Camacho

I've always liked the neo-classical metal that has been worked in since SotN. The ps2 games had some really top shelf music as well, despite being a bit boring to play.

Actually I'm a big metal fan, although outside of Slayer I don't usually listen to much death metal. I'm gonna check this out though, I like hearing the kind of music other folks are doing. 
 
Speaking of metal, what did you guys think when the series started putting metal into it? I want to say SotN was the first game I remember having metal tracks (Tragic Prince being a big one) and initially I wasn't terribly into it, but some of the stuff on the Harmony Of Despair OST is pretty awesome. 

I have an RG350- it's pretty great. Not perfect, but it's my new favorite way to play non FG retro games. Would upgrade to the 350p or the 351 if I were buying new again. 

https://indespise.bandcamp.com/

https://indespise.bandcamp.com/

Your favorite kind:, 🤘death metal 🤘

Yeah, I finally made the move. I saw that the others I talked to at SRK had already migrated. The band is still kind of on ice at the moment- sold and bought a house, been preoccupied with other stuff, and I still haven't got a replacement drummer. Also still have to finish lyrics since my vocalist won't do it, and I haven't been terribly inspired to write more. But I do have 8 tracks if rhythm guitars, drums, and bass done. If good writing could be forced, I could have taken a fraction of the time I've been playing CV/Bloodstained to finish it. But it's an elusive bastard when you care about lyrical quality, which I fully acknowledge I shouldn't get so hung up on with the genre. 

The window to trigger the backflip is way more generous than it has ever been- while this has its benefits, it does lead to a lot of accidental deaths.

The window to trigger the backflip is way more generous than it has ever been- while this has its benefits, it does lead to a lot of accidental deaths.

I have an RG350- it's pretty great. Not perfect, but it's my new favorite way to play non FG retro games. Would upgrade to the 350p or the 351 if I were buying new again. 

Yeah, I finally made the move. I saw that the others I talked to at SRK had already migrated. The band is still kind of on ice at the moment- sold and bought a house, been preoccupied with other stuff, and I still haven't got a replacement drummer. Also still have to finish lyrics since my vocalist won't do it, and I haven't been terribly inspired to write more. But I do have 8 tracks if rhythm guitars, drums, and bass done. If good writing could be forced, I could have taken a fraction of the time I've been playing CV/Bloodstained to finish it. But it's an elusive bastard when you care about lyrical quality, which I fully acknowledge I shouldn't get so hung up on with the genre. 

There's a  fanmade game with assets from different CV games. The playable characters are original, I think
 
 
 
 
https://www.freegameplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Silver-Nights-Crusaders-game-download.webm
 
Silver Night’s Crusaders is a fantastic fan made Castlevania side-scrolling hack ‘n slash arcade beat ‘em up adventure where a vampire, a vampire hunter and a witch fight their way through a sprawling castle that’s corrupted by a mysterious relic. In Silver Night’s Crusaders you can take control of three uniquely skilled heroes and fight your way through a sprawling monster-infested castle. There are familiar enemies from previous Castlevania games, but this isn’t a traditional Castlevania game. There’s no RPG element or metroidvania style exploration – it’s a straight up arcade side-scrolling hack ‘n slash adventure. The three playable characters are Sheeba Faulkner the witch, Francis Bloodrose the vampire and Ethan Graymont the vampire hunter. They all have their own unique fighting style and weapons and special abilities. They also have their own reasons for conquering the castle and they don’t always see eye to eye on their adventure. It’s an extremely tough game with some brutally tough boss fights and lots of tricky insta-death platforming sections, so you’ll either need some real skill or use of cheats to see the final credits. It’s a lot of fun though and the level of polish is incredible, with a fully fleshed out story, fantastic pixel art animation, well designed levels and excellent audio design. It feels like it could be an official Konami product (if Konami gave a damn about games anymore) and it’s a great take on the long running franchise. Highly recommended.  
https://www.freegameplanet.com/silver-nights-crusaders-download-game/
 
https://rpgmaker.net/games/11643/reviews/7166/
 

 

 

 
 
Well, look who it is. Welcome. You finally joined us. How's the new tracks for your band coming along?

Migrating here from SRK, which is a ghost town lately. Hope to see the old familiar faces.

Migrating here from SRK, which is a ghost town lately. Hope to see the old familiar faces.

Oh no.  Let's not start this shit up again.
 
Computer.  Activate double-d distraction.
 
 

man, classic mode is clapping me.  I am ashamed of my current performance.  I must work to reclaim my honor by not backfliping into the very danger I jumped over.  AGAIN.  😡

Migrating here from SRK, which is a ghost town lately. Hope to see the old familiar faces.

I still need to run through it with her, but I'll probably wait until I finish Classic mode a bit. Haven't played it as much this week due to SamSho and Bloodborne kicking up for me again, but I got to the final level and am enjoying it a lot. 

I'm still hoping whoever was responsible for pushing the recent Konami collections can convince them to to a rebirth collection, though I'm also guessing it's unlikely since sales were probably low due to the platform/marketing. Contra Rebirth is fun as well.

Migrating here from SRK, which is a ghost town lately. Hope to see the old familiar faces.

%100 agree. But since it’s going to happen, I want something that isn’t trying to catch lightning in a bottle a second time 

Migrating here from SRK, which is a ghost town lately. Hope to see the old familiar faces.

It regularly goes on sale for $10 on Steam- well worth that price even if you do get that physical copy down the line. I like it so much that I have almost 50 hours in it right now. 

Its really a shame that emulation is pretty much the only way to play it now unless you have it on the Wii. Its kind of a bummer they didn't include it in the Castlevania Collection.

Migrating here from SRK, which is a ghost town lately. Hope to see the old familiar faces.