Just bought these on Switch. What am I in for? I never played a Castlevania game before.
(Before a mod bans me: this is a collection of NES/SNES/GBA games, not a Switch game)
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Just bought these on Switch. What am I in for? I never played a Castlevania game before.
>2015+7
>still giving konami money
Why didn't you at least try 1 CV game before buying the collection? What if it's not your thing at all?
I watched the AVGN videos 10 years ago
Probably because they were sold as a collection and it was more cost effective to buy them all at once?
>1
Great game
>2
Flawed but fun
>3
Great game
>4
Great game
>Bloodlines
Great game
>Kid Dracula
Very different game compared to the others, but still a great game nonetheless.
>All
Great music that you will be humming for days.
I don't know what games are actually in the collection, but assuming it's got these you'll be in for a good time. If you can, use a dpad and not a joystick (but I feel like that should be common sense)
You're spot on, the Anniversary Collection is exactly those games. The Advance one has the three GBA games (duh) and Dracula X. What's your take on those games?
Oh, Dracula X is on the Advance one?
I'm pretty pissed the Rondo + Symphony of the Night one is PS only because they lazily used Playstation's own emulator
The SoTN on there is some god forsaken shit with a new script and voice overs. It's worth it for the Rondo port but I'll never touch the SoTN on there.
Huh… I played SotN for the first time on my PSP in 2008 and I thought it was fine
It's a not terrible or anything but the original vo was classic and the script wasn't even bad. It was lampooned forever as if it were a goofy basement dub.
It's precisely because it's goofy that it can't be rereleased. The PSN emulation was Japan only for the same reason, it's a Jeremy Blaustein full of legal problems related to all sorts of trademarks that weren't used in the JP version but were in his.
>trademarks
Does Dracula drink Coca Cola in that version or something?
that's not true though? you can buy SOTN with original dub on xbox 360/series/one
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the reason why the PS4/PS5 release is the new is because they're using rondo of blood remake as base and they didn't have a PS1 emulator for PS4 then so it made sense using their existing PSP emulator that they used for Parappa
>Rondo + Symphony of the Night is PS only
ahhh sigh these are easily the best ones! drives me bananas they couldn't include those especially when sotn is on android... sigh
yeah, it's kinda lazy they didn't want to port them again and they could just have emulated Rondo
Symphony is available standalone on Xbox as well, the rather nice 360 port is backwards compatible. Of course it's a separate purchase...
>Assuming that everyone has a three shitty or a shitbox one
not him but the GBA games are great, especially Aria which is a lot of fun
Dracula X is alright I guess. It just feels inferior to Rondo but since you haven't played that one you may like Dracula X. It still feels inferior to similar Castlevanias like Bloodlines or 4 but it's ok.
I'm more partial to the "Metroidvanias" on the GBA than the lumbering precise platforming of the original Castlevania games.
The GBA games are just rad casual fun, killing monsters, jumping around, leveling up. Not sure about the experience of playing them on a Switch tho
the castlevania series is all over the place. I like them all... except 2. the GBA games are metroid vanias. aria of sorrow is awesome I'd say start with that if you like metroidvanias. if you finish the GBA games and want more go back and play symphony of the night for sure. its on android, but not switch for some reason.
my favorites of the ogs are 1 and 3. they're just great platformers with awesome music. I know people love 4 but I haven't played too much of it.
For the third game, play the Japanese version (included in this collection) for a more balanced difficulty.
I’m a shitter who uses save states anyway
Music is better in JP ver too
Dracula X is pure shit. Turn it on and listen to the first stage's theme and then go play a different Castlevania. It's the worst.
If you want to play the original Gameboy games don't bother with the first one. The music is great but the gameplay is extremely slow and bullshit. The second one is way better and one of the better games on the system.
I played through these last year (most for the first time). Here’s a rundown:
>Aria of Sorrow
- my favorite Castlevania and a great place to start if you’re new to the series
>Dracula X
- First CV game I finished, a lot of fun but most people aren’t fond of this port. I think it’s potentially a good starting gane for the “traditional” style CV because it’s way easier and pretty short overall
>Super Castlevania 4 and Bloodlines
- really high quality games, my favorites of the traditional platformers. CV 4 can get pretty tough though
>Circle of the Moon and Harmony of Dissonance
- Fun games in the “Metroidvania” style. Not as Good as Aria of Sorrow, but will give you more of that style if you want it
>Castlevania 1 & Castlevania 3
- Great games, but really freaking hard. For many people this is the “true” Castlevania but I wouldn’t start here unless you’re really used to NES games and their difficulty
>The Adventure and Belmonts Revenge
- Short, easy, and sweet. You can blast through these in a 1-2 hours, its a fun ride
>Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest
- Innovative, ballsy, but incredibly frustrating game that ultimately comes up short. Impossible to complete without a walkthrough/guide. Painfully cryptic
>Kid Dracula
- just sucks
>collection
If anyone's curious about the collections themselves, they are pretty pedestrian "rom museums". The bonuses and package itself is impressive. You can toggle the NA or JP version of the games, as well as seeing some magneto design docs (let's be honest, you'll probably skim through that only once). Save states for each game. I would have liked more auxiliary stupid shit (like the challenges in the MM collection, or mirror mode from the Genesis collection) but I like dumb stuff
tl dr : wieners
>tl dr : wieners
I know it's impossible but I'll ask anyway: konami has taken the opportunity to fix Simon's quest translation? 3 can be set up in eng with Famicom music?
I honestly don't remember how they treated Simon's Quest, sorry. As far as "mix and match" of JP and NA version's content, it's not possible.
Why wouldn't they? You can actually see them in the background of Bloodlines, it's an easter egg.
>magneto design docs
Konami used 19th century electric generators to produce design docs?
Input lag
>Dracula 1 is the cartridge re-release
>Dracula 2 is English version only
Were Konami too lazy to figure out how to emulate these games without using the Disk System BIOS or something?
>buying re releases of games that are easy to emulate
why are you homosexuals like this? I always see homosexuals begging for Switch online to add more games and I don't understand it. You can easily emulate those games on any toaster laptop.
Unlock the trophies to show everyone online what I played
RetroArch has that too
the best part isnt playing the game, it's showing everyone online that you did...
Because I consume product like a real nintenchad. I get it, you're a Black person who plays on your android with your DS4 controller tethered. Not everyone has to bear the mark of cain you feel me dawg?
Real chads play in public clipping their Android to an Xbox controller
I thought the gameboy games were in a collection or was I dreaming.
How about you play them and stop asking stupid questions
Do yourself a favor and throw away the advance collection. Metroidvania is for people who can't tie their own shoes.
Best Castlevania game is easily Bloodlines.