Koumajo Densetsu: Scarlet Symphony

[YellerDog]

It's a love/hate relationship.

[Kev]

Cautiously optimistic.

As a demo, it looks pretty good. Certainly looks like it will be better than the eventual Castlevania ReBirth as far as graphics go. And as a teaser for what's to come, it certainly whets the appetite.

Obviously it's still a work in progress (hopefully), but I must admit, it needs a HEALTHY dose of variety. I have a sinking feeling that this will be pretty in screenshots, amazing as a 20 second video, and throwaway as an actual game. I hope I'm wrong, and that it turns out, at the very least, on par with, I dunno, Castlevania Chronicles or something. The flight mechanic/bullet-hell thing looks like it could be interesting, I just wonder if they have the chops to pull it off. Doesn't appear to be a Metroidvania, and I must admit, Castlevadius (Axelvaynia? Akumajou Xexex?) would be pretty cool if they could pull it off, Red Star style.

[bVork]

The full thing is out already: http://www.paletweb.com/selectpage.asp?code=0002498

[Bojack]

It's sad when some random dude or team of guys can crank out games near as good or better than the big names. Why are big names so lazy?

[Dyne]

Because "big names" have shareholders and bosses to report to.