Let's be honest. Souls games are literally 3D Metroidvanias with different spells, weapons and level design that loop.
Only thing missing from ut are shortcut abilities and Michiru Yamane music.
I don’t know how anyone could enjoy the heavy back tracking of castle A and B. Such a lazy callback to SotN and the main character is a goddamn pussy. Please have a nice day if you put this game above any castlevania besides the GB game.
Look we all have childhood favorites but don’t piss and shit yourself just because I said the game is bad, HoD had a great soundtrack, but most of them do
>My 3D jank is better because...um...I like DMC!
Whatever helps you sleep at night sweaty
2 years ago
Anonymous
Ohh it’s the 3D that bothers you. Well I can just as easily put any 2D castlevania game above HoD, but maybe some day you’ll see for yourself why the story, level builds, combat and bosses are among the worst in the series.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>you’ll see for yourself why the story, level builds, combat and bosses are among the worst in the series.
I played HoD after Aria, SoTN and the DS games. It blows them away in quality. It's the closest IGAvania to Classicvania, which is superior to the metroidvania games.
You're a fake fan with no taste. I'll accept your concession. Go play 64
>HoD is universally panned
No it isn't, it's actually got a strong cult following. Lots of us can see the merits of a IGAvania with a focus on just a belmont with a whip and subweapons in a castle with fun level design and not a convoluted, bogged down collect-athon of low drop chance souls and worthless weapon grinding
Ah but HoD being universally panned is a fact, CoD being the worst 3D castlevania is just an opinion spewed by someone who literally never played it if they think it’s a corridor simulator.
>HoD is universally panned
No it isn't, it's actually got a strong cult following. Lots of us can see the merits of a IGAvania with a focus on just a belmont with a whip and subweapons in a castle with fun level design and not a convoluted, bogged down collect-athon of low drop chance souls and worthless weapon grinding
CoD isn't even a real Castlevania. It's some jank shovelware. I'm guessing you thought Lords of Shadow was great too?
2 years ago
Anonymous
They’re not even remotely the same game and the fact that you keep saying jank assures me you’ve never even touched the game.
Juste have a nice day my man
2 years ago
Anonymous
c**t CoD is a fricking hacknslash 3D action game
That isn't Castlevania
2 years ago
Anonymous
>Castlevania
Yes it, Lunatic fool.
2 years ago
Anonymous
But it really is.
>Ah but HoD being universally panned is a fact, CoD being the worst 3D castlevania is just an opinion spewed by someone who literally never played it if they think it’s a corridor simulator.
I literally pre-ordered CoD from my local Gamestop and played it day 1. It's shit, and you'd have to be absolutely blind to not see the copy-pasted corridors. The level design is absolute trash. The only redeeming part is Trevor mode.
>t. didn't get to infinite corridor, aiolon ruins, dracula’s castle or even complete garibaldi temple
I’m disappointed in you
2 years ago
Anonymous
>>t. didn't get to infinite corridor, aiolon ruins, dracula’s castle or even complete garibaldi temple
how the frick do you think you unlock Trevor mode you moron?
2 years ago
Anonymous
I can hardly believe you played it at all if you think it’s a corridor simulator. 2D castlevania is exactly the same but instead of unique levels with a few shortcuts to other levels, it’s one big level comprised of smaller color palette swapped levels and lots of shortcuts you need to backtrack for hours to get to.
2 years ago
Anonymous
you know what 2D vanias have over Curse of Darkness? An actual height dimension. CoD is absolutely shit because the platforming is basically non-existent and every room is basically either a long poop tube or a rectangle of some kind. The rare times you "platform" you use an ID gimmick to get across. It's not even comparable, idk how the frick you can be so disingenuous.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Castlevania isn’t defined by its platforming you genuine aspie.
>Ah but HoD being universally panned is a fact, CoD being the worst 3D castlevania is just an opinion spewed by someone who literally never played it if they think it’s a corridor simulator.
I literally pre-ordered CoD from my local Gamestop and played it day 1. It's shit, and you'd have to be absolutely blind to not see the copy-pasted corridors. The level design is absolute trash. The only redeeming part is Trevor mode.
This one is special. Not only is Juste a bad attempt to replicate Alucard (face, hair, trailing aura when you walk), but they also brought in the alternate castle which isn’t even different aside from colors and some new enemies, and tried to copy the cheesy effect of story SotN had but without voice acting and genuinely unlikable characters. I am astounded by people who play this game on purpose.
It's one of the blandest Castlevanias. Level design is flat and uninteresting, bosses are stupid easy, graphics are ugly, and the soundfront is grating despite the songs themselves being composed well. It is definitely a game.
Never owned one back then so I have to ask:
how extreme is the graphical difference between HoD being played on an original GBA with no backlight and an emulator?
I can't help but feel that most "looks like shit" opinions come from it being played on later models or on PC/Virtual Console.
The overall lighting and color pallet do look much better on a non-backlit screen. However, a lot of the sprite work is still ugly as frick and poorly animated. See Juste, Maxim, and Death for examples. There are still a few good looking and well-animated enemies, but on the whole the quality is all over the place.
It doesn't even look bad. It's a very beautiful and detailed game. Aria is a downgrade.
>Aria is a downgrade.
I suppose Aria is visually "flatter" than HoD, but I think the art is on the whole better and certainly a lot more consistent. It looks less cartoonish.
I think it's actually pronounced something like "yoost".
Need FM samples.
Haven't played this one since I was a kid, but the alraune and succubi in this game were my sexual awakening.
I think you're thinking of Aria of Sorrow, or maybe CoTM since, well, that game technically had those. HoD doesn't have either in any capacity.
>abandons epic life calling to decorate a room
name a more based Belmont
>western remake
>FromSoftware
Would you?
