Castlevania Judgment -- Story Mode, Maria Renard
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- So hey, it took me awhile to get this one done. I must've clocked at least eight new hours on the file's playtime this way. I implore you, particularly if you just want to unlock all the characters, don't try doing that...much less on Brutal. Incidentally, at around the ten-hour total mark, I unlocked the "Sprite Familiar" accessory. Don't worry too much about it, though, since accessories are purely cosmetic, and I hope to touch on them specifically at a later date.
A curiosity, reviews of Judgment seemed to single out Maria for criticism, some calling her "useless" and some "broken." While this might seem contradictory, I think my recent re-exploration of the Story from her point of view while preparing my mind and body (seriously, if you play this game too long or too vigorously in a given sitting, your arm might be sore the next day) for the Brutality that awaits me throughout this little project has given me some added perspective on how such diverse reactions could come to pass.
If you'll recall my character overview video for Maria, she has two moves that are patently prone to potentially pernicious pratfalls. There's a random chance that you'll be left wide open to the counterattack of your opponent's choosing. Most often, the AI player (and presumably also a wary human adversary) will take this as an invitation to launch their Hyper Attack upon you with complete impunity and little chance of failure.
I posit for general consideration that the reviewers who find her "broken" actually didn't play much with or against her, as her failure-prone attacks are really, really nice. Unusually effective, even. BUT! That chance of failure is what gets you in the long run, particularly if you're the one playing as Maria, so those who find her "unusable" had become jaded with time at the tendency to use her bread-and-butter normal special attacks and find yourself eating your enemy's strongest attack in return.
That said, it becomes somewhat exacerbated if one is subjected to this repeatedly, like say trying to topple ten stages of Story Mode in a row and sticking to (and suddenly regretting and/or reconsidering) a policy of not tolerating failure along the way...
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WARNING! This storyline in particular is unusually insipid (even for a semi-shameless crossover fighting game in a non-fighting franchise) and has been known to cause Castlevania fans serious mental distress over the single-minded nature of Maria's character within Judgment.
At around the time the (alleged) word "BlazBlue" was only just hitting the arcades, the message here is clear: "Teach me, Boobie-Lady!" (With Philece Sampler, no less.)
Uh, as an "upside," the invisible cameraman takes a break from the insistent fast-sweeping tracking shots in order to indulge in a little gratuitous zooming.
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Stage 1: Aeon
You know, for all the simplistic outlook Maria expresses at the "revelation" of what's going on, this conversation is the first to actually sound like a character carrying on a meaningful exchange with Aeon.
That is, no presumptions of summonings, solutions, or even feigned understanding of what's going to happen...because Aeon sure as hell doesn't tell you anything of the sort.
In fact, I'm actually impressed at Maria's apparent capacity (in spite of how else she behaves for the duration of the story, even) to succinctly summarize Aeon's overly dramatic, generalized, and overall unhelpful responses. How she chooses to respond to this information is slightly worrying, but she'll probably be fine. Maybe.
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Stage 4: Shanoa
Interesting side note, Michelle Ruff is the voice for Shanoa, but she would take over the role of Maria Renard from Philece Sampler, both her young and adult versions.
Maria clearly couldn't respond as quickly as the subtitles, being caught in Shanoa's eyes...don't get used to that, she won't be nearly so focused on the eyes from here on out.
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Stage 6: Mermen and Iron Gladiator
Does it show too terribly much that I tend to ignore most subweapons...but I really like the security of a "Crucifix Held Close"? ("Cross Your Heart"!) Mermen tend to make me wish I was fighting Zombies.
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Stage 7: Sypha
Here we are...the "plot" thickens. I don't know which is more surprising, that THIS is where they go dragging Maria's character through the muck, that Sypha actually dignified Maria's interests with a direct address, or that this is the design they chose for someone who would later go on to disguise herself as a man for the events of Castlevania III.
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Stage 10: Carmilla
I'm much relieved that Carmilla remained oblivious to Maria's fixation, as if the encounter with Sypha was uncomfortable enough as it was.
So...was Maria just talking smack at the end there, or are we supposed to believe that somehow she's learned a "lesson" from all this?
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Clearing Story Mode as Maria unlocks Eric Lecarde's story. - เกม
Maria to Simon: "That's Richter's whip!You....You stole it????"
