Post by: TrueNerd on October 23, 2006, 11:02:03 AM
I guess it will be five bucks more then normal, but godDAMN, it is so worth it. An art book, 20th anniversary soundtrack CD, Castlevania emblazoned stylus... yeah, that's worth five bucks to me.
Post by: Arbok on October 23, 2006, 11:14:44 AM
Post by: Kairon on October 23, 2006, 11:37:38 AM
This'll be my FIRST Castlevania game...I think ever...
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: JonLeung on October 23, 2006, 11:42:03 AM
The artbook sounds sweet, though. And the carrying case and stlyus might be cool. The fancy wax-sealed box makes this really sound like it could be a hot collectible set. I might be cross if I miss out on this.
Is it true about Circle Of The Moon and the two N64 games being axed from the official CastleVania timeline? That timeline thing might be neat for like two minutes...then later as a reference, but not for long since they'll keep making more games.
(Ummm...dagger. Yeah.)
Post by: Ian Sane on October 23, 2006, 01:24:41 PM
Yeah. I think there's some old Gameboy game that has been removed as well. I don't really get removing Circle of the Moon. Unlike the other axed titles it's really good. If it's removed then we can assume it will never be re-released in any form. That's not a big loss for the N64 games but Circle of the Moon is a classic and having it slowly disappear as the GBA becomes more obscure is kind of a bummer.
This pre-order stuff sounds great. My brother is a big Metroidvania nut so I'll have to give him the heads up.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 23, 2006, 01:46:23 PM
Those CV guys have ego issues. Circle and the N64 games were made by the same studio. Iga LOVES to believe they didn't exist, considering it's THEIR handheld games that kept the series "alive", unlike the the PS2 disasters.
Post by: Ceric on October 23, 2006, 03:54:41 PM
Post by: Caliban on October 23, 2006, 04:52:02 PM
I'm going to try and see if I can get this pre-order deal at my local Canadian EB, I haven't been there in a while and I usually only go there to get pre-order bonuses.
Post by: JonLeung on October 23, 2006, 05:26:23 PM
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Originally posted by: Ceric
Dude. I stopped being a fan back in the NES days but this I might actually pre-order for.
That should be a crime. The Castleroid/MetroidVania games are awesome. Those are Symphony Of The Night (PSX, also on Japanese Saturn and Xbox Live Arcade, supposedly), the three GBA games, and the two DS games. Basically, all the recent 2D games. Play them. NOW. And if you like the more linear games, supposedly the PC Engine game "Rondo Of Blood" is the best of them, but it's hard to find. VGMaps.com got maps of that game recently, in fact.
(VGMaps.com seems to have gotten the CastleVania bug, and probably all the 2D CastleVania games are mapped or in the process of being mapped. Symphony Of The Night is the current Atlas Project...that'll be exciting when it's done, but VERY LARGE. o_0)
And now that I notice that Ian Sane writes "Gameboy" when it's always been "Game Boy", I will keep pointing that out to him, just because I can. :P
I believe the removal of certain games from the "official timeline" doesn't necessarily mean we won't see them again. It's not like, say, the CD-i Zelda games, for instance. But then again those were never meant to be official. They could say they're part of another reality, much like how Mega Man Classic/X/Zero/ZX are part of the same Mega Man continuity, just a hundred years or so apart, but other series like Battle Network (and probably the upcoming Star Force) can exist in an alternate reality and yet still be considered Mega Man.
Post by: 18 Days on October 23, 2006, 05:29:48 PM
Post by: JonLeung on October 23, 2006, 05:58:03 PM
Looks like Circle Of The Moon and Legacy Of Darkness and (64) aren't TOTALLY axed.
Take a look at these close-ups shots of the goodies at Game Informer Online.
The fifth picture shows the timeline. Most entries are actually readable, except for the center part because of the angle of it between the folds. But note the three entries right before the fold!
Unless my eyes deceive me, it looks like "Circle Of The Moon", "Legacy Of Darkness", and "64". Whether they're axed or not, they're there...just with no description.
Here's what bugs me, as a very anal person about details...CastleVania, like Superman, doesn't actually have a "64" in its title for its (first) N64 game. And yet they did say 64 here. You'd think it'd be to avoid confusion with CastleVania in 1691, and yet there's 2 "II"s. I know one is the Game Boy game, but would it kill them to put the consoles each of these are on? And despite saying II, they didn't say "III" for Dracula's Curse. Grrr...
Post by: Artimus on October 23, 2006, 06:47:24 PM
Post by: hudsonhawk on October 23, 2006, 06:57:51 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on October 24, 2006, 06:52:37 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on October 24, 2006, 07:22:26 AM
For the record, I think Castlevania "64" was awesome. Not the best in the series or anything, but way better than people give it credit for.
Post by: Ian Sane on October 24, 2006, 08:10:03 AM
I'll spell things however I want John Leung!
Post by: vudu on October 24, 2006, 09:05:45 AM
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Originally posted by: Kairon
This'll be my FIRST Castlevania game...I think ever...
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Originally posted by: Ceric
Dude. I stopped being a fan back in the NES days but this I might actually pre-order for.
QuoteThis is a sad world we live in. This isn't meant for you. This is meant for someone who actually cares about Castlevania. I weep for the fact that you guys will get this and never even look at it while KDR will (most likely) have to settle for downloading illegal PDF files.
Originally posted by: Artimus
I've never bought a Castlevania but I'll be preordering this Wednesday.
