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Castlevania Community Thread | What is a man?!
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FrostuTheNinja
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What... What did I just watch?!
And you should absolutely make a thread about it.
And you should absolutely make a thread about it.
Holy cow, that's LoS 2? Whoahoahoa!!
I had my doubts, but I'm totally sold!
Can someone please tell me how they're able to run this on current-gen consoles?
"Holy Water! Holy Water! Dracula!"
Damn I already started normaly :/, will make a separate save with this info.
I already got the Wolf Transformation, beated 2 monsters one that grabs a dino with a spear ro something and Evil Alucard, meet the old man and bought a map, a item to open blue doors.
Don't know where to go now lols.
Marble Gallery or Chapel both have doors you can open with the Gem.
The Lamonster
Member
If you liked Aria, you'll like Symphony. My favorite was Dawn of Sorrow, because I loved Aria so much and DoS just expands on everything that makes Aria great.
Symphony is a real classic and pretty much the one that started it all. The lack of a soul system is really the only thing holding it back from being my favorite one. Gotta catch 'em all.
How the hell do I kill that damn red bird?
This is becoming Demon Souls in 2D version lol, the save point is a little way behind and there is not another one close to that boss.
If I get a weapon drop I should go back to save right? I made a mistake because I got a drop from a Corner Guard, it was a good sword with 24 stat and keep going forward got killed before get to a save point, that damn red bird man.
This is becoming Demon Souls in 2D version lol, the save point is a little way behind and there is not another one close to that boss.
If I get a weapon drop I should go back to save right? I made a mistake because I got a drop from a Corner Guard, it was a good sword with 24 stat and keep going forward got killed before get to a save point, that damn red bird man.
spyhunterzero
Member
You mean the Hippogryph boss in the Chapel?I never really had trouble with it because it just so predictable with all of it's attacks being slow and readable. If you have enough magic for it, use Soul Steal to heal yourself during the fight. I think I remember cheaping the boss out with that plus the Holy Water for when it landed
Starsunder
Member
Wat.
Dude, SotN is not even on the same planet that Demon Souls is, difficulty-wise.
Just nab some holy water and go to town on its ass.
Well not in the Dif aspect but on the Save aspect, that I have to redo all the way to the boss if I don't kill him, basically learning by memory everything up to that point so I can get there all full on Life and Magic.
I was using that little bible that surrounds you magic but I will go an search for some Holy Water, is the Blue little bottle right?
Is really fun though so Im not complaining.
I was using that little bible that surrounds you magic but I will go an search for some Holy Water, is the Blue little bottle right?
Is really fun though so Im not complaining.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
The "puppet holes" from DoS and the "narrow frog passages" from PoR must be among the lamest obstacles in gaming. Turning into mist to go through a fence does have some sense in the context of the game. Iga was pretty much changing that for the sake of not being SotN.
There are usually save rooms nearby before each boss battle. The Hippogryph boss room might be approachable from both sides though, so maybe one side lacks a save room. However, that's never seemed to be the case in my experience. Make sure you explore the area(s) before the boss fight thoroughly before charging onward.
spyhunterzero
Member
Yeah, I believe there is a Save room near that boss towards the bottom. As I said before, if you start running out of health, just use the Soul Steal spell if you have read up on the inputs, bought it from Librarian, or found it accidentally by mashing buttons. That spell is a godsend in that it does good damage plus heal ability.
Wiki said:
So that means left and then a hadouken in reverse right?
I didn't even knew spells were castable god damn.
spyhunterzero
Member
You always start it with the opposite direction from where you are facing : Back, Forward, Down, Back, Forward+Attack button. Don't know why the wiki ends it with the same direction you start the cast with since that is wrong.
Flying Wonkey
Member
Small update, the Xbox 360 versions of CV:LOS2 and MoFHD will be playable at TGS at Microsoft's booth.
http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130910_614838.html
http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130910_614838.html
Nocturnowl
Member
I would head down to the catacombs at that point.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
A lot of the castle opens up once you get the double jump. You should revisit some levels you already cleared where you surely saw platforms that were previously unreachable. I think your next objective is probably to get the Mist form, which IIRC is in the Colosseum, but I suggest you just explore on your own, it's a lot more fun this way.
Edit: aren't the Catacombs way deep, after the Underground Caverns and the Abandoned Mines? I thought the "places with frogs and stuff" was the Caverns, but now I'm not sure what he means...
