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[DrDogg]

Konami did give me one demonstration of how the touch screen comes into play and it's quite impressive. In past Castlevanias we'd come upon a very high ledge that we could only reach after attaining some secret ability, and while you'll still gain new powers you can get to seemingly unreachable areas with a few finger taps. Right from the get go I encountered a bridge that had these blue crystals hovering above it, and using the stylus I was able to actually carve a ledge that Soma could use to get to a new area.

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Hrm... sounds kinda funky to me. I'm still not sold on the whole DS idea though, so I may be a bit biased here. Too bad we can't get a PS2 sequel to SotN...

 

[Soul4ger]

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Hrm... sounds kinda funky to me. I'm still not sold on the whole DS idea though, so I may be a bit biased here. Too bad we can't get a PS2 sequel to SotN...

Too bad you started a new thread for this.

 

[DrDogg]

I went back a few pages and all I saw was the pics thread and the PS2 Castlevania thread. Should this have gone in the pics thread? If so, my apologies.

 

[Deku]

Sounds like an interesting use of the Stylus.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I went back a few pages and all I saw was the pics thread and the PS2 Castlevania thread. Should this have gone in the pics thread? If so, my apologies.

probably, unless there were some deep new revelations...

 

[Enigma]

A pictures worth a thousand words. The Castlevania thread has a bunch of video links, and this tactic is prominently on display.

 

[Soulbrighter]

This use of stylus puzzles me. If you are controlling character with pad+abxy, do you have to take the stylus out to carve rocks and put it back into place everytime? Seems very uncomfortable to me... But still we wait and see.

 

[Kobun Heat]

You know, I just used my finger to carve the blocks and draw the seals.

 

[Buggy Loop]

This use of stylus puzzles me. If you are controlling character with pad+abxy, do you have to take the stylus out to carve rocks and put it back into place everytime? Seems very uncomfortable to me... But still we wait and see.

Or use one of your fingers?

puzzle solved.

 

[Dan]

You know, I just used my finger to carve the blocks and draw the seals.

I haven't touched a DS, but I can't imagine quickly using a finger to scrape away a specific path of ice is all too easy while simultaneously worrying about the other controls. From an outsider, it looks like you'd really have to pause, use the touchscreen and then resume action.

If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I just have serious doubts of this feature being anything but an obstacle in the way of action.

 

[Kobun Heat]

The answer is that whenever you have to use the stylus, the game gives you plenty of time to switch over -- the Magic Seal sits on the screen for quite a bit of time when it first pops up, and there are no enemies where the magic blocks are located. So no, it's really not a distraction, since you're never doing both things at once.

 

[Soulbrighter]

Well, it seemed from the movies that carving blocks needed precision, but if you say that the finger is just fine then, yes, I am solved

 

[Mejilan]

I haven't played CV DS but I have used my finger in lieu of the thumbstrap or stylus for "quick corrections" when playing DS games.

It won't be a problem. So far, at least, the game doesn't seem to require you to use the touchscreen during action heavy sequences.

 

[montanha]

I haven't played CV DS

Sadly, I haven't played CV DS either : O

 

[Suerte]

This use of stylus puzzles me. If you are controlling character with pad+abxy, do you have to take the stylus out to carve rocks and put it back into place everytime? Seems very uncomfortable to me... But still we wait and see.

You've got a mouth, right?

 

[sammy]

If Kobun Heat used his fingers to progress, then any one of you guys can use your fingers to progress ... nothing in those videos seemed that you needed pin-point accuracy..

I've used my fingers on every DS game I own (mario, asphault, FtM, Zoo, metroid) rather than the stylus .... the only hard time I've had is with the tiny Asphalt menue buttons.

 

[The Faceless Master]

well, considering that from the movie, you can determine the size of the gba screen in relation to the ice blocks, they are pretty big, i can see someone doing it with their fingers.. though i won't!

 

[Kobun Heat]

i can see someone doing it with their fingers.. though i won't!

To be fair, it was somebody else's DS, not mine.

 

[Kiriku]

Based on the movie, it didn't seem like carving your way through those ice blocks required much thought or skill (high ledge with ice blocks below --> draw line from Soma to ledge --> finished). I'm assuming it will get more complex than that though, and that they didn't add this feature just for the sake of using the touchscreen.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

You've got a mouth, right?

Is saying some of us aren't as proficient with a pen in the mouth a bit too far below the belt?

 

[GaimeGuy]

All it looked like they did in the videos was slash diagonally across the ice block shelf, creating a diagonal pathway. That should work. a simple swipe of the finger.