BlackTron
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Valid, but those games are also available on other platforms including PC.
Harmony of Despair is trapped on Xbox 360 (unless you count the PS3, which I don't really. You can buy and play it on Xbox today with BC)
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Castlevania Dominus Collection [Out Now]
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Valid, but those games are also available on other platforms including PC.
Harmony of Despair is trapped on Xbox 360 (unless you count the PS3, which I don't really. You can buy and play it on Xbox today with BC)
Null Persp
Member
Nice, I have all them on 3ds but i'll get this bundle in the future, Haunted Castle looks great.
00_Zer0
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Yes, the most convenient way to own HoD on modern systems is through the XBox ecosystem, but PS3 has it right now too, as it's still available to buy on the PS3 store. If you own it there and you hack the system you can own that game forever even when they shut the PS3 store down.
I just repurchased a PS3 for cheap on eBay, and that's what I plan to do, along with snagging some other hard to find digital only releases. My old purchases are still active so that's a bonus.
Realistically though they need to rerelease a modern version of HoD on all platforms and include all the dlc, and extras with offline local and co-op play.
I just wish that the SotN and Rondo of Blood games eventually come out to all other systems someday. They deserved to be played by all
no matter the platform.
Castlevania Requiem, which includes those games are exclusive to Sony, so that version at least will never come to other platforms. Konami perhaps with the help of M2, can release those games on all platforms some day in another collection. I sure hope so.
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Unknown Soldier
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I still consider Order of Ecclesia the best of the portable era Metroidvanias
I'm surprised there still isn't an official Switch release of Symphony of the Night, that's a head scratcher
I'm surprised there still isn't an official Switch release of Symphony of the Night, that's a head scratcher
BlackTron
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Yeah I guess I just didn't count the system I have three broken ones of lol.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
nial
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poodaddy
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The_Enchanter_Tim?
Neo Member
Bought one of these three and beat it years ago on 3ds. I forget which one. I enjoyed it. I look forward to playing tomorrow.
abstract alien
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I always thought OoE was a shift back to a more "proper" Castlevania after the whole Metroid era titles took over the series (which I loved).
clem84
Gold Member
I've been playing Dawn of Sorrow and no surprise it's pretty great so far.
You know what would've been really awesome for the PC version? Multi monitor support. The originals were played with multiple screens. My PC has a 21x9 screen, and a smaller 16x9 next to it. Using the entirety of the 21x9 screen for the gameplay screen and map, and the second screen for the enemy attributes would've been unreal. Oh well... I guess it's possible they could patch it in at some point.
You know what would've been really awesome for the PC version? Multi monitor support. The originals were played with multiple screens. My PC has a 21x9 screen, and a smaller 16x9 next to it. Using the entirety of the 21x9 screen for the gameplay screen and map, and the second screen for the enemy attributes would've been unreal. Oh well... I guess it's possible they could patch it in at some point.
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Northeastmonk
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I grabbed it on Steam for the Steam Deck.
I’d love a NG+ for SOTN. Which is highly unlikely.
JohnnyPhats
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Alright. Damn it. Cant decide. Switch, PS5 or SX
Astral Dog
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Portrait of Ruin is genuinely a great game
They're all great.
Its biggest sin was getting sandwiched between Dawn of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia, both among the top Castlevanias
PoR was rushed (it was made in less than a year),its level design is the weakest among the trilogy, and even stages were recycled within the game.
It still had a brand new partner system,amazing soundtrack, good bosses,very detailed animations and the story was slightly above average for the series standards, it also had tons of additional content
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I wish this was a better experience on a handheld as someone with worsening vision. Im playing it on my ally and the map is just too small in all of the layouts i've tried. I've been getting lost and doing an excessive amount of backtracking because I can barely make out nearby entrances and my position in relation to them.
A button to just toggle a fullscreen version of the map would have alleviated this but of course Konami wouldn't have included something like that.
A button to just toggle a fullscreen version of the map would have alleviated this but of course Konami wouldn't have included something like that.
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S0ULZB0URNE
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How much for physical?
TheDuskwalker
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Not announced yet, but all previous Konami Collections from LRG were 35$, so this should be the same.
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sloppyjoe_gamer
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I did PS5 for trophies
JohnnyPhats
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I get that. I’m not a trophy or achievement chaser. Leaning switch oled for handheld
Soodanim
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Can't you get drivers/software to force games into using the full resolution? Use that then run it in the 50:50 view
fart town usa
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Pretty sure this is available on PS+ Classics. Streaming only of course and I'm assuming no coop. Just FYI.I also want the underrated XBLA game.
Nintendo's Witch
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This is pure gaming bliss.
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
SOTN still the goat
NeverYouMind
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Well, I caved. I am going to play Dawn of Sorrow over the weekend. Now, if they could release Rondo of Blood on the Series S...
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LavitzSlambert
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I replayed PoR a couple years ago, so fairly recently. I stand by the fact the game is pretty good in general, but most of the decisions they made were for the worst. It was not particularly memorable, only the parts that didn't hit right. The partner system was no good, and that was the gimmick. Even the bosses were pretty underwhelming. I haven't played OoE and am excited to, but it's going to be hard to top DoS - it's up there with SotN as the best Castlevania games.
The Saint
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I don't remember OoE's enemies hitting this hard before. I have perfect defense and HP, but they melt right through me. The stamina bar for attacking gives it a Souls feel. Still, I beat the game, but the amount of damage I was taking when I was unable to dodge was killing me more times than I care to admit. Still a good game, though the ending of OoE has me kinda bummed out for reasons I wont post because this is not a spoiler topic.
