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January's Game of the Month: The Castlevania series
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face235 Posted 12/31/2008 10:04:23 PM message detail |
The people have spoken! The Castlevania series has won the contest for the month of January. Here, we talk all about the games. Likes, dislikes, gameplay, anything about it. Oh, and here's the obligatory SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!! --- ZSB 2007 and 2008 Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
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bachewychomp Posted 12/31/2008 10:11:08 PM message detail |
Oh, ALttP didn't make it after all? Last I left the topic it was in the lead. Oh well, I'll be playing that anyway. |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/1/2009 8:31:44 AM message detail |
If this had started two days ago I probably would have been in here complaining about the health sponge bosses and annoying difficulty in Ecclesia. However, I have since dominated that crab boss. I really like that they went in a new direction with the design - the world map, the little missions for the people, etc. But they didn't go all the way. As a result of the smaller areas, save points and warp points can be awkwardly placed. Sometimes you'll finish an area, travel to a new one via the world map, and run right into a boss with no save point. So you've gotta run to the town area every time you leave a world, just in case. But overall I like it a lot. It kind of reminds me of Metroid Fusion - it's much easier to reveal most of the map your first time in an area. The bosses do have way too much health, but with enough repetition you will get them anyway. The real problem is that their hits do so much damage. They can usually kill you in like 4 hits, which means you don't get a chance to see all their attack animations the first time you die and you are guaranteed to repeat them 2-3 times just to see all their attacks. I hear this gets worse later as you will do pitiful damage to bosses unless you're using just the right glyph. Supposedly enemies have similar glyph weaknesses so you're stuck switching your weapons all the time, we'll see. Liking it so far. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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GhostlyCrow Posted 1/1/2009 11:22:47 AM message detail |
Similar impressions as AV. I really like the game as a whole, I really dislike fighting bosses (the Crab took me forever, too). I feel that there should be more items that restore hearts, because relaying on Milk and Coffee isn't cutting it. I'm in Dracula's Castle, and the game outside of bosses is just getting to be hard enough to make it challenging, but not too frustrating. But yeah, I've pretty much resigned to use every first (or second and third) boss fight as a test round, which I feel like I shouldn't have to do. And yes, they deal massive damage. I do like the villager quests, tough, except fr the ones where I have to find really rare material, requiring to kill a certain enemy so many times to get, or replay levels until I get lucky. --- So, in closing, I hope a cat shoves itself down your throat so you can choke on it and die. ~ Gyrocoptor |
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MacDaddy Mike Posted 1/1/2009 12:03:54 PM message detail |
I'm not liking Ecclessia so far. The combat is the very definition of "trial-and-error", and it gets annoying having to sort through all of my glyphs just to find the one or two that actually damage the enemies I'm facing at the moment. Using weapons as glyphs is annoying, too, because as soon as you get a better sword the previous one is instantly obsolete, and just serves to clog up the glyph screen. Oddly enough, I'm okay with the boss fights so far, but the regular combat just pisses me off. Enemies do far too much damage and are all faster and more maneuverable than I am, whereas the bosses are more clunky and reasonable. --- The ZSB is the last true bastion of reason amid a foolish and ignorant world. ~ McGray {Board 548} SPOOKAY! |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/1/2009 12:48:20 PM message detail |
I hate having to switch equipment or constantly optimize myself in any game, I hope it doesn't get too much worse in this one. This latest area I'm in is full of annoying enemies, like a guy who kicks you off the screen so you have to start over again. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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DeadDuel Posted 1/1/2009 2:07:28 PM message detail |
What platform is Ecclesia on? The DS? --- Winner of Duel's Trivia: Mysterio! {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/1/2009 2:32:42 PM message detail |
