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The timeline idea could be cool, yeah. I don't remember how many times I used burning, but I specifically avoided using it. It destroys literally every boss. I often beat a boss with it, then went back to beat it without it.

I get that, but the level design is a big turnoff for me. I wish it'd gone deeper in its inspirations and had level design like the first Devil May Cry, I'd probably enjoy that. One easy way to "fix" the momement (ergo, make the bland level design more skippable) would be giving Hector some alternate movement option, like the dashes the Igavanias have. Maybe there's some mod with out there, but I'm not too knowledgeable on the subject.

Do wish the environments weren't as "dungeon crawly" given you're outside the castle so often. A rare sight to behold, and I wish we got more storytelling through the environments. Ecclesia and even Simon's Quest did that better.

@@damonullerick6572 Ha, that sounds in-character. Sucks that the game Igarashi hates is precisely the one with the sole female Belmont. I also feel it's not a coincidence he retconned it, given it messed with the lore of his boy Alucard. Given, the whip here really is strange. Idk why it's so short.

No further information on Bernhard unfortunately. He's not the first vampire I don't think, since no one ever says so, just a really powerful one who happened to have the Ebony Stone. Wish the games had more detail on that. I neglected to mention that his design is possibly based on the real life king Matthias Corvinus, who was also the inspiration for Mathias Cronqvist (aka Dracula).

@@ClinicalDepressed thanks for the info, I will look for more information on web about Corvinus while I wait for the next video :)

Yeah I'm thinking about it. This video was a monumental amount of effort to make, and it really burned me out. But maybe someday.

That's great to hear. It's really cool that I was able to tap into your memories like that. That's one of the goals of this series (along with walking people through games they haven't played or won't play). I didn't dwell too long on the weapons because I figured it might hurt the pacing of the video, plus I'd have to do a lot of extra research. Looking back, maybe I should've included a little more. But if you ever get around to replaying the game someday, I left a link in the description for the website I used (with all the crafting recipes and evolution paths and such).

@@jaimecavazos9090 Thank you very much! I'll have an actually good mic for next video, which should be soonish since it'll be shorter.

Yeah but I'd already played The Adventure before. It's... not good, but thankfully it's short. I know some people like it, but I don't see it. You can be challenging without being unfun. The ReBirth thing is also partially the fault of Nintendo, they're super weird with their virtual shops. No clue what they're doing leaving this game unattended.

We have some hope: since Haunted Castle Revisited seemed to use Rebirth's engine it shows they've got it running properly on modern hardware+PC. They could've put Rebirth in the Dominus collection, but I imagine they're saving it as a "bonus" game for another collection.

@@TheT3rr0rMask oh god I hope

Oh yeah, agreed. I didn't use the word retcon in a negative way here. But it's true, you can definitely tell there were further plans for Germain. But the series is sort of dead for now, so.

Also The problem With curse of darkness That you need to know about Hector’s wife and his Friendship of Isaac Is an extended universe Material A.k.a. the manga Which is a bad way of telling the story like We don’t really know about Hector’s wife Or what she look like Instead You had to look at the manga To know the full reason if not backstory About Hector’s life Which is a bad way of Telling a story but hey that just my Opinion

@@supergamerboy1177 Not necessarily. Castlevania has or metroidvania aren't really made for heavy store exposition. Also remember that nearly all Konami projects involving Castlevania were on a tight budget and deadline, so expecting them to be able to fit that in when they had enough trouble with what made it in is unreasonable. I don't think people realize that the manga is an alternate prequel, not the official one. The one that came with the game, the mini manga by Kojima, was official. We could have gotten nothing as most Castlevania do, but they chose to go into the backstory instead of just give motivation.

Yeah no the manga is more or less canon because It out expand on Hector’s life the love of his life and outright Show the The friendship/Rivalry Of Isaac also Castlevania/metriodvania All right shows Interesting stories that expands the world aria/dawn of sorrow and for Metroidvania super metriod and fusion, prime etc.

@@blumiu2426 It's important to point out that the CoD manga was still supervised by Igarashi. I would think he'd care at least a little about the integrity of canon, so it does strike me as strange that he would let Sasakura tamper with Rosaly's death willy-nilly, even if I prefer the stake version from a thematic, historical standpoint. Maybe he didn't pay much mind to some side manga, though. Suppose the Netflix series is the same. Anyways I think I'll talk properly about this in the eventual SoTN video. I have some more considerations to make about Lisa and Rosaly's deaths, now.

You're right, her death cause isn't specified. I guess the animated series brainwashed me. Though to be fair, the SoTN scene has never looked like crucifixion for me. She looks to be hanging from the cross, not properly nailed. Yeah, I'm aware of the different version on how Isaac's uniform came to be. I think I mentioned briefly in the Cordova Town section that it could be a symbol for his madness.

