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Yeah I understand why, but they fixed just about everything in LOD, even the platform jumping was more accurate and fixed. I agree with the C64 intro music though I hope I can find that Mp3 on the net somewhere.Quote:
I didn't hate it because it was in 3D, I hated it because of the terrible graphics, not-very-good controls, worthless lock-on, bad camera, highly annoying jumping puzzles, and the added "adventure" aspects.
You're a very critical gamer, MechDeus, but I respect your opinion. To me, C64 was a very gothic and more mature Super Mario 64.Quote:
Originally posted by MechDeus
I didn't hate it because it was in 3D, I hated it because of the terrible graphics, not-very-good controls, worthless lock-on, bad camera, highly annoying jumping puzzles, and the added "adventure" aspects.
The intro music was awesome, though. I can't believe they took that out of LoD! I never even wanted LoD and refused to look at it because of C64. In fact, that game is the main reason I cursed every step of Castlevania: Resurrection, because I didn't want another plodding travesty like that POS.
Graphics - I didn't care if they were crappy or not.
Controls - I got used to it within the first 2 levels. Yeah they took some time to get adjust but eventually I could fight werewolves without breaking a sweat. The lock-on really helped in one-on-one fights, you just gotta watch a master at work. :) It's been awhile since I've played it so I think I'll have to relearn the controls all over again...
Jump Puzzles - I didn't think there were many of these. Far less annoying jumps then in the old-skool 2D Castlevanias.
The camera was a problem at times, but like Mario 64, I got used to continuously refreshing the camera until it became second nature. It's too bad because if it didn't had the Castlevania title, then people wouldn't be so harsh on it. On its own merits I think it has enough depth to be a very decent game. It'll never reach SotN quality but to me, it's at least equivalent to Bloodlines and better than the GB games.
Well, I can easily deal with horrible graphics if the game is fun, but I found neither in C64.It wasn't that I ever had a real problem with them, but they just didn't work as well as they should've. But maybe I should watch a master at work, I'm betting I suck at it in comparision. :)Quote:
Controls - I got used to it within the first 2 levels. Yeah they took some time to get adjust but eventually I could fight werewolves without breaking a sweat.
There is one thing I liked about the game: the bosses. The bosses were great, and usually large and fun to fight. My favorite was the, *ahem* seller boss (purposefully ambiguous for those who haven't played it), and Dracula was incredible (at least he wasn't a pushover like C:SotN, where it was more fun to see how many seconds you could beat him in then it was simply challenging). Maybe if this had designed like some Treasure games (shorter, more action-focused levels and more bosses) I'd have liked it more, but it just didn't deliver.
Especially after all the personal hype I had built up for myself. I wanted that game badly, reserved and bought the day it came out and everything. Though I did begin to get let down once they announced the loss of two of the characters for time constraints, but decided to persist in my then-love of it. Blah. Was never able to bring myself to even finish the second quest (for me that was Carrie).
Now that intrigues me. If I find a copy hella cheap (it seems to run around $25 or so near me, and I really don't want to pay that much for it), I'll be sure to pick it up and try it out.Quote:
[...] even the platform jumping was more accurate and fixed.
Yeah the boss fights were really fun. Especially Death and that horned beast from Dracula X... fighting Dracula in 3D was pretty cool too.
I guess part of your dislike for C64 was the let-down. I took the game for what it was, not what I thought it could be. I was let down by the exclusion of the 2 additional characters also, but I had time only to play as Schneider anyway (during my rental). If you wanna really see a game that was bad but had some potential, then Shadow Man is another one out there.Quote:
Especially after all the personal hype I had built up for myself. I wanted that game badly, reserved and bought the day it came out and everything. Though I did begin to get let down once they announced the loss of two of the characters for time constraints, but decided to persist in my then-love of it. Blah. Was never able to bring myself to even finish the second quest (for me that was Carrie).