Castlevania (Part 4) - Angry Video Game Nerd - (AVGN)
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- In this one the nerd will play those games that came out in non nintendo consoles. Like Bloodlines (or New Generation) for the Sega Genesis, And the groundbreaking Symphony of the night, That marked the beginning of a new era for the series , suprisingly, in portable consoles.
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I love how nobody minded how much James loved Castlevania 4 until he said he liked it more than Symphony
Stfu
jockim ok
@@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx Not like Symphony is much of a maze, because you can look at the map of the castle whenever you want.
@@Cyril86 super castlevania IV not need a map, it's not a labirynth
@@valentds I meant Symphony of the Night. Since CurlyHead Kevin was talking about liking 4 better because he doesn't like maze games.
Symphony has a map.
Analbag Belmont...the mightiest of Dracula’s foes. Never forget.
Except it's actually Alucard.
Burn Angel woooosh
@@Burn_Angel 4:10
@@pepsitv1871 Bro, I didn't miss the joke, it just doesn't make sense.
@@Burn_Angel That's what they mean.
The nerd should come back and do more of this nostalgia series.
yes the castelvenia episodes are one of the best nerd episodes
:)
Mr Peaches Latour Hi
Radel Gratereaux Gautreaux hi
Radel Gratereaux Gautreaux Yeah I miss him alot
It's funny, just as he's nostalgic about the castlevania series being part of his childhood, I'm now nostalgic about the AVGN series being part of mine.. This was already all the way back from 2010!? Damn, that's insane.. I'm getting old...
"Back in 2010" feels weird to say.
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@@Skrenja Eleven years went by quick, huh?
That's cute.
lol "all the way back from 2010" that's like saying all the way back from 2021. Not old. If you were a kid in 2010, no way you're old now.
James really poured his soul into the Castlevania reviews. I've never played them, but his sincere passion here makes me want to.
And you should
It was his reviews that made me a fan of the series. Literally playing Bloodlines while I was listening/watching this vid for the umpteenth time
do it play 4.. if u ccan beat it you are on my level physically intellectually and spiritually. GL
It's been 3 years did you play them yet?
@Uniroyal Mish variations?
"Memories that would last forever"
Damn, right in the feels
Great videos James.
Me I have my ones
At least Konami can't take our memories away from us. Thank you, James.
Im there too, Castlevania brings back all the memories. I still play now when I can.
Kind of ironic now knowing how everything is now
I rewatch this castlevania-thon every now and then but the ending of part 4 hits me every time with nostalgic feelings
Man, totally.
Same here bro, I watch it every now and then. There is a certain moment when I just happen to revisit an AVGN video because youtube recommends it, or something makes me remember AVGN, and I inevitably come back to the Castlevania special. It's like a tradition I have, at least once a year I come to watch it all again, and it's always worth it.
James made these videos with so much heart that you feel his love for Castlevania and that, in turn, makes us feel the same.
Part 4 is the most nostalgic one indeed, and at the ending my heart feels both joy, for seeing James' memories and for bringing up my own memories, and a bit of sadness , for the fact that these times will never come back. But it's good to have lived through them.
+1
It's like nostalgic feelings of a video, INSIDE of a video.
I do that as well I’ll watch this every few years. Part 4 ending is very nostalgic. I do remember beating that game and hearing the song and you think about the journey you just went through. Means more every year I get older lol
"You played the greatest role in this video." Ah, that's nice but I wished he kept to the spirit of the original game and credited himself as James Wolfe.
That would break all the tone.
should've credited himself as analbag belmont
It refers to the people who play the games from the past and the present, not the titular character itself
nice thats clever actually...5 years later/
"Its like taking two canons and putting em together".
Puts together Board James and AVGN
I am Matter.
I am Anti-Matter...
...
...
**shit**
**EXPLODES**
they did that now lol
Konami has confirmed that the Dracula novel is canon in the Castlevania universe.
The novel takes place in between Castlevania on the N64 and Castlevania Bloodlines.
