Brief But Important Castlevania Poll
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Brief But Important Castlevania Poll
As I'm getting more of the design work done on my game, I'm trying to get a feel for what is most important to people. The maps obviously have to be changed slightly to work in a 3D environment, and obviously all of the elements in the above poll are important...but what is MOST important to you? Which do you feel is most important to be preserved in my 2D-to-3D conversion of "Symphony of the Night"?
I'm not going to try to exclude anything, so answers of "it's all important" or "just keep it as close to the original as possible" aren't really helpful; I'm trying to figure out what people enjoyed most about the game, or perhaps what seemed to be lacking most in the "official" 3D interations, or...well, just what I should invest the most time and effort into. So please take a moment to think about your answer, and vote in the poll.
Comments and discussion are also welcome.
I'm not going to try to exclude anything, so answers of "it's all important" or "just keep it as close to the original as possible" aren't really helpful; I'm trying to figure out what people enjoyed most about the game, or perhaps what seemed to be lacking most in the "official" 3D interations, or...well, just what I should invest the most time and effort into. So please take a moment to think about your answer, and vote in the poll.
Comments and discussion are also welcome.
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Mmh. I won't vote because I definitly can't decide which one to choose...
The last four points may be my favorite gameplay elements. I'd consider them as comparable important.
*thinking again about it*
...maybe I'll vote for Atmosphere though, because if it wouldn't have a good Atmosphere all the other elements will loose their importance...
The last four points may be my favorite gameplay elements. I'd consider them as comparable important.
*thinking again about it*
...maybe I'll vote for Atmosphere though, because if it wouldn't have a good Atmosphere all the other elements will loose their importance...
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Hrm; so it seems like the poll results--at least this far--are very close to my own sentiments. Of course, the thing that's requiring the most work to keep faithful in a 3D environment is the platforming aspect, but it's also what I felt has been most lacking in both LoI and the N64 games. LoI also had a rather boring and repetitive castle, so I'm doing the best I can in that respect. I'm glad to see that nobody's main focus is item/enemy variety, because--although I'm trying to keep as much as I can--due to the massive nature of SotN and the limited resources available to me, it's probably what's going to take the biggest hit. I've got some great people working on SFX and music with me, and as long as we don't skimp on the enemies and hazards, I don't think the action is going to be too much of an issue.
The only thing I was slightly surprised at is that nobody voted for the puzzles. There weren't that many, but I thought that they added an interesting and very important little extra to the game, to help break up the monotony of running around and slashing things. Of course, this might have been a reaction to Legacy of Darkness, which kind of focused on simple-puzzle-solving a little bit too much, to where the action & platforming aspects suffered a bit.
But keep those thoughts coming; I'm currently working on getting a site put together for the game, and I hope to keep a strong dialogue going with everyone to make this as good a game as possible.
The only thing I was slightly surprised at is that nobody voted for the puzzles. There weren't that many, but I thought that they added an interesting and very important little extra to the game, to help break up the monotony of running around and slashing things. Of course, this might have been a reaction to Legacy of Darkness, which kind of focused on simple-puzzle-solving a little bit too much, to where the action & platforming aspects suffered a bit.
But keep those thoughts coming; I'm currently working on getting a site put together for the game, and I hope to keep a strong dialogue going with everyone to make this as good a game as possible.
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...If you're looking for the N64 Castlevanias, you can get
CV64 here:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/153012.asp
and Legacy of Darkness here:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/166212.asp
The former is $12, and the latter is $27 (US$). Of course, there is the issue of shipping, but EBGames is a pretty major company so there shouldn't be too much of an issue with that. They also run free shipping promotions from time to time, but those may be US-exclusive.
Or, even cheaper, at GameStop:
CV64 @ $7:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=918177
CV: LoD @ $17:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=918265
CV64 here:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/153012.asp
and Legacy of Darkness here:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/166212.asp
The former is $12, and the latter is $27 (US$). Of course, there is the issue of shipping, but EBGames is a pretty major company so there shouldn't be too much of an issue with that. They also run free shipping promotions from time to time, but those may be US-exclusive.
Or, even cheaper, at GameStop:
CV64 @ $7:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=918177
CV: LoD @ $17:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=918265
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I own them i buy your game im talking about if it was like or close to CV64 My wife would make me do it. I bought CV64 for a lot of money at the time $60 and the other when for $40 she likes CV64 the best.
I think a lot of people do but just will not admitt it even i liked it.. To me better then mario 64 ..
But each to his own. It was the first CV game i had played apart from Castlevania on the c64..
I think a lot of people do but just will not admitt it even i liked it.. To me better then mario 64 ..
But each to his own. It was the first CV game i had played apart from Castlevania on the c64..
Dreamcast forever!!!