So What’s The Deal Konami? - Castlevania: Dracula X

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  • @PikaChu-ui8bp
    @PikaChu-ui8bp หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I Love how the eyeballs in the Anette fight became the shaft orbs cool twist

  • @jyakku79
    @jyakku79 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I can’t say how much I appreciate somebody pushing back on the hate that gets thrown at this game like it’s worthless… As a SNES owner in 95 ready for some new CV, this was a godsend; and as hard as it is, it’s still a FAVORITE of mine!

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I felt very similar coming off SCIV especially when I was getting MMX releases every year on the SNES….which is never a bad thing but I was stoked hearing this was a thing and when I finally had an oppertunity to try it years later I loved the variation throughout. It’s a big reason I get somewhat picky with remasters and remakes… when you can flesh out a story a bit more or retool it instead of a simple port or remaster it just makes the experience that much sweeter and I always have the option to go back and play the original

    • @jaredt2590
      @jaredt2590 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s always been awesome, the first game I played when I got the new advance collection was this one. The only way to play it is that or spend a 1000 dollars for the Super Nintendo cart.

    • @Iohannis42
      @Iohannis42 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was extremely disappointing after Super Castlevania IV...

    • @alexanderrichards239
      @alexanderrichards239 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Iohannis42 Recently played both for the first time. Had some fun with X, meanwhile 4 was an OK-ish mediocre experience. Sure you can control yourself during a jump and whip in different directions but they could put these great mechanics in a better game.

    • @LupinticDream
      @LupinticDream หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jaredt2590 there are.... other ways

  • @TheT3rr0rMask
    @TheT3rr0rMask หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This was the most "NES" feeling after 3, feel like an intentional throwback. There's a lot of tech with the control and weapon mechanics. It's not the most polished, but in a CV1-3 mood DracX fits the bill. You can't go "Just play Rondo" because they're extremely different games.

    • @alexh2790
      @alexh2790 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agree, I just wish they put this on a 32 meg cartridge. I feel like after I get past the drawbridge, the concessions start kicking in.

  • @MrNinten-mw4lo
    @MrNinten-mw4lo หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This game was well done with this DRAC X def needs more love

  • @MegaManiac85
    @MegaManiac85 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Still impressive that they managed to put this on a snes cart

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💯 I also feel that way about the SFA2 release no where near perfect but still very impressive

    • @MegaManiac85
      @MegaManiac85 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @ that’s a good comparison Alpha 2 might be the most technical savy SF next to third strike

    • @alexh2790
      @alexh2790 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I still feel this game should've been released on a 32 meg cartridge. We could've had a whole game that kept up to the promise of the first level. You can tell they had to stretch the memory budget as you progress through the game.

    • @MegaManiac85
      @MegaManiac85 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@alexh2790I agree it would absolutely look amazing maybe push it back to the ps1 ?

    • @opaljk4835
      @opaljk4835 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MegaManiac85 it would’ve never made it without pushing Symphony Of The Night back or forgoing the port of Chronicles. And at that point why not just do an enhanced port of rondo?

  • @gamedad7336
    @gamedad7336 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Usually the differences in the these and other Konami games was simply nintendo demanding their version not be the same as what was released on another consoles. That's why the genesis game bloodlines is what it is. No Belmont, and most of its enemies are variations of traditional fodder.
    Nintendo probably told Konami that they didn't want a straight port of rondo of blood. Thus we got Dracula x.

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That makes sense, I gotta give them credit for mixing it up enough to have a radically different end product outside a specific character or skin. What did you think of Bloodlines overall?

  • @williek6888
    @williek6888 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Another killer video! Absolutely love the soundtrack. If one can separate this from SCIV, Bloodlines & Rondo, it's a fantastic game on it's own. A long time ago, a local store had a copy for $50 but I passed cus I thought that was too much; really regretting that now!

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That sounds similar to my story with MegaMan 5 for the longest time I wouldn’t spend $40 on it and paid the price when the prices jumped! I agree on the ost especially the prologue theme almost gives off some ff6 vibes to me

  • @PixelFusionProductions
    @PixelFusionProductions หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Have you ever noticed how the underpart of throne room in SotN looks similar to the Dracula Battle of Dracula X? The pillars that Richter fought Dracula on seem to be there, but of course, no bottomless pits. I've always wondered if that area, and the one preceding it with the elevator, were meant to be a reference to Dracula X.