@@RpGfreak901 the N64 games aren't canon with mainline castlevania
I wasn't talking about those, I was talking about the book.
So sad that Castlevania had to die alongside with Konami, such a great franchise.
Hammoud2003 Nqal except they just slapped castlevania aesthetics on a god of war clone. And the sequel was abysmal
F-Zero and Kid Icarus for that matter too
Brandon Williams Here's hoping those franchises see new life on Switch
Hopefully he gets into Smash Ultimate. Looking forward to this reply possibly being outdated
+Leopold Litchenstein yea, guess what
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
But enough talk,
Have at you!
+Fox Carlson What is a MAAANN?
*applause's*
Ahh Alucard....
He really failed to offend him with that statement lol.
Some people just can't appreciate quality voice acting
This is my favorite series in AVGN. I’ve watched these countless times. The anger is toned down even by the earlier standards (which I think he’s a bit over the top now) and it is one of the last times you get to see james break through the character of the nerd. It’s like when you’re playing a sit down rpg with friends and you get those infrequent yet memorable times when you or your friend speaks through their character. Like in game (or in theater) the character is talking and interacting with whatever is going on, but the conversation is speaking to the players from a player.
Kinda neat, honest, and open.
As that sad ending music plays, it feels a bit fitting for Konami, as we remember all the great games they gave us before they died. RIP Konami. They gave us some awesome memories.
Humorous LOL They're still around.
*****
I mean in the figurative sense. They aren't the company they used to be.
Humorous LOL I agree with you. I feel that a few years after the PS2 era, Konami has been lacking.. I mean there metal gear games and new castlevania games are awesome still. but still doesn't surprise and give that wow factor. Like they haven't created a game far far ahead of their time. sure the graphics are great. but they could be doing far more better.
Humorous LOL I agree with you. I feel that a few years after the PS2 era, Konami has been lacking.. I mean there metal gear games and new castlevania games are awesome still. but still doesn't surprise and give that wow factor. Like they haven't created a game far far ahead of their time. sure the graphics are great. but they could be doing far more better.
Humorous LOL I agree with you. I feel that a few years after the PS2 era, Konami has been lacking.. I mean there metal gear games and new castlevania games are awesome still. but still doesn't surprise and give that wow factor. Like they haven't created a game far far ahead of their time. sure the graphics are great. but they could be doing far more better.
Of all the reviews, I think this one was my favorite. Especially the end part where James reminisces about Castlevania 4. With the end music playing, and the commentary about memories... The genuine fondness in his voice... I could not have said it better myself. And he's right. These are our memories! Because I had the same experience with these games that he had! And it always brought a smile to my face at the end of Castlevania 4.
4 was and still is amazing. Got it with my SNES and was like holy shit, games got amazing!
That ending was fucking beautiful :').
Good ol' Rolfe cheese.
SiGhast I agrre
cloudtanooki amen. 😊😢
:))
Classy 💯
I love the ending montage ❤❤
Power !!!
praise the sun
hostia power jaja
Its honestly my favorite Avgn Montague. It just hits that cord that shouldn't be hit by a foul mouthed Angry guy playing video games in his basement. Its just perfect. And its why i watch this whole 4 part series every Halloween.
Same, gives me nostalgia.
Every year I come back to these sets of videos on October, truly the best time to be on TH-cam.
Joelispersonal same here! Seems like only yesterday he made them and now here we are!
Ray The ending song gives me goosebumps everytime, it will truly be a dark day when James is gone...
Happy Halloween 🎃
Its almost Halloween again
I watch a playlist of his Halloween videos every year! They never get old.
For me the whole 4 parts of "Castlevania" marathon was one of AVGN best episodes. I like to come back and watching them. Pure nostalgia magic
Even after 7 years, these 4 episodes remain my personal favourites from The Nerd. Something special and personal about them, more so since Castlevania is also one of my favourite series.
"Alucard has this backward dash, but it just makes him go slightly faster"
Speedrunners: *shshshshshshshshshshshshshsh*
Symphony of the Night's one flaw:
CD load times.
