Bob Coffee
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Trevor's outfit in that key art looks semi garo makai knight-ish. i like it.
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Teaser for Netflix's Castlevania (July 7, animation, written by Warren Ellis)
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CrimsonSquall
Member
Dude no, u just need to find a way to play Symphony of the Night.
One of the best games ever made, no lie this is one of the only things most of Gaf would prolly agree with
Octavianus
Banned
I like the visuals at least. Hope this ends up being good.
Yeah this is true. He should play Rondo of Blood as well.
Yeah this is true. He should play Rondo of Blood as well.
I've heard that Symphony of the Night is fantastic.
This would have been an excellent opportunity for Konami to port over that and Rondo to current consoles to tie in sales.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
None, unless there's a port of any of the below.
These are the ones worth playing, ranked best to worst (starred are metroid style, unstarred are classic style, 2 is a mix)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night*
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia*
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow*
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow*
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon*
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance*
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin*
Castlevania
Super Castlevania iv
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest(with bisqwit hack)
Razgriz-Specter
Member
I'd add Dracula X Chronicles(Rondo of Blood remake) is mandatory if you own a PSP or Vita.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Putting Castlevania III first and Super Castlevania IV a distant last after all the metroidvanias will take a lot of explaining to make sense to me.
Pretty sure much of the CV fanbase regards SCIV as top 3 or top 5 material.
Hot Coldman
Banned
basically so long as you play Symphony of the Night, you're set
either Super IV, III, the original or Rondo of Blood will do for classic Castlevania, with the provision that Rondo is the one to play but it's a bit less accessible than the NES games
either Super IV, III, the original or Rondo of Blood will do for classic Castlevania, with the provision that Rondo is the one to play but it's a bit less accessible than the NES games
ChubbyHuggs
Member
Looks like it might be good. Hoping that score is good.
Discotheque
Banned
Reminds me of stuff like ninja scroll. Props to them for going in on the old bloody and violent anime aesthetic
If this looked more modern or western it wouldn't be as exciting
If this looked more modern or western it wouldn't be as exciting
Putting SC IV that low is a crime, but even the original should at least be above Portrait of Ruin.
Anyway, to play most of them your best right now is actually WiiU and/or (3)DS. WiiU has I-IV, Circle of the Moon and Aria of Sorrow on virtual console, which is one of the best metroidvanias.
Yes, one of my first anime loves. I am looking forward to this.
Lord Fagan
Junior Member
Man, I totally thought this was gonna be live action. When it was announced.
That being said, the NES cartridge intro set just the right tone, and the animation looks slick.
I'm still on board, this looks quite alright.
Unexpected, creative...but quite alright.
That being said, the NES cartridge intro set just the right tone, and the animation looks slick.
I'm still on board, this looks quite alright.
Unexpected, creative...but quite alright.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Please remember that this is a list of vania games that I think are good - if I didn't think it was good it wouldn't be on the list at all, like all the 3d games for example.
That said it's low because it's way too easy for what it is.
Inferno313
Banned
It's being made by the Adventure Time Studio
That's cool.
Non comedy animation for adults in America is so rare, every example should be celebrated.
Billy_Pilgrim
Member
Looks wayyyyy better than anyone could reasonably have expected.
It's a cartoon, what's the worst that can happen? I bet you saw DBZ at age 5.
No it's "R-Rated as fuck" going by the director's own words.
evilromero
Member
Gonna binge hard. Hope it's well written and up to the standards of Netflix's other top tier shows.
TheShinobi
Neo Member
Honestly 4 is my least favorite of the classicvanias, besides 2 of course. I still love it, I just think that rondo and bloodlines were much better.
Interesting.
I used to be a fan of Warren Ellis but some of his more recent output hasn't been that great.
Trivia: Did you know he wrote for another animated series in an 80's franchise "G.I Joe: Resolute"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_Resolute
I used to be a fan of Warren Ellis but some of his more recent output hasn't been that great.
Trivia: Did you know he wrote for another animated series in an 80's franchise "G.I Joe: Resolute"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe:_Resolute
Lord Fagan
Junior Member
Read a little more in the future. It was announced as an animated project.
What a helpful piece of advice. Thanks for sticking your tongue out at me, too.
Now, let me go ahead and ignore you.
Inferno313
Banned
MaverickHunterX
Member
This looks really, really good. Kinda surprised Konami isn't launching a castlevania collection alongside this
WordAssassin
Member
How much... time have you spent looking at Netflix original animation?
They have their own anime, they're partnered with Dreamworks Animation which results in 2D (TURBO, Home, Mr Peabody & Sherman) and 3D shows (Troll Hunters), they have Bojack Horseman which is 2D done in ToonBoom, Castlevania coming in July, etc.
Takamura-San
Member
Watching anime in english is wrong. Will this be dubbed to Japanese?
Inferno313
Banned
It's being written and produced by Americans, I believe. So, it's not actually anime.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
This is not an anime...
Octavianus
Banned
So its only anime if its from Japan?
meltingparappa
Member
Written and produced by american studios, with design/boards/preproduction from a texas-based studio and animation most likely from a korean studio.
Is it anime if a single native Japanese artist isn't involved in the pipeline?
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
You know there's gonna be some great dialogue.
If you like Warren Ellis, he has a weekly newsletter that's pretty good. He's been talking this up for a while.
Here.
Powerhouse is doing the animation as well, doesn't look like it's outsourced. Spencer Wan is the animation director.
broncobuster
Banned
That's a real surprise. Looking good.
WordAssassin
Member
So now we must ask, when is an anime, not an anime?
What makes an anime, anime?
Is it just the visual style? Where on the planet it's made? Who works on it?
If a Japanese studio made Adventure Time and it looked exactly the same as the one we have, would Adventure Time then be an anime?
*stares into the sun*
What makes an anime, anime?
Is it just the visual style? Where on the planet it's made? Who works on it?
If a Japanese studio made Adventure Time and it looked exactly the same as the one we have, would Adventure Time then be an anime?
*stares into the sun*
CrimsonSquall
Member
This