/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7481575
You were 1 year old when it was new so I wouldn't expect you to understand

>>7481635
Retard. My birthday is literally the same day as the original release of Akumajou Dracula in Japan.

>>7481660
Lol, old fat boomer complaining about a game on a children's handheld

>>7481669
Sounds like I struck a nerve in calling out your piss poor taste in games.

>>7481575
None of the IGA-style Castlevania games are any good, so whatever.

Great thread guys

>>7481575
>ost consists of gba-tier remixes of classic tunes
Those were alright and Awake and Fate to Despair were great.

>>7481708
Yeah not like symphony of the night is a universally acclaimed title or anything.

This game being unplayably dark on the original GBA is why every game after it has a gaudy as hell color palette.

>>7481575
>long stretches of nondescript corridors
That's every castlevania.

>>7481575
I disagree. Circle of the Moon and Order of Ecclesia are the only Igavanias actually worth playing.

>>7481749
Iga had nothing to do with circle of the moon. It was made by Konami Kobe, the same team of geniuses responsible for Castlevania 64, which was dismantled shortly afterwards probably because someone realized they were shit

CoTM is a way better console start than adventure was. But IGA was just too good, Dissonance dumpsters this game

>>7481727
But they look fine on original hardware, or when color corrected. So what’s the issue?

>>7481749
Explain why. Do you like the difficulty? (portraits pretty hard) Do you like the muted color palettes?
Whats so similar that you pick those 2

You're right; CotM needs a remake and it's own side series.

>>7481782
Those two things yes, nice bullseye. Both those games felt like an excellent middle ground between Classic Style and Iga style. The other handheld Igavanias are mind numbingly easy and have eye gougingly awful bright neon art style that doesn't fit Castlevania at all.

>>7481575
>>made by castlevania 64 team
Is that supposed to be a negative? CV64 and PS2 Goemon are more fun than any of those boring backtracking through hallways sims which IGA loved shitting out every year.

>>7481808
Portrait is not easy at least on hard mode and Johnathan feels like the best way to do a modernized whip user.
But on the color side you look at NES cv and Rondo/Bloodlines and see the colors are very guady. I think it fits seeing how upbeat the action and music are. Theres more gritty looking cv like 4 and chronicles but i dont think its important to their identity.
I mostly like game feel and Harmony of Dissonance is pretty unmatched there but i still heavily play the other games

>>7481575
CotM has many issues but the ones you describe aren't it. If you actually knew what you were talking about you could have made thread that's not awful.

>>7481669
Seethe harder faggot.

>>7481575
Bloodstained which is a masterpiece, is the best psvita game.

I just bought a copy for android, and I hope bloodstained will continue to be successful

I liked it back when the GBA came out, then I tried other castlevania games. Movement in this game is the most awkward shit possible. There's no aerial control at all.

>>7481757
>Iga had nothing to do with circle of the moon.
Wow, no wonder it's better than Iga's games.

>>7481575
The worst parts of classicvania and igavania made into a game

>>7481575
It was disowned because it wasn't canon to begin with.

>>7482907
This is what igadrones actually believe

>>7481809
Patrician taste. Totally agree.

>>7481575
>bad controls
stopped reading here

explain yourself

>>7481575
>getting filtered by classicvania controls with modern conveniences
>getting filtered by the same fucking enemy with MAYBE a slightly different attack pattern
>getting filtered by atmosphere
>getting filtered by a grind
>getting filtered by predictable patterns and/or a grind
>getting filtered by grinding to the third power
>getting filtered by a fucking sound chip of all things
>getting filtered before you even play the game because you saw the funny "cv64 team bad" meme once on the googles
>getting filtered by a canon that's been fucked since SoTN

This game fucking filtered you so hard that there's nothing left in your body but water. You are a drinkable human. Go play watersports or something.

>Too many card combos, so a shit ton of powers are fucking useless compared to better alternatives.
>The difference a level or two can make is substantial. Fights can be trivialized with that extra level.
>Platforming sucks in some parts, where if you're impatient because you've been through an area a bajillion times, you get knocked back and out and have to redo a tedious section.
>No way to know how/where to get new cards with a grind/guide

Castlevania 64 was great and the only truly shit handheldvania is Aria.

>>7483147
>Aria.
And Harmony and Dawn.

I mean, CotM isn't the best, but it's not a bad challenge. It would be nicer if the card drop rate was a bit higher though. What really makes it kind of a pain to play is the double tap run. Sure, you get used to it after awhile, but it bogs down the game as a whole.

Opinion discarded

>mfw I enjoy both classic and IGA style

Sorry some of you folks can't handle all the greatness this series has to offer

>>7481575
IGA = sperglord

>>7481575
While the game was fun the worst things about it were the drop rate and double tapping to run. During my whole playthrough I only got less than ten potions.