"Damn CD load time, look at this!"
I think the worst flaw, is you are freaking invincible, the game is extremely easy and it gets down to just advance in the game and complete the map, no bosses are challenging enough with so many superpowers and OP weapons, specially if you get your hands on the crissaegrim.
Nah, you're just too spoiled. The wait takes less than 30 second, c'mon now XD
Unless you have the Dracula X chronicles port, which reduces the load times
The loading takes literally less than 20 seconds, I would hardly call that a flaw.
How did James manage to make the ending of this so nostalgic? I never even beat the earlier Castlevania games and still this speaks to every late night/early morning I've spent clearing games rented from Blockbuster before I had to return them.
wait wait wait.. how many forms does Dracula have?
human form
bat form (every movie)
evil cookie monster form(Castlevania)
grim reaper form (Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest)
giant bird-human form (Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse)
multi-face form (Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse)
devil form that wearing a speedo (Castlevania Dracula X)
Goat-devil form (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
Triple-headed Winged Monstrosity (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
does he need that much form? o.O
Kha 'Zix in Portrait of Ruin he merges himself with DEATH ITSELF
Dracula is often hinted as satan himself and as we know satan takes many forms so it makes sense for dracula to have so many forms.
In Castlevania Aria of Sorrow, you ARE Dracula!!!!
SotN form is "true form" cmon, it's a famous quote ;-D
Kha 'Zix play rondo so you can add more
_You played the greatest role in this video. Thank you for watching._
*YOU'RE WELCOME! Thank you for posting, James;)*
Are you vaccinated?
Though I haven't played many Castlevania games, that ending hit me right in the feels.
A little jjmah7
I've played almost all of them with very few exceptions. I'm a big fan!
@@edvance1030 I've never been able to play a Castlevania game. I wouldn't know where to start! ☹️
This series' ending is just superb. The credits track from SC4 is already amazing, and James really just nailed it with the editing and closing thoughts. This was truly the best AVGN.
Totally agreed dude. These 4 vids make up the best series of all time on TH-cam.
Have you seen the Earthbound episode? I think it's my new favourite.
It’s because of this I managed to get a hold of Super Castlevania IV through the SNES classic mini. Since then I absolutely loved it and always play it at night in the dark around Halloween. Been doing it since 2017.
At 4:12, I love how casually he says, "Analbag, that's me." xd
Nerd: i still prefer Castlevania 4.
TH-cam Comments: you're not allowed to like that more.
Well, considering Super IV suffers the same flaws as the NES trilogy that James gripes about, his preference for it makes little sense.
@@scottmccurdy6493 Sorry James isn't a casual
8:08 My favorite close out ending the Nerd did is this one. Memories are awesome 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
It's funny how a videogame series that started as a tribute/parody to classical 30's-80's monster films ended up acquiring a more shonen anime style...
Ritcher Wiseau: Die, monstur, You don't baeloung in this WEERRRLD.
DracuMark: What is a chicken! You're just a miserable chicken. CHEEEP CHEEP CHEEP CHEEP CHEEEEEP!
Kugawattan I wonder how's his sex life.
I did not whipped her, I did naht!
You tearing me appart Simón!!!!
El Carlos i did not whip her
Kugawattan ive never EVER taken a screenshot of a yt comment before but you deserve a fucking gold star. Now we just need goldman from house of the dead 2
Castlevania IV and Aria of Sorrow are my favorites. Don't need to explain why Castlevania 4 is epic, but Aria of Sorrow was also such a fantastic game. I loved the soul collecting. Some were lame, but others were absolutely epic. Remember Valkyrie? A huge Valk with a huge sword just swipes up the screen. Awesome!
The ending to this video never ceases to make me tear up.
True. In my case it's Silent Hill - another series that died in Konami's "caring" hands :(
I'm convinced that the Nerd is really just drinking water. It never fizzes up...
