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Old 29 January 2009, 15:45   #21
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I have played only the GBA 'vanias... is there a decent NDS emu yet?
http://nocash.emubase.de/gba.htm
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Old 29 January 2009, 16:03   #22
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I liked the two Castlevania for PS2 and Haunted Castle coin-op. Really I did not like too much 2D Castelvania as they are too much "platform" for me...

EDIT: I am also very sad as Castlevania for Dreamcast was not released

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Old 29 January 2009, 16:31   #23
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Did you guys enjoyed the PS2 Curse of Darkness and Lament of Innocence? LOI was the reason I got a PS2 , but I don't recall finishing it, or COD...
All the 3D Castlevanias is IMHO just "bleeeeeeeeeh".
Especially the N64 games and Curse of Darkness.
I too never bothered to finish Lament of Innocence.
Konami should stop that 3D nonsense on consoles and go for 2D like they did on handhelds like the DS & GBA.
More SOTN style please.
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Old 29 January 2009, 16:39   #24
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the ps2 games are somewhat OK, but have nonsense like "blood skeletons" that need to be killed but u need to know that BEFORE so you can make it happen... bleh
I *think* I have finished LOI... COD I just abandonned at some point because it was boring IIRC
I agree, a SOTN style 'vania is really needed!
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All the 3D Castlevanias is IMHO just "bleeeeeeeeeh".
Especially the N64 games and Curse of Darkness.
I too never bothered to finish Lament of Innocence.
Konami should stop that 3D nonsense on consoles and go for 2D like they did on handhelds like the DS & GBA.
More SOTN style please.
Word!

My list

1. Symphony of the Night
2. Dracula X
3. Dawn of Sorrow
4. Castlevania III
5. Castlevania Chronicles

And the rest? I've played them, they were at most average. The GBA versions are cheesy SOTN clones, boring.

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Old 29 January 2009, 17:16   #26
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The GBA versions are cheesy SOTN clones, boring.
That might be true, but they're still a helluva lot better than any 3D Castlevania.
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Old 29 January 2009, 17:24   #27
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I notice that you carefully avoided to mention Castlevania Amiga

Be sure to check Castlevania I, II & III on the NES, they're excellent too.
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Old 29 January 2009, 17:49   #28
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I notice that you carefully avoided to mention Castlevania Amiga
I can't think of any words that describe how baaaaaaad the Amiga version is.
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Old 29 January 2009, 17:56   #29
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*cough* For all the Castlevania fans here, this might be of some interest : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=42290
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Old 29 January 2009, 18:08   #30
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Did anyone mention SoTN yet? What a masterpiece that game was. I couldn't believe it when I found out that all the tracks were composed by one and the same person! Talk about mastering many genres.

Castlevania I is a given favorite too. Simon's Quest is the odd one out in the series but I enjoyed that one a lot, much thanks to the music.
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Castlevania dawn of sorrow is a good game. It has a mix of good art and bad art though. The indoor tiles (like where you see ouija tables) are really great. The julius Belmont running sprite looks especially terrible!
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