I like your rankings, but the best part of this video is the tabs you have open in your browser😂. Love the videos man, keep up the good work. Would've loved to watch you play through Lords of Shadow but I completely understand why that's a hard no for you. It's pretty long and it is completely different from traditional CV games, so much so that for many people it feels more like God of War than CV. Even so, I'm glad I found your channel when I was looking for good Castlevania videos. Take care
The one redeeming "feature" of the dss system is that using a glitch you only need one action and one attribute card to have access to them all. Basically how it works is that while Nathan is in the animation for activating dss mode you can open up the dss menu and put the cursor on whatever cards you want (even cards you don't have yet) and the game will activate that card combo instead. It's a bandaid solution to a problem that shouldn't exist
I actually much prefer DXC graphics to the god awful cutesy anime art in Rondo. I never thought Rondo fit the franchise at all tonally and it's not that it's light hearted (because so is the original Castlevania) and it's not that it's anime (most the franchise is). It's just flat out too silly looking imo, not tongue in cheek anymore just flat out parody. So that's a reason for DXC to exist, it's a version of Rondo that isn't a joke. Nice to see CV64 getting some love though. CV64 is the last game in the series, hell the last bit of media in the franchise, that even slightly hit the same tone and style as the original 3 games. It's art style, it's gameplay (overall), it's classic horror film theme, the presentation of the Belmonts and other characters, the balance in tone between fun and horror, it's all so Castlevania through and through. And whilst good games in their own rights, the IGA games (including SotN and progressively more so the more they made) they could have been a separate series not titled Castlevania and nothing would have changed for them. The franchise post-CV64 is a metroid clone jrpg-ish series with some very standard fantasy anime themes. It's not the same series at all anymore and it's sad that 64 is the last time they gave it a real shot, yet is also widely disliked because a man on the internet said so.
Great watch even if I hate Aria and Dawn's positions and the reasons you dislike them. Honestly, farming for all the souls is my favorite thing to do in Aria right at the end of the game to get the good ending variant.
Honestly the biggest disagreement i have is harmony, imo the map is the worst map of the entire series (barring ps2vanias which forgot to make level design and just copy pasted the same room over and over). it’s not my least favorite castlevania game but it’s the only one that consistently makes me feel nauseous/ get a headache!
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(0:00) Vampire Killer Remix 2 - Symphony of the Night Saturn OST
(2:50) Out of Time SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/PtVZ8MhbVAE/v-deo.html)
(6:25) Wicked Child SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/E2wGGA0E7ck/v-deo.html)
(10:27) Beginning Remix 1 - Symphony of the Night Saturn OST
(15:38) Riddle - Order of Ecclesia OST
(18:40) Stage 09 Base - Boku Dracula-kun OST
(21:41) New Messiah VRC6 - Shimoine (ua-cam.com/video/AwiwSLbDjOA/v-deo.html)
(24:50) Ripe Seeds SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/H5zLY0uObCU/v-deo.html)
(28:56) Simon's Theme :Stage8 (MIDI Sound Roland SC-55 Ver.) - Castlevania Chronicles OST
(32:07) Bloody Tears :Stage4 (Arrange Ver.) - Castlevania Chronicles OST
(34:04) Simon's Theme SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/-pXAPkR1j_0/v-deo.html)
(38:52) Wicked Child :Stage3 (Arrange Ver.) - Castlevania Chronicles OST
(43:31) Tower of Dolls :Stage6-2 (Arrange Ver.) - Castlevania Chronicles
(45:56) Overture Remix - NIXX Saint (ua-cam.com/video/r87x7bLdP24/v-deo.html)
(49:06) Opus 13 (5' Stage BGM) - Rondo of Blood OST
(50:32) "Castle of the Moon" - Unreleased Rondo Track (ua-cam.com/video/k_XgmtVSPDg/v-deo.html)
(53:22) Cross Your Heart - Rondo of Blood OST
(56:22) Moon Fight :Stage6-1 (Game Sound Ver.) - Castlevania Chronicles OST
(58:43) Iron Blue Intention - Portrait of Ruin OST
(1:01:20) Calling from Heaven - Castlevania Bloodlines OST
(1:04:03) Den - Dracula X OST
(1:07:28) Bloody Tears Reconstructed - 8-Beats VGM (ua-cam.com/video/SvLMPN4-6u8/v-deo.html)
(1:12:28) Dracula's Castle SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/2767fnTqV2Q/v-deo.html)
(1:17:10) The Tragic Prince - Symphony of the Night OST
(1:21:15) Wandering Ghosts SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/Dry_IeYcFs0/v-deo.html)
(1:26:11) Annex Silent Madness - Castlevania 64 OST
