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Cirno — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:08:04 MST

@shrewd: *WI-FI CONNECTION. My bad.

Cirno

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Cirno — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:19 MST

@mordennight: Look at the title screen, the one with the GAME START on the bottom left. The next item under GAME START says WIFI-CONNECTION... and the item above GAME START says WII.

Cirno

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Cirno — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:05:46 MST

I didn't mind the anime look of the other two DS games. I was more focused on the action!

I wonder what (new?) gameplay mechanics this one will have :D

Cirno

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mordennight — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:47:24 MST

I don't see anything in these screens that even remotely hints at anything Wii related.

mordennight

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hellodon — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:35:57 MST

The way they draw dudes in these games I wouldnt doubt it if that was a guy...

hellodon

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fatbaldnet — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:30:56 MST

@The_Phiphler: If it's criminally easy then do any of the umpteen challenges possible. No magic. Short swords only. Knuckles only. Richter speedrun. MAGIC ONLY. (that one is extra fun)

The point is the game has so many possibilities that you can explore, even if they're not built into a menu and forced on you, you can invent "game modes".

fatbaldnet

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rentahero1 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:28:18 MST

@Gremory: Your title translation also makes its initials "DS" which means it's more likely to be chosen :P Better copyright it now!
I think Shanoa is the girl, based on the fact that her portrait is showing. However, maybe this is a bug with the alpha (pre-alpha) build we're seeing here.
Also, it could be a new twist, where the main character is someone who is a reluctant hero after finding out something important. Hard to tell at this point. Or her motivation is to beat Dracula and take over his spot! ;)

rentahero1

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The_Phiphler — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:05:02 MST

Seriously, SotN is not the best game ever. While the graphics and music are wonderful, and the game is quite long, it does have its downsides. It is criminally easy, which really ruins any replay value for me as well. While inverted castle may add some more content, its just a quick rehash to add more playtime.

The final boss is just so damn anti-climactic. No one has ever bothered to write a strategy for it, since you are so insanely tough at that point, you just smack it around till it dies. To top it off, my minion finished it for me, so it kinda ruined the ending conversation as well...

The_Phiphler

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kevinski — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:38:15 MST

Something about the character art just doesn't look right. I think it's the face. I'll be very surprised if this is real, although I must say that it's quite good for possibly being fake. (It does look a bit bland, though.)

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FatherTed — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:24:44 MST

Anyone remember playing Dawn of Sorrow on the DS, and near the start getting to a screen with a background composed of polygon castle turrets that would move in perspective with your character? I've always thought that looked cool, but it would be even better if I could move into the screen (ie like say MDK). Now if the man has a Wii 'Metroid-Vania-MDK' in the wings I'm gonna wet my pants when it's announced.

(I also wouldn't like to think what I would do if Nintendo ever announced a Wii 'Super Metroid-MDK' fully 3d 3rd-person game - but it would be messy)

FatherTed

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StormTec — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:46:11 MST

I don't care if it is the same kind of Metroid-vania gameplay. I'll buy it! XD

And I'm glad that they seemed to have gotten rid of the Generic Anime art style.

StormTec

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Gremory — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:18:33 MST

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: hmm, thats exactly the translation I posted in the corresponding 4chan thread about 16 hours ago. Weird coincidence ;) ?

Also I chose depredated above stolen cause I believed it fitted better to the other castlevania titles which all seemed to be a little 'over the top'. But since I am German and therefore not an native english speaker I could have been wrong.

@rentahero1: That translation works pretty well too. As I said I just threw in a fast translation to support the 4chan tread which is doomed to disappear pretty fast.

Do you think Shanoa is the girl? Both of our translations do not indicate anything a hero would say I believe...

Gremory

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Stormrider — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:00:27 MST

@shupafry: Damn you, now you reminded me of Ogre Battle and I'm all upset that Squeenix bought Quest so there won't be any more games in the series. A new Ogre Battle game on PS360 or DS would make me a happy SRPG nerd, but alas.

Stormrider

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exdi — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:49:29 MST

Shanoa (if that's the girl's name) doesn't look like she was drawn by Kojima. Just my two cents.