Yup. If any of you have PSPs I would definitely recommend Dracula X Chronicles, very excellent. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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Big Bear is back Posted 1/1/2009 2:53:09 PM message detail |
Don't have Ecclesia, nor will I for a while to come, so my Castlevania gaming will consist of the following from my backlog: Castlevania - Curse of Darkness (PS2) - last boss still to beat Castlevania - Dracula X Chronicles (PSP) - need to play Rondo of Blood (SotN completely finished) Castlevania II - Simon's Quest (Wii-VC) - haven't started this yet But first, I will finish up on December's GotM FF6. --- playing: http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=bigbear collection: http://users.ign.com/collection/Big_Bear_is_back |
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Jacehan Posted 1/1/2009 3:41:54 PM message detail |
However, since you can have 3 Glyph set-ups, that's a potential 6 different glyphs you can use to attack on the fly, so I'm usually prepared with any kind of glyph I might need at a moment's notice. I also find that either Sword or Luminatio takes care of most enemies well enough. --- "To truly live, one must first be born." ~ Evan [aX] Paper Mario Social: The Safe Haven of GameFAQs. (Board 2000083) |
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DeadDuel Posted 1/1/2009 5:40:37 PM message detail |
Have you seen Angry Video Game Nerd review for Simon's Quest, Big Bear? You should watch it. --- Winner of Duel's Trivia: Mysterio! {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} |
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Big Bear is back Posted 1/2/2009 3:08:32 AM message detail |
I'm afraid to, apparently it's a hard and frustrating game, the bane of my existence. Booted it up, walked out of town on the left side and got brutally killed, I'll play the other two games first methinks. --- playing: http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=bigbear collection: http://users.ign.com/collection/Big_Bear_is_back |
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X Slayer007 X Posted 1/2/2009 7:49:48 AM message detail |
Right now I'm playing OoE. I'm not really too good at the game because i usually tend to use all my potions just as I'm about to die from a boss. It's still fun though. I've played the other two DS games, but I think PoR was the best. --- {aB} RIP Lyrics Topic (6/12/2003 - 1/31/2007) Hello Vinnie. It's your Uncle Bingo. Time to pay the check! *stab* The pen is truly mightier than the sword! |
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carr_mig Posted 1/2/2009 3:07:41 PM message detail |
Only Castlevania game I've ever played was SotN, but I'd probably say that it was my all-time favorite game. Loved everything about it, except maybe that it was too easy unless you really limited yourself- and then certain bosses become nigh impossible, like Galamoth *shudder* Unless of course you use cheap items like the Beryl Circlet that absorbs lightning damage, i.e. half of his attacks, in which case the battle is again, too easy. Still, most of the bosses are fun, and it's fun just exploring and filling the map. The glyph thing in Ecclesia sounds annoying, there's nothing that complicated in SotN. It also has a kickass soundtrack. Although, from what I've heard, most Castelvania games do. I might finish my second run through of SotN this month, or maybe I'll try another one if I can get access to it. --- At a loss of what to put here that isn't horribly outdated. *pounds desk* CARR_MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG!!!!! ~Cirevam, Ultra, Dackula, onininja, Dani, Prophet, etc |
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GhostlyCrow Posted 1/2/2009 3:13:07 PM message detail |
Glyphs aren't as complicated as they seem. I'm pretty sure I'm close to Dracula, I've been doing village quests though. I've done them all except two, both of which are rather difficult. Took me twenty minutes to farm for my last Gold Ore. --- So, in closing, I hope a cat shoves itself down your throat so you can choke on it and die. ~ Gyrocoptor |
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Cauchys Inequality Posted 1/2/2009 3:23:14 PM message detail |
Glyphs are weapons: they've streamlined all of the physical weapons and magical attacks into a single type: glyphs. So your sword is a glyph, your fireball is a glyph, your shield is a glyph, your sub-weapons are glyphs, and so on. It's pretty simple and it allows for easy use of many different types of attack as well as lets you mix and match moves to find effective combos. --- "The world is a sphere. That means that the east is connected to the west, and the north is connected to the south." ~Enrique, Skies of Arcadia |
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GhostlyCrow Posted 1/3/2009 1:19:43 AM message detail |