  • @robertanderson9447
    @robertanderson9447 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Akumajou Dracula XX is a game that I've never been able to hate. It may not be as polished or as deep as Rondo, and sometimes it's just not fair. But overall I feel the experience is mostly solid, Richter still feels like himself when controlling him (aside from extended landing lag, beware of this in the clock tower) and it does a lot of things with its stage design that Rondo never did. Dracula XX makes for an interesting B-side to Richter's legacy, and despite being excluded (X-cluded?) from Rondo's PSP remake/compilation known as Dracula X Chronicles, I feel the developers still took some inspiration from it.
    Worth noting: A feature of Dracula XX's password system is remembering your subweapon. Upon defeating the stage 3 boss Dullahan with key in hand, immediately write down the password shown. You can then retry Stage 4 with the key as many times as needed (though it will take a reset to do so). Also, the key itself holds a surprising amount of power. In both this and Rondo, the key's item crash costs zero hearts and appears to do nothing at first. But in the couple seconds it's active, Richter is enveloped in protective fire that shields him from all harm and causes damage to enemies. With good timing, it can be the KEY to survival (I had to I'm sorry)

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I missed the item crash with the Key completely! That might have made things a bit easier for the home stretch! One thing I will add is Atleast both chambers for Anette and Maria are close by I was a bit worried I would have to hunt down another key and find out she was in the clock tower like rondo 😆 This was a cool twist and I still need to try the PSP remake if Rondo just looking for a good way to capture the footage

    • @robertanderson9447
      @robertanderson9447 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @RockinKatReviews On a semi related note. I remember finding the lack of a bad ending in Rondo strange. First time around I did not rescue Annette, since I was playing the Japanese version and don't understand Japanese, I first assumed Dracula's bellowing laugh as he dies was because Richter messed up. But no, Drac's just laughing because his adversary gave him such an amusing battle of wits, and he knows the cycle will only continue. And all that changes when you do rescue everyone is they appear in the sky before the credits.
      Dracula XX raises the stakes considerably with the possibility of Annette becoming a vampire herself. Richter not only bears witness to the consequences of failure, but has to be the one to put her down personally. You don't see him explicitly react, ever the stoic vampire hunter, but the ending shows how it's affected him. It sticks with you.
      Rondo's approach isn't necessarily bad or anything but I appreciate the twist here.

  • @CarecaRetrogamer
    @CarecaRetrogamer หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I remember playing this game back in the day and thinking "wow, what a stepback compared to Castkevania IV..." I mean the aesthetics, the 8 whip directions...
    I already had my PlayStation, so I kinda neglected it.
    Then, a few years back, someone asked me to play it on a live, and so I did. And when I got to Dracula's fight, I simply quit. I mean, Dracula shouldn't need to cheat on us, right? Bottomless pits? Really?
    Then, something clicked in me, and I decided to "git gud" on it, and so I did.
    Nowadays, this is one of my favourite games, and I always find myself playing it again and again...
    This game really deserves some more Love...
    Nice video, by the way... cheers!

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I felt that way a bit too with SCIV In a lot of ways the 8 directional whipping was so good it spoiled me. But I will say that much like you did going back to it gave me a far greater sense of appreciation for it and you know what’s funny I didn’t realize until playing around with the controls is that in many scenarios crouching cancels out knockback

  • @underwaterlevelz1947
    @underwaterlevelz1947 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This is your most epic vid so far. I might one day throw down the money for this cart, i think its up to $200 or so. The skeletons of the arse-holeish variety should have their own reddit thread or something.

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🙏 Had to call back to one of our favorites with that line 😆 Was def thinking of some of our Vania playthroughs when I added that in

  • @jerb82
    @jerb82 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "One way trip to hell and back."
    Wut 😅

    • @CyberDragon10K
      @CyberDragon10K 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Can't help but try and be profound only to spout out gobbledygook instead.

  • @Prmex1993
    @Prmex1993 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Honestly gotta give Konami credit for how they pushed the snes with this one. But that lead up to symphony!! I can’t wait!!

  • @DeaDlyCorpsE528
    @DeaDlyCorpsE528 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I originally played this first so it was the next castlegania to me and it was good. Hard but great and discovering some secrets to play other stages later on was the cherry on top for me to go back and replay it and they are both grest in their own rights. I first rented this game in blockbuster and eventually bought it from them when they were clearing out inventory for n64. Was able to get this and ninja gaiden trilogy and shinobi 3 at the time which i still have.
    The Dracula fight was more epic and harder here than it was in rondo. Also love the first track way more than other versions of the song.
    Also never understood the hate towards this game, its more castlevania and an extra adventure with richter

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m not sure if the Dracuak X got limited distribution like final fight did where if I remember correctly had a bit of an exclusivity to certain retailers. My blockbuster phased them out pretty fast in 96 as soon as the 64 games started releasing so I didn’t get a crack at it til the early 2000s but even then I was much like u had a great time w it

    • @jaredt2590
      @jaredt2590 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This WAS the prequel to Symphony of The Night before rondo of blood was released in 2007.

