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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    S2 Episode 3
    Aww...Looks like they've renamed Vampire Killer to "morningstar" in this.

    Thats kind of disappointing.

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Retronauts has an article up about Requiem and how disappointing it is that they're apparently just porting a port.

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    and I am confident there is no one in this world who will defend the newer, softer version over the original.
    Enlong wrote: »

    I'll always defend the DXC script[...]

  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    and I am confident there is no one in this world who will defend the newer, softer version over the original.
    Enlong wrote: »

    I'll always defend the DXC script[...]

    I did think of you when I saw that line.

    Also, I had no idea the original voice for Richter died in 2000. For some reason I have this memory of looking up an actor for Too Human of all games and it was the same guy who played Richter, but maybe that was just IMDb being bad at the time.

  • President EvilPresident Evil Let's Rock Registered User regular
    Without looking at IMDB, I know that he was the same guy that voiced Harry Mason in Silent Hill.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Playing SotN on PS4... Does anyone else have audio issues? The music is really quiet and slightly grainy. Half the reason I play this game is because of the awesome music.

  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    Season 2 Episode 2 minor spoiler
    I love that they are fighting Gaibon Slogra (Dinosaur King/Gargoyle)
    Also Trevor and Alucard and Sypha are great together.

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  • ViskodViskod Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    S2 Episode 3
    Aww...Looks like they've renamed Vampire Killer to "morningstar" in this.

    Thats kind of disappointing.
    That was the original name of that upgrade from when you go from leather to chain.

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    Viskod wrote: »
    Dr. Chaos wrote: »
    S2 Episode 3
    Aww...Looks like they've renamed Vampire Killer to "morningstar" in this.

    Thats kind of disappointing.
    That was the original name of that upgrade from when you go from leather to chain.
    Yeah, the original whip was Vampire Killer, right? The leather one?

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    I love the banter between Trevor and Alucard. God they just bust each other's balls at every opportunity.
    Also the realization that Alucard is more or less a 19-20 year old rather spoiled kid (up to, like, a year ago?) and that he may look maybe 30+ but he's still sort of a punk kid at the point where we first meet him.

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    I love the banter between Trevor and Alucard. God they just bust each other's balls at every opportunity.
    Also the realization that Alucard is more or less a 19-20 year old rather spoiled kid (up to, like, a year ago?) and that he may look maybe 30+ but he's still sort of a punk kid at the point where we first meet him.

    S1E2
    SYPHA: ...if you two can manage not to kill each other while I'm gone.
    ALUCARD: Oh please. We're not children.

    beat

    TREVOR: Eat shit and die.
    ALUCARD: Yes, fuck you.

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  • GoodKingJayIIIGoodKingJayIII They wanna get my gold on the ceilingRegistered User regular
    I just finished s2. Real fucking good.

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    I've only seen episode 1 of season 2, but liked it quite a bit.

    Peter Stormare was a pleasant surprise.

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    edited October 2018
    Delzhand wrote: »
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    I love the banter between Trevor and Alucard. God they just bust each other's balls at every opportunity.
    Also the realization that Alucard is more or less a 19-20 year old rather spoiled kid (up to, like, a year ago?) and that he may look maybe 30+ but he's still sort of a punk kid at the point where we first meet him.

    S2E2
    SYPHA: ...if you two can manage not to kill each other while I'm gone.
    ALUCARD: Oh please. We're not children.

    beat

    TREVOR: Eat shit and die.
    ALUCARD: Yes, fuck you.

    The moment that happened I was like, "Oh. Oh yes. Yes please."

    Also
    them teaming up against Sypha at the end:

    Trevor: "We can't move this thing. Sypha broke it."
    Sypha: "I did not."
    Alucard: "You kind of did."
    Sypha: "I do not break things."
    Trevor: "So, we agreed, she broke it."
    Alucard: "Oh yes."

    And every damn point in-between. I love their camaraderie. Yes, let's call it that.

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    Yeah, lots of great interesting character beats between the two
    A: I’m realizing I actually had more of a childhood than you
    T: Yeah, and your dad is fucking Dracula.

