Submitted by twovests in killallgames
richter is really christian
"by the power of god" come on, lol,
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twovests OP wrote
A lot of the retro games happily don the constraints from eras where developers were constantly straining to be free from them. Undertale is pretty fantastic for how it wears these constraints, and takes them off selectively for impact.
But SotN? Even in these first five minutes, they pull out all the stops.
The parallax 3D clocktower in the background as you scale those steps, voice acting, the sprite backgrounds melting away to a 3D noise-textured vortex, and watching Dracula's healthbar melt away as he dies? Fantastic, my mouth was wide open the whole time. I can't imagine how this must have been experienced 28 years ago.
The "first boss is the final boss" fakeout is a well-worn but welcome trope, so I wasn't expecting to be expected to defeat Dracula in that cutscene. A short bit of exposition later, and enter Alucard, stage left, in an entrance that gets you really pumped to be the worlds broodiest twink.
I've really leaned heavily into the "Metroid" side of the "Metroidvania," and all the "-vania" heavy games I've played seemed really bad. The sluggish wind-up feel of the characters is something I'm getting used to. I'm not above being charmed by theatrics-- I'm sold.
Okay, time to go play the next five minutes of this game
twovests OP wrote
I can level up? Sweet, I'm a sucker for numbers going up, I just hope I don't have to grind. Please don't secretly be a JRPG
twovests OP wrote
They have Skeletor in this game :D
twovests OP wrote
HEY NOW :(
cute_spider wrote
YOU'RE A ROCK STAR :(
hollyhoppet wrote
so, you like to play castlevaniaaaa
cute_spider wrote
I can't wait until you get to the part!
neku wrote
sotn deserves all the praise it gets. the sonudtrack is amazing too