Me: "Wrong Belmont,Mimi."
what?
your statement don't make sense
Richter must have been in this game
"What are you babbling about?"
Carmilla asks the question we're ALL wondering about...
I dont hate this Maria. i think she is cute in this game.
but the boob envy is weird
aside from that i think how polite she is with Aeon is kinda accurate. (meeting Richter was ploite and even polite with speaking to dracula even though hes an evil bastard)
I like to think though this was the awakening moment. I know its dumb for Castlevania, but girls DO go through periods like this were they are self conscious. Granted not ALL females go through this but it makes sense
I also like to think after her story is over she learns to not let this bother her and just focus on her magic and martial arts skills with the guardians.
Like i said its stupid to put Maria through this but its not the WORST coming of age thing i've seen for a video game charatcer
@Gamer Boi 2.0 The gladiator look is quite trappish to me
I've seen how everyone's stories begin with Aeon so I figured i'd take a crack at this interaction.
Aeon: Right on time. Welcome to the Time Rift.
Doctor Strange: I've seen many time rifts in my life but this may be the most bizaare rift i've ever encountered.
Aeon: this is where you'll find what you desire. But first, there are many trials you must pass.
Doctor Strange: The Multiverse must not be toppled. Of course i'll help!
Aeon: My name is Aeon. Shall we begin the first trial?
I love Maria’s voice😍😍😍😍😍
10:30
Based Cornell. 1% health and still kicking ass.
Maria's special attack was both funny and cute... mostly funny due to the owl dragging her.
a sacred gift !!
Maria's Loli adventure
13:09
18:49
Idiot.
Starts fights with other women for being more attractive than her and then blames them for starting the fight. Is it any wonder why people hate this Maria?
I don't mind her. She's just a kid.
You know what's more disturbing? That Sampler went on voicing Taokaka in BlazBlue, ANOTHER female character obsessed with big boobs XD
MrJechgo J’aime la voix de Philece Sampler.
Elle a faite la voix de Mimi dans Digimon
Well boob talk is everywhere in that game sadly. Japan thinks breasts are everything, which is really annoying.
I feel bad that Maria is hated in this cause of how she looks, it's sad. But her story is funny and made me laugh the first time I played it. Also I like when Maria beats Alucard, she said, "Too bad, he is kinda cute." But what I hate is if Maria trips or falls, she is wide open for an attack.
I think the Alucard line may be a reference to how it was implied in one of the Symphony of the Night endings that she gets together with Alucard.
My first time hearing the line:
Maria:Too bad, he was kinda cute...
Me:-Mmph!- SOTN REFERENCE! LOLOLLOL
What?!? I NEED to see this now!
I know I’m late but honestly, Maria made the tone of Rondo of Blood a bit more light hearted. That and the ending where she chases after Alucard is the canonical ending.
no soma,julius or richter
+Mega IsaiahX They already had 2 Belmonts. Probably didn't want to overload the roster with them.
yeah who wants to see each Belmont's unique combat styles like Richter's martial arts, Juste's combinations of Belmont skill with Belnades magic, or Julius Maybe utilizing modern day weapons in his fighting style. we need those roster spaces for cookie cutter anime chicks instead goddamit!
no IGA... feels good imo. Shanoa is the only thing within his timeline ( as in he created the games, Maria is pre-sotn, Alucard has only fought Drac in III etc.)
Iga might've been a fan of the franchise... but I feel he didn't get what made it feel like it at all.... everything turned into a SUPA-COLORFUL ANIME franchise with 1 castlevania level per game instead after he took over.
Also all the Belmonts fight exactly the same with minor differances... better to bring characters that arent bloody clones of eachother
Lilly Charlotte Tvedt you basically predicted smash bros ultimate.
Misa Amane?
Those characters don't look like castlevania characters it seems they are from some futuristic anime like gundam wing
For this game, they were guest designed by Takeshi Obata, a famous manga artist, rather than by the regular artists who provide the more well-known signature Gothic style that Castlevania games are better known for.
I shame how Maria turned out to be a contender for worst character in the game. As one of the only four characters to appear in the opening cinematic I found her rather interesting, what with how the owl spying on Simon and Alucard's fight made me think she had some steak in the greater scheme of what was going on here. Perhaps an ally or even a Rival to Aeon. Then I saw her in the campaign and was disappointed, and with her actual campaign my disappointment fell so hard it broke through the floor.
