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Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (Official Thread of AWESOME) GO! PSP! GO!
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SailorDaravon said:
Yes.
theultimo said:
We didn't get the soundtrack. We got a 6 (or so) song sampler disc. But at least the disc itself is rather stunning.
FrozenCell said:
I'm talking about the one I ripped and converted myself. Not the one Sony tried to sell me for $10. And yeah, some of the sounds in this PSP port are janky as all hell.
Splash Wave
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What am I supposed to do with the Flesh/Ice walls?
AgentOtaku
Member
fuck you wolfman
FUCK YOU!
FUCK YOU!
DjangoReinhardt
Thinks he should have been the one to kill Batman's parents.
Axes!AgentOtaku said:
jaundicejuice
Member
So this game has been delayed to the 31st in Canada? When I tried pressing the clerk for a release date all I got was a shrug and "we were supposed to have it by now".
AgentOtaku said:
He actually has really, really easy patterns. The trick is not to charge at him, but stay at whippable distance and watch for what he does. The best thing about the bosses in Rondo is that when you damage them once or twice they get knocked back. Use this to your advantage and knock them back while they're in the middle of starting attack animations so you cancel the attacks. When he's climbing up the side walls you can usually score 2-3 hits on him. And once he's on the ceiling just bait him at a corner and run past as he dashes down, waiting to turn around and whip him some more. :lol
cartman414
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Chemo said:
Except that at least when it came to Aria and Dawn of Sorrow, IGA's team did improve it by streamlining the castle design. Symphony had pacing issues at times that had to do with the castle design, which involved a lot of backtracking.
cartman414
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duckroll said:
It's not like Symphony didn't have its share of emptiness though.
rollingstart
Banned
am I the only one who likes the original Rondo boss intros compared to the updated 3D cutscenes? I still like cutscenes in the updated games, but the boss intros in Rondo are so awesome.
one of my favorite scenes in a game is the begining of the werewolf fight where you see him silouhetted in the moon, then you see him jump out and land in for the actual fight. It was so awesome.
one of my favorite scenes in a game is the begining of the werewolf fight where you see him silouhetted in the moon, then you see him jump out and land in for the actual fight. It was so awesome.
AgentOtaku
Member
yeah I figured out Wolfy's pattern after the 3 or so try.....now on to stage 3!
*gets ass handed to me"
...FUCK!
*gets ass handed to me"
...FUCK!
radios shipping overview
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Nope, I agree. The originals have a lot more "pop" to them. They tried to make the boss intros more dramatic in the remake, but they really just succeeded in slowing things down. The way the undead bull comes onscreen is so much more thrilling in the original, f'r example.Linkzg said:
Splash Wave
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duckroll said:
Heh, I figured that out shortly after posting.
cartman414 said:
Of course it did. But SotN was really the first CV to do the "open non-linear castle" thing in Castlevania, and after a half dozen more attempts Iga isn't really any closer to bringing the actual stage design up to the standard of a linear stage based CV. At the same time he refuses to do a new stage based CV, maybe because he knows his team sucks at stage design. That's where most of the hate comes from.
Splash Wave
Member
So how do I actually save Annette?
I'm trying to unlock the 9th level and I can't seem to figure out how to save her. I killed that sucubus and saved the rest of the maidens, but I only have her left.
DevelopmentArrested
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Defuser said:
Remake - 6/10
Original - 7.5/10
Remake-8
Pros- Swapping stage music, some nice background work (like the alternate 2nd stage and the clocktower), level design nearly stays true to the original game, lots of hidden secrets and items.
Cons- Controls feel a bit off compared to the original, colors and art style appear blander, feels slower paced and easier, and some glitches I don't think were in the original (like falling through floors, and enemies juggling you against a wall until you die).
Original- 9
An amazing game for its time and still is a great game today.
Pros- Swapping stage music, some nice background work (like the alternate 2nd stage and the clocktower), level design nearly stays true to the original game, lots of hidden secrets and items.
Cons- Controls feel a bit off compared to the original, colors and art style appear blander, feels slower paced and easier, and some glitches I don't think were in the original (like falling through floors, and enemies juggling you against a wall until you die).
Original- 9
An amazing game for its time and still is a great game today.
lastendconductor
Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
I have to admit that, even being usually a 2d>3d guy, the remake looks tons better than the original. There's much more detail everywhere and the overall visual quality is superior. The first stages are bland, but the latter ones... they're fucking awesome. Movement may seem stiff at first, but soon you get used to it and the action flows very nicely.
Before playing the game, I though having cutscenes would ruin the pace, but I was wrong; they're very short and blend very very well. The music and voices(japanese) are good and high-quality.
My only complaint is the obvious upgrade in style from cheap ass 80s anime (wich I love ) to Kojima... but I love Kojima too, so I guess I have no complaints actually
Summary: remake is awesome.