Spotted that early. Ridiculous.
he stated in a video that it is water, forgot which one
Funny story, anyone remember sticking Symphony of The Night in a CD player or PC? Remember when Alucard said: "As you can see, this is playstation black disc. Cut #1 contains computer data so don't play that. But will you listen?" Remember that awesome music that played after that? I even found some backgrounds too.
XD "You'd think Japan already has enough problems with Godzilla stomping around, now they have Dracula too?" One of my fave moments on this~
Poor Japan can't catch a break 😂
"Memories that will last forever". That, and the montage of the games and the music is so perfect, really gets me choked up. James is a great storyteller.
Well, Bloodborne is keeping up with the Japanese tradition of having long loading times between deaths!
And being almost impossible to beat
Arche-Type Earth Nah, I prefer Bloodborne myself to Dark Souls II. But overall, Demon's Souls is my favourite.
benjgoughreturns No my awesome mind dictates that I am right. And you are WRONG!
benjgoughreturns at least it looks like the character has a gun. that should make it a lot easier. idk did demons souls have range attacks but dark souls did have magic range attacks, thats just if are casual jackass and actually use them.
MrAnimepredator Demon's Souls did indeed have magic attacks. I never used them on Demon's or Dark. As for the gun, it can be treated as either a ranged weapon if you level up your Bloodtinge stat (makes all firearms more effective/deal more damage) or as the parry mechanic from the shields in Dark and Demon's. You can do both, but if you don't touch the Bloodtinge stat like I did, then using them as weapons isn't very effective. It's great for parrying, though!
if only james knew that you can actually skip the Game Over screen in Sotn LOL
I'm not sure what version the android comes from, but that one we can't.
On Playstation, I'm damn sure we can skip Game over screen.
@@Kill_Binho Yes, i can absolutely confirm you can skip the Game Over screen on the PS version.
You can’t on Xbox 360-One
or not die..
@@Andre00x you ever play sotn? Because im pretty sure you wouldn’t be saying that if you have.
12 years later and I'm watching this video. Love this game. It's a masterpiece
The end credits, mimicking the Castlevania ending and that music... Always happy tears...
"The games are always only in the castle now."
*Holds a copy of Portrait of Ruin
Order of Ecclesia was pretty unique in it's locations too from what I've seen
@@vivilover9409 Yep, Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia shook things up with a variety of locations, indoors and outdoors, not just one big castle map. Portrait had the 'entering paintings to visit different worlds' thing. Ecclesia was a lot like Castlevania II, even down to the village hub, but without II's broken translation and impenetrable obscurity :)
@@blatherskite3009 I think Ecclesia was my favorite on the DS. By the way, have you played Ritual of the Night? It's pretty great.
He needs to play Curse of Darkness someday.
His jokes in these videos are advanced
It's October 2021 and i still watch those 4 Castlevania videos as a tradition for Halloween times. Thanks James for making us relives our childhood memories with such passion. You're the best at what you do.
Same here! Come back to them every Halloween. Great reviews.
IMO, one of the more overlooked/under-rated castlevania games was Circle of the Moon, as most of the "problems" people had with it were due to the lack of a light on the original GBA, which was just stupid. If you played it on an SP, like I did, or a Gamecube through the gameboy player, it was perfectly fine. CotM, to me felt like a fusion of the classic castlevania games and the newer ones.
mastrvidman15 Yeah, Circle of the Moon was pretty damn cool and the final boss was hard as hell.
Agreed. The card system is simple enough of an upgrade with tons of cool mixes, and you still needed skill no matter how high level you are. No cheap way around. You should try it AVGN.
I can totally relate to AVGN on SOTN. When it originally came out, I was getting an N64 and remembered my friend getting it for his PSX. I recall being turned off by not being able to play a Belmont with a whip so I overlooked it until 2003. SOTN is a fantastic game but Super Castlevania IV feels more 'Castlevania'y to me.
sadly rondo better
James surely likes to be in control of his whip. (insert obvious pun here)
LOL XD OMG
+TrollMalefico1984 i bet mike has a hard time controlling his giant whip.