Such is the crushing weight of... gravity. :3
Taokaka?
Order of Ecclesia! For the Win!
Mimi... Why? Just... Why????
I love the voice
Maria and Sango ( Inuyasha ) Just like Same Us Control Animal and Combination Attack with Animal
SHANOA!!! :D
Did the developers wreck the look of everyone?
and they barely changed Trevor.
they gave him an eyepatch
Servine Thistle OMG new design ;~;
he looked better and hotter in curse of darkness
Cornell looks like a fucking robot.... Maria is barely changed.
Maria Renard in Judgement almost looks like Rachel Alucard or Fate Testarossa. Always wanted to say that.
I think I read somewhere that Philece did voice overs for awhile.
Michelle Ruff
They butchered Marie’s personality
But that’s what happens when you hire an anime company to design your characters
She’s like this in Rondo, which already looks like an anime.
@@DarkMirria1 first off not really she looks a goth magical girl second her personality was the biggest problem mostly because of her obsession with breast and how hers compares to the other female characters
Good grief... you guys are taking a non-canon fighting game that have no impact on the canon whatsoever way too damn seriously.
Huh? Playing a crossover game like this one or Kingdom Hearts is taking it too seriously? It’s kind of weird how they de-aged Alucard, a 20 something so he’s like 16 or 17 now. I mean why not use his 20 plus year old adult self in a castlevania fighting game?
@AdrianFahrenheitTepes I mean where is the harm in deaging him in a game that is non canon. Eric is no older than 14 in this game.
Also, if I can clarify, when I said people are taking the game too seriously. I mean people are critiquing it so harshly when the game has no effect on the canon stories.
@@ultrafox4005 Okay, that makes sense. But the dialogue is still annoying even if canon is ignored.
She's the broken character of this game. Having a blast playing as her n crush all the enemies. Hahahhaah
It depends. At first, her attacks seem better than normal... but they have huge commitments and her best ones will cause random tripping that will let any enemy attack connect, including a raw Hyper Attack: even though Maria is visibly on the ground, her hitbox will be wide open.
Against opponents with better defense and better understanding of her attacks, Maria will start to have more trouble.
@@YuuGiJoou Much like how she is in the original Rondo, plenty more powerful than Richter if you use her right, but is big trouble if you got reckless
***** As a loyal Castlevania fan,am I only one who thinks that this game is totally fucked up?! They made beautiful Sypha to look now only okay and besides nazi cow who abuses his friends and don't want to ally with those who are on her side just because "they are from darkness" ,buuhuu indeed ! ! ! Maria is pervert and thinks that grandfather of Richter has stolen that whip from him.Seriously,WHO THE HELL WANTS TO STEAL A WHIP?!!? Everyone else are okay,and also music is cool remastered versions and character design is most well made! But it doen't still save the game,and I have a headache when I watched these two because I needed to shout till my voice broke
Yet still I am going to buy this hopeless,miserable pile of secrets(?)! Advise me guys,especially you Yuugi and let me know if I am wrong and/or this is worthy of testing
Richter should've been in this game because he is a fucking badass
And few others, but still this game would've sucked . . .
Kim Grönlund I actually really like this game.........oh, shit, did I just say that on the internet? Well, I'm gonna get skinned alive......
>:D !!!
+Kim Grönlund Who the hell wants to steal a whip? I'd say a whip that can kill Dracula would be quite valued.
never liked Maria...OK,I am huge Alucard fangirl and I am jealous,but this is not the real reason I don't like her.this girl just drives me crazy.I don't know why,but still....
Maybe because she is not as classy as the rest of them.
@@sigurdtheblue As a child? Perhaps. As an adult? I think she is.
Tbh I'm here for Aeon dialogue
I can't believe there is a Castlevania game where a little girl talks about women's breast for 20 minutes, wasn't this game based in 14th century Europe or something?
You're worried about what century they're in when they're in a time rift?
If you have such a bad sense of time, then I do not trust your judgement.
Maria is from late 1700’s and is envious of other females bust size, what’s not to get?
Doesn’t matter the era, there’s always gonna be some girls/women who’ll want to have a “generous chest”.
I don't think there's a game set in the 14th century...