Edit: aren't the Catacombs way deep, after the Underground Caverns and the Abandoned Mines? I thought the "places with frogs and stuff" was the Caverns, but now I'm not sure what he means...
Nocturnowl
Member
I tend to call the bit right at the bottom the crypt but actually I think it is the catacombs, well either way the destination is the same, keep going down. Area with the frogs is definitely referring to the caverns though.
Yes caverns, where is water and frogs enemies, I got killed by a phantom that throws ice spikes or something, but at that point I was just exploring, not doing any serious advancing since I Was about to turn it off.
spyhunterzero
Member
The underground caverns are a good place to explore since you can get the Holy Symbol which is good for not taking damage from water.
It might be a little hard to find for someone new to the game though.
spyhunterzero
Member
You might be right. Only reason I found it during my first play through was cause I explored every inch of that place. Which to this day, I'm still like that with all my Castlevanias 
You might be right. Only reason I found it during my first play through was cause I explored every inch of that place. Which to this day, I'm still like that with all my Castlevanias
Reminds me of Wolfenstein 3D, where, in one of the levels--as if they weren't labyrinthine enough-- you had to push a secret wall in order to progress. Not for a bonus area or anything like that, but for the next regular level.
spyhunterzero
Member
I think I remember that stage. I think it took me 1 to 2 hours to find that damn wall.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Discuss.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
lol @ the Judgment design, so atrocious. The 2012 one is kinda goofy too....
spyhunterzero
Member
I like the MoF version. Reminds me of a more Barbarian like version of Simon from Castlevania Chronicles.
Nocturnowl
Member
I've been a big fan of the MoF design for Simon since I first saw it, easily my favourite look for him.
Kontergurke
Member
Discuss.
Isn't this pic a bit misleading? NES Simon looks totally off, at least compared to the box art, and even in-game. He definitely never wore a cape. (Trevor had one in CV3, though)
SNES Simon seems wrong, too, especially the colour.
In defense of the Judgment art, I think the character model looks way better in-game.
MoF Simon is a nice reimagination fitting the new LoS style.
Discuss.
Bondage Simon....Why?
Well, the other designs of judgement are just as awful as well. Whoever's bright idea to turn Castlevania into creepy animu ecchi should just stay away from the series.
sixteen-bit
Member
Judgment is hilarious. I just wish the game was 60fps.
CrazyTank940
Member
So I finally got Dracula X Chronicles (after putting it on hold for a while) for my Vita a week ago. I'm not exactly looking forward to jumping between platforms for the Dracula fight lol
that is Rondo/Dracula X right?
Is it just me or does it look like his head is sinking into the armor in that Castlevania IV pic
And yeah I'm fine with the MoF design, as already said it fits in well with the Lords of Shadow art style.
that is Rondo/Dracula X right?
Discuss.
Is it just me or does it look like his head is sinking into the armor in that Castlevania IV pic
And yeah I'm fine with the MoF design, as already said it fits in well with the Lords of Shadow art style.
spyhunterzero
Member
Dracula X Chronicles is the Rondo remake. The platform jumping one is the SNES version.
CrazyTank940
Member
So only the SNES one has it, thank goodness lol. I thought Rondo had it too so I was all "oh please no", I'm guessing more got changed from the original to SNES release than I thought.
in rondo, the battle with dracula is the same as the SOTN prologue.
In the remake they added something to the final battle, if you find all the maidens.
You're in for a treat my friend
spyhunterzero
Member
Funny you say that because I loved that part of the fight. In fact I think I liked it more than Rondo because it felt more closer to the classicvania games. For me, RoB was the start of the Modernvania games.
Ok so I've never actually played SotN. Dracula kills me as Richter every time, right in the beginning, and I say "fuck this," and turn it off. I guess I need to somehow select holy water and have it as my item?
Newb question, I know... How do I make it rain on Drac's punk ass?
Newb question, I know... How do I make it rain on Drac's punk ass?
Lee Chaolan
Member
I'm always up for Castlevania Harmony of Despair. Just PM me if you want to play.
cartman414
Member
With SotN, they were a lot more superfluous, so there's no comparison. Super Metroid necessitated practically every single powerup you could find on some level.
I agreed they overdid the grind/fusion thing. That aside, there was a better sense of soul/weapon balance.
You need to beat the game before you can use that trick.