Thread 718901445

Everyone is coming around and saying its a secret masterpiece after getting shit on so hard by millenialsoys back then. Should i try? I of course love this franchise and never got to this

>>718901445 (OP)
I don't think it's a masterpiece but I did enjoy it and would recommend it

>>718901445 (OP)
What's stopping you from just trying it yourself and seeing if you like it?

>>718901445 (OP)
I'd say it faithfully translates the bullshit difficulty of the 2D games into 3D.

>>718901445 (OP)
Play Legacy of Darkness.

It fixes some of the jank with Castlevania 64 and adds more story content.

>>718901602
LITERALLY me
downloading entire library sets just so i can ask my fellow dipshit mongoloids on /v/ which ones to pretend like i played

>>718901697
Maximum plebeian opinion. CV64+LoD should be experienced as one single game. They both have their own strong and weak points.

I loved Castlevania 64 back in the late 2000s when I first played it. Had a lot of magic for me at that age.

Never completed any of the 2D Castlevania, it's basically two different types of games, that's why Castlevania 64 was hated.

>>718902003
LoD includes C64 inside it

>>718902072
It literally doesn't because the level layouts have significant changes. My favorite level in CV64, Duel Tower, was completely butchered in LoD with all the fun (and bullshit) platforming challenges taken out, and that one Carrie level with the crystals was also made worse too. The Clock Tower in LoD is also pretty shit because of the platform waiting times.

>>718901783
Or you could just actually play the games

>>718901445 (OP)
Yeah, it's fucking cool. I recommend using this patch:
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/7950/
and assigning the d-pad to right thumbstick for camera control. Also play the original, not Legacy of Darkness. LoD is gimped and Cornell's campaign is half assed imo.

Kinda unrelated but, I'm playing through Circle of the Moon and the Zombie Dragon is kicking my ass. Any advice

>>718901445 (OP)
They're not part of the official Iga era Castlevania canon if you care about that sort of thing.

>>718903129
>Iga "lore"
Legends was retarded but the explanation for everything in Lament was infinitely more retarded

Buying healing items makes the last boss harder.
Stopped playing when I read this. It's nothing special.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kekitaCO6Wk
Atmospheric kino that filtered the shit out of brainlets who can't comprehend 3D space.

>>718903280
>Buying healing items makes the last boss harder
What the hell are you talking about

>>718903029
i hate that game but i beat most bosses spamming crucifix so use that

when you get to the human boss, it seems hard but you can cheese it easily and the final boss you can save after beating phase 1. The final fight though when you get him to his final phase is the most cancerous garbage ive ever played in a castlevania game and i wouldnt blame you if you quit right there as its just unfun and tedious

>>718901783
Play Jet Force Gemini and Blast Corps.

>>718902010
Why does your game look so bad?

>>718901445 (OP)
it was always good

>>718903385
Thanks for the advice. I'll go get a crucifix from somewhere else and use that. But yeah I'm not looking forward to fighting Dracula now. If he's the final boss which he might not be

It's the AVGN effect.
>CDi FPGA core comes out
>Finally get around to playing Zelda CDi after decades of everyone saying it's the worst thing to happen to gaming
>It's not even the worst game I've played this year
>The soundtrack is solid
>The art design is pretty neat
>The cutscenes are cheesy and fun
>The only issue is that some of the platforming is awkward and the CDi could have really used a third button
>Even higher difficulty areas are fine as you're given three lives per action stage and the only thing that happens at game over is being sent back to the map
>Actually enjoy the game
>Rewatch AVGN
>He's not engaging with any of the mechanics properly
>Complains about enemies at the end of the game when you're straight up given an item to freeze them
>Start to wonder how many decent games I'm let ecelebs spoil my and other's view on

>>718903221
I agree but it's kind of forgivable since the lore is pretty solid outside of Lament. I prefer it over the reboot origin story anyway.

>>718903682
I don't know about that example specifically, but this has happened with every single content creator I've tried watching. Maybe not at first, but eventually they'll release a video that makes you question everything they've done. Now I only watch some that aren't as definitive with their criticisms or praises and just kind of ramble about the game, anything with a review score is basically worthless imo.

>>718901697
>>718902072

Please stop repeating this nonsense. They are different games.

>>718901445 (OP)
It was Dark Souls two generations before its time.

>>718903332
he is referring to how if you buy too many items then you unlock a special boss fight against the shopkeeper, which happens right before the final boss

>Oh neat, must be a hedge maze

This shit terrified me as a kid more than any other game. Having 10ft tall Frankenstein with a chainsaw chasing you around with two dogs that will immobilize you so he can catch you scared me shitless. Worse, you have to go back there later.

>>718903429
looks fun and very trans positive, thanks! upvoted so others see

>>718901445 (OP)
it's my favorite castlevania game
top tier soundtrack

>>718904039
i hope you drown

>>718903504
You're viewing the image downscaled on your mobile telephone

>>718903332
My minimal searching says spending 30,000 at the shop means you have to fight an extra boss in the last level.