Beat it. Dracula was a ***** (or at least his summon bats attack was). --- So, in closing, I hope a cat shoves itself down your throat so you can choke on it and die. ~ Gyrocoptor |
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MacDaddy Mike Posted 1/3/2009 11:57:38 AM message detail |
I must admit, now that I'm actually starting to do damage against enemies the game's getting more fun. I just cleared out the North-East portion of Tymeo Mountains, and snapped me a photo of that Cave Troll, too. --- The ZSB is the last true bastion of reason amid a foolish and ignorant world. ~ McGray {Board 548} SPOOKAY! |
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GhostlyCrow Posted 1/3/2009 12:41:01 PM message detail |
Just wait until you get Superior weapon glyphs or Nitesco. So effective... --- So, in closing, I hope a cat shoves itself down your throat so you can choke on it and die. ~ Gyrocoptor |
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Polas Posted 1/3/2009 3:03:07 PM message detail |
I love all of the notable series' bastard "twos" like my own red-headed stepchildren. Mario 2, Zelda 2, and yes Castlevania 2 hold special places in my heart. That said, Simon's Quest will drive you mad with it's 1980's Nintendo puzzle logic if you don't use a walkthrough, and getting through the enemies is no small task either, especially when it's a horrible night to have a curse. As far as Ecclesia, I'm a few boss medals and finishing hard mode away from 100%. I love that there's strategy to beating the enemies now, although you can still abuse glyph unions to make the game as easy as finding the most overpowered weapon in the SotN and onward games and plowing through everything. --- PSN: TruePolas (add me if you need 2x-4x bubbles in LBP) YOUR Super Bowl Champions - The New York Football Giants |
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Big Bear is back Posted 1/3/2009 3:21:16 PM message detail |
I will most certainly be having a walkthrough ready when playing through Castlevania 2. --- playing: http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=bigbear collection: http://users.ign.com/collection/Big_Bear_is_back |
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GhostlyCrow Posted 1/3/2009 3:29:22 PM message detail |
I'm doing hard mode on my New Game +, trying to get all the boss medals. Light/Dark Glyph Union is broken as hell (+Death Ring and Dominus Agony). I hate the Crab still. It would be bad if it wasn't for that last part jumping up the lighthouse with the awkwardly placed platforms and magnets. --- So, in closing, I hope a cat shoves itself down your throat so you can choke on it and die. ~ Gyrocoptor |
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Polas Posted 1/3/2009 3:39:36 PM message detail |
You can get to the safe platforms by only using the magnets, and for that particular section you can stay on the top left platform and not get hurt as long as you're continually dealing damage, which Globus will do nicely. The part that always got me was on the first ceiling that takes 5 hits to break, his third claw swipe will hit you even if you're on the bottom left platform. I got it by jumping to the highest platform and drawing his claw to the right, and quickly retreating back left. He is a pain to get the medal for, and even more annoying in Boss Rush mode. An infinite life boss in boss rush ... :shudder: --- PSN: TruePolas (add me if you need 2x-4x bubbles in LBP) YOUR Super Bowl Champions - The New York Football Giants |
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GhostlyCrow Posted 1/3/2009 5:06:25 PM message detail |
I got the medal. I didn't realize you could travel up the last section with Magnus alone. The glyph that morphs you into a robot protects you from the claw strike, and the Superior Shield protects from bubbles. --- So, in closing, I hope a cat shoves itself down your throat so you can choke on it and die. ~ Gyrocoptor |
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VisCentro Posted 1/3/2009 5:23:45 PM message detail |
I'm getting sick of this game with its damage sponge enemies and yawn inducing level design. I don't see myself getting much further. |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/3/2009 7:32:57 PM message detail |
I domianted that skull boss with the red tentacles, was that supposed to be hard? Is that just an example of how the right glyphs make everything a joke? I really prefer it when difficulty comes from great timing and quick fingers instead of grinding out items that have to be used in special combinations. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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X Slayer007 X Posted 1/3/2009 9:32:54 PM message detail |
beat the last boss with a death ring and dual vol luminatio. Then I finished him off by spamming light dark union and was only hit once :) --- {aB} RIP Lyrics Topic (6/12/2003 - 1/31/2007) Hello Vinnie. It's your Uncle Bingo. Time to pay the check! *stab* The pen is truly mightier than the sword! |
