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Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

but I love cassievania
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Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:13 pm

i think you'll have to fight dracko
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remote · Joined: 11 Dec 2006

cassievania is a cool name.

do we start calling you cassie now? or cass? ms. vania? or stick with sollah?
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spectralsound · fromdrone Joined: 15 Mar 2011 Location: below the salt

Cassie Belmont.
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Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

Ni Go Zero Ichi · Joined: 10 Sep 2011

I sure would like to see a 3DS Igavania right about now
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cassievania · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:00 pm

tacotaskforce · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Logical, Practical

Cassie Beaumondo
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

what is cassie belmont's weapon of choice?
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spinach · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:03 am

cassie fernandez
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Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

The Cassie Nations
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spinach · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:18 am

stfu 2ps
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

deadmau5 should have been a bartender

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Gorblax · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:21 am

Good things happening itt. Welcome to the forums cassievania.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

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Norberton · banned Joined: 11 Apr 2011

There's some good posts in here. With a little trimming it would be nice to have in KoP.

cassievania · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:17 am

i wouldn't mind moving it, i suppose. i dunno what to take out besides the porno link and dracko/loki's comix links (for obvious reasons) and every post but adi's about iga's response to egm (i didn't even want it in the thread in the first place honestly), though.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

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Pijaibros · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Casino Night Zone

so there's a new one of these things out and yeah figured you guys would have some words about it. i can't be the only one that likes cv3. so meaty.

i still like super-cv though just cause i don't really have to think and it's pretty. though i wouldn't mind a romhack that takes away directional whipping (and the limp flail thing) to see how it affects the game (for better or worse)
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cassievania · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:59 am

i believe we had the same conversation in this thread (or some other cv one) except it was more about the whip and level design itself and less about the items. basically the levels don't feel designed around the new whip, and i agree. though, i don't agree so far as to call it a tech demo like i believe somebody else did (???).

cv4 is prolly the only video game with a part that can make me feel physically ill, though.
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

I don't think removing the flailing/limp whip would affect anything, because when is it ever useful outside the Dracula battle?

I played Castlevania III today and I don't think I like it anymore. I wish it controlled like Castlevania IV, because otherwise I find it almost unplayable now.

Still love vanilla Castlevania, though. God that game is perfect.

diplo · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Location: Brandy Brendo's bungalow

IDK, I use the flail a lot, although I haven't played SCV4 in a while, so I'd need to do it again to remember why
I get what that video is saying but who the heck ever used the knife (or axe) in CV1 either
Also CV1's holy water is almost too powerful if you know where and when to throw it, especially with bosses

Kitten ClanClan · Joined: 15 Dec 2011

CVIV is still my 2nd favorite Castlevania game. I see it as a bit of a bridge between the modern and more classic Castlevania games both in presentation and game design, and I just love how it looks and sounds. Normally I'd be really critical of the game's pretty lax design, but there's something about it that keeps bringing me back to it year after year that I just really enjoy. I've likened it before to ordering a cheeseburger at a fancy restaurant, in that you're treating yourself to something nice, but keeping it greasy and familiar.
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cassievania · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:21 am

i used the axe a lot in CV1 :T
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Renfrew · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:20 am

haze · la belle poney sans merci Joined: 04 Dec 2006

the dagger was..... better than nothing, I guess. I'd use it to shoot Medusa Heads before they get too close, but that's about it.

Japanese CV3 Grant's infinite dagger throw was the only time it was useful. still my favorite game in the series.

Persona · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:16 am

Like 3 months too late, but Toups: you can also avoid Dracula's bat barrage by dive kicking on them 2-3 times

It's acrobatic fun

Man that Dracula fight was pretty fun. I was severely underleveled so the fight took about a half hour+ to beat, but it was really enjoyable the way we danced against each other
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

I wish I could stop feeling guilty for not enjoying Rondo of Blood as much as other people do.

I think I actually liked the SNES version more. Go figure.

Swimmy · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

I guess I'm alone in finding Castlevania IV looking decidedly ugly.
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

No.

No, you're not.

wasted potential · Joined: 19 Jul 2007

It does have a lot of brown and seems congested, but I've been playing this game for 18 years, and when I downloaded it onto the Wii's Virtual Console, I noticed some graphical touches I had never seen before. Thanks component!

Makes me appreciate the game in a new light.
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Simon's sprite almost never stands out against the busy backgrounds. There's little to no contrast or complimentary color schemes.

wasted potential · Joined: 19 Jul 2007

Come on man, you know it's complementary.
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Levi · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Rarely. The cave area in level 3 is nice, but then you have stuff like the frighteningly garish woods area in level 2. Most of the game looks like that.

wasted potential · Joined: 19 Jul 2007

I was making fun of you for spelling it 'complimentary'. JUDG(E)MENT
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

BECAUSE IT ALL LOOKS SO COMPLICATED, MAN.

I MAKE UP SHIT.

diplo · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Location: Brandy Brendo's bungalow

Simon's sprite doesn't pop against the background but it's also never given rise to false challenge for me. I think the place where he's most absorbed into the background is the cave, though that's prob the easiest stage in the game

SCV4 is my favorite looking Castlevania after SotN :|

extrabastardformula · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:09 am

Anyone have a link to the belt scrolling Castlevania fangame with the ripped sprites
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006

I will say that Castlevania IV has probably the best soundtrack on the SNES. People always praised ActRaiser for its music, but Castlevania IV just blew my mind. Especially that jazzy track with the booming stand up bass sample. It's one of the few soundtracks on the SNES that sounds natural instead of like a bunch of MIDI samples.