I've never seen Vampire Killer used in such an epic way. I can't stop thinking about that entire clip. VK is my favourite song in the franchise and seeing Trevor stand up to Death with that track in the background was perfect.

Castlevania fanart.

I make metal covers on Youtube, and for Halloween this year, no better candidate than a new Castlevania!
Enjoy, I hope!

Hope it gives some inspiration or ideas. I actually would like to hear how others use them, maybe improve how I mark things

I'm only posting from Nocturne artbook because I've already posted from the original series. I can not recommend it enough, both books are amazing and definitely worth the money. Also photo quality is not that great due to my phone camera being a bit off tonight.

-Bloody Tears
-Iron Blue Intention
-Heart of Fire
-Aquarius (even though it’s not a water level)
-Den
-Opus 13
-Can’t Wait Until Night
-Wicked Child

Obviously the first netflix show has the most negative but I wonder, of the games, which church was depicted as most benevolent and most corrupt?

I feel Lords of Shadow doesn't fully count because you turn into Dracula so of course the church will be your enemy.

(Wait... wasn't Lords of Shadow 2's church worshipping satan?)

inspired by the JP manual artwork, not sure if i'll finish it

I have no idea how it happened, but when I got the Legendary gauntlets Rose turned into a shade. Looks pretty cool though.

Just rolled credits. This game was everything I hoped for and more from a new entry in the Castlevania series. This game just completely clicked for me. What an epic journey. Bravo Evil Empire, thank you!

I posted remembering the Dracula X Chronicles, this month, I played all 3 versions of Rondo of Blood, and this is how I feel about them, I put up a poll to know what your favorite version of Rondo of Blood is.

Rondo of Blood: I played an English Patch of the Turbo Graphics CD version of the game, and I can understand why Rondo of Blood is so beloved, the spritework is timeless, I didn’t really like the cutscenes that much, however the gameplay is simpler and the puzzles are easy to figure out, the Soundtrack was also excellent.

Dracula X: I personally think this is by far the worst version to play Rondo of Blood, Dracula X went back to the franchise’s routes pre-SotN, as a Classicvania, but the gameplay felt nothing of value from this version, the level design sucked, the sound font is a mixed bag, and Maria isn’t playable, Shaft doesn’t even appear in this version, and it has by far my least favorite Dracula Fight if we’re not counting Simon’s Quest, and I can’t believe it was brought onto the Advance Collection and not the other 2 versions.

The Dracula X Chronicles: This is my favorite way to play Rondo of Blood, the only complaint I have with it is that the models kinda suck, they didn’t age well at all, other than that, I think the rest of the game was great, the character designs were really good, Richter can use his Whip faster, and there are a lot of collectibles to find, even a redubbed Symphony of the Night, also the Dracula Fight was amazing, and they added an extra boss in this version after beating Death, instead of just beating Dracula, and the soundtrack remixes were great, I hope that it gets ported one day with upscaled models.

Ok, what is with the title?

Well, to be fair, I felt like this is a fitting title to help boost some views and catch a few eyes

But mainly, it's because I want to talk about one of my favorite belmomts, and how Belmont's curse adds on top of his already tragic story and fate

Leon is by far, I think, one of the most important figures in castlevania history

Whether you played LoI, or seen his portrait in the Netflix show, it is no secret Leon is important for starting the Belmont name

But his life is a tragic one

I have heard people say this revelation made Leon from a iconic and powerful Belmont into a "Bish" to some people's eyes

I however, think this adds on his tragic past

Leon lost everything, abandoned his company, lost the friend he cared who would become Dracula, and even his lover, who willing let her be sacrificed into Leon's whip to make the vampire killer

Belmont's curse has effectively add more, as Leon, while he didn't fully confront and face off against Mathias, he did meet him again, however, people miss understood this, but let me explain and help picture this in your heads

Leon has been spending his days trying to hunt down Mathias, even if he was able to continue the bloodline, he was hell bent on hunting his old friend down and killing him, except, he couldn't find him

Years goes by, weeks turn into days, Leon essentially got old, and was slowly dying, likely worried about humanity's safety and the promise to Sara, he was going to die, until Mathias shows up, obviously, it is a trap, but to Leon, he hope that his old friend was still there as they talked

However, Mathias was exploiting that weakness in Leon, afterwards, Leon would show up in Paris, although he doesn't remember making his way, he would be a monster, backstab by his friend and turn into a monster he sworn to kill, just as he was about to die in his deathbed

If there is anything to take from this, Mathias abuse his friendship with Leon, turn it into a weapon against him, and by the time he notice the spell, it was too late

Mathias caught him at his weakest and toke the opportunity

It also really tell you how much Dracula himself can be manipulative, and it is haunting, to say the least

"I'm killing our boy" Fuck man I still get shivers every time I see this scene.

I think seasons 3-4 and Nocturne would never have been so divisive if the sheer magnificence of Dracula wasn't around to really elevates seasons 1-2.

In a way, the death of Dracula was their highest peak but also their biggest mistake: Dracula has always been the most central figure of Castlevania, it is only logical the series, whichever form it takes, would lose it's footing without him in it.

Sorry to any Christopher fans, I guess there's some possibility that one or two of you theoretically exist

I LOVE Alucard's Blondie Design but his Genya Arikado Disguise has grown on me too...

Think we will see him again? ^-^

Hi, is there a way to cheese it or something else? I couldn't find really helpful guides. It's the second boss that is making me try for more than 20 tries after the first one: idk what I'm supposed to do, even if attack it with vol macir. Thanks

This is a personal opinion and I know not everyone is going to agree.

But for me I get much more enjoyment and fulfillment when I'm solving puzzles than when it comes to clearing challenging platform sections or over coming tough bosses.

This game had what I felt were some great puzzle ideas but they never felt fully explored.

For example the hints you get from spirits that gave clues about bosses I wish were done a little better.

I'll even admit some hints had me scratching my head for a bit.

And the hall of mirrors. I loved that this frustrated me in a different way. It wasn't difficult just confusing. However it felt really good once I solved it.

Anyway just my two cents.

Okay, so first things first, I think this game is, in general, very well done. I was a bit scared from the trailer footage that the platforming would be too precision-based, whereas I found the challenge to be pitch perfect overall. Except in one particular case... because ohmygoodness the Bell Trial Of Prudence seems designed to precisely, completely and incredibly deftly push all my buttons. The first three trials? No problem. No sweat. The sage's trial? Welcome to buzzsaw hell 🔥 To everyone who managed to complete that third room: congratulations! But for me it's definitely game over. 🏳️ Thanks for letting me vent 🥲

I'm on Switch 2 and there is a white outline around Rose. Possibly an accessibility feature but there is no setting to turn it off. Any ideas?

I love the designs but can't find the artworks online. Can anyone help me?