
Banned
Believe me-- I was by no means being serious.
Hahaha... you shippers and your crazy theories...
Monado Blade
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Because the Japanese versions are usually superior. The game being referred here, Castlevania 3, in particular has uncensored graphics and much better music (due to a different music chip being used) for the Japanese version. And because it's an action platformer, dialogue and text is minimal. It truly is a better experience when you play the Japanese version of this game.
cr0w
Old Member
Oh I know, it's a reflex. I'm still reeling from seeing that one in the theaters. I lash out whenever someone brings that version up.
Oh, I thought that was Trevor throwing the Daggers. Hype restored.
Actually we're supposed to forget it because it's a shit game and the story makes no fucking sense at all.
brandonh83
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