New DS Castlevania on the way?

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:28 pm

http://www.dsfanboy.com/2006/03/27/new- ... aled-soon/

A blurb on the back page of the current issue of Nintendo Power seems to suggest that next month's issue will reveal a new Castlevania game on the DS. Maybe they'll fill in the gaps on Julius Belmont's story...

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:40 pm

You know what would be better than that?

The new game having a castle that isn't boring as shit to explore.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:14 pm

sethsez wrote: The new game having a castle that isn't boring as shit to explore.

Good call. Could use more out in the woods stuff. Remember when the ferryman was creepy? Not so creepy in Dracula's basement.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:40 pm

Yeah, some innovation could really help get more fans into the decadent series.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:56 am

God, I'd love to kill monsters Dracula's Castle again. Hell - I think the idea has at least 10 more sequels worth of potential fun.

Whether this announcement is actually talking about Castlevania or not is in question though.

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:15 am

More, and varied, environments!
Many more secret, unnecessary map sections with suitable prizes hidden within!
More optional bosses!
More gothic music!
More, newer beasties! ...and give existing ones new tricks!

... and please, PLEASE apply these suggestions to 3D Castelvanias. We need a Castlevania: Prime. Check that, we WANT a Castlevania: Prime; you guys are the ones who NEED it. Come to think of it, we want it so much bigger and better that it's CASTLEVANIA. We want it to be so good, we'll say things like: "Met... roid? Is that some sort of witch hazel cream?"

extrarice · Post by **extrarice** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:08 am

howmuchkeefe wrote:More, and varied, environments!
Many more secret, unnecessary map sections with suitable prizes hidden within!
More optional bosses!
More gothic music!
More, newer beasties! ...and give existing ones new tricks!

... and please, PLEASE apply these suggestions to 3D Castelvanias. We need a Castlevania: Prime. Check that, we WANT a Castlevania: Prime; you guys are the ones who NEED it. Come to think of it, we want it so much bigger and better that it's CASTLEVANIA. We want it to be so good, we'll say things like: "Met... roid? Is that some sort of witch hazel cream?"

Blasphemy!

This message brought to you by your friendly neighborhood "Just because it CAN be 3D doesn't mean it SHOULD be 3D...why back in my day..." game geezer.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:22 am

No, I agree. Apply those to the 3D games (which would hugely benefit, especially since 3D can lend itself extremely well to exploration) and let the 2D games get back to being about action again. We've had SotN remade three times now, and CotM wasn't hugely different either. The series needs an overhaul before it gets completely stale, because an ever-present sense of deja vu is not something you want in a game primarilly about exploration and discovery.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:42 am

Fine with me if they keep it along the same lines as the others. Just goddamn give me all-new well-drawn sprites. What about some new enemies that don't suck. That'd fucken revitalize the series.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:30 am

I'd like for them to explain why Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, one of the most sought after games in the series, has yet to be ported to another system.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:50 am

Enough with that damned castle, enough with Metroid-style gameplay. How about bringing back the straight action platformer gameplay from the pre-SOTN games?

Dandy J · Post by **Dandy J** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:16 am

How about...

...an entirely new idea!

Contrary to popular belief there aren't only 2 ways to make a great platformer.

benj · Post by **benj** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:48 am

Guess I'm in the minority when I say that I like the way Castlevania is now and I hope they continue doing them that way. They just need to make the enemies, and esp. the bosses, a lot tougher and I'm happy. If I want to play something different, well, then I can do that. It's not like Castlevania is the only possible action platformer out there, is it?

Arcatech · Post by **Arcatech** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:46 pm

I'd like for them to explain why Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, one of the most sought after games in the series, has yet to be ported to another system.

Blame Sony

Post by **nZero** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:36 pm

I want a high-res 2D version of NanoBreaker, the greatest 3D Castlevania game yet.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:21 pm

Ya know, I don't really mind sequels, but they really should wait at least two years in between releases. What really drives me nuts is how these companies totally neglect their other classic franchises. There should be a rule that for every Castlevania game that gets published, a new 2D Contra, Salamader, or (insert classic Konami franchise name here) gets a release. Oh, and compilations/remakes don't count.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:42 pm

(insert classic Konami franchise name here)

Space Manbow !

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:58 pm

Shatterhand wrote:
(insert classic Konami franchise name here)
Space Manbow !

Heh, Roller Games

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:00 pm

Shatterhand wrote:
(insert classic Konami franchise name here)
Space Manbow !

thinking about a new manbow installment on ps2 is making me get all sweaty...

konami should release the rom as an unlockable in an upcoming game to test the waters. and then if the reception is good (or not), they should kick out a really slamming sequel, and blow everyone away. and then i will proclaim them kings among men, and so shall it be.

(listen konami for i speak truths)

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:02 pm

pete wrote:(insert classic Konami franchise name here)

Ping Pong!

Everyone's doing that nowadays.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:10 pm

that ping pong game rocked! besides the gradii, it's the only thing i played on that antiques collection.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:25 pm

Really? I personally thought that was one of the worst games of all time. Feels nothing like real ping pong and is nowhere near Pong's simplicity.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:44 pm

Ganelon wrote:Really? I personally thought that was one of the worst games of all time. Feels nothing like real ping pong and is nowhere near Pong's simplicity.

Yes really!!!

Look past the grfx and dicover one of the most playable, true to it's origina, games of all time.

The words you spoke above tell me you've not really played it.

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:06 pm

Dandy J wrote:How about...

...an entirely new idea!

Contrary to popular belief there aren't only 2 ways to make a great platformer.

Either that or put one of those two on the PS2, low res sprites with bells on.

An english Rondo on the PS2 in the wrong res would be cruel.

But going for something completely different would be awesome. I'm not interested in some game 'wandering about in 3D'.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:08 am

Super Laydock wrote: Yes really!!!

Look past the grfx and dicover one of the most playable, true to it's origina, games of all time.

The words you spoke above tell me you've not really played it.

Actually, I spent about 10 minutes trying it out on the SS Konami MSX collection but the controls didn't feel intuitive at all. I guess I'll try it again sometime to see if I feel the magic.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:02 pm

Looks like this has a name now:

http://www.orangeloungeradio.com/phpnuk ... =0&thold=0

It will be called Portrait of Ruin, and appears to have a tenative release date of mid November.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:30 pm

Hell, with a name like that the game's gimmick will probably involve drawing Picassos.