Post by: Ceric on October 24, 2006, 09:37:58 AM
I'll look at it alright. Especially if they have some nice looking artwork from the Castlevania 2. Actually I might not have actually been playing the game but I do try to keep a knowledge of the lore and everything. I'm really interested in the timeline.
Post by: Artimus on October 24, 2006, 10:40:38 AM
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Originally posted by: vuduQuote
Originally posted by: Kairon
This'll be my FIRST Castlevania game...I think ever...Quote
Originally posted by: Ceric
Dude. I stopped being a fan back in the NES days but this I might actually pre-order for.QuoteThis is a sad world we live in. This isn't meant for you. This is meant for someone who actually cares about Castlevania. I weep for the fact that you guys will get this and never even look at it while KDR will (most likely) have to settle for downloading illegal PDF files.
Originally posted by: Artimus
I've never bought a Castlevania but I'll be preordering this Wednesday.
I said I've never owned one, I didn't say I've never played and loved them. And I'll definitely be looking through it like crazy. My friend had all the GBA games so I just borrowed them from him.
If KDR wants it I'll preorder him a copy and mail it to him, we can use PayPal.
Post by: MaryJane on October 24, 2006, 01:58:30 PM
definitely best preorder ever
Post by: Hostile Creation on October 24, 2006, 02:50:24 PM
(Thanks for the heads up anyway, it's nice to know these things)
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on October 24, 2006, 02:56:41 PM
But that doesn't mean I won't get this. But I probably won't preorder. I'm not paying $5 bucks for that.
Post by: vudu on October 24, 2006, 02:59:21 PM
QuoteGameStop lowered the price. It's now $34.99, just like everywhere else.
Originally posted by: Sir_Stabbalot
I probably won't preorder. I'm not paying $5 bucks for that.
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on October 24, 2006, 03:04:01 PM
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Originally posted by: vuduQuoteGameStop lowered the price. It's now $34.99, just like everywhere else.
Originally posted by: Sir_Stabbalot
I probably won't preorder. I'm not paying $5 bucks for that.
Now I'll preorder.
Post by: Ian Sane on October 24, 2006, 08:10:56 PM
Post by: TrueNerd on October 24, 2006, 09:43:36 PM
QuoteOoh, forgot about that one. I suppose the never-before-seen Master Quest is better then this.
Originally posted by: Sir_Stabbalot
Wind Waker's preorder bonus was better.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 25, 2006, 03:08:25 AM
I don't care about the PDFs, I want the soundtrack! That's the best part of Castlevania!
If it's like Wind Waker the first so and so many copies will come with the stuff, I didn't preorder WW but still got OOT.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 25, 2006, 04:49:17 AM
Post by: Artimus on October 25, 2006, 07:59:38 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
So today after work I checked out my local EB. The clerk had never heard of it and suggested that it was only available in the United States. Sh!t. If anyone from Canada has been able to get some clarification about this let me know. There is after all a remarkably good chance that the clerk was just spazzed.
Uh oh, that's not good. I'm heading to the movies today and EB Games is my first stop when I arrive at the mall. It's a huge mall and a busy EB, so if they don't know then no-one does.
I'll be preordering this online if I can't get it in store, but in store will save a LOT on shipping. You might want to do it online too, Ian. But I'll get back to you this evening.
Post by: vudu on October 25, 2006, 09:15:40 AM
Post by: JonLeung on October 25, 2006, 09:22:58 AM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
I weep for the fact that you guys will get this and never even look at it while KDR will (most likely) have to settle for downloading illegal PDF files.
I don't care about the PDFs, I want the soundtrack! That's the best part of Castlevania!
I would think that the soundtrack would be easier to get a hold of as illegal .MP3s than the artbook as illegal .PDFs.
I hope the soundtrack is worth it. Many of the best CastleVania tunes (especially the recurring ones) have been remixed to death at OverClocked Remix (and are really good even without remixing). I would hope that an official soundtrack CD would be better overall but will it really?
Post by: Artimus on October 25, 2006, 02:32:57 PM
On a more depressing note, there was, literally, not a single Wii anything in the store. NOTHING.
Post by: therat on October 25, 2006, 03:32:50 PM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 26, 2006, 04:24:27 AM
Post by: chaingunsofdoom on November 03, 2006, 11:06:32 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on November 03, 2006, 11:48:56 AM
Post by: Kairon on November 03, 2006, 05:25:50 PM
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on December 07, 2006, 06:00:56 AM
Post by: Pale on December 07, 2006, 06:24:14 AM
Post by: vudu on December 07, 2006, 06:45:39 AM
Post by: TrueNerd on December 07, 2006, 07:45:23 AM
I haven't even started playing the game yet because I was too excited about the preorder stuff.
Post by: 31 Flavas on December 07, 2006, 06:09:42 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on December 07, 2006, 07:50:15 PM
Post by: matt oz on December 08, 2006, 11:56:16 AM
I don't pre-order in stores, because I've been burned in the past by not getting the bonus gifts.
So I pre-order online, and the stuff comes in VERY inadequate packaging, and gets all damaged during transit. EBGames.com actually charged an extra $5 for shipping. I assumed it would come in a box, not a gigantic envelope that didn't secure anything in place.
I'm cancelling my pre-order for Elebits right now.
Post by: Ceric on December 09, 2006, 02:29:16 PM
Post by: matt oz on December 09, 2006, 05:28:36 PM