Let's be honest. Souls games are literally 3D Metroidvanias with different spells, weapons and level design that loop.
Only thing missing from ut are shortcut abilities and Michiru Yamane music.
He deserves be in Smash Bro Melee along with his rival.
I don’t know how anyone could enjoy the heavy back tracking of castle A and B. Such a lazy callback to SotN and the main character is a goddamn pussy. Please have a nice day if you put this game above any castlevania besides the GB game.
It's literally the best game in the series
Don’t even pretend to understand true castlevania kino until you’ve played this
Weak bait. HoD is true Castlekino.
Look we all have childhood favorites but don’t piss and shit yourself just because I said the game is bad, HoD had a great soundtrack, but most of them do
>My 3D jank is better because...um...I like DMC!
Whatever helps you sleep at night sweaty
Ohh it’s the 3D that bothers you. Well I can just as easily put any 2D castlevania game above HoD, but maybe some day you’ll see for yourself why the story, level builds, combat and bosses are among the worst in the series.
>you’ll see for yourself why the story, level builds, combat and bosses are among the worst in the series.
I played HoD after Aria, SoTN and the DS games. It blows them away in quality. It's the closest IGAvania to Classicvania, which is superior to the metroidvania games.
You're a fake fan with no taste. I'll accept your concession. Go play 64
these are ironic shitposts, right? HoD is universally panned and CoD is linear corridor simulator #125464 and the weakest 3D Castlevania ever made.
>HoD is universally panned
No it isn't, it's actually got a strong cult following. Lots of us can see the merits of a IGAvania with a focus on just a belmont with a whip and subweapons in a castle with fun level design and not a convoluted, bogged down collect-athon of low drop chance souls and worthless weapon grinding
Ah but HoD being universally panned is a fact, CoD being the worst 3D castlevania is just an opinion spewed by someone who literally never played it if they think it’s a corridor simulator.
>cult following
Weird cope but ok
CoD isn't even a real Castlevania. It's some jank shovelware. I'm guessing you thought Lords of Shadow was great too?
They’re not even remotely the same game and the fact that you keep saying jank assures me you’ve never even touched the game.
Juste have a nice day my man
c**t CoD is a fricking hacknslash 3D action game
That isn't Castlevania
>Castlevania
Yes it, Lunatic fool.
But it really is.
>t. didn't get to infinite corridor, aiolon ruins, dracula’s castle or even complete garibaldi temple
I’m disappointed in you
>>t. didn't get to infinite corridor, aiolon ruins, dracula’s castle or even complete garibaldi temple
how the frick do you think you unlock Trevor mode you moron?
I can hardly believe you played it at all if you think it’s a corridor simulator. 2D castlevania is exactly the same but instead of unique levels with a few shortcuts to other levels, it’s one big level comprised of smaller color palette swapped levels and lots of shortcuts you need to backtrack for hours to get to.
you know what 2D vanias have over Curse of Darkness? An actual height dimension. CoD is absolutely shit because the platforming is basically non-existent and every room is basically either a long poop tube or a rectangle of some kind. The rare times you "platform" you use an ID gimmick to get across. It's not even comparable, idk how the frick you can be so disingenuous.
Castlevania isn’t defined by its platforming you genuine aspie.
>Ah but HoD being universally panned is a fact, CoD being the worst 3D castlevania is just an opinion spewed by someone who literally never played it if they think it’s a corridor simulator.
I literally pre-ordered CoD from my local Gamestop and played it day 1. It's shit, and you'd have to be absolutely blind to not see the copy-pasted corridors. The level design is absolute trash. The only redeeming part is Trevor mode.
Weak bait.
Every Metroidvania is lazy callback to SotN. No innovation just different flavor.
This one is special. Not only is Juste a bad attempt to replicate Alucard (face, hair, trailing aura when you walk), but they also brought in the alternate castle which isn’t even different aside from colors and some new enemies, and tried to copy the cheesy effect of story SotN had but without voice acting and genuinely unlikable characters. I am astounded by people who play this game on purpose.
Holy cross!
Name any other game where you can pimp out a room in Drac's castle.
I'll wait.
>even gaygier Alucard
No thanks
It could be the best castlevania, but it's EASILY the worst starting level of any castlevania
Harmony of dissonance is pretty bad. More backtracking than any other game I can think of
Actually second best after SotN. Have all the vibes of SotN, have interersting soundtrack, just a bit of a horror moments.
It's one of the blandest Castlevanias. Level design is flat and uninteresting, bosses are stupid easy, graphics are ugly, and the soundfront is grating despite the songs themselves being composed well. It is definitely a game.
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I've beaten it plenty of times, anon. I see it for what it is: bland and uninspired. It's basically a downgraded version of Symphony.
nah its a straight upgrade without any of the RPG cancer
Filtered
Kojima's art in this was nice it was basically a pretty bad rehash of SotN
The bad soundchip didn't help too.
He filtered millions…
Never owned one back then so I have to ask:
how extreme is the graphical difference between HoD being played on an original GBA with no backlight and an emulator?
I can't help but feel that most "looks like shit" opinions come from it being played on later models or on PC/Virtual Console.
It doesn't even look bad. It's a very beautiful and detailed game. Aria is a downgrade.
The overall lighting and color pallet do look much better on a non-backlit screen. However, a lot of the sprite work is still ugly as frick and poorly animated. See Juste, Maxim, and Death for examples. There are still a few good looking and well-animated enemies, but on the whole the quality is all over the place.
>Aria is a downgrade.
I suppose Aria is visually "flatter" than HoD, but I think the art is on the whole better and certainly a lot more consistent. It looks less cartoonish.
*palette
HoD is fine, it's just that the music is ass.
never a big fan