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[Tokubetsu]

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Why is Gabriel Dracula? How is Zobek alive?

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I assumed Zobek made it out of hell or w/e since he's basically Death? It's hinted that Gabriel is no ordinary creature and that what he's suffering from is a side effect of God/the Spirits not letting him die.

 

[AppleMIX]

ending question, extremely spoilerish, you've been warned.

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why was Castlevania in a modern city?

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I imagine that is what they wanted to do with Castlevania originally. I say bring it on! Legacy of Kain meets Vampire the Masqueraded: Bloodlines

 

[brandonh83]

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Why is Gabriel Dracula? How is Zobek alive?

I do not have the answer to these things

 

[TheKaeptain]

I think it is spoiler thread time

 

[burgerdog]

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I imagine that is what they wanted to do with Castlevania originally. I say bring it on! Legacy of Kain meets Vampire the Masqueraded: Bloodlines

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Holy shit, yes! We need another great vampire lead game, Gabriel is a great protagonist.

 

[Tom Penny]

So they decided to make the level 3 boss retarded hard WTF :|

 

[Victrix]

The one thing I really wish this game had: Combat trials with remixed original CV music. The game would be pretty much perfect then. A place to play around with all the awesome combos and magic you accumulate.

 

[Duress]

I think I finally got all the advance combos, unless they drop 5 more on me. Then I'm just going to shake my head.

 

[brandonh83]

So they decided to make the level 3 boss retarded hard WTF :|

it's the hardest boss in the game. I expected it to get worse from there, but it actually gets easier. the final boss was pretty easy, probably one of the easier battles in the game.

 

[TheKaeptain]

So they decided to make the level 3 boss retarded hard WTF :|

It's easy once you figure him out.

 

[Papercuts]

Just went from the start of chapter 4 to the end of 5 in one play. Holy fuuuuuuck.

 

[QisTopTier]

WHAT

THE

FUCK

lol ENDING

 

[Cetra]

Just got to Chapter 6. If the awesome factor of this game keeps ratcheting up the way it has so far it just may be my game of the generation.

 

[luka]

So they decided to make the level 3 boss retarded hard WTF :|

This is the point in the game where you learn to counter and keep your focus up or you will have a very very unpleasant time going forward.

Chapter 4-8 is basically the highlight of the game for me. It was just an incredible feast of gothic wonderment and nostalgia. I really kind of liked the unique twist they gave

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Frankenstein's monster

this time.

 

[LowParry]

Just so you folks know, come on over here if you want to talk about the ending and more of your end game experiences.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409698

 

[ULTROS!]

So, for those who finished the game, is it anything similar or akin to SotN or Lament of Innocence?

 

[ZeroRay]

Love the ambition the Mercurysteam guys put into this game, even if they made a lot of rookie mistakes in terms of design. Those artists must of worked themselves to the bone designing all those environments...and I'm still on Ch.7! :lol

 

[AcciDante]

'Unhandled Error' right in my final boss fight. Fan-fucking-tastic.

 

[ZeroRay]

'Unhandled Error' right in my final boss fight. Fan-fucking-tastic.

Looks like they shipped a bit too early. Hopefully we get a patch to sort some issues out.

Edit: Holy shit, that must suck. Now they better patch it if it's that bad.

 

[AcciDante]

Hey guys, remember when I got an 'unhandled error' in my final boss fight? It deleted my save. The only file is 0% and 0 time played. What the FUCK!

 

[burgerdog]

Hey guys, remember when I got an 'unhandled error' in my final boss fight? It deleted my save. The only file is 0% and 0 time played. What the FUCK!

Okay, I'm going to stop playing my game. I'm working my way to 110% complete. Do not want to lose that. Do you know if the save is copy protected? If it's not, try to download one and continue your game.

 

[LowParry]

Hey guys, remember when I got an 'unhandled error' in my final boss fight? It deleted my save. The only file is 0% and 0 time played. What the FUCK!

Holy shit. That's terrible.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Does anyone know if there's a difference between the PAL and NTSC game? I have a PAL copy that I could play, but since I have the US limited edition on its way I might wait for that and give the PAL copy away. I'm pretty sure I can't start with the PAL version and then keep playing with a NTSC disc, at least.

 

[Tokubetsu]

How can you see your time played?

A bit disappointed with the bonus you get for beating the game

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Wish it was snake's whole outfit, not just bandana covered in hair and solid eye =/

 

[Dante]

I like it, kinda disconnected from GAF community, but i am having fun

 

[TheKaeptain]

OMG my son just fell asleep! No CV for me tonight. :lol :lol :lol Have to get ready for the harvest festival tomorrow. I will do some Vampire Slaying tomorrow and all Damn night. I havent been this motivated to finish a game in awhile.

 

[Henchmen21]

This game gives me this (and I've only played the demo)

 

[Barrett2]

I love having a game i am excited to wake up early on Saturday and start playing. ^_^

 

[British Monsoon]

Okay, I'm going to stop playing my game. I'm working my way to 110% complete. Do not want to lose that. Do you know if the save is copy protected? If it's not, try to download one and continue your game.

The saves aren't copy protected - after reading AcciDante's posts i'm backing up my save everytime I quit out now.

How can you see your time played?

Not sure what version you are playing, but on the PS3 it's listed in the information about your save file in the Saved Data Utility from the XMB.