(1:28:56) Introduction - Legacy of Darkness OST
(1:31:00) Tower of Sorcery - Castlevania 64 OST
(1:33:09) Awake Smash Bros. Remix (ua-cam.com/video/-P7Bgyy9J68/v-deo.html)
(1:38:05) Aquarius Genesis Remix - TheLegendofRenegade (ua-cam.com/video/E3hAaDlLAmw/v-deo.html)
(1:44:00) Successor of Fate Arrangement - The Noble Demon (ua-cam.com/video/m7GmmgdMufw/v-deo.html)
(1:47:17) Offense and Defense Arrangement - The Noble Demon (ua-cam.com/video/rfLI0k-507Q/v-deo.html)
(1:51:03) Old Enemy HQ Remix - Patricio Herrera (ua-cam.com/video/VrCvzUCOM_8/v-deo.html)
(1:53:08) Ruined Castle Corridor VRC6 - Shimoine (ua-cam.com/video/DKrqHvhGh9c/v-deo.html)
(1:56:28) Top Floor Remastered - Yagami Scipionyx (ua-cam.com/video/HiVfubFf8wE/v-deo.html)
(2:02:07) Heart of Fire w/ Dawn of Sorrow samples - Schneider (ua-cam.com/video/z8VMKULyROg/v-deo.html)
(2:07:27) Dracula's Tears SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/whmGu4c7Vjg/v-deo.html)
(2:11:06) Invitation of a Crazed Moon Remastered - Eulogous (ua-cam.com/video/D4Q2WLNvjXI/v-deo.html)
(2:14:14) VICTORIAN FEAR - Portrait of Ruin OST
(2:16:28) Piercing Silence Remastered - Eulogous (ua-cam.com/video/XEUBssRok1Q/v-deo.html)
(2:20:05) Gaze Up at the Darkness - Portrait of Ruin OST
(2:22:41) An Empty Tome (Stage BGM) - Order of Ecclesia OST
(2:25:43) Dissonant Courage - Order of Ecclesia OST
(2:28:17) Sorrow's Distortion - Order of Ecclesia OST
(2:30:43) Ebony Wings - Order of Ecclesia OST
(2:33:08) Anti-Souls Mystery Lab - Lament of Innocence OST
(2:37:10) Nightmare Aria - Lament of Innocence OST
(2:40:08) Abandoned Castle - Curse of Darkness OST
(2:45:42) Battle of the Holy SNES Remix - Hooded Edge (ua-cam.com/video/w1Ouj946VOE/v-deo.html)
(2:48:50) Maria Samba - Rondo of Blood OST
I like your rankings, but the best part of this video is the tabs you have open in your browser😂. Love the videos man, keep up the good work. Would've loved to watch you play through Lords of Shadow but I completely understand why that's a hard no for you. It's pretty long and it is completely different from traditional CV games, so much so that for many people it feels more like God of War than CV. Even so, I'm glad I found your channel when I was looking for good Castlevania videos. Take care
The one redeeming "feature" of the dss system is that using a glitch you only need one action and one attribute card to have access to them all. Basically how it works is that while Nathan is in the animation for activating dss mode you can open up the dss menu and put the cursor on whatever cards you want (even cards you don't have yet) and the game will activate that card combo instead. It's a bandaid solution to a problem that shouldn't exist
Never knew that - maybe COTM's code became sentient and rebelled against KCEK's game design
Time to put time into rondo
I actually much prefer DXC graphics to the god awful cutesy anime art in Rondo. I never thought Rondo fit the franchise at all tonally and it's not that it's light hearted (because so is the original Castlevania) and it's not that it's anime (most the franchise is). It's just flat out too silly looking imo, not tongue in cheek anymore just flat out parody.
So that's a reason for DXC to exist, it's a version of Rondo that isn't a joke.
Nice to see CV64 getting some love though. CV64 is the last game in the series, hell the last bit of media in the franchise, that even slightly hit the same tone and style as the original 3 games. It's art style, it's gameplay (overall), it's classic horror film theme, the presentation of the Belmonts and other characters, the balance in tone between fun and horror, it's all so Castlevania through and through. And whilst good games in their own rights, the IGA games (including SotN and progressively more so the more they made) they could have been a separate series not titled Castlevania and nothing would have changed for them. The franchise post-CV64 is a metroid clone jrpg-ish series with some very standard fantasy anime themes. It's not the same series at all anymore and it's sad that 64 is the last time they gave it a real shot, yet is also widely disliked because a man on the internet said so.
Great watch even if I hate Aria and Dawn's positions and the reasons you dislike them. Honestly, farming for all the souls is my favorite thing to do in Aria right at the end of the game to get the good ending variant.
Glad to hear you still enjoyed despite our differences. Thanks for watching!
Honestly the biggest disagreement i have is harmony, imo the map is the worst map of the entire series (barring ps2vanias which forgot to make level design and just copy pasted the same room over and over). it’s not my least favorite castlevania game but it’s the only one that consistently makes me feel nauseous/ get a headache!