/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.9820079]

Why does Juste Belmont look so much like Alucard?
He even moves around like Alucard

[Anonymous No.9820091]

It is revealed later that he is blood related to him.

[Anonymous No.9820136]

They basically wanted to go "LOOK, SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT ON THE GBA! but not really...", hence all the other stuff like two similar castles, Dracula's boss-box in the center, having to wear two matching rings/bracelets, the room decoration gimmick that IIRC was originally supposed to be in SotN, etc.

[Anonymous No.9820140]

>>9820136
This
I prefer HoD btw, I like more the horror them it had

[Anonymous No.9820153]

>white hair
>red coat
>not one person brought up the fact that he looks like Santa

[Anonymous No.9820269]

>>9820140
>Horror
>In a game where you play interior design

[Anonymous No.9820327]

>>9820140
>>9820136
Finally someone, who sees, what HoD is! Despite preferring SotN, HoD isjust enough distincts through general horror details like that spiked leg with lift on blood pool, all that backgrounds and soundtrack to be unique enough, while deriving many style parts from SotN - just enough to be second best after said SotN. Just like SotN was a mystery compared to Rondo, Harmony of Dissonance is a mystery compared to SotN - but now from human eyes perspective rather than a son of Dracula, for whom this castle is partially a home rather than strange and unknown dungeon - Alucard's travel feels like checking all that unused wings, old basements with lots of dad and grandpa things - new and nostalgic at the same time, while Juste goes into the unknown horrors of demonic lair to restore his maiden and to figure out, what is going on with his friend - confusion on what is going on, but determination to rescue - while Alucard is more like "Hm, some troubles again - oh well, looks like have to do some cleaning routine - strange, dad was supposed to be here, better investigate".

[Anonymous No.9820341]

I like how often they use big armors as punchlines for slapstick.
>The first big armor that falls and eats shit as you flee from him at the start
>That one you push into the gears and process for armor
>That one you knock down a flight of stairs to break a rock
>The fakeout where a big armor waltzes up pretending to be the boss only to be killed by a bigger armor behind him

[Anonymous No.9820410]

>>9820079
Why does Link from A Link to the Past look just like Link from The Legend of Zelda, who looks just like Link from Ocarina of Time?

It's almost like they're just making the same games over and over with minimal changes because people will keep giving them money.

[Anonymous No.9820464]

>>9820079
his mom loved the BBC (Big Bat Cock)

[Anonymous No.9820558]

>>9820079
Because Igarashi is a hack who's been living off Toru Hagihara's brainchild for over 20 years now

[Anonymous No.9820609]

>>9820140
>>9820327
>Juste goes into the unknown horrors of demonic lair to restore his maiden and to figure out, what is going on with his friend - confusion on what is going on, but determination to rescue
My guys. This whole thing about HoD having a horror vibe and the story being a mystery where your ninja best friend is losing his shit is how I've always felt about the game.

I never completely agreed with the whole "oh it's a bad GBA port of SoTN" thing. There's deliberate similarities meant to capitalize on it, sure, but I think as a game, HoD manages to be distinct despite reusing SoTN's template and some of its ideas. Juste doesn't handle much like Alucard, for one thing.

>>9820153
Even officially, there's some irony to be had.

[Anonymous No.9820610]

>>9820558
Nah

Also anon above you is massive fags

[Anonymous No.9822385]

>>9820609
2005 December

[Anonymous No.9824179]

>>9820610
Concession accepted