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Castlevania Anniversary Collection |OT| The Classic Bloodline Returns
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CV2 is the easiest of the three NES games. You don't need a guide.
What's the password to start on the last stage for Kid Dracula? The codes on the internet don't work for some reason
I have no idea why Konami hates money and not releases the three Rebirth games on modern eShop. Was there a damn license deal with Nintendo to let those games die in the Wii Shop?
So what is this madness? Just because my language is portuguese, the game menus are displayed entirely on japanese. If I want the english texts, I must change my language to english.
"Well, if we don't have their language as an option, let's just default the game to japanese, they sure can read it and never heard about this moon language called english" -Castlevania Collection director.
"Well, if we don't have their language as an option, let's just default the game to japanese, they sure can read it and never heard about this moon language called english" -Castlevania Collection director.
This talk about Stage 6 of SCIV just reminds me how I'm always thrown for a loop by the sheer bum rushing speed of the white suited ghost, old geezer has PACE
wait, there's japanese language on yours? does it change the language of the games or are they still the western versions?
I'm not sure what andymcc meant, but yes it was localized properly, no reason to avoid it at all in favor of fan translations at all.
i meant that the translation did the bare minimum, it's not great lol
Finished off CV2. Still not quite sure what I think of it, its definitely not up to the standard of the other mainline CV games, but I still really enjoyed the game quite a bit, no doubt thanks to the soundtrack. Its a flawed gem I guess, as the whole Metroidvania approach would be tried again in the future and work oh so well down the line. I think I'll start the second GB game next...
Not, not the games. Just the settings menus. The games are the us ones.
Yes, but I just want the english menus without dealing with the console settings. It's a pain on Xbox.
He has a loop that he follows to an extent. If you have an axe, that's great, because fuck holy water.
Dracula is harder, but at least it's easier to get back to him
I'll tell you what felt good today... playing a bunch of Castlevania 3 and then firing up Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon for the first time. Holy shit of the latter ain't a lovely ode to ClassicVania. I'd gladly take more entries like that (as well as Iga Bloodstained too obviously!).
So, what is the verdict on this collection? Castlevania is a series I've only played a little of over the years. It's one of the few classic series that I just kind of missed. Tempted to grab this on PS4.
I played through all of these in sequential order up to the Igavania's for the very first time last summer, through a combination of New 3DS and emulation. I absolutely ADORED them but if this collection were out back then, and this would be my first ever way to play these titles, I'd personally consider it an absolute dream to be honest.
In terms of emulation it's mostly good, no real glaring issues or problems like input lag and such. The extra menu is also really robust, but it's not the most feature rich compilation either. If you just mean in terms of the game quality.. Castlevania 1, 3, 4, bloodline and maybe the second GB title are all golden experiences, not sure about Kid Dracula yet. The original GB game is garbage and Simon's Quest is pretty alright.
Finished SCIV, god damn the boss rush in the end of the game is hard as heck, again I don't know why people imply that SCIV is easy, unless they played the first stages, decided that they played enough of the game, and then drop it
yes it is challenging, hardest games though must be the nes and gameboy ones.
I made it to the second stage in the castle(before saving to socialaize) and don't think it's easy, but its the least difficult game to me so far comparing it to 1,2,3, Game Boy games and Bloodlines. I have a feeling i'm gonna get my ass kicked in the final stages.
I've been playing Simon's Quest for the first time in my life after having avoided it due to how it's talked about on the internet, and I'm actually quite enjoying it. It's definitely not on the level of 1 or 3, but it's more playable and reasonable to me than, say, Zelda 2 or Metroid. It's weirdly relaxing in a way, which makes it a nice little diversion from the majority of the rest of the games in the collection.
I've never played any of the classics games before, and my only major exposure to the series at all has been through the Netflix show. So far I've only played a bunch of Super Castlevania IV and like five minutes each of the two Game Boy games, but the emulation is fine so far, and I'm having fun with two of the three games I mentioned. Definitely recommend the collection (at least on Switch).