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MacDaddy Mike Posted 1/3/2009 9:43:49 PM message detail |
I had no trouble with the crab boss, and got his medal on my second try. The only other medal I have so far is from that water witch chick, and that took me fifteen tries or so to nail. --- The ZSB is the last true bastion of reason amid a foolish and ignorant world. ~ McGray {Board 548} SPOOKAY! |
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X Slayer007 X Posted 1/4/2009 10:26:06 AM message detail |
I only have the medal for wallman. Yes, I fail. --- {aB} RIP Lyrics Topic (6/12/2003 - 1/31/2007) Hello Vinnie. It's your Uncle Bingo. Time to pay the check! *stab* The pen is truly mightier than the sword! |
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GhostlyCrow Posted 1/4/2009 11:15:39 AM message detail |
^Hey, I didn't get any medals my first game. --- So, in closing, I hope a cat shoves itself down your throat so you can choke on it and die. ~ Gyrocoptor |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 9:58:40 AM message detail |
Took me all of 16 minutes to get from the water-witch sorta boss to the chained up giant boss. Dull, dull areas that are short as hell. The boss itself is ass - it's pathetically easy to dodge his attacks - but sometimes your dodge causes him to be off-screen, and if he decides to do one of his mega lunge attacks from off screen he will land right on top of you unpredictably and you will lose at least half your health. Brilliant design. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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MacDaddy Mike Posted 1/6/2009 10:07:51 AM message detail |
I don't see how the areas are any more "dull" than DoS, personally. I'm actually warming up to this game. Wallman was a fun idea, but once you figure it out it becomes too easy. The couple of boss fights before the castle were really fun. I'm touring around Drac's castle right now, but I'm taking a break to do some villager's quests. --- The ZSB is the last true bastion of reason amid a foolish and ignorant world. ~ McGray {Board 548} SPOOKAY! |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 10:09:37 AM message detail |
They're short as hell, have almost no enemy variety, and despite their small size they manage to directly copy/paste the exact same rooms within 3 or 4 screens of one another. It's OK to reuse art assets and chunks of rooms but to run into the exact same thing is the definition of dull. And when it takes only 16 minutes to tool around town, complete a whole new area and get to the next boss... yea, that is lame. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 11:09:41 AM message detail |
Haha, the first room of Tristis Pass is another blatant reskin, only with a different form of spider enemy in it and an orange tint. Perfect timing. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 11:40:19 AM message detail |
And here it is again at the end of Tristis, now with fog in front of it. That's at least 3 appearances. There might have been a fourth in the area where it originally appeared, I forget. As a whole though, Tristis was one of the better areas so far. I wish there was some more unique stuff like the itty-bitty waterfall puzzle in this game. Hopefully that sort of payoff is in Dracula's Castle. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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Polas Posted 1/6/2009 3:48:32 PM message detail |
Hopefully that sort of payoff is in Dracula's Castle. Welp, :cough: Anyway, agreed that the level design and backgrounds are easily the most dull of the DS series, some good ideas but too much recycling, not to mention the Castle itself is pretty blah. I like the premise of a bunch of smaller levels leading to the Castle in and of itself though. Quite the contrary with the enemies and bosses, I haven't enjoyed Castlevania combat this much since pre-SotN. --- PSN: TruePolas (add me if you need 2x-4x bubbles in LBP) YOUR Super Bowl Champions - The New York Football Giants |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 7:32:17 PM message detail |
PoR already had the 'multiple areas' thing done right, why did they move away from that? The world map is too nondescript and you need to physically enter an area just to look at its map. Too many of them are too small. They should have clumped them together and had half as many map points. That'd also eliminate the problem of having to go to the town every time you leave an area because you're not sure if the next area will have a boss right away or no save point for a while. The areas just feel broken up. The combat is great though, I hope they don't move away from the glyph system. While I don't like having to use the right thing in the right situation, the flexibility it offers you at one time is really great. That's a keeper. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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Jacehan Posted 1/6/2009 7:45:53 PM message detail |