And yes, the last two had sucktastic art. I'd like to point out a trend in crappy game artwork. FFXII:RW's wasn't up to part, either. I think I noticed the trend beginning with Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis. The lines and shading were so piss-poor, it looked like some fanboy was playing around in Photoshop. Yes, I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to this. *sigh*

exdi

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fiendman666 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:27:51 MST

however good they are we must never forget the great shin dracula x hoax.

fiendman666

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moustachio — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:00:46 MST

i really do hope it is metroid-vania style.
I bouth chroniclesX for the psp and ended up spending more time playing SoTN than i did rondo.
If it plays like SoTN or Aria then i'll be happy

moustachio

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Grumpz® — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:49:36 MST

I think castlevania 2d needs a little innovation and just jaw dropping level of work and polish soon. Hopefully this will be a step in the right direction.

Grumpz®

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JuliusBelmont — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:37:44 MST

kojima my love, evolves your style of drawing, already she bores me to see always the same alucards, richters and marias :/

JuliusBelmont

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Sugoi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:30:27 MST

@Nirolak: Oh holy hell, how'd I miss that? *drool*

Sugoi

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Nirolak — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:17:55 MST

@Sugoi:@fatbaldnet: Your wish has been answered. [kotaku.com]

Nirolak

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PRguitarman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:12:21 MST

Let's hope to get more CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN! CHARLOTTE! JOHNATHAN!

PRguitarman

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hamsterjohn — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:02:51 MST

I honestly had to qualms with the anime-style, but the Japanese tends to inject anime into anything w/2d these days imo. :S

hamsterjohn

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Sugoi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:50:36 MST

Ohhhhh I want it sooo bad. Kojima's art + female protagonist = doubleplus win.

I really do wish they'd do a high-res 2D Castlevania (or 2.5D) for PS3 or 360, though. I thought that the Rondo remake showed that a 2.5D castlevania could work well, and suggests that the next console castlevania will probably be of that nature.

After all, IGA said that the Rondo remake was an experiment to determine the course that the series would take, and it seemed to be more or less successful.

Sugoi

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fatbaldnet — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:56:43 MST

That's definitely not the original "Gothic" artist, it's not the shitty anime artist either. Christ, can we get one of these for an actual console? SOTN is the best game of all time.

fatbaldnet

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hitmaker — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:35:03 MST

This is not Ayame Kojima's style, but I digress.

I'm all for a female protagonist. I have to wonder how they will design the game areas this time, however, the style Portrait of Ruin went with didn't really click with me...

hitmaker

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z357x — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:00:50 MST

I'm thinking they are fake but it's pretty elaborate...

I liked Soma a lot, I enjoy Castelvania games that advance the story in time, this looks like another one in the past. I want like Castelvania in the year 3000 with high level weapons being light sabers and laser guns, like Soma's RPG in DoS

z357x

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damon53 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:00:44 MST

Speaking of Metroidvania, where is Metroid Dread? Three Castlevanias and no 2-D Metroid? C'mon. I want less whhhhhp-tish and more pew pew pew.

damon53

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The Amazing Exploding-Man — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:53:24 MST

I got the other 2 for the DS, so odds are I will pick this one up too.

The Amazing Exploding-Man

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Mezodon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:50:38 MST

@Friscodude: Wow, really? Of the five GBA and DS games, I thought Harmony was the easiest. Circle of the Moon is by far the hardest.

I'm definitely up for a new Castlevania, even though it'll just be another 6 or so hours of the same old, same old.

Mezodon

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Seturon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:44:11 MST

I just poured over Portrait of Ruin, and the action scene in the screen shot above looks almost exactly like Charlotte. If she is the main character of the game, what the heck happened to Jonathan?

Seturon

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detraya — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:44:02 MST

it looks like more fun.

detraya

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Heiae — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:27:11 MST

Fuck yeah, Kojima's awesome art!

If this is a real indication of how the next title is going, I think I'll like it more than the previous two titles for the art style alone.

God, I hate that amateurishly done art from the first two DS games..

Heiae

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Lackshmana — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:26:03 MST

I particularly dislike Kojima's art style.

She makes all the characters have the same (female) face and she appears to have no concept of anatomy.

The cover for Curse of Darkness was one of the most intricate and pretty looking abominations of human form I can recall. The guy's head was about half the size it should have been to fit on his body, and its even worse when she does that with females.

I thought the art for Dawn of Sorrow was fairly mediocre, but I liked the look and style of Portrait of Ruin. It seemed more refined and less generic.

Honestly, I hope these shots are fake or for something else, as I think they look much less impressive than last year's PoR game.

All that being said, I find that same old, sligghtly modified for each game, Metroid-Vania style to be something I keep coming back to.

