Castlevania

[IHZ]

It's been a while since they've made a good Castlevania focusing on a Belmont. Since Aria of Sorrow, I can't recall ( aside from Legacy of Darkness) a game that featured a True blooded Belmont as the main character. I think it's about time they make a Castlevania based on Julius' adventure in 1999.

[HokutoNoBen]

interesting that they studied C1 and SC4 when making the game. there better be a lot of swinging off hooks.

I'm just glad that they're doing more to pay attention to the classics.

The first trilogy of games are still among the best in the series, in my eyes. And this game, which basically looks a lot like the CV1 cover art come to life, only makes me happier, the more I hear of it!

[Acid]

I wonder if this will have a levelling system like the castleroids, or if it will be a classic Castlevania in 3D.

The latter would be awesome.

[Satoryu]

that's arguable. a lot of people still don't like the N64 games, and Lament of Innocence didn't have level ups either.

[Acid]

Oh damn you're right. Then again, there's still MUCH room for improvement in Lament of Innonce.

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

LoI is still enjoyable from time to time though...despite of the already know flaws...

[HokutoNoBen]

If there's one thing I could see them directly llift from the DMC/GoW-genre, it's the way that genre handles "leveling".

In other words, you don't get "level-ups". You instead save up "points" from killing enemies, that you use to buy new abilities, items and such.

It may not be perfect, and I could always stand to see more done to keep it fresh, but it's definitely a much better means to keep things in the game balanced, as opposed to a more traditional, EXP-based system, that the modern CVs used.

Or, of course, they could just say "screw you" that type of dynamic altogether. I certainly wouldn't mind. A more "true-to-form" Metroid way of doing things would be fine by me, where in that you had to earn your power-ups by finding them. And if this game was going to be more like CV2, where you're free to wander about the countryside prior to reaching Drac's turf, so much would be fine in my eyes.

[CephiYumi]

If there's one thing I could see them directly llift from the DMC/GoW-genre, it's the way that genre handles "leveling".

and onimusha o.o

[Solar]

This should make everyone here happy (unless you don't have a Wii).

[VixyNyan]

Yay finally~ They decided to announce it now!
(I had a feeling after Contra Rebirth and Gradius Rebirth)

DAY ONE!

[CephiYumi]

Castlevania Adventure was actually the first of the series I played
I still remember the first level music ^^

[Acid]

This should make everyone here happy (unless you don't have a Wii).

Fantastic news!

[Fxeni]

This should make everyone here happy (unless you don't have a Wii).

Now that's more like it. More whip cracking action is always appreciated.

[Align]

I'll wait and see.

[Da Dood]

Awesome! I hope it's a pot-pourri like Gradius and Contra, though, not a remake of Adventure.

Now that I think about it, what other classic could they release in Rebirth form next? Twin Bee? Or maybe Jackal? It's too bad Konami can't make TMNT games anymore. They know their shell.

[VixyNyan]

I think the Twinbee, Salamander and Parodius collections on PSP are good enough right now.

Here's a list of what people (including myself) want to become Rebirth. They aren't all Konami tho. ^^
- BattleToads ReBirth
- Blades of Steel ReBirth
- Blaster Master ReBirth
- Faxanadu ReBirth
- Kid Icarus Rebirth
- Metal Gear ReBirth
- Shadowrun Rebirth
- Sunset Riders ReBirth

So if a developer reads this, any of those games might be next.

[Nekomata]

- BattleToads HD Remix

fixed for system accuracy. >>;

[VixyNyan]

Rare has to work on it first, and I wished that TradeWest was still around to approve the project. ^^

[HokutoNoBen]

Most sexcellent news. 

It really is good to see that more and more, Konami is willing to take the Castlevania brand seriously again, after so many years of being relegated to "niche" status. They keep this up, and both this and LoS are successes, then I probably won't care if IGA is truly "taken off" the series or not. ^_^

[HyperSonicEXE]

- Sunset Riders ReBirth

DEAL!

[Satoryu]

oohohohoho. i was so giddy when i read this news.

it's especially nice that it's (supposedly) a remake of the first Game Boy game. Christopher gets NO love.

[HokutoNoBen]

oohohohoho. i was so giddy when i read this news.

it's especially nice that it's (supposedly) a remake of the first Game Boy game. Christopher gets NO love.

Hey, at least the guy got two games to his name, and even that comic book adaptation a few years back.

If there's anybody in the Belmont family who got the [sonic slicer] hat? It was his son, Soleil/Soleiyu. He ended up having to get bailed out by his Dad, after Drac brain-washed him, and turned him into a boss. He never got a game of his own, and the only thing that seemingly is worthy of mention is that he was one half of the equation that brought us Simon years later. Poor guy...even if he doesn't to fight Drac for himself, it would have been nice to see what he could really do.

[Satoryu]

Hey, at least the guy got two games to his name, and even that comic book adaptation a few years back.

and yet he's not a part of the Greatest Five, but Juste is.

[The Drunken Dishwasher]

Oh [parasitic bomb] yes~ Now to wait~

- Sunset Riders ReBirth

Yes please!~

[HokutoNoBen]

and yet he's not a part of the Greatest Five, but Juste is.

Hey, I ain't exactly saying Chris' situation is perfect, either.

I'm just saying, compared to some (re: Soleil, Sonia, whomever was that loser in that cellphone game), he's been better treated than others.

And if this game is indeed a remake of one of his adventures, then that will only serve to make his outlook even better.