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    My main sticking point for the end is
    Isaac sucks. He’s so boring, but if they’re going for Curse of Darkness it’s going to center around him and Hector.

  • darunia106darunia106 J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    Mid-season 2 I think?
    Sypha correctly pointing out that Alucard is a teenager in an adult's body is very good.

    He's the most teenage edgelord.

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  • ZythonZython Registered User regular
    The worst part about not getting any more new Castlevania games is that they can't add Godbrand to them.

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  • RickRudeRickRude Registered User regular
    I don't even have a ps4 and I'm disappointed by the rerelease. Would it really have been that much effort to port the 2.5d version of rondo of blood on there as well? It just seems very lazy and uninspired

  • Capt HowdyCapt Howdy Registered User regular
    Hearing Vampire Killer in season 2 got one helluva reaction from me.

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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    S2 ending
    Good but was really hoping they would go full Jojo with the series and skip ahead to the next generation with Simon. Showrunners have mentioned wanting to adapt SOTN eventually and Soma's DS games so heres hoping.

    Only reason I can see for them to stay in this era is to adapt Curse of Darkness and redeem themselves by introducing Grant.

    Heres hoping for Death in S3 aswell.

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  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    It might be time to resubscribe to Netflix.

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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    It might be time to resubscribe to Netflix.
    Dude...it is so good.

    Probably better than any show thats based on Castlevania has any right to be.

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    Capt Howdy wrote: »
    Hearing Vampire Killer in season 2 got one helluva reaction from me.

    The slow build to "Bloody Tears" with the . . . beginning of S2E7 had me straight up clapping. That shit was epic.

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  • darunia106darunia106 J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    Was Vampire Killer in season 2? Or are forumers confusing it with Bloody Tears?

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    darunia106 wrote: »
    Was Vampire Killer in season 2? Or are forumers confusing it with Bloody Tears?

    Is it the part of episode 7?

    Because that’s definitely Bloody Tears. I don’t remember hearing Vampire Killer, but I might’ve just missed it

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2018
    Episode 7
    I 100% confuse Bloody Tears and Vampire Killer all the time.

    I even thought it was Bloody Tears, listened to Vampire Killer and thought it was that and then realized later that no it was Bloody tears.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    klemming wrote: »
    First reaction, I'm not liking Alucard's new voice so much. It's not like he talks a ton though, so it's hardly an issue.

    Alucard is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, whose most recent work involved voicing some dorky schlub who got bit by a bug or spider or something.

    That's the conundrum. The new script is well written and done by a cast of industry veterans. It is mechanically superior to the original. And yet...

    I prefer it, but I agree with the Giant Bomb quicklook which said it would be nice if the language options were "English, Japanese, English (Dumb)".

    There's always the PSN PS1 version for that. I also have a fondness for the original dub, stilted as it is.

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    Yeah but that’s harder to get ahold of now. There’s definitely something to be said of the ‘original’ version being replaced in the common consciousness

  • GoodKingJayIIIGoodKingJayIII They wanna get my gold on the ceilingRegistered User regular
    Javen wrote: »
    Yeah, lots of great interesting character beats between the two
    A: I’m realizing I actually had more of a childhood than you
    T: Yeah, and your dad is fucking Dracula.

    The show is funny as hell. Season 1 had lots of great humor and moments but it was too short. S2 just felt nicely paced the whole way through, and there are a bunch of good setups for next season. And just a lot of wonderful hilarious character moments like you cited. Of course I should have expected it to be solid with humor, it's written by Warren Ellis.

    Also (late s2 spoilers)
    Trevor, Sypha and Alucard tearing up a room full of vampires to the Castlevania theme was preeeeeetty good.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Javen wrote: »
    Yeah, lots of great interesting character beats between the two
    A: I’m realizing I actually had more of a childhood than you
    T: Yeah, and your dad is fucking Dracula.

    The show is funny as hell. Season 1 had lots of great humor and moments but it was too short. S2 just felt nicely paced the whole way through, and there are a bunch of good setups for next season. And just a lot of wonderful hilarious character moments like you cited. Of course I should have expected it to be solid with humor, it's written by Warren Ellis.

