[PSP] Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles for PSP

I'm at least glad that she no longer appears to have breasts. :/

Yeah, but I swear her dialoge is gonna sound nothing short of freaking wierd comming out of that porcilin doll.

Originally Posted by Twilight's Twin

Haha, Sword Familiar... I made a terrible fruity loops "song" back in the day using lines from the sword familiar.

"TEAR OPEN THE HEAVENS!"
"GATHER BROTHER SOUL BLADES!"

Did you release it on the internet? In that case, I might have actually heard it

It is now THE month for CV. Anyone gonna purchase this game? A read a few game magazines at work this morning. They gave this game a great review. My all-time favorite CV game's finally going to shine for once. >=]

Gamepro (i think) - 4.75 out of 5.00
EGM - 8,8,9


...and that's all I know. The cons of the game is but one complaint and that is the difficulty. That's the whole idea!

Difficulty? If this is like Contra: SS (but a bit watered down), then it's old school regardless of improved graphics.

Pre-ordered the sucker, along with other treats.

Back to the sweet cover art. I never did like it when they started using anime style drawings for the DS Castlevania games.

"If we use this crap art, all the toddlers will want to play the game! Success!"
"But sir, it's rated T!"
"ALL THE TODDLERS"



NEVAH FOGHAT.

Anyway this looks pretty cool. I've never played either of the Castlevania's it contains (true story), will probably consume.

lol nice drawing, Soma is such a girl in anime style
getting this game with FFT, havn't bought any game for the PSP for years

Didn't see a tread on the Akumajou Dracula series so I thought I'd make one. I'm really looking forward to the PSP game (out tomorrow in the US). I think a revamped version of Rondo of Blood, the original Rondo, and a re-release of the Saturn SotN is a fantastic idea and should be celebrated. After all, Castlevania is one of the best series out there. PoR wasn't great but still enjoyable, providing how solid it is.

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Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is an entirely new take at the best Castlevania game to never be released in the US, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. The Dracula X Chronicles brings the beloved action/adventure franchise to the PSP system for the first time, complete with 3D graphics, enhanced gameplay and new music. Completing the Dracula X storyline, this game also includes an unlockable version of Symphony of the Night and players will also be able to unlock the original Rondo of Blood from the NEC PC Engine.

* The classic action game Castlevania: Rondo of Blood re-imagined for the PSP® system with 3D graphics, enhanced gameplay and new music
* Includes unlockable versions of the original Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night games, optimized for the PSP® system
* Timeless side scrolling action through more than 10 gothic stages and additional hidden areas
* Return to previously completed levels to find additional secrets

I've never played the Saturn version of SotN before, which had Maria. If this is the same, will it allow you to obtain the 211% (or something like that) which was obtainable in the Saturn version, instead of 200.6% in the PS1 version?

The game is so big ;_; alot of the worry is over the dub.

No idea about the completion fixes yet though.

Any info on exactly how the PC Engine version and SotN are unlocked? Are those something every player will be able to access or only if you beat the game at an insane difficulty setting etc.?

There's a thread about this already. Someone please merge!

http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/vi...les-psp-2.html


I got a call from Gamestop today regarding my copy. Looks like I'll be getting the one that comes with a PIXELATED FIGURINE of Simon Belmont (CV2)

Originally Posted by chato

There's a thread about this already. Someone please merge!

http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/vi...les-psp-2.html

Except my thread was on Castlevania itself, not specifically one game. Or is a thread called "Castlevania (悪魔城ドラキュラ)" too difficult for you to comprehend?

イエスキリスト。

Might as well merge it since it contains a common videogame.

Anyway, tomorrow. Pumped like hell. Should be fucking great.

Originally Posted by Elixir

(悪魔城ドラキュラ)

I laughed until I shit myself.

Can we rename the Katamari thread ビューティフル塊魂, and the AC6 thread エースコンバット6解放への戦火, please?

Maybe I'm just super anal, but the 2.5D just ruined Rondo of Blood. It's kind of hard to see what is solid ground and what isn't, or what you can grab on. Although I guess it's something that happens with 2.5D. It's kind of funny though when a monster attacks in the background and I get hit in the foreground. Same with falling objects, they crash into the background but can kill you in the foreground.

Richter kept his old jumps which is hilarious. I actually jumped off the screen and instantly died since he simply went off the screen outside of my vision. PSP and blur isn't really working nicely but it's still possible to play.

SotN is the PSX version given some touch-ups -- I guess you could call it "enhanced". This is actually good because the Saturn version was very horrible, but it had Maria so eh. If you select QUIT on the menu, you get the options "DECIDE" and "CANCEL" (although I'm just nitpicking at that). Everytime the game changes resolutions (Menus, cutscenes) the scaling does not maintain proportions (The scaling sticks with the resolution the game runs in, instead of scaling the image to 4:3, as it should be doing). You can run the game in native or scaled. There is no full stretch, so it will be bordered. It's kind of annoying that the game is constantly switching between 320x240 and 256x240 whenever these changes are happening.

Note: Maria will have to be unlocked. When you start the game there is no selection of characters period as in the Saturn version. Most likely will have to beat the game once with Alucard or something since that is how you obtain Richter as well.

Also:

Get the Flash Player to play this audio file:
I guess the entire re-translation and redubbing will probably anger some people who loved the old version. Speaking of speech, kind of funny when the text boxes don't match what the characters are saying.

Anyway. It's an alright game but could have certainly used maybe a bit more quality checking. It would still certainly be worth a buy, just don't expect it to be the ultimate version of whatever.

I just wish they didn't ask Square-Enix on how to improperly code a game. Stuttering emulation is obviously a good way to enjoy a game.

Summary: It's okay, some vision issues with blur, the redub is lol. SE style slowdown once in a while on original Rondo. Still worth a purchase. Careful if you play as Maria, you can crash the game with her from overloading the screen with junk and causing slowdown so massive it just locks up.

Originally Posted by Colonel Skills

I laughed until I shit myself.

Can we rename the Katamari thread ビューティフル塊魂, and the AC6 thread エースコンバット6解放への戦火, please?

私は糸のタイトルが" だったという事実を逃したことを信じる (悪魔城ドラキュラ)".

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Summary: It's okay, some vision issues with blur, the redub is lol. SE style slowdown once in a while on original Rondo. Still worth a purchase. Careful if you play as Maria, you can crash the game with her from overloading the screen with junk and causing slowdown so massive it just locks up.

PSP をoverclocking についてのスパミングのがらくたにより何を、酒造機それは締めるか。

just pre-ordered the limited edition off play-asia, damn them for not having the OST included

Originally Posted by gamersara

just pre-ordered the limited edition off play-asia, damn them for not having the OST included

I saw this. Apparently there's 5 限定版:

1. 限定版 with:

悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル (PSP)
悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル Artbook
悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル Pouch
悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル スクリーン・プロテクター
悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル Strap
悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル ポスター

2. ゲーム + ポスター

3. サントラCDだけ

4. 限定版サントラwith

悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル (PSP)
悪魔城ドラキュラ X クロニクル Artbook
悪魔城