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castlevania sotn yay or nay

Postby desperado » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:57 pm

is this game any good? i have been hearing some good things about it but i have never played it.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:14 pm

it would hurt to rent the game ^^
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Postby Nightshade X » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:32 pm

Yea. A definite yea.
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Postby Ky Kiske » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:01 am

yeah it's probably the best Castlevania.
I personally really like the Aria of Sorrow
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Postby Link Antilles » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:34 am

Probably one of the best plat formers of it's time (maybe still), I am told. If you like Super Metriod or any of the GBA Castlevania games, you know what to expect.

Personally, I have only played a little bit of the game. It seemed to have a very great atmosphere, excellent score, and I hear it's fairly long, to boot.


-I just ordered the game, by the way. :)
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Postby desperado » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:46 am

yeah i may try it if i can find it someday but i was wondering because people have been talking about it recently
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Postby Tommy » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:28 am

I only tried one of the GBA ones.

Is this game T or M? Ain`t allowed to play M, you get the pic.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:43 pm

There can never be too many Castlevania games.

Tom: Most of the games are rated T. As far as I know, only the 3D ones are M. It's more of a game by game basis and it depends on how much blood (if any) is in each one.

The best games in the series:

Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (Not avaliable in America)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSone)
Castlevania III (NES)
Castlevania IV (SNES)
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Postby Tommy » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:45 pm

So this one isn`t 3D?

Are they`re any 3D games in this series that have a T rating?
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:49 pm

Tom Dincht wrote:So this one isn`t 3D?

Are they`re any 3D games in this series that have a T rating?


I think the Nintendo 64 games are T, but they are considered by fans two of the worst entries in the series.

Castlevania does it's best as a 2D series.
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Postby Tommy » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:53 pm

Oh well, I heard a new one is ocming out soon and it looks really hot, but if it`s M, me can`t get it.
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Postby Nightshade X » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:17 pm

um... there is a PS2 game called Lament of Innocence. It's a prequel to all of the Castlevania games. I enjoyed it.
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Postby Myoti » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:26 pm

I think the Nintendo 64 games are T, but they are considered by fans two of the worst entries in the series.

Castlevania does it's best as a 2D series.

Agreed. I played the first and though the final battle was quite cool for its time, the game wasn't all that good. The 2D ones are defiently better.

I haven't played SOTN, but if it's anything like the GBA versions, then yea. And double yea to the DS Castlevania that's coming out.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:35 pm

Tom Dincht wrote:Oh well, I heard a new one is ocming out soon and it looks really hot, but if it`s M, me can`t get it.


You should really try Symphony of the Night. I found it a bit easy, but it's one of the best games the PSone has to offer.
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Postby Tommy » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:55 am

So is that T?

2d Castlevania is extradoniary. 3D is just an aveage game, but I`ve only played the one for N64. I wanna buy the PS1 one.
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Postby Link Antilles » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:15 am

Tom Dincht wrote:So is that T?

2d Castlevania is extradoniary. 3D is just an aveage game, but I`ve only played the one for N64. I wanna buy the PS1 one.



Currently, of all the Castlevania games that are available are rated "T", the only exception is the PS2 one (Lament of Innocence). To answer your question in short: Yes, SotN is "T".


Anyways, I liked Castlevania 64. It was pretty cool for it's time (complaints aside), but… I agree with the crowd, Castlevania shines as 2-d.
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Postby Tommy » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:23 am

All alright, thanks Link.
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Postby Ky Kiske » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:12 pm

how I'd rank em:
1. SOTN
2. Aria of Sorrow
3. Harmony of Dissonance
4. Lament of Innocence
5. Circle of the Moon

Probably the DS version will become #1 as it's a sequel to Aria of Sorrow which was the most fun to play (although SOTN is overall a better game)
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:15 pm

Ky Kiske wrote:how I'd rank em:
1. SOTN
2. Aria of Sorrow
3. Harmony of Dissonance
4. Lament of Innocence
5. Circle of the Moon

Probably the DS version will become #1 as it's a sequel to Aria of Sorrow which was the most fun to play (although SOTN is overall a better game)


Trust me that Rondo of Blood should be No. 1 on the list. If you ever have the chance to buy a Japanese PC Engine console and shell out another $100-200 for the import game itself, it's so worth it.
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Postby Ky Kiske » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:06 am

Azier the Swordsman wrote:Trust me that Rondo of Blood should be No. 1 on the list. If you ever have the chance to buy a Japanese PC Engine console and shell out another $100-200 for the import game itself, it's so worth it.


yeah your probably right never played that one.
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Postby Myoti » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:24 am

vgmuseum.com/mrp/castle.html

^^This is "Castlevania Lore".^^
It's one of the best sites for everything Castlevania, including Rondo of Blood and SotN.
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