Before playing the game, I though having cutscenes would ruin the pace, but I was wrong; they're very short and blend very very well. The music and voices(japanese) are good and high-quality.
My only complaint is the obvious upgrade in style from cheap ass 80s anime (wich I love
) to Kojima... but I love Kojima too, so I guess I have no complaints actually Summary: remake is awesome.
cartman414
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duckroll said:Of course it did. But SotN was really the first CV to do the "open non-linear castle" thing in Castlevania, and after a half dozen more attempts Iga isn't really any closer to bringing the actual stage design up to the standard of a linear stage based CV. At the same time he refuses to do a new stage based CV, maybe because he knows his team sucks at stage design. That's where most of the hate comes from.
And that I agree with. But to say that SotN is any less guilty is a fallacy if you ask me.
cartman414 said:
Yeah but I've never been a big defender of the "SotN rocks, Iga SUCKS BALLS" wagon. It's more like "I really like the older CVs, SotN was a cool alternative, Iga sucks balls because he failed to really make the SotN formula much fresher or any closer to older CVs after 6 attempts!".
DjangoReinhardt
Thinks he should have been the one to kill Batman's parents.
The remake is much clearer - just compare how Level 2 looks in each. One thing that bugs me about the remake is that they didn't always do a good job distinguishing between which platforms are "in play" and which aren't. Parish was right about the darkness of the original and its choppiness, though. The game feels like it should run better, but so would a great, great many games from that era if they were presented as-is today. I'm curious how much worse both elements are relative to the Turbo Duo version of the game. That said, the funny thing is that original in this package is still more playable than the remake.
Iam Canadian
and have the worst user name EVER
EB Games and Future Shop in Canada...you have failed me.
EB's still spouting their crap about it being delayed and Future Shop has copies in transit, but haven't gotten them in yet.
EB's still spouting their crap about it being delayed and Future Shop has copies in transit, but haven't gotten them in yet.
Splash Wave
Member
I really, really enjoyed the remake. Some of the levels are pretty ugly, but the level where you ride on the raft is pretty damn cool.
cartman414
Member
duckroll said:Yeah but I've never been a big defender of the "SotN rocks, Iga SUCKS BALLS" wagon. It's more like "I really like the older CVs, SotN was a cool alternative, Iga sucks balls because he failed to really make the SotN formula much fresher or any closer to older CVs after 6 attempts!".
Gotcha. It's all the people who are on the former aforementioned wagon that make it a little hard to tell.
On the other hand, he has yet to attempt an original, level-based Castlevania, so we can't say he's incapable. Just unwilling throughout the years. Hopefully that will change.
I've had some time to play this a little bit and unlock the extra games and what not, and I have to say, I'm really happy I bought this. All in all, a very nice Castlevania package.
Also, I want to add: the remake really surprised me. The original is more vibrant and has better art, but the remake is more than respectable.
Also, I want to add: the remake really surprised me. The original is more vibrant and has better art, but the remake is more than respectable.
lastendconductor
Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
The first two strikes can be avoided by standing between both orbs, the third you need to keep moving and jump out when they're about to attack.Dot50Cal said:
radios shipping overview
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Okay, I'm surprised. The
It seems like the remake in general gets better - looks better in general, and enhances the original areas in more satisfying ways - as it goes on. Maybe the team started development in order, on the first level, and ended up improving their skills as they went along?
And the remake's all about Maria. Richter is great for a challenge in the original, but I'd rather just use Maria all the way through the remake.
peeping eye boss is actually pretty cool-looking in the remake. He's well-animated, ugly in a good way, and suitably foreskin-like. And his sanskrit looks cool. Mr. headless ice lance armor is pretty cool, too.
It seems like the remake in general gets better - looks better in general, and enhances the original areas in more satisfying ways - as it goes on. Maybe the team started development in order, on the first level, and ended up improving their skills as they went along?
And the remake's all about Maria. Richter is great for a challenge in the original, but I'd rather just use Maria all the way through the remake.
I took a video of the Shaft Boss fight (Spoilers)
http://stage6.divx.com/user/Dot50Ca...vania-Dracula-X-Chronicles---Shaft-Boss-Fight
http://stage6.divx.com/user/Dot50Ca...vania-Dracula-X-Chronicles---Shaft-Boss-Fight
leesmapman
Member
So, did Capcom do a good port job?
manzo
Member
God damn, Stage 5' boss is so fucking easy yet it's kicking my ass.
I can't believe how shitty I've become with platformers.
I can fucking beat Castlevania 1's death without taking a hit, WITHOUT ANY SUBWEAPONS, but that fucking
has made me go game over 3 times in a row? hahahahhahaHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHahahahahhHAHAHHA!?!?!?!?!
I can't believe how shitty I've become with platformers.
I can fucking beat Castlevania 1's death without taking a hit, WITHOUT ANY SUBWEAPONS, but that fucking
snake
the music of that fight was so cool in the original :/Dot50Cal said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUXdEjcD_2o