I'm convinced the only purpose of holy water in that game is to make you accidentally pick it up and replace your axe. I never found an instance where I would have wanted it, and the axe was vital for so many parts of the game (particularly the last two bosses).
There is that part in Rock Castle where you can use it to light up rooms (which is a bit nonsensical) but even that can be worked around.
Outside of one boss, Castlevania is easier and both Gameboy games are way easier imo
Maybe I am just too exhausted/lacking patience then.SC4 has some had water times, I beat it o,ne year ago and that was tough. End bosses are hard but have patterns..
No. You can only acquire a companion at specific points in the game, and when they join, you lose any previous ones.
Just use passwords from Gamefaqs or something and do the last stage.
for real, anyone know if you have to beat 3 & bloodlines with all characters to get the gold trophy? don't know if I'm committing to that one or not
Lol what? 4 is far, far easier than the Famicom/NES and Game Boy games, with the exception of 2 which is mostly easy on an action level.
Used the password to reach A-1 with Alucard, killed Dracula with Alucard (but also used Trevor for the second form).
I got the trophy to complete the game with Alucard. I reloaded the savestate, killed Dracula with Belmont this time but no trophy? How this works and why?
I got the trophy to complete the game with Alucard. I reloaded the savestate, killed Dracula with Belmont this time but no trophy? How this works and why?
It may not be needed but the game would have become pretty insufferable without it. There is no map of any kind in the game and having to throw holy water onto every area to avoid falling through false floors in dungeons is stupid. Tons of hint books and other things are basically just hidden in random walls as well. Basically you'd spend 3x the time wandering and lost in a world that isn't interesting enough to do so in. Top it off with the bad translation and the fact villagers will outright mislead you, it balls up to be a rather tedious experience.
Using a guide allowed me to experience the game without 80 percent of the dead weight and thus made it enjoyable, not to say someone couldn't find it as such without a guide but i'd wager most people simply don't want to devote that kind of a time to a game that isn't that good in the first place. I can definitely see why kid me hated this game, I never would have figured out to kneel here for 5 seconds with this item equipped or to drop cloves of garlic in random spots to find shit using the guidance the game gave you at that age. I'd say if someone is using a guide they can determine pretty early on if they don't need it, where as someone who should have used a guide will probably be annoyed to a point of just quitting when they realize they basically accomplished nothing.
I'm glad I got to tour the overall game and appreciate it more for what it tried to do. Had it had a built in map system, quest log, proper translation, and didn't rely on false floors to make the dungeons more difficult, i'd say it could have been an amazing game. As is, it's just alright. Having beaten Zelda 2 for the first time recently as well it does amaze me how similar the games are while still retaining their own unique elements. Vania actually has the better structure in my mind but its flaws really weigh it down, and being real the combat isn't near as good.
I assume by only Trevor it means not taking on any of the companions throughout the game, not just only using Trevor to beat Drac
Just beat Castlevania 1 without save states. Felt great.
The Adventure though... I'm saving on every screen, lol. I'm halfway through it, what a chore. Still, I don't mind it being included, it's still worth it as a history lesson.
The ebook is kinda nice aside from some typos here and there. I found it pretty funny that they had a blurb explaining what the term metroidvania means, haha.
The Adventure though... I'm saving on every screen, lol. I'm halfway through it, what a chore. Still, I don't mind it being included, it's still worth it as a history lesson.
The ebook is kinda nice aside from some typos here and there. I found it pretty funny that they had a blurb explaining what the term metroidvania means, haha.
I was playing this and ZL stopped working so I couldn't access the menu. Closing the software didn't fix it, rebooting the console did.
No way. 4 makes projectiles/platforming much harder in later levels. Castlevania 1 is easy mode except for that one boss and the gameboy games are just hard for platforming reasons.
Castlevania 1's difficulty is highly dependent on you keeping that holy water + II/III power up that you get early on. If you do, it's easy. If not, you're gonna have a rough time with two bosses in particular. The actual stages themselves aren't all that hard either way.