Games that come to define an entire genre are few and far between. The term ‘Metroidvania’ has come to not only suggest a style of gameplay thats been continuously loved for decades, but also a stamp of quality. Metroidvania titles that slip into the “bloody awful” category of gaming releases continue to be mysteriously few.
This week A Pixelated View discusses the history of the Castlevania series, and whether or not it should be resurrected again.
I'd kill for some more 2D Castlevania titles.
More entries with huge maps to explore and combat/collectible systems similar to Order of Ecclesia, Portrait of Ruin, and Aria/Dawn of Sorrow would be most welcome indeed!
And the music...oh LORD, the MUSIC...
I know a lot of people want all the flashy 3D realism and stuff these days, but for Castlevania, nothing has yet to top the 2D Metroid-vania outings.
They're just quite frankly superior in quality and replay value, IMO.
You said it, Castlevania just doesn't feel right if its not in 2D. It deserves a new handheld release for Vita or 3DS with high res sprites.
Well, the New 3DS offers more power, so, as a wise little taco girl once said: "Why not both?"
Seriously though Konami should release a new Castlevania game. Aria of Sorrow, Symphony of the Night and Portrait of Ruin were my all time favorites.
The New 3DS might pull something off, but it could be bad for business if it can't run on older 3DS models. Vita on the other hand is plenty powerful.
I agree to a point. I thought the first Lords of Shadow was done amazingly well. You can't beat a 2D Castlevania though!
If Rocksteady's Batman series could get the large scale Metroidvania formula down, I can't see why a 3d Castlevania can't work. But I would love to see a new 2d Castlevania but with Igarshi gone I don't think Konami will do anything with Castlevania for a long time.
I don't know how you all feel about this but if they decide to go 3D again, I personally feel that From Software or Platinum Games would do an amazing job.
This, right here.
Souls games really are the closest thing to a 3D Castlevania (the old NES ones) that we have ever had.
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It would be interesting if Konami took Castlevania in the direction that Simon's Quest took.
Think...An open world Transylvania with towns and villages tasked with resurrecting Dracula to destroy him.
The issue would be with the gameplay of course, but in theory, it could be very cool.
That would be a great/new direction.
Castlevania is one of my beloved franchises ever since the days of the first Castlevania and Simon's Quest. I would absolutely love to see something like that Tex!
Online petition anyone..? haha
A new big sale is now available on GameStop in North America, discounting the PC digital versions of several Konami published titles.
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This is such a special game. It gives me a feeling that very few games do.