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Post by Brainiac on Jun 12, 2019 11:21:25 GMT -6
Oooooh, a new player!
<makes popcorn to enjoy with the new show>
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 11, 2019 14:37:13 GMT -6
Indeed, purifyweirdshard . Honestly, the only way a Castlevania announcement could be bad in my opinion would be "oh, by the way, we've got a new game that's ready to be played right now; go buy it!" Though the only way I can see that happening is with Grimoire of Souls, and since Bloodstained isn't on mobile phones, there isn't market competition there. So yeah, I think it would be just fine for Bloodstained and only make Konami look petty. Not that they don't already...
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 11, 2019 13:38:18 GMT -6
So it's down to Castlevania, Metal Gear, or Silent Hill, I think.
The latter two are definitely sore spots post-Survive and cancellation of Silent Hills. Given Death Stranding starting to ramp up, it would look like Konami is trying to counter that with announcements for either series (almost as much as Konami is rumored to have a Bloodstained counter).
I'm honestly not sure if any of these are good moves (if they're really trying to counter Bloodstained or Death Stranding, it just reads as petty to me), but given the overall positive reactions to the Castlevania Collection and the Belmonts in Smash, that would probably be the better direction to go.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 11, 2019 13:29:54 GMT -6
Well, this is almost as fun as you two at each others' throats over Dominique vs Alfred.
<makes popcorn once again>
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 11, 2019 11:39:48 GMT -6
I just think it's really strange that my friends down in D building have no problem letting their 13 year old watch GoT (they are with him when they do) But won't let the kid play Mortal Kombat or Devil May Cry 5.
At a guess...there's the difference between passive observation and active participation. Plus the parents actually WANT to watch GoT; they might not care for MK or DMC.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 11, 2019 9:54:14 GMT -6
Exactly, gunlord500 . I was referring to general cultural perception of what games are, particularly among older generations. It's getting better, thankfully. But change is slow.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 11, 2019 8:53:58 GMT -6
What I meant was that I only ever hear of it being a problem when it's a japanese made video game, people reee about "think of the children", while ignoring that the nudity in GoT is far worse than anything little Jimmy will see in Devil May Cry 5. Because Game of Thrones is HBO which is for adults while games are for children. ALL games. Just like ALL cartoons.
General cultural perception can be quite dumb.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 10, 2019 11:56:57 GMT -6
I'm just curious if the reveal will be as awesome as having LM3 Luigi exploring Castlevania was.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 16:27:00 GMT -6
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 12:22:18 GMT -6
Yeah, I remember now... Richter was the last Belmont before Julius to use Vampire Killer, and it was why Ecclesia was formed, but I don't remember anything about the Nostradamus prophecy... where'd you get that particular tidbit.
The Nostradamus prophecy element is introduced in Aria of Sorrow. The first half was the 1999 defeat (though I don't think it specified the Belmont's COULDN'T use the whip in the interim, merely that they WOULD in 1999), the second was the 2035 return. In truth, the idea dates back to Symphony's development as seen in this translated interview. And given the actual lifetime of Michel de Nostredame (1503 - 1566) is entirely after Trevor's era and before Christopher's, it's quite possible he actually foresaw almost all of the resurrections of Dracula.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 11:48:46 GMT -6
I don't think I've watched any of the trilogy in about the same length of time either. Though I do own and have played the Telltale game.
To tie back to the theme, bittersweet can work as long as it's a good balance.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 11:29:05 GMT -6
Great Scott! @bloodymiri is either faster on the uptake or just more willing to join in than you, Mr. Welldone .
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 11:24:36 GMT -6
I dunno man, sounds pretty heavy.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 11:20:50 GMT -6
There will be quadrant castles as a result. A mirror reflection, an upside down mirror reflection, and an upside down inversion of the castle. The rest of the percentage will be made up by the 4th dimensional castle.
But I have a real problem with thinking fourth-dimensionally!
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 11:18:42 GMT -6
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 10:03:55 GMT -6
I don't think a spiritual taint was the case, purifyweirdshard . After all, Richter wasn't the first time a Belmont was possessed/manipulated/converted in history (Soleiyu immediately jumps to mind). I DO believe Richter chose to step back and that unfortunately lead to the reduction of the Belmont Clan to the point that the gathering of branch family members in Ecclesia was a thing. The knowledge of a Nostradamus prophecy detailing that a Belmont would not wield the whip again until the Battle of 1999 was also a contributing factor.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 8:30:06 GMT -6
I am a PS4 filthy, disgusting casual.
*turns up nose*
Console peasant.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 7:24:01 GMT -6
If it's going to be a team up, can we pair Miriam off with Shanoa?
(off topic, but I would love to see either/or/both Miriam and Shanoa in a future Smash title on the Switch.)
I don't see Shanoa getting an amiibo which was the point of those matchups (the other three already have an amiibo released or teased/announced). However, she DOES have a Spirit, as do Shovel Knight and co. along with various Belmont-related characters. So how about we get Miriam added as a Spirit to Smash Ultimate once Bloodstained comes out and Simon and Richter can face off against one another equipped with whatever appropriate Spirit setup you like?
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 7:16:19 GMT -6
Anyway, I don't think it's been mentioned in this thread, but forgive me if otherwise. The two episodes he's referring to are the 1999 episode, with Julius as the main character, and the one that explains why the Belmonts couldn't use Vampire Killer in the 1940s, when Portrait of Ruin takes place (and maybe during Ecclesia, also? My memory's vague on this).
The Belmonts gave up the whip not long after Symphony. Possibly before the end of the 18th Century, possibly only a little into the 19th; we're not sure. The general assumption is Richter (we do know he was the last Belmont to wield it via the Whip's Memory) gave it up after realizing if he could be manipulated as he had been was by Shaft again, he would be a threat to the world. That, combined with a Nostradamus prophecy, led to it passing to the Morris branch until Julius was preparing for the Demon Castle War. Basically, the Belmont family was not in possession of the Vampire Killer in Ecclesia (indeed, the disappearance of the Clan was part of the reason that order was formed), Bloodlines, Portrait, and of course, the unseen equivalent to Stoker's novel - in other words, almost anything set in the 19th or 20th Centuries, save the very early former or very late latter.
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Post by Brainiac on Jun 6, 2019 6:57:00 GMT -6
ROTN needs to have the "normal ending" in which you play the game normally without trying to 100%.
Don't you mean 200.6%?
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