Lackshmana

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damon53 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:19:39 MST

@resetbutton: maybe its medusa's daughter OMG

damon53

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T3KK9 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:05:54 MST

@zerbrechen:
Well somebody better be. There hasn't been a good 3D castlevania yet.

T3KK9

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T3KK9 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:03:31 MST

I might be an Idiot here but where's the jump?
Either way, Wow.. I'm loving the art style here. It really harks back to Aria's beautiful designs. I'm hoping Kojima-san really is working on them. It's just too bad that we'll probably have to wait till october/november for this one. Every Castlevania handheld game has been like crack for me so far (Although Harmony couldn've been better, played alittle too slow and I hated the music).

Keep it up IGA!

T3KK9

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Zerbrecher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:00:56 MST

@Pandafresh:
Yes, $$$. $$$ indicates that people support what they are doing, or else they wouldn't be willing to pay $$$ for it. They already did quite a bit with the PSP one (they could have easily made another one for the DS and get more $$$, but they decided to try something new), so a 360/PS3/Wii one isn't out of the question, but it would probably be 3D.

Why? Igarashi is still determined to make a good 3D Castlevania.

Zerbrecher

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rentahero1 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:59:28 MST

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: Agreed on the title translation ("The Stolen Seal" for 奪われた刻印 "ubawareta kokuin").
My translation of the second panel is slightly different though: "Shanoa: Now you'll experience the ceremony to make your body suitable for Dominus."
I think the main difference is how we took ドミナスに to mean different things.
In any case, I'm sure in more context it'll make more sense one way or the other ;)

rentahero1

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Saint Anima — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:58:36 MST

Hmm, if true I'm all of this. I love me some Castlevania. Dawn of Sorrow and Dracula X Chronicles were great, Portrait was too.

Perhaps for the console installment they're gonna tell the story of the fateful event that happened on 1999.

Saint Anima

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krunkjuice — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:55:07 MST

@jive238: I would imagine because Castlevania has always been a more gothic themed game and anime doesn't really fit that bill.

krunkjuice

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DeadHex — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:54:18 MST

I could care less about the art style, care more about the mindless romping through a castle, breaking everything I find and taking the money and hearts that are for some reason in everything. Also killing shit and taking their souls was awesome, more Dawn of Sorrow please. I absolutely loved the first two DS Castlevanias, and even if this new one is the same with some Wii capabilities, I won't complain. *goes to play Portrait of Ruin now*

DeadHex

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Luziphir — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:51:32 MST

Looks great, I sure hope this is real.

Luziphir

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pandafresh — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:50:19 MST

picture this, Castlevania for ps360, Hi-res sprites (no 3d graphics plzzz) , online features (co-op, boss rush, leaderboards?) etc.
how awesome would that be? why do they keep making these for handhelds (answer:$$$)

pandafresh

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Zerbrecher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:49:03 MST

Hmm, now I'm super skeptical...

Some things are looking weird to me. Although I hope I'm wrong.

Zerbrecher

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dead_red_eyes — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:44:45 MST

*drools*

dead_red_eyes

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Rengenki — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:42:35 MST

o.o this looks awesome.

Rengenki

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blacksamurai87 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:41:23 MST

@VipingViper: Shawnna.

blacksamurai87

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Zerbrecher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:32:03 MST

@Scyen: Hmm, it actually seems like a mix of the anime and "old" styles... Her face seems a bit like a more refined version of the art style in DoS, but she's overall so much more detailed... I could be wrong, though.

Zerbrecher

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jabedoben — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:31:38 MST

I just recently picked up Portrait of Ruin (yeah, I'm a little late to the party, but 9 month old twins kinda set you back on the gaming). Absolutely love the game, probably my favorite in the 'series' since SOTN. Hope these screens are real.

jabedoben

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Ninja-Z — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:31:25 MST

@Sailorcancer: The Wii symbol is right behind the highlighted "Game Start" if you look closely enough. It just says "Wii" in faded, gray letters.

I could never really get into the Castelvania games, so I don't know what to say about this. I will say that the anime style didn't bother me greatly, though this also looks nice.

Ninja-Z

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Zerbrecher — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:29:24 MST

Bring it the hell on. After the first two DS Castlevanias and Symphony of the Night on the PSP (Dracula X was ok, but the SotN port dominates, like, 89% of the game's awesome) I'm merely putty in Igarashi's hands.
As for the protagonist, she looks new, but her sprites look like Charlotte's...