    Also (late s2 spoilers)
    Trevor, Sypha and Alucard tearing up a room full of vampires to the Castlevania theme was preeeeeetty good.
    It was Bloody Tears, from Simon’s Quest.

    What is generally considered the “theme” music of Castlevania is Vampire killer.

    That it was Bloody Tears was incredibly appropriate given how Dracula ended up.

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    I was also impressed that while it never really attempted to humanize the vampires, it does give you certain moments of ‘well maybe everything is bad?’
    Alucard getting emotional about the wall of vampire skull trophies, especially the obviously child-sized one, was pretty rough

  • GoodKingJayIIIGoodKingJayIII They wanna get my gold on the ceilingRegistered User regular
    Javen wrote: »
    Yeah, lots of great interesting character beats between the two
    A: I’m realizing I actually had more of a childhood than you
    T: Yeah, and your dad is fucking Dracula.

    The show is funny as hell. Season 1 had lots of great humor and moments but it was too short. S2 just felt nicely paced the whole way through, and there are a bunch of good setups for next season. And just a lot of wonderful hilarious character moments like you cited. Of course I should have expected it to be solid with humor, it's written by Warren Ellis.

    Also (late s2 spoilers)
    Trevor, Sypha and Alucard tearing up a room full of vampires to the Castlevania theme was preeeeeetty good.
    It was Bloody Tears, from Simon’s Quest.

    What is generally considered the “theme” music of Castlevania is Vampire killer.

    That it was Bloody Tears was incredibly appropriate given how Dracula ended up.
    Ah ok, you're right. Thanks for clearing that up. It had hints of some SOTN in there, so I thought it might have been a play on one of the tracks in that game.

    I'm gonna go listen to Bloody Tears now.

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    Javen wrote: »
    I was also impressed that while it never really attempted to humanize the vampires, it does give you certain moments of ‘well maybe everything is bad?’
    Alucard getting emotional about the wall of vampire skull trophies, especially the obviously child-sized one, was pretty rough

    Eh...

    Through S2E8:
    I think it's clear that most vampires are happily monstrous. The only ones to show any real humanity are Dracula and Alucard.

    I like how Dracula is clearly a tragic figure in this, it's much more interesting than his take over the world spiels.

    The question of why Dracula didn't turn his wife is interesting, and not something that crossed my mind until Carmilla raised the point. I'm assuming it's a matter of Dracula respecting her wishes on it though. I also like that it's clear Dracula was honestly being reformed, and there was the potential happy future for the family but for the inquisition.

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  • KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    I was wondering if they would go into what the Vampires are.

  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Krathoon wrote: »
    I was wondering if they would go into what the Vampires are.

    Vampires, in the Stoker tradition. That's all there is to say.

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    I'm a little saddened at some of the ending, but damn everything was SO SO GOOD.
    Season 2 ends with everything tied up too damn nicely with Dracula. Just setting up Isaac and Hector's upcoming spat and whatnot.

    On another note. I wonder how far through the game chronology they plan to be going through. I hope a damn good while, because so far they're doing this shit justice.

    And, finally: Season 3 better underscore Dracula being a chronic fucking problem.

    I... don't think that is a spoiler because Castlevania is about Dracula being a chronic fucking problem.

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  • JavenJaven Registered User regular
    MechMantis wrote: »
    I'm a little saddened at some of the ending, but damn everything was SO SO GOOD.
    Season 2 ends with everything tied up too damn nicely with Dracula. Just setting up Isaac and Hector's upcoming spat and whatnot.

    On another note. I wonder how far through the game chronology they plan to be going through. I hope a damn good while, because so far they're doing this shit justice.

    And, finally: Season 3 better underscore Dracula being a chronic fucking problem.

    I... don't think that is a spoiler because Castlevania is about Dracula being a chronic fucking problem.
    A large part of the groups ability to beat Dracula was in fact that Dracula wanted to die. He was feeble from not having fed, and quite literally had a death wish. And he was still vastly more powerful than any of them. Having him be reborn without that baggage would definitely ratchet up the threat

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    On the subject of Dracula being a chronic problem, I wonder if this show would be a good venue for telling the story of Julius Belmont vs Dracula.

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