+TrollMalefico1984
he does have a daughter now, so he was in full control.... or it was his wife, i dunno
+Kurachi84 Maybe he wasn't and it was an accident? D:
+TrollMalefico1984 his car
7:15 The nerd just accidentally showed Richter's Smash Bros. moveset.
I love seeing someone with a passion for Castlevania like me. Don't get me wrong Castlevania SOTN is like my favorite game ever but he does make a good point about the old style Castlevania. I do miss them and it sucks that the series as a whole just fell off.
Just ordered my SNES and Castlevania IV. So pumped to play it.
+DangerDan Good luck getting other decent SNES games, most of them are expensive
+DangerDan Lucky you, bro! I hope you enjoy it. With Castlevania IV, you're in for a blast!
***** I use to emulate games too so don't worry, but it's SOOO much better to play on the actual console
+Metal_Lion1 What makes it better other than nostalgia. I had a sega genesis, but I got the Sonics ultimate genesis collection for $20 and I loved the controls and save feature way better there. I love my genesis still, but most games are just too expensive and frustrating. Still love Robocop vs. the Terminator, Aladdin, and Sunset riders though on the genesis.
It's just an overall better experience. But with games like Earthbound, I'd recommend using an emulator
Castlevania IV has THE BEST soundtrack of the entire series. Nothing makes me feel more accomplished and nostalgic than that ending theme.
SotN soundtrack is way better.
Going to sound lame, but even soundtracks, I prefer Bloodlines. ESPECIALLY "Theme of Simon" (the staircase leading to Dracula). Specifically for "Vampire Killer", SCIV might have a better track.
I like Simons quest soundtrack the best
@NazarioCharlie IV’s soundtrack is great, but sorry, can’t agree with you there. SOTN edges out IV in how great the music is, and then blows it away due to the cd quality.
This castlevania retrospective is the greatest set of videos AVGN has ever produced, there is just something special about hearing him give genuine praise and critique without hearing a swear word every other sentence. As far as production quality goes, it also shines, it has that early AVGN practical feel to it, yet it perfectly conveys his artistic intention. I love most of AVGN's work, but most of that is nostalgia blended with a nice sprinkle of cheese on top, this retrospective just aged well compared to the others.
Damn right!
Probably one of the top 5 favorite game franchise for me is Castlevania. I loved it back then, and I still do. Loved it so much that the disappointment I got when seeing Krystal being an assist trophy in SSBU got erased when I heard Simon and Richter joining the rolster.
i love the music in the end of the video that music make me sad
Know the name of the music?
Daniel527 it’s the end theme from Castlevania 4
You're my hero James, we clearly see your passion for theses games and even tho I haven't played 'em, I still feel nostalgic.
The guy involved with the 2D Castlevania games was booted out of Konami due to poor sales. While Castlevania is a great series, the games usually don't sell very well, which is why they make the Lords of Shadows games. To increase sales and cater to the lowest common denominator
It wasn't due to poor sales, no. Igarashi and his team booted themselves off Konami after it started taking a major dive into the trash heap of mobile games and pachinkos when a new CEO arrived in the company. Pretty much everyone on the development teams for their major releases prior had left the company, including Igarashi and Kojima.
I do wish we could get a classic style Castlevania game like 1 or 4. But considering konami's recent lackluster performances, I don't think it will happen. But hey, Simon Belmont for smash? Maybe? No? Ok.
Nintendoman I'm really worried as to if we will get a new Castlevania game at all.
+Nintendoman Last one they made was Castlevania The Adventure Rebirth for WiiWare in 2009.
+MrGauller Based on their survey they had on their site, I could see them porting some of their previous classics to other consoles/handhelds/mobile.
+Nintendoman With all the people who keep trying to get Snake back instead, I doubt it.
J Asura Yeah, but that's metroidvania. Nothing against them, but it's not what i'm looking for.