 

[Ricker]

Okay i`m completly stomped now in the game because of one of the controls/action you have to do when a prompt flashes on screen...I can`t even beat this Boss on the easiest difficulty because of this...you had to do this on the second Titan...it`s when you have to rotate the Left analog stick to throw back stuff at something...i`ll spoiler the Boss,just in case

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It`s the Boss in Chapter 4,that huge Witch Hawk where you have to throw the Eggs back at her...do you have to do one 360 turn and let go or just keep rotating till he throws it automatically?...I can`t do it and the 3 eggs fall and hatch and then I have to fight those 3 annoying birds,that takes forever to kill,until she throws 3 more eggs etc etc...I fought for 20 minutes but I just quit since I can`t get to throw a single egg back at her.

 

[the_prime_mover]

Well... seems like I hit the same bug on the last boss and now my save file is wiped. 18hrs, 70% complete and on the final boss. Now it expects me to start all over again.

Normally I would be furious but honestly, so many questionable decisions were made with this game and the combat was so frustratingly damaged, I am just left feeling too drained about the whole experience to care. Shame about the wasted time. I suppose someone will post the ending on Youtube.

Once again, glad I only rented.

 

[Wizpig]

About the 360 version: how do i install?

Yeah, i mean, i read months ago that the game would have an in-game install option, is this true or do i just install from the dashboard like all other games? thanks.

 

[The Elite]

What system are these stupid save errors for? You guys are freaking me out.

 

[Ricker]

About the 360 version: how do i install?

Yeah, i mean, i read months ago that the game would have an in-game install option, is this true or do i just install from the dashboard like all other games? thanks.

Like the other games...the second disk only install that lets you play without switching was taken out...

What system are these stupid save errors for? You guys are freaking me out.

So far,it`s been PS3 mostly...I had some weird glitches on the 360 but not to the point of losing the save.

 

[Wizpig]

Like the other games...the second disk only install that lets you play without switching was taken out...

This sucks
Thanks for the answer.

 

[Relix]

Save back up time!

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Yarr, gotta back up those saves now. This is probably the most high-maintenance game I've played in a while. It's like dating an incredibly sexy spoiled rich girl.

 

[BeeDog]

Yarr, gotta back up those saves now. This is probably the most high-maintenance game I've played in a while. It's like dating an incredibly sexy spoiled rich girl.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why does the game 'require' you to back the saves up? Is it because of bugginess (corrupt save files), or something else?

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why does the game 'require' you to back the saves up? Is it because of bugginess (corrupt save files), or something else?

Check the last page. People are getting errors while fighting the last boss that crash the game and wipe their save file. In a game this long, that's a gutpunch of an insane degree.

 

[Relix]

Cornell is making me his bitch

 

[BeeDog]

Check the last page. People are getting errors while fighting the last boss that crash the game and wipe their save file. In a game this long, that's a gutpunch of an insane degree.

That sounds bad. Hopefully they'll manage to patch this before I get my copy I guess... thanks for the heads-up!

 

[Relix]

So I am like.... bah, this guy isn't that hard. Usual GAF pansies. I use most of my Dark Magic. He falls. Pff free I say. Boom.
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Fuck my life.

 

[WanderingWind]

Quick question. How indicative of the final product is the demo? I love Castlevania, and enjoyed the combat system of the demo, but I'm a bit concerned that this is just God of War with different textures. Does the final game retain the exploratory nature of the series?

 

[Relix]

Actually he wasn't that hard at all :lol I've fought harder =P

 

[brandonh83]

Quick question. How indicative of the final product is the demo? I love Castlevania, and enjoyed the combat system of the demo, but I'm a bit concerned that this is just God of War with different textures. Does the final game retain the exploratory nature of the series?

If you ask me the combat is way better than GOW. It's similar, yes, but the way you actually fight enemies is of a different approach I think. I dunno, I never got any real GOW vibes while playing it.

 

[WanderingWind]

If you ask me the combat is way better than GOW. It's similar, yes, but the way you actually fight enemies is of a different approach I think. I dunno, I never got any real GOW vibes while playing it.

Do you still explore around, get new abilities that open up area, etc, like the other Castlevanias?

 

[Relix]

Quick question. How indicative of the final product is the demo? I love Castlevania, and enjoyed the combat system of the demo, but I'm a bit concerned that this is just God of War with different textures. Does the final game retain the exploratory nature of the series?

The game is excellent. Yes it has certain issues, but its like playing a 16-bit game in 3D. Not sure how to explain. But its good, very, very good. And longer than GOW from what I can see. This is my 2010 surprise game =).

Do you still explore around, get new abilities that open up area, etc, like the other Castlevanias?

Yes

 

[brandonh83]

Do you still explore around, get new abilities that open up area, etc, like the other Castlevanias?

There are a few instances where you can go back after you've upgraded your abilities, but this is not Metroidvania. The series did not begin with getting new abilities that open up new areas. ;p

 

[Relix]

There are a few instances where you can go back after you've upgraded your abilities, but this is not Metroidvania. The series did not begin with getting new abilities that open up new areas. ;p

Symphony of Night's fault :lol

 

[WanderingWind]

There are a few instances where you can go back after you've upgraded your abilities, but this is not Metroidvania. The series did not begin with getting new abilities that open up new areas. ;p

...I am aware of that.

Thanks for the info, dudes and dudettes.