@@ClinicalDepressed Aside hunting down material that mentions her death, there is the illustration of Dracula with her body, so there was something to bury and body to retrieve after attacking the village/town for what they did. I think a lot of people had the Mandela Effect just seeing her suspended on a piece of wood, and since neither Ellis or showrunner gave a crap about the lore they just went with what was most dramatic. It was never a method of crucifixion that I know of, especially given chain links are used. Even rope was used for the rack, not chain. I guess it was to show visually how she was on the cross or didn't want to show it as cruel as her hands pierced. I should look into the uncensored version and see if different, I don't recall so... I just know no wood pile and it's a crucifix. The interesting thing about Isaac and Hector from IGA is their similarities and differences. They were designed to compliment one another, sharing the red and white hair Romanian vampires are said to have. They had similar childhoods, Isaac and Julia having to run away similar to Hector. I'm not sure there is another villain in the series that just doesn't appear and die, ironically as much as people seem to dislike him (or his look).

True let not forget that hector wife was originally Hanged But then later on retcon burning at the stake Let’s not forget That succubus Might not know the full story in the way Lisa die And at Best Might not know the full Detail how she died

@@supergamerboy1177 The only time she was burned was in the manga, which is considered an alternate telling of past events. The mini manga by Kojima is actually how the events played out, in which she was hanged. And are you getting two thing confused between Hector's love and Dracula's wife? Why wouldn't the succubus know if Dracula knew? They would know why he went after the humans even more than before, it wouldn't be a mystery. Plus, the game isn't trying to play mind games or the like, it would be straight forward. Other material talking about SotN says Lisa was crucified.

Yeah no first off the so called retelling is shown to be more canon Then the other way how Hector’s wife die the first time Before the retcon also The same so-called retelling Can apply to multiple Castlevania remakes also yeah The succubus outright lies and we I don’t know The full context how Lisa die in the games also Dracula might have not told the succubus the full True

@@NikitaAlexeevdjeiden Yo, thanks a bunch! And yes sir, Bloodstained too. Sorry that you have to start with the dogshit audio in this first video though, my mic is trash.

I felt like there was some kind of plan for Hector in season 2, and then it clearly went out the window in season 3. But I don't know what the writer was thinking.

Sorry but no Rosalie was a nothing character like really I prefer the anime Because it actually show Hector as an actual character Rather than Being a rip off of both Dracula and alucard backstory like really dude do they already Disrespect Trevor In curse of darkness By almost killing him like I Prefer the anime but Doesn’t mean I respect the game series like I say I like both the games and The animated series

@supergamerboy1177 I guess if having nothing to do w/the overall plot while being weenie shamed in a dungeon is "character".

Checking back on the manual, you're sort of right, though it still strikes me as very weird. The Eastern Orthodox Church is mentioned dispatching armies (which isn't really a thing it can do by itself) and I don't believe Catholicism is ever directly mentioned (not in the translation I'm looking at, at least). The pope is said to be working with the Orthodox right from the get-go, and the manual makes it seem like he's leading it personally, which he wouldn't be (Orthodox barely has a centralized leadership structure, anyway). Well, it's still good to know that the original lore did differentiate. I don't recall the distinction ever mattering again going forward lol.

@@ClinicalDepressed Considering the time and place at-least they tried lol. As an artist myself I think that Eastern Orthodox has it own awesome aesthetic and way of handling religious artwork that I'd love to see adapted in one of the games. Usually when japan wants to represent western religion it's usually Spanish/Italian Catholicism and I'm assuming because of how bombastic it can be.

@@dashfox1 Yeah you're definitely right on all of that. Unfortunately the Netflix series did not go for that either.

@@ClinicalDepressed They got me in the first half using actual Romanian towns not going to lie.

Yeah I check the Original Japanese intro translated and no The church is just called the holy church Not the orthodox church or Catholic like In the same intro it says That The church in the intro Mentions or At least implies that The pope is Leading Their church while the Orthodox Church Does not have a pope But if you do have the translated Castlevania three Japanese manual Can you put a link? Because in the series, the church is always called the church not the orthodox or Catholic Heck in the games they use Catholic symbols not Orthodox Symbols

Hear hear. Though I think the soundtrack is the bigger loss.

Pretty close-minded statement to make. I know some who prefer the US version, as do I. It has some extra features and graphical polish in places. As far as difficulty is concerned, there are harder games (even within the franchise). Either version you pick you get a great game.

@@TheT3rr0rMask Oh? I wasn't aware it had graphical improvements.

@@TheT3rr0rMask Yeah exactly. And the NES version isn't that serious. I can beat it without losing a life to this day.

Dracula's only mistake was love too much