When you hear "Castlevania...

[Opa Opa]

Castlevania 64 has skeletons riding motorcycles...
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Instant classic for me!

[Gamerforlife]

Castlevania 64 has skeletons riding motorcycles...
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Instant classic for me!

What's not to love? This game has just moved up to must play for me

[MidnightRider]

http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Sonia_Belmont

I'd still hit it

I dunno, there's something about the Game Boy titles I can't seem to get into.

I tried Legacy of Darkness around the time it came out and enjoyed it enough then. Different stroke for different folks, as they say.

[Ack]

They succeeded, I feel, in that aspect, but unfortunately, as is often the case with a lot of experimental games, the gameplay suffered and that's what gamers and fans remember today.

THIS

It's a shame, but I really wish more game developers would take notice of this particular criticism and devote more time to the gameplay aspects of an experimental title. It's fine if you're trying something different, but don't forget that if a gamer isn't having fun, they're not going to grasp and experience what you're trying to establish because the majority of gamers will just give up and play something else.

The issue I have with Castlevania 64 is that I've tried this. I've spent the 5-10 minutes, only to get to that same part and never get any further, mainly because that jump is impossible to make. How DO you get past that second switch, where the bridge sections you jumped across lower back into the water (I'm NOT looking it up in a guide).

Also, I lack an N64 memory card, so even if I get anywhere, I can't save.

[Gamerforlife]

http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Sonia_Belmont

I'd still hit it

Seems like Alucard was thinking the same thing

[Opa Opa]

How DO you get past that second switch, where the bridge sections you jumped across lower back into the water (I'm NOT looking it up in a guide).

You climb down the platforms that scale down the cliff.

edit: Here is an accurate representation of what it looks like.

cliff.jpg

[Ack]

[Opa Opa]

If I remember correctly, you can grab hold of ledges by holding the jump button.

Practice climbing on the first set of platforms you get on.

[Ack]

Problem is, I don't even come close enough to do that.

[Opa Opa]

Problem is, I don't even come close enough to do that.

Run and jump, man.