Tarin02543
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GOAT is a shadow drop
MagiusNecros
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OoE is my favorite Castlevania because it more or less starts out as a Classicvania in a manner similar to Simon's Quest and then leads into the 2nd half and becomes more of a Metroidvania. And the transition both in gameplay and from a story and character development standpoint was and is masterclass.
Sorcerer
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Would love to see a Rondo+Sympthony collection that had all versions and especially officially porting the Saturn Version of Nocturne (with English voice acting or subs if possible. Throw in Chronicles as well.
Throw in the much maligned and forgotten Castlevania Legends. Just for laughs.
This current collection has Haunted Castle.
Since I see the collections have strange games thrown in (I believe the GBA collection has Super Nes Dracula X)
The Anniversary collection Kid Dracula.
It's like those James Bond Collections on DVD where they gave you two classic Bonds and threw in a stinker because you would not buy that movie otherwise LOL!!!
Throw in the much maligned and forgotten Castlevania Legends. Just for laughs.
This current collection has Haunted Castle.
Since I see the collections have strange games thrown in (I believe the GBA collection has Super Nes Dracula X)
The Anniversary collection Kid Dracula.
It's like those James Bond Collections on DVD where they gave you two classic Bonds and threw in a stinker because you would not buy that movie otherwise LOL!!!
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TheDuskwalker
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No. Just Haunted Castle Revisited, since it's a new game.
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NeverYouMind
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So, it turns out that unlike the arcade game, the DS titles do not have scanlines or smoothing filters.
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Fake
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No.
I glad they don't remaster the OST because is one of the best things those games can offer.
nkarafo
Member
Yeah, that's why i would love it if they remastered them a bit.
The originals are great but the DS sound quality doesn't make them justice. And the Arranged OSTs weren't that good IMO.
Fake
Gold Member
Is hard to remaster OST if you don't have the team behind the original music dev team to backup. They know they can't do better.
I guess they saw shit things like what SEGA and Sonic Team are doing, trying to remaster OST. The remaster OST of Sonic Colors are fucking atrocious.
asdasdasdbb
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What's funny is that SOTN is available on mobile. It's $2.99. But yes not available on any other modern platform other than Requiem.
kunonabi
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Kid Dracula is one of the best games in the series and I'll die on the hill that Dracula X is actually better than Rondo. Haunted Castle is indeed terrible but the remake does go a long way in trying to redeem it.
If Legends got the same treatment it could be pretty special since aside from the visuals the game was honestly a few tweaks away from actually being pretty good.
RoboFu
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you can buy the 360 version on the xbox store.
Sorcerer
Member
I was going to suggest they could tweak, if not remaster legends a bit, but I doubt they would go to the trouble. Bold opinion on Dracula X. Going against the grain!!! Awesome!!!
Was not commenting on a personal level on the quality of the games just that they seem to throw an oddball with some classic stuff. Stinker is the wrong word, but I won't edit it and take my lumps. Too late I've been quoted. LOL!!!
How about tweaking the N64 games? I guess 2 games is not enough but add them to some kind of collection.
I just tortured myself finishing Grimoire (torture in that the game is so grindy, not in gameplay). Took forever to finish because you can only work on leveling aspects of your character one at a time. Took forever to finish. But a great fanservice game I would imagine as they throw almost everybody in there and the kitchen sink. Even multiple versions of the same character in one case. Took me 6-7 months to finish. LOL!!! I puzzle as the recommend time to beat the game is 15-20 hours? How? I must really suck. LOL!!!
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abstract alien
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Wasn't there some light drama behind the game before it released? I can't remember fully, but there was something that people were upset about. Could have been because it was a female lead or something. I can't recall...
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
-Minor complaints that lead character was Female in a series that barring Sonia Belmont(who is noncanon due to plot inconsistencies) has always placed the role into a male. Primarily the Belmont clan or relatives such as Nathan Graves or Eric Lecarde and then Soma Cruz of course and his big reveal. Shanoa ended up being a standout on her own with her character development.
-As a Mage Shanoa is squishier and had less HP
-Some annoyances with basic attacks tied to MP
-Harder difficulty. Necessitated grinding at times where taking one more hit from a boss could save a fight.
-Complaints about Wygol Village and finding Villagers
-Initial complaints about the early games Linearity as opposed to following the SotN format from the very beginning
-Enemy weaknesses/resistances actually matter when it came to combat. Example being the Skeleton on Prison Island being resistant to Slashing(Swords) damage but being weak to Blunt(Hammers) damage made the fight either very long or much shorter.
I think the drama introduced a lot of things Gamers just were not used to as Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin I feel were much easier to get into.
kunonabi
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I love the N64 games and would loved a proper 3DS remaster to put the cut content back in. I doubt they would put that much effort in for a collection but if I could get the vanilla stage layouts with the extra stuff from LoD for Reinhardt and Carrie Id be happy enough.
I dont think people were people that pressed about Shanoa being a woman. Lots of people wanted Maria playable again after she turned up in the Saturn version of SotN and people liked playing her in Rondo despite completely breaking the game, people were looking forward to Sonia in Resurrection, and fuck Iga and his canon nonsense by the way, Carrie and Charlotte went over well, and Shanoa ended up being well-liked pretty quickly. I think it was more that her design was very similar to Samsho's Shiki that people were mostly ragging on before release.
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Soodanim
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See, that's a mistake. Taking games away from their pixel perfect original displays means they really need some sort of assistance.So, it turns out that unlike the arcade game, the DS titles do not have scanlines or smoothing filters.
I've thrown shaders on both GBA and DS games via RetroArch and it helps a lot, just like any other sprite based game.
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GymWolf
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Draria Draa El Rihh
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A new entry in the NS catalog that deserves the best console for handheld gaming either new games or retrgames.