>>718904120
Look, CV64 isn't god awful like some think but you can't seriously be telling me that it's top tier.

>>718901445 (OP)
It and LoD are both actually pretty good.

>>718904310
No, I'm viewing it through a horrible filter that you applied for some reason.

>>718904336
Good luck actually getting enough without knowing the secrets or grinding. Play through normally and you'll probably never have to fight him.

>>718903663
literally 2 of the 3 final phases of that game are easy and phase 1 you can literally just save after it to skip is permanently. Its really phase 3 thats shit because its just so fucking annoying and takes years to beat as the boss just keeps fucking appearing with annoying shit and teleporting away barely giving you enough time to hit

>>718904495
First off, it's a shader, not a filter. It's a complex program that runs on your GPU and emulates CRTs. If you view it scaled you may see rainbow effects or other problems.

If you're too retarded to not view an image downscaled, don't respond to me.

>>718901445 (OP)
I can certainly see someone enjoying it, because it is unfairly maligned. I could never imagine anyone thinking of it as a masterpiece.

>>718903504
Are you doubting MY NOSTALGIA???

>>718901445 (OP)
does it matter if you play as the big jacked aryan guy or the little girl?

>>718904916
Like 90% of the game is the same

There's 2 sections that are different for each character, and very slight story differences but it doesn't really matter

Also different attacks, Carrie shoots ranged orbs which are kind of strong/easier.

>>718904748

jesus christ. have you never seen an actual CRT before? this looks like absolute shit

>>718905084
Yes I have, here I blew it up for you so you can see what 240p content is supposed to look like on your mobile telephone.

Unless you're talking about the general blurriness and stretched textures, of which yes that looks like shit because it's accurate

>>718905235

I'm looking at it on a 32" 1440p monitor which, given the source resolution, is the whole fucking problem. I don't know what your setup is so I hope you either have a tiny monitor or you sit really far away from the monitor you game on because this just looks like eye rape.

>>718905235
Forgot to mention I'm trans btw, so when you're attacking me remember that you're attacking a beautiful girl.

>>718905505
Here's the image with no shader, you're either viewing the image scaled or complaining about accurate N64 graphics.

>>718905653

all I'm saying is that if you're on a 2K or 4K monitor at 27" or above, the way you have that CRT filter set for that resolution, you would need to be like 10 feet away from the monitor to have it look normal

the CRT pixels are just too fucking big for that resolution, too noticeable and you don't get the blurring / smoothing effect at anything less than like, 7 feet away

>>718904748
I'm viewing at the scale of the image size(1920x1440) and it looks horrible

>>718905653
you're playing at too high of a resolution, to get a more crisp image you should play it in at most 720p(1280x1024 being the biggest resolution for a 21inch crt in the years following the release of the game)

>Reinhardt's dad, Michael/Gelhart, gets his name from two Belmonts only ever mentioned in the Bloodlines lore doc
>Bloodlines lore doc's last entry in the timeline was a space for a story set in World War II
>Castlevania 64 was apparently set during WWII at one point in development (probably explaining the skeletons on motorcycles)
I wonder if there's a scenario where Castlevania 64 ended up as a psuedo-1999, with Reinhardt having the final battle with Dracula.

>>718901602
I fucking HATE when people post about video games on /v/

>>718901445 (OP)
I beat both it and LoD recently. A lot of the bad things people say can be true, but somehow it still managed to come one of my favorites. My biggest unhinged recommendation is to do Reinhardt and Carrie's routes in 64 whike simultaneously playing LoD as Cornel. Trust me when I say you'll get get a better appreciation for the level designs between both games if you play their levels back to back.

>>718902305
I feel like LoD Duel Tower had more interesting set pieces, and was less frustrating. But while it initially felt more enjoyable, it also was more generic. The level's layout in LoD played mostly like any other LoD level. And it lacked both the strong visual aesthetic and core gameplay identity of the 64 version. The 64 Duel Tower was a gauntlet. It had no save points, all of the fights were cage matches, and the platforming was painful. But it also felt rewarding, like you literally just climbed an entire tower. And yiu did, infact its strange how all the towers in LoD felt more like Labrynths instead.

But I digress. My favorite level is still Tower of Science from 64.

why does getting zero pussy cause internet addicts to have horrible opinions?

>>718901564
He needs validation from his friends on 4chan. Literally incapable of making his own decisions or forming his own opinion, like 99% of this retarded board. Then they screech how every game in existence is shit without ever touching it.

>>718901445 (OP)
Try it
Don't try it
Who gives a fuck?

>>718908672
The only time you fuckers "talk" about video games, is just to cum and call everything slop and shit. You know this is the truth you disingenuous cunt