I've played portrait of ruin, dawn of sorrow, order of ecclesia, and Aria of sorrow, but symphony of the night looks lit
Almost 8 years ago this video came out, and I am excited to see it every time because of the feeling of the nerd, the joy with which it expresses its feeling about castlevania, it is simply epic
Ah, to rewatch this in 2023... thank you, James. You are the reason why I love Castlevania so much. Finished a playthrough of Symphony of the Night for Halloween yesterday, as a matter of fact. ❤️
1995 - 2005 - Golden age of gaming!
EDIT: Ok Im adding another year: 1994
It even ended way before that...
how about now?
I'm assuming you were born in the 90's.
Don't get me wrong the mid 90's to mid 00's did have some amazing games and was deff a fun time as a gamer but with a cap like 1994 your missing almost every classic game that invented the mechanics and systems for the games in this time era. Maybe I'm biased cuz im a 80's - 90's gamer but a cap like 1994 seems way to late in the video game life cycle personally
this video is so beautiful and sad to watch this badass franchise must turn back to its roots, i hope you'll never stop making these vids becous i have to watch them over and over again becous there are to few of them. i consider the nerd series as one of the best gaming videos on youtube thank you for these videos james
Greetings from Bavaria
"Ending" music of SCIV is so, so beautiful. Many feelings...an happy ending for a great game. Thanks James!
I'm sorry, James... Castlevania IV is an awesome game... But SOTN is and will always be the best Castlevania game EVER!
And I'm just sitting here,playing Order of Ecclesia and thinking about how it is the best for me.
Akiba that is so wrong. SOTN was great, but can't even hold a candle to IV.
***** um... that's up to interpretation I think IV was the best CLASSIC CASTLEVANIA (rondo is a close second a VERY CLOSE SECOND for me anyway), but i like the metroidvanias more than the classics, so SOTN and PoR (YES PORTRAIT OD RUINS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES) are my favorites.
Aidan Fenton circle of the moon was a great metroidvania additon to the series too
SOTN is by far the best of the lot.
it's been years since this came out but i still watch every single avgn episode about every 4 or 5 months. thank you james
Now Simon and Richter are on smash!
I grew up with bloodlines and symphony of the night they are my fave
I'm not sure if he likes Castlevania IV. He doesn't really make it clear enough here.
it really is the best CV game ever.
+Evil_Teddy the best "Classic" Castlevania Game, But for fans the best Castlevania game is SOTN
Yeah...no.
PC Engine/turbografx gamers swear that Rondo of Blood is the best, but I haven't played it.
djkcel rondo of blood and SCIV Were pretty close but to me the winner will always be SCIV
Can't say I agree with 4 being better than SotN. SotN brought me back to the series. It is why I replayed all the ones before it and finished ones I hadn't previously finished. To me, it's the gold standard. But to each their own.
I always come back to this series of his every now and then and it still gives the same amount of feels and humor I got when I was in Highschool.
I'd kill for a Metroidvania that had the same basic gameplay as Castlevania 4. Hopefully I'd be killing the higher-ups at Konami....
Can’t mix the two...
DeadBoneJones try hollow knight
I'd kill for "Prelude of Sorrow", where you're Julius Belmont in 1999.
The closest you'll get to that is SOTN Richter mode.
Bloodstained.
I strongly believe Sympthony of the Night is a 10/10 game. One of the best PS1 games fo sho
What about IV?
Aww, the ending is sorta bittersweet. Makes you wish the memories would last forever. 😢😊❤
"You played the biggest role, thanks for watching." Reminds me of how the camp counselors in Friday the 13 thank you before you even fight Jason.
Order of Eclessia mix both good games, the difficulty, ingenious and places exploring of CV4 and the RPG, art and music as SoTN
That satisfying feeling after beating a good game and watching the credit scene rolled...
Feliks Dzerzhinskij Especially if it's a hard game that kicked your ass many time, then you get better and better and then you complete it... that's satisfying.
"Analbag, that's me" LOL
3:13 that Metroid Fusion cutscene tho
6:13 in Castlevania 1 the whole game literally starts and takes place inside the castle!
