Castlevania Appreciation Thread

[foxhound1022]

Is that even with co-op? Or are you commenting on just single player?

[MrPopo]

Is that even with co-op? Or are you commenting on just single player?

Just single player. I was never able to get an online co-op game going.

[foxhound1022]

I downloaded it, and had a good time playing local co-op with my brother. I think that was the main draw-in for me. It was cool how you could split up and interact with different stuff to reach areas not accessible by yourself.

Plus, I just thought it was badass being able to team up Richter and Alucard at the same time.

I think if we could get some racketfolk interested in playing some online sessions, that'd be neat.

[KalessinDB]

Playing Simon's Quest on NES now, it's great so far.

My brother and sister-in-law bought me a boxed copy of "Simon's Quest: Redacted" from Timewalk before they shut down. It's awesome, it's a re-translated version that was made to be physically able to beat from the clues in the game without using a walkthrough or 1989 Nintendo Power. Unlike the original, which between bad translations and straight-up red herrings becomes either "Wander around until you stumble onto something" or "Look up the answer somewhere"

So yeah -- Simon's Quest is an AWESOME game (one of my favorites), but do not be surprised if you have to go to gamefaqs.

[Flake]

Out of curiosity, what makes you guys love Simon's Quest so much? I just don't see any charm in it when set against either the original or Dracula's Curse.

[ExedExes]

Turns out I asked the same question 2 years ago

I know that SOTN pretty much started the series on the path it's on now, but everyone said in 2012 that AoS is the best GBA game to start out with -- guess I'll go with that!

[Flake]

Oh no, sir. If you start the series with a Gameboy Advance title, go with Circle of the Moon. It's, in my opinion, on a level with Symphony of the Night. Aria is a great game but it represents where the series began to go astray, in my opinion.

[ExedExes]

Ok then. I'm going to get them all eventually, I guess now at this point whichever is cheapest, and that's saying a lot

[casterofdreams]

Oh no, sir. If you start the series with a Gameboy Advance title, go with Circle of the Moon. It's, in my opinion, on a level with Symphony of the Night. Aria is a great game but it represents where the series began to go astray, in my opinion.

Really? I thought Aria of Sorrow was fantastic. Almost top of the list for me. I'm curious what issues did you have with it?

[Flake]

The story line started to get less Bram Stoker and more generic shitty anime with Aria of Sorrow. That's 90% of my problem with the game. The main character, Soma Cruz (that name, really?) is the other 10%. Castlevania heroes are generally grizzled monster hunters or apprentice hunters in desperate situations. It's dark, grungy, and compelling. A pretty boy whining high school student from the future makes a terrible Castlevania protagonist.

From a gameplay perspective, it's actually a great game albeit a little overly complicated. But context is what brings gameplay and visuals together to form a compelling experience and in that it failed me.