    • @jaredt2590
      @jaredt2590 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was produced in limited quantities and is very rare like Megaman x2 and 3.

  • @pixelfiendcombo5742
    @pixelfiendcombo5742 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I Still need to do a Dracula X playthrough

  • @RockmanShadow
    @RockmanShadow หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hopefully they do Richter justice in the Netflix series

    • @kingty2550
      @kingty2550 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Nope

    • @Iohannis42
      @Iohannis42 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Ha.

    • @fitnessabcvideo
      @fitnessabcvideo หลายเดือนก่อน

      Spoiler,they didn't, and the way castlevania on netflix has been going, they'll make him have a bumming session with alucard, it's all gone to edgey and gay.

    • @fitnessabcvideo
      @fitnessabcvideo หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No

  • @RichterBelmont2235
    @RichterBelmont2235 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As much as I loved Dracula X, as it was my first Castlevania game. That Dracula throne room is a special kind of spite.

  • @jaredt2590
    @jaredt2590 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The game is a true 16-bit Castlevania 1, whereas the previous Super Nintendo release was more of a reimagining, this is the first game with a couple branching paths and two people to rescue added in. If you love Castlevania 1 on nes you’ll love this game.

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a pretty good way to look at it. It def has a good deal of that nes grit to it in controls and platforming

  • @alexh2790
    @alexh2790 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I enjoy this game as a callback to the Nes games, and none of my criticisms stem from comparing it to Rondo. I really think this game should have been on a 32 meg cartridge. Level 1 goes for the gusto, but once you pass the bridge on level 2, it becomes clear that consessions are being made.

    • @Iohannis42
      @Iohannis42 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was severely downgraded from Super Castlevania IV.

  • @fitnessabcvideo
    @fitnessabcvideo หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Dracula X has got better textures than rondo, nice effects, but ultimately it feels very flat and lacks a hard direction, because... Rondo exists. Bloodlines is over rated in my option but that game has a clear cut design and delivery of story, Dracula x feels very muted, like porridge with alot of water added. And yes I've played both, and completed them both, and if you want to see the differences all the way through, you have to get through both, and yes Dracula X is harder, Richter is slightly muted in this version

    • @CyberDragon10K
      @CyberDragon10K 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I have a personal soft spot for that evil floating Jawa of a Necromancer in the alt. Stage 4', and the tilework is _sublime_ for this game (the underground with the stalactites/stalagmites and the clock tower interiors, in particular), but the overly pastel colours used do it no favours at all, and beyond the pixels, the stage layout and flow/cohesion just crumbles. Tack on the random design BS like the bottomless pits in Dracula's fight, the _heavily_ reduced invincibility time, and how bats are COMPLETELY UNTOUCHABLE until you wake them up and it's a hard ask to "redeem" DXX as an overall package.

    • @fitnessabcvideo
      @fitnessabcvideo 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@CyberDragon10K yup. I don't mind this game, it's ok, ok I mean, mid in terms compared to solid castlevania titles. Super castlevania just slaps in soundtrack and design and gameplay, some of the mechanics is a tad crazy, but it has real direction. Heck even castlevania 64 with all the jank cameras had such a particular vision for what they wanted in a game. Castlevania x just feels like a fan game, not an insult to people that like it, fan games can be really good, in this case, it looks good and just feels like 50 percent of the content was axed out, like it's missing DLC, lol.

  • @BaselardFE
    @BaselardFE 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Wow I just played this game for the first time a few days ago, crazy good timing.
    It's nice to hear good things about the game, most people tend to focus on the negative aspects too much.
    My only real complaint is the overabundance of bottomless pits, but otherwise I had a good time with it :D

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I wonder if that had anything to do with the lack of them in rondo 🤔 I was ok with or without them but I’m not gonna lie they were a bit trollish placing them in the final Drac encounter. Did you manage to get through the pillars in act 3 to reach Maria?

