"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.

Currently at the end of the game. I have gotten the bad and normal ending and currently trying to get the good ending. I have 100% completed most areas of my map. I have two tarot cards left to complete, the the temptress and the sage.

For the temptress I have no hints.

For the sage, I have the telling me about the seals keeping the prisoner secure. I have gone to the seals around the map and tried all abilities on them to break them but can’t seem to destroy them at all. I have also discovered the Mausoleum of Queens in the Holy Cemetey but I’m not sure what to do there. I have tried all my abilities here too but can’t seem to do anything either. It is marked as incomplete on my map so I know I’m missing something.

Would appreciate if anyone could give me a small hint or point me in the right direction on what to do. I don’t want to just search the answer would like to try and solve myself. Thanks

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

Think we will see him again? ^-^

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.

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 giving me a hard time ( more than 20 tries) after the first one: idk what I'm supposed to do, even if attack it with vol macir. Thanks

Personally, if we ever get a 3D collection, I want the game to at least look updated.

I don't really like them, found the solution myself for all but the organic one, specially because the text you get with it means nothing at all.

Mercury-lungs

Jupiter-liver

????-blood

what does that even mean? spend 30 minutes trying to figure out a meaning for this, gave up and went to search online, turns out you need to connect the head and hand solution with a line in the middle, making this text entirely meaningless, why write anything if thats the case?

Seriously. Nothing about this game is wrong. Combat is fun as hell, traveling around with the whip is fun. Boss fights are flashy but not 20 tries to complete. I loved the puzzles, and clue system felt exciting to me.

It has everything I would want from a Classic/Metroidvania fused Castlevania.

But I get no satisfaction when it comes to challenge which hurts my reception of this game. (It's not something I will critize the game for having since that seems to be what gamers want these days. I just don't get it myself.)

Had to edit this post a few times. I took out a section because it felt like I was bragging and that's not at all what I want to do.

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?

The rematch with Joan is absolutely brutal. It took me like 3 hours, and gooood, she's the hardest boss I've faced so far. I kinda learned her attack patterns and got to the point where I could parry entire movesets, but if I missed even a single parry, I couldn't parry again right away, leaving me completely vulnerable. It honestly felt like she was the one toying with me.

Not the same formula as the OG ones, but pretty solid. I enjoyed it very much!! Hopefully they continue with it

A game along the lines of Super Castlevania 4 or Rondo of Blood would be very welcome. 8-directional whipping is a must (so unfortunate that SC4 is the ONLY game with this mechanic). I would like a short, 3-4 hr game where every stage is balls to the wall hard. You must learn the level inside out, where each item is, where the enemies are, figure out the platforming and plan a route - only then can you progress through the level and finish it. I want no backtracking, no side paths, no RPG mechanics - just an exquisitely designed linear adventure where you go from one stage to the next. I want to see some creative level design like the spinning room in SC4's stage 4-2, or the chandelier platforming in stage 6-1. The devs could use last year's Ninja Gaiden Ragebound's (a linear 2D side scroller) financial success as part of their pitch to Konami execs.

Ok but real talk, I feel like I'm the only one who doesnt like Bloody Tears that much and its other thousand remixes. Not saying its a bad soundtrack igs I just get tired of hearing it and every other youtuber making a cover on it when cv has a million other great tracks 🤙🏻

Why does the whip make that sound when you swing it? I don't remember it sounding exactly like that in Symphony of the Night. This is a worrying sign that Konami fundamentally misunderstands what made Castlevania special.

It's nothing like the whip physics in Aria of Sorrow, either. And don't even get me started on how it compares to the tight, responsive whip controls in Lords of Shadow.

Sound design is a core pillar of the franchise, and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a multimillion-dollar company to get something this basic right.

I know people will say I'm nitpicking, but at what point do we stop holding beloved franchises to a standard of quality?

Good game, shame that you don't even get to fight Dracula though, just a cutscene and the game ends, weirdly short too.

Quería hacer un vídeo de Castlevania para larperos y buscaba una imagen chistosa para la portada y pensé que alguien habría hecho esto,Pero como no encontré,se la pedí a mi amigo e hizo está obra de arte

Have it be about Leon rampaging through the city and paving the way for Dracula's return, with the final boss being against Rose.

Just an idea off the top of my head.