>>7481575
It was literally a launched title and did pretty fucking good for a launch title. You're just some fucking baby who needs OP unbalanced weapons to please your autism.
>so bad that IGA disowned it from the franchise
lol IGA's opinion. Didn't he also produce Castlevania Judgement? Yeah, that guy? Don't forget he also disowned Castlevania Legends, dumbass.
>>7481708
That's why Toru Hagihara SOTN is the best. IGA was the bitch who got his coffee every morning and was promised his name in the credits.

>>7481575
This game was great when it came out. Its aged, sure, but it was good fun at the time. It must suck to not enjoy things and whine about shit constantly.

>>7484331
Holy shit, someone with their head in place. That's what most people don't get, the Igarashi CVs are not as good because the original metroidvania-style wasn't his creation, he was just a no-name kid who somehow took over after Toru Hagihara (the actual creator of Rondo and SotN) had already laid out and overseen most of the game's development. Hell, there are even design aspects from SotN that went backwards with the GBA and DSvanias, most likely since Igarashi hadn't thought of them

>>7481575
>bad controls
Nope
>can’t actually see the game on original hardware
I can, not that it matters
>long stretches of nondescript corridors copy pasted throughout the game
Yep, unfortunately it's a nonlinear Castlevania
>ridiculously low item drop rates
Good
>fucked up game balance. Bosses are virtually impossible
No, you're just bad
>grinding required to make the game playable
I didn't grind, you're just bad
>gba-tier remixes of classic tunes
It's on GBA
>made by castlevania 64 team
CV64's better than the GBA and DS Castelvanias
>so bad that IGA disowned it from the franchise
IGA's a talentless hack that became a figurehead through someone else's competent work. He's Konami's Inafune

I just don't get how Castlevania fans are the most toxic, shitposting fanbase in all of /vr/. Like Metriod fans can easily appreciate Metriod 1, 2, and 3 without having to shitpost Fusion, Zero Mission, or Prime.

>>7484467
>>>/reddit/
>>>/trash/

>>7483252
Dawn's only flaw is the anime portraits.

>>7485794
Castlevania is Japanese IP, so cry harder

>>7485851
>>7485794
Funny how nobody ever complains about the anime in Rondo

>>7481575
IGA liked it, he just said he didn't consider it canon because of the DSS system, and probably because it ignored the Belmonts. I think it may have also been pitched as a gaiden game, like the N64 titles were.

It's definitely my least favorite "Metroidvania" in the series, though. Big dealbreaker is how clunky the sprinting is, and the bosses being so damage spongey. It had some nice ideas; I think altering the whip and it's trajector/attacks was a cool concept and I appreciate that its system probably influenced Aria's souls, but it's the only GBA/DSvania I don't want to come back to.

>>7481575
>can’t actually see the game on original hardware
Come on now, this game isn’t very good but that’s a criticism of the hardware itself. Original GBA was hot fucking trash, fuck off muh form factor fags

>>7485880
>the story of this game is not canon
>because of gameplay elements that have nothing to do with the story itself

More like
>I desperately need an excuse to diminish the importance of this one game I wasn't involved with
>only what I do has the right to be canon
>I am Castlevania, the rest is fanfic shit

>whining about 20 yo games

>>7481720
>Those were alright and Awake and Fate to Despair were great.
It also has probably the best "Sinking Old Sanctuary" remix ever done. The final boss theme "Proof of Blood" is one of the best in the series too. The soundtrack is awesome and the game is allright. Not the best Igavania nor awful in any way.

>>7484467
I like CV1, 3, 4, Bloodlines, Rondo, DX, SotN, and all the GBA games, as well as 2, and 3 on GB.
They're all great games, some more chill, others damn hard. A good gamut of playing with a strong central theme.
I agree with you, most fans of the series are utter pillocks. I never tried the 3D or DS games so I must hold my opinions there.

Metroid, 2, Super, Fusion, Zero Mission, the Prime series, and even Samus Returns are all great IMO, as well.
Faggots get so bent out of shape when a game in a series deviates from the previous games, or has less polished gameplay than others, as though that makes the game shit. People shit on Mario Sunshine for that reason. It's retarded.

>>7484467
They're spoiled brats. They have more than a dozen great games, the only two "bad" (read=average) games in the series are two game boy games; but they can't quit bitching and fighting like their lives aren't good enough.

They should take a look at Mega Man X fans and realize how deluded half the fan base are, those who genuinely think X5 to X8 are good and who care about the storyline. They should also take a look at Resident Evil fans who are also deluded and genuinely care about the story of the franchise past RE3.

>>7485851
I'm not talking shit about anime in general. The portraits in Dawn is awful considering the subject matter.
They made them that way in hopes of making the series appeal to japanese kids. Didn't help sales.
>>7485858
Everyone always shits on the comparatively lower quality cutscenes in Rondo compared to the regular game art, the fuck are you on about.