  • @inceptional
    @inceptional หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Reimagining or whatever, I wish they'd just done a proper straight-up port of the PC Engine game with various graphical improvements to take full advantage of the SNES' capabilities: Even better colour, proper transparency effects, more overlapping background parallax, maybe some cool use of Mode 7 in a few places, possibly some Dolby Surround Sound support, etc. What's on SNES is okay for what it is, but it really could and should have been an amazing port on SNES imo.

  • @Polobeta
    @Polobeta 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    One of the few things I love about this game is that it has probably my favorite version of beginning in the entire series. Rondo soundtrack is overall better but Beginning in dracula x is insane.

  • @ashwinrebbapragada7626
    @ashwinrebbapragada7626 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I never played Dracula X for the SNES. Based on what I saw on TH-cam videos, the visuals look sharp, the music is solid, the levels are like most Castlevania games. For some reason, this game didn't receive the same praise as other Castlevania games. Perhaps there could have been more levels and the developers could have added more content. Thanks for this review.

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree if it was fleshed out a bit more I think would have just given it the edge it needed. It’s fun going back and seeing some of the initial scores by reviewers one gave it a 3/10 in innovation 🤔

  • @Seikyospirit
    @Seikyospirit 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I played this game hoping for the PC engine and I knew full well what I was getting into at the time lol. But I was extremely grateful they made the attempt to import Richter to the States

  • @19Szabolcs91
    @19Szabolcs91 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I always thought about this hame as an alternate retelling, like CV1, 4 and Chronicles. If I’m not looking for Rondo specifically, this is a very good classic CV game, dare I say I prefer it to 4.

  • @joshisnot11
    @joshisnot11 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you for giving Drac X its due. I have the cart and I prefer it to CIV. It feels more like a true Classicvania in a way that IV just doesn’t to me. Rondo is great too. It’s fantastic really. But comparing them directly does a disservice to both. It’s just a damn good classic Castlevania game, full stop.

  • @veghesther3204
    @veghesther3204 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I only played like the PS1 version of it the original SNES verison of it NEVER actually left Japan.

  • @kenshirootomo6993
    @kenshirootomo6993 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There´s something wrong..
    I played first the SNES version of DRACULA X in 1996 and DRACULA X RONDO OF BLOOD in 1999 on my TURBO GRAFX+CDE-ROM... And honestly the PC-ENGINE version is better in almost everything
    I still have them both, I play more RONDO.

    • @KoopaKid-ff7mb
      @KoopaKid-ff7mb หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Crazy to think how good Rondo looked on the pc engine in 93 compared to many other games of the time

  • @nathanhotard5252
    @nathanhotard5252 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Playing in the advanced collection was not fun i really tried to get in to dracula X i wish they would put the og rondo of blood in one of those collections

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Which console are you playing it on bc I believe the requiem coll is on PSN it was a Sony exclusive

    • @nathanhotard5252
      @nathanhotard5252 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@RockinKatReviews xbox dont have a PlayStation

  • @jaredt2590
    @jaredt2590 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love the hell out of this game but it’s a cut and paste job, put together to make money,

    • @CyberDragon10K
      @CyberDragon10K 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Rondo of Blood at home, as the kids would say.

  • @petwisk2012
    @petwisk2012 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nor remaking nor reimagining, just reshitening this game is rubish just that

  • @yazarc4598
    @yazarc4598 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Am I alone in preferring the SNES soundtrack? Given the original Rondo was kind of a holy grail back in the day, I found myself pretty disappointed by it when I played it for the first time on my PSP. I'm not really in love with Dracula X on the SNES either but I have finished it a couple of times.

    • @RockinKatReviews
      @RockinKatReviews  5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The snes was home to some of my favorite compositions so for me it’s always nice just hearing the snes rearrangements. There’s a few songs that are unique to Drac X also but it’s hard for me to really put one over the other I think it might just be a preference

  • @SegaHaterRick
    @SegaHaterRick หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Even though it’s considered a “downgrade” it’s still shows that Konami would much rather release their games on Nintendo over Sega 🤣

    • @robertanderson9447
      @robertanderson9447 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You're very committed to your gimmick, I can't help but respect it.

    • @DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI
      @DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro they released BLOODLINES on the sega which was a exclusive.. didn't bloodlines come out after X??

    • @Iohannis42
      @Iohannis42 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bloodlines also seemed like a downgraded version

    • @SegaHaterRick
      @SegaHaterRick 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@robertanderson9447 it’s not a gimmick I really despise Sega

  • @Matthew-pq3us
    @Matthew-pq3us หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just hate the way he walks other than that I liked the game