6:00 I recognize that art style once I saw it.
it's "Takeshi Obata" the artist of Death Note & Bakuman
SNES seems to have the best installment of a ton of franchises (for me). Zelda, Castlevania, Metroid. What else is there?
SNES is perfect. Super mario world for me is the greatest Super Mario game
I love it how SotN fanboys get butthurt when James says Super Castlevania 4 is vastly superior (that's because it is) to SotN.
Hope for Part 5 in 2021!
wow way to bring up the king of the monsters 6:39
Coming back after almost a decade just to say this is my favorite video you ever did - the end still gets me a bit emotional. Bravo AVGN
It's totally worth it to emulate the turbo grafx cd Rondo of Blood. It's probably the best Castelvania imo.
6:32
That would be the events of *ARIA* of Sorrow.
*CRITICAL RESEARCH FAILURE*
Opening with Simon's Theme from the Bloodlines final stage... Chef's Kiss!
I think that's from the original Super Castlevania IV. The Bloodlines' one sounds different
Well the reason I see why they went with RPG style elements is because the newer Castlevanias, if you noticed, werent about the belmont clan anymore. It either involved a over powered character who was STRIPPED off his powers (Alucard) or a normal human being (Soma Cruz & Jonathan Morris). John Morris was trained with the vampire killer hence he was already strong and didnt need any progression. Jonathan Morris on the other hand didn't train with the vampire killer like his father. The Belmont clan were already extra ordinary humans that didnt need to begin from scratch.
By that logic it makes sense.
well in that case... MORE BELMONTS. Castlevania 5 needs to be make, bring the next great Belmont Konami.
shadowshinobi06 Well Juste Belmont was the grandson of Simon Belmont and I guess it's safe to say that their powers are far weaker than the Belmonts before like Leon, Trevor and Simon... Juste never fought the real Dracula. He fought the wraith. Richter belmont (who is supposedly Juste's son) is said to be the strongest of all belmonts, but this may be just specific to him ... even Alucard has complimented him to be the strongest of all the belmonts. Maybe coincidence.
Mahi Vee Actually according to canon, the opposite is true, every Belmont is stronger than the last and Dracula is stronger every time he is resurrected.
shadowshinobi06 Hey. It's a pretty cool thought though.
Thank you very much for making this series, my husband was so happy to watch it.
I never get tired of watching AVGN. Especially the Dracula series.
Marcuss2
Nope it was 1991-2004
The Golden Era of gaming was after the video game crash preferably 1985 - 1995 the end of the Nes, Super Nintendo and many others.
What the PS1 and N64 isn't good enough for you?
I've since finished Earthworm Jim on the low and high difficulty settings so maybe I just wasn't good enough or didn't have the patience as a kid.
Sadly, it's not only the Castlevania series who got affected by the mainstream. I really miss those games where it's just linear, level after level, good challenge and no fancy stuff. Nowadays it's all sandbox here, open world there, multiplayer to the maxxxx.
Damn I'm glad I was born in the 80s.
If only James realized he was playing as Dracula in dawn of sorrow
@shadowshinobi06 I guess, but he's the reincarnation of Dracula
saw this video a bunch of years back, saw castlevania sotn on XBLA... bought it... no regrets.
Demon Rantz
i honestly dont know.... google it i say.
Demon Rantz yes it is
Demon Rantz it is but the XBLA version is better since they cut out most of the loading times
I just beat it yesterday and it's fucking amazing, one of my new favorites. I was so addicted to it I beat it in two days
+Noah Baldwin I played it a week ago and the psn version is the same as the xbla version.
This four part series made me really dive into Castlevania, and I love them.
The Best for me are Rondo of Blood, Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night
Castlevania : Symphony of the Night is by far my favorite of the series.
Kind of wish he had reviewed Portrait of Ruin. That game has the most throwbacks to the classics. The story continues Bloodlines, there's more variety in the settings thanks to the painting worlds and the paintings at the end have all the classic Castlevania bosses. Then it ends with Dracula (looking more like his original design) tag teaming with death. How could you not love it?