At any rate, this doesn't seem to be the Julius game they alluded to in Dawn of Sorrow, which almost would annoy me if this one didn't look so awesome.

Zerbrecher

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Sailorcancer — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:27:07 MST

Looks rockin. But I don't see anything with Wii in the pictures.

I hope this game comes out soon, but like the other two I'm betting Nov/Dec 08.

Sailorcancer

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Revenge_of_Nekojin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:21:03 MST

I dunno, seriously. I'm just glad to see another female lead for the first time since Castlevania: Legends. The girl in PoR doesn't count because she was part of a duo. :P

Revenge_of_Nekojin

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jive238 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:17:52 MST

@Revenge_of_Nekojin:
So is she a new dracula candidate?

jive238

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Revenge_of_Nekojin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:14:49 MST

-_- I sent this in to the tips email like 12 hours ago or more, along with a rough translation of the title. (I came up with 'The Depredated Seal', which is basically the same as 'The Stolen Seal'.)

The second panel says, um... 'Shanoa: Starting from now the "Dominas" will prepare your body for the ritual. They will use it as a host afterwards.'

So her name is Shanoa, or something like that.

Revenge_of_Nekojin

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baked ham — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:13:36 MST

Portrait of Ruin was fantastic. I've beaten it countless times. Even on hard with Max Level 1. And as an Axe Armor, which is ridiculously hard. And as the sisters. Damn, I had tons of fun with that game.

baked ham

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KeroseneClimax — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:11:17 MST

Igarashi did say the Castlevania team was working on a new DS game after finishing up Dracula X Chronicles. Perhaps this is it. [ds.ign.com]

Also, Ayumi Kojima's oil painted Art cannot be compared to generic Anime designs. I had no problem with the style used for the two DS games, but Kojima's work is FAR superior in my opinion. Hopefully she's back for this one.

KeroseneClimax

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jive238 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:11:00 MST

@meateaw:
Hey now, here's a topic for discussion. Why exactly was the anime styling of the previous 2 games thought to be lame. I'd like to know exactly why the gothic stuff is deemed better.

jive238

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Stormrider — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:07:55 MST

Hell yes, the first two Castlevania DS games were awesome, so this coupled with the new 2D Metroid rumors make me a happy gamer.

And those screens look pretty damn great if they're fakes.

Stormrider

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Scyen — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:05:13 MST

@Green-clad Gamer Dude: Obviously not...

just go on Wikipedia and search Soma Cruz. There's a comparison picture between the style from AoS and DoS. These shots look more like AoS, which is NOT the more contemporary anime-inspired look, but rather was drawn in the gothic style of Ayami Kojima, the 'regular' Castlevania artist, if you will.

Scyen

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MeateaW — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:03:44 MST

The anime style was fine, I actually quite liked it. Though it's the gameplay I play for; the unlocking is like a wet-dream for me. (though unlocking by itself is NOT something I play for - dw Gundam on 360 I will never play you again after getting 1000/1000 gs)

MeateaW

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Green-clad Gamer Dude — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:00:06 MST

I bet the art work for the game will still have that lame anime influence...

Green-clad Gamer Dude

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Scyen — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:58:14 MST

If real, then "Oh sweet merciful God, please be released soon!"

If fake, then "Oh harsh Master Cthulu, please MAKE THIS REAL! BEAT IGA TILL HE BLEEDS!"

Scyen

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kylenalepa — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:52:03 MST

Ahem, "previous," not "previews." Again, I wish there were an edit button...

kylenalepa

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kylenalepa — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:51:24 MST

Awesome! Glad to see that there's going to be a new installment in this series, and I especially like the new art design. The anime crap on the previews two titles was simply no substitute for the artwork in the GBA titles and Symphony of the Night.

kylenalepa

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Xskills — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:50:09 MST

If this is the 3rd DS game, I've heard the next Castlevania game will be on the 360, Yes, that's what I have found, looking around the old 'web.

Xskills

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Graedus — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:42:21 MST

I'm totally giddy over the possibility that Ayami Kojima is back on for the Nintendo Castlevania installments.

Graedus

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Wargamer234,Sieg Zeon! — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:41:05 MST

@The_Phiphler: I trought the old style by Kojima was "Bishonen",not bishojo(not sure about that)
Good old art design,the anime style of the 2 ds titles was not of my liking

Wargamer234,Sieg Zeon!