AV, there's a map option in the menu, you can see all the maps from there. --- "To truly live, one must first be born." ~ Evan [aX] Paper Mario Social: The Safe Haven of GameFAQs. (Board 2000083) |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 7:49:00 PM message detail |
That's good at least. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 9:03:42 PM message detail |
Okay, what is this fish boss garbage. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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MacDaddy Mike Posted 1/6/2009 9:07:18 PM message detail |
I hated the fish boss. --- The ZSB is the last true bastion of reason amid a foolish and ignorant world. ~ McGray {Board 548} SPOOKAY! |
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hamlin4th Posted 1/6/2009 9:22:11 PM message detail |
I got this about two weeks ago and beat it in a week. Unlocked Albus Mode as well. If anyone thought the game being hard was out of taste for them, then Albus Mode is a blessing. He's got some horribly broken attacks. For example he has a fire kick that grants him invincibility while he's using it which can hit up to five times on an enemy with major damage each time. Enemies and bosses are a joke in this game with Albus excluding one of the last bosses in Dracula's Castle, who I had an easier time with in the normal campaign. One cool thing you can do with Albus is warp around. It can get a bit inconvenient at times as you have to use the touch screen, but it's not hard after some practice. --- *insert gamertag, PSN account, and FCs here* |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 9:37:17 PM message detail |
At what point do I have to have all the villagers to progress? I'm up to Mystery Manor and I'm missing 4. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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MacDaddy Mike Posted 1/6/2009 9:42:13 PM message detail |
You may want to find those 4...fast. --- The ZSB is the last true bastion of reason amid a foolish and ignorant world. ~ McGray {Board 548} SPOOKAY! |
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Jacz the Mage Posted 1/6/2009 9:55:10 PM message detail |
Although when you reach the point where you need all the villagers, if you don't have them, they give little short flashes of where they are, which helps find them (if you don't want to use a guide). --- "You can't keep throwing people at your problems, dear." - Emma Frost to Colossus ~Jacehan~ |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 10:10:45 PM message detail |
Great, it's impossible to get through this waterfall. Again, what a brilliantly designed game. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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MacDaddy Mike Posted 1/6/2009 10:13:33 PM message detail |
Which waterfall? I've only encountered one waterfall that I can remember, and it's certainly not "impossible" to get through it. --- The ZSB is the last true bastion of reason amid a foolish and ignorant world. ~ McGray {Board 548} SPOOKAY! |
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Cauchys Inequality Posted 1/6/2009 10:17:41 PM message detail |
You can't get past the waterfall? Just stop and think for a few seconds before you try to just blindly jump across. --- "The world is a sphere. That means that the east is connected to the west, and the north is connected to the south." ~Enrique, Skies of Arcadia |
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AdmiralViscen IV Posted 1/6/2009 10:21:00 PM message detail |
Shut up Cauchy, it's not my fault that there is a one-pixel margin of error for getting up to the little ledge they put there. Not sure how the act of jumping across actually requires thought of any kind, once you get you get your character up there. --- {aB} http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=548 {aB} http://www.backloggery.com/main.php?user=admiralviscen |
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Cauchys Inequality Posted 1/6/2009 10:35:54 PM message detail |
Shut up Cauchy, it's not my fault that there is a one-pixel margin of error for getting up to the little ledge they put there. Not sure how the act of jumping across actually requires thought of any kind, once you get you get your character up there. Hint: you're doing it wrong, you can't just jump across. Step back and think about alternative methods, and you'll figure something out, I'm sure. --- "The world is a sphere. That means that the east is connected to the west, and the north is connected to the south." ~Enrique, Skies of Arcadia |
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