Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)

[SignOfZeta]

In other words, after people in the US played SotN (in 1997), they wanted to go back and play Rondo of Blood...in 1997 when 56k modems were well in existance. 

Who's the "git" now?   

Um...I thought the point was that after playing Dracula XX on SNES/SFC (not SotN) they wanted to go back and play Rondo of Blood. I certainly remember that being the case. I mean, people who were so amazingly late to the Castlevania party that they were weaned on SotN aren't going to enjoy some crusty old thing like Rondo. Regardless, the nuevos hardcore, those twits that aren't interested in a title until its $150 on eBay, can jump in a f*cking lake as far as I'm concerned, and either way it doesn't change the fact that the guy that wrote this article wears a fanny pack and collects swords.

The really puzzling thing to me is this: we all know that the PSP is the greatest re-make/port machine ever made, but in all seriousness this should have been done on DS. The DS has two great CV games, and plays GBA games, the system with three other great CV games. The GBA and DS are what has been keeping CV alive for years now. Why spread this out to the PSP? I'm certainly not going to buy it.

[FM-77]

'Cause the Nintendo fanboys are sick and tired of Castlevania after they've released one identical game every year now. I sure as hell am. 

[Pcenginefx]

Plus if Konami was set on doing a 3D remake of the game, the DS version would be ugly as sin...so the PSP would be the obvious choice for anything 3D.

Additionally, I heard a rumor that the original PCE version would also be included....if so, well.....there you go

[Joe Redifer]

When I made my first post, I had no idea that the original game + Symphony of da Night would be included.  That's definitely a good thing.  Obviously they'll need to make the screen wider by revealing more of the areas of both games unless they pillarbox them.  And Black_Tiger, I paid about $70 I think from DIE HARD GAME CLUB when it first came out.  I hear it goes for over $100 these days.  But mine was brand new, mint condition still shrinkwrapped!!!11!!  It even has the highly-coveted SPINE CARD which, as you know, is super-mega important.  Enjoying a game without the spine card is simply impossible.   

Anyway since I have learned more about this game, here are my updated opinions:

-If I had a PSP, I'd definitely get this.
-I don't have a PSP, and I won't be getting one.
-The new Richter looks really bad.  I don't care if it is more authentic, he looks worse.
-It would be worth playing through just to see the changes, kind of like the Space Harrier remake for the PS2.
-The English voice is really bad. I hope that's placeholder.
-Many of the 3D graphics are pretty bad.  They have that patterned, tiled look to the textures.
-It looks awful when he throws the axe.
-Everything in 3D seems so stiff.
-The first stage music isn't quite as good as the original stuff.  I don't care if it is synth or not.
-The animation is BAD.
-The final boss doesn't look as cool.  Instead it looks kind of goofy, like the Space Harrier remake bosses.
-but it is Castlevania and would be worth owning... if I had a PSP.  Currently there is no reason besides this to own a PSP.

[termis]

It does look pretty nice.  But I also wish this was done on a home console instead. 

If I had to nitpick, the walking animation of Richter looks strange.

[ParanoiaDragon]

All the music & probably the sound effects are placeholder for now.  Begining was just thrown in there to show an early version of the game.  It's not on the DS, partly because there will probably be another Castlevania this year for DS, which is supposedly the "Battle of 1999" game.  I gotta admit, as much as I personally hated the way Richter was drawn in SotN, this version isn't so bad.  I don't hate it, it's interesting, but I still prefer the original artwork.  Either way, I think this could end up being really cool.

[SignOfZeta]

Plus if Konami was set on doing a 3D remake of the game, the DS version would be ugly as sin...so the PSP would be the obvious choice for anything 3D.

Well there's a simple solution to that problem: avoid 3D. The 2D CV games on DS/GBA are gorgeous.

A great way enhance Rondo would be like how the PS1 ver of the X68k game looks. Another example would be how Richter's sprite looks in SotN. Just...make the whole game like that.

Have you seen Jump Ultimate Stars? A Rondo remake with that level of quality 2D would be fantastic.

Every few years Konami tries to make a CV 3D and it sucks shit every single time. Of course this time if they keep the play 2D, and just use polygons for the graphics, it should at least play well. What exactly is the point of that though? 2D just looks way way better.

For some reason I just had a vision of Street Fighter 3 remade in ploygons...bleaghcth...

[Black Tiger]

I remember reading rumours, probably all just Quarterman, about the upcoming-at-the-time Dreamcast Castlevania being a side scroller like SotN but all in 3D. I guess it would've looked kinda like this.

And Black_Tiger, I paid about $70 I think from DIE HARD GAME CLUB when it first came out.  I hear it goes for over $100 these days.  But mine was brand new, mint condition still shrinkwrapped!!!11!!  It even has the highly-coveted SPINE CARD which, as you know, is super-mega important.  Enjoying a game without the spine card is simply impossible.   

You didn't save a whole lot, but at least you got it new. Of course, so did I and like most of my other PCE games from back then, the case and manual are nice and worn now and the spine is long gone. 

Why is this in this particular forum?

I posted it in this particular forum because the description for this forum reads:

Console/Mobile Game Development
Talk about Turbo/PCE games that are being made for consoles such as the PS2/PS3, PSP, Xbox, DS and Mobile!

Seemed pretty logical to me.   

Take a look one step before 'Console/Mobile Game Development', it's under 'NEC Homebrew Development'. 

[KingDrool]

Take a look one step before 'Console/Mobile Game Development', it's under 'NEC Homebrew Development'. 

That's gotta be a f**k up.  Seriously...who the hell is making homebrew games for the PS3 and cell phones?

Um...I thought the point was that after playing Dracula XX on SNES/SFC (not SotN) they wanted to go back and play Rondo of Blood. I certainly remember that being the case. I mean, people who were so amazingly late to the Castlevania party that they were weaned on SotN aren't going to enjoy some crusty old thing like Rondo. Regardless, the nuevos hardcore, those twits that aren't interested in a title until its $150 on eBay, can jump in a f*cking lake as far as I'm concerned, and either way it doesn't change the fact that the guy that wrote this article wears a fanny pack and collects swords.

Read the article again.  He clearly says after they played SotN.  Nevertheless, you're right: that article was shit.  But hey, that's Jeremy Parish for ya. 

[Joe Redifer]

This game is clearly homebrew (just look at the graphics) so it is in the right forum.

[sunteam_paul]

[elnino]

This game is clearly homebrew (just look at the graphics) so it is in the right forum.

[FM-77]

Take a look one step before 'Console/Mobile Game Development', it's under 'NEC Homebrew Development'. 

That's gotta be a f**k up.  Seriously...who the hell is making homebrew games for the PS3 and cell phones?

Probably a lot. There's tons of Symbian (cellphone OS) homebrew. It is also easy to program PS3 games since you can use Linux on it.

Also: this thread needs to be removed, and why not remove this entire forum while at it? The only topics in here are misplaced. Ys V for PS2 is not homebrew either, and it ISN'T a PC Engine game either.

[Keranu]

Lets take a vote for where we should move it. I vote Console Chat.

[FM-77]

Console Chat.