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Eliwood — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:41:05 MST

Hope this is real, the other Castlevania games on the DS were great.

Eliwood

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jive238 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:40:41 MST

I honestly never had a problem with the anime style of the previous 2 title(the only thing I really hated was how they drew Soma) but then I also never really had a problem with the previous styling as well, except for the fact the everyone was a pale in the face as Dracula(when I first saw Juste's portrait in HoD I swore he was a vampire) Also, keep whoever does this art away from my Simon Belmont! If I see another pale, gothic, effeminate version of him ever again oooooooh I don't even know what i'm gonna do.

jive238

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kingofallcosmos — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:40:19 MST

Sign me up. Even if it is just a video of Iga farting, if it is on a DS cart labeled as Castlevania, I will buy it.

kingofallcosmos

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Friscodude — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:31:44 MST

Can't wait for this one. I've liked pretty much every 2d castlevania, except for Harmony of Dissonance. Only because it was too hard for me.

Friscodude

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omgJOHN — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:28:48 MST

Awesome. Maybe if this comes out it'll be the first game I buy for my DS is over a year. The last game being the previous Castlevania DS game.

omgJOHN

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Nightshift_Nurse — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:27:52 MST

If this is indeed the next in the series, I'm surprised it isn't based off the 1999 Julius Battle that Iga's been teasing us with throughout the last three games.

Nightshift_Nurse

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Zerozaki Ishiki — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:24:18 MST

Title is Ubawareta Kokuin, which translates as The Stolen Seal.

Zerozaki Ishiki

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Aquilix — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:23:44 MST

Aria of sorrow is my fave castlevania game... hope this takes after it!

Aquilix

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ZinkO: refuses to immanentize the eschaton — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:20:33 MST

SWEET
Aria of Sorrow style Castlevania on the DS? Awesome!

ZinkO: refuses to immanentize the eschaton

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Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:17:10 MST

@x3sphere: It's above Game Start.

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc

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thejakeman has died of dysentry — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:16:08 MST

@hansamurai: sort of like remote play on the psp?

thejakeman has died of dysentry

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x3sphere — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:15:04 MST

Uh, where does it say "Wii" in the menu screen? All I can make out is Wi-Fi connection under "Game Start"

x3sphere

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krufaust — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:14:02 MST

Although the previous two Castlevanias were great, I really hated the anime character designs; I prefered Ayumi Kojima's instead. This new character portrait looks somewhat different than Kojima's but it looks great none the less.

krufaust

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

VipingViper — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:12:40 MST

Also, it looks like that chick's name is Shanoa.

VipingViper

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

The_Phiphler — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:10:49 MST

They seem to have gone back to the Bishojo art style, latest used in Aria of Sorrow.

Cant for my life understand why the used such incredibly sloppy art in Dawn of Sorrow, and Portrait of Ruin wasnt exactly stellar in that area either.

Oh well, Castlevania can only be good in 2d, I will buy this for sure.

The_Phiphler

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

Valaris — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:10:32 MST

If this is real, nom nom nom.

Valaris

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

hansamurai — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:10:24 MST

The portable Castlevania games are some of the best games ever, but I could care less about Wii connectivity. Seems like the GBA/Gamecube crap all over again. Pointless and painful.

hansamurai

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

VipingViper — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:10:23 MST

I was gonna say "a Christmas build? It must be fake, they wouldn't be working on a holiday."

I later realized that Christmas is not a holiday in Japan.

VipingViper

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

AEREC — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:07:30 MST

Awesome...I love the Castlevania DS series of games and from the look of the charatcer art hopefully this one wont be as cartoony as the last two.

AEREC

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

Nightshift_Nurse — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:06:20 MST

Sweet. Hope those are real.

Nightshift_Nurse

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

KeithCourage — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:02:44 MST

wow sweet character design.

KeithCourage

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

Irenicus-the one and only — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:01:36 MST

@resetbutton: Maybe hes got a "siiiisterrrr"

Irenicus-the one and only

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

fiendman666 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:42 MST

no prob

fiendman666

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

Acunia — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:14 MST

Is that charlotte again?

Acunia

Rumored New Castlevania DS Screens Indicate Wii Connectivity

resetbutton — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:58:56 MST

oooh a female protagonist. maybe it's dracula's daughter. i dont know...just saying.

resetbutton