Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

[Andrew NDB]

Finally, an actual new Castlevania game.

https://www.ign.com/articles/castlevania-belmonts-curse-a-new-2d-castlevania-game-announced-sony-state-of-play?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=698e89279c59c900011b8c9b&fbclid=IwdGRjcAP7iXxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZ AwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7C7vFF6NmOcEcULjb9OA8XLbkGisH qGHIDNfHNHVk9LMHlgnI-sqBD4v2loA_aem_UltxCUMcwIeXbzVVbN9yog

Eh....sort of? I watched the trailer there and thought "Oh, they're bringing Sonia Belmont back from non-canon in the original timeline. Or making a new timeline with her." But then... eh... that's supposed to be Trevor?? So it's a Castlevania 3 remake?

[Powder]

Not a fan of the art direction at all, it reminds me more of the countless derivative "Metroidvania" indie titles of the last decade than an actual Castlevania entry. Still, looks like it could be fun, feels like there's a little Hollow Knight influence in the platforming. Will wait for the Metacritic reviews.

[Jester]

My wife got excited for a new 2D Castlevania (its probably her favorite game franchise...until Lords of Shadow.) We haven't watched the trailer yet, but the potential for Sony exclusivity gives us pause.

[Powder]

We haven't watched the trailer yet, but the potential for Sony exclusivity gives us pause.

Looks to be on all platforms, they showed everybody's console logo at the end of the trailer I watched.

[neatoman]

Finally, an actual new Castlevania game.

https://www.ign.com/articles/castlevania-belmonts-curse-a-new-2d-castlevania-game-announced-sony-state-of-play?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=698e89279c59c900011b8c9b&fbclid=IwdGRjcAP7iXxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZ AwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7C7vFF6NmOcEcULjb9OA8XLbkGisH qGHIDNfHNHVk9LMHlgnI-sqBD4v2loA_aem_UltxCUMcwIeXbzVVbN9yog

Eh....sort of? I watched the trailer there and thought "Oh, they're bringing Sonia Belmont back from non-canon in the original timeline. Or making a new timeline with her." But then... eh... that's supposed to be Trevor?? So it's a Castlevania 3 remake?

It's not a remake of Castlevania 3, it's a sequel, it even says as much on the Steam page. You know, like how Symphony of the Night follows the (human) characters from Rondo of Blood, or how Dawn of Sorrow has the same cast of characters as Aria of Sorrow?

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I am very excited about this. I absolutely love the Castlevania Metroidvania style games including Bloodstained.

[oldmanwinters]

What a horrible night to have a curse!

[Andrew NDB]

It's not a remake of Castlevania 3, it's a sequel, it even says as much on the Steam page. You know, like how Symphony of the Night follows the (human) characters from Rondo of Blood, or how Dawn of Sorrow has the same cast of characters as Aria of Sorrow?

I'm not sure how. In the story there is Castlevania 3 with Trevor and then Curse of Darkness with Hector and all (that they RUINED in the Netflix show) with no adventures or additional Dracula resurrections in between. Until Simon.

[IMJ]

The best thing that's happened to Castlevania in God knows how long was Lords of Shadow. They really hit the bullseye with that one in every way - and graphically it was incredible at the time. Then Lords of Shadow 2 came out and killed the franchise reboot completely.

And "Lament of Innocence" is probably the most underrated Castlevania game of all time.

[Andrew NDB]

The best thing that's happened to Castlevania in God knows how long was Lords of Shadow.

I tried that for a while on the PS3 cloud-play I have on PS5 but the polygons seemed pretty jagged and probably the streaming effect didn't help either, but I intend to do what I've been doing with a lot of PS2 and PS3 emulation lately and run it on an emulator from my laptop to my TV with the PS5 controller, boosting the settings into 4K. I bet Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness will look great on that, too.

Then Lords of Shadow 2 came out and killed the franchise reboot completely.

Was that really bad?

[Andrew NDB]

I tried that for a while on the PS3 cloud-play I have on PS5 but the polygons seemed pretty jagged and probably the streaming effect didn't help either, but I intend to do what I've been doing with a lot of PS2 and PS3 emulation lately and run it on an emulator from my laptop to my TV with the PS5 controller, boosting the settings into 4K. I bet Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness will look great on that, too.

In fact, here's what that looks like:

Lament of Innocence in 4K:

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Curse of Darkness in 4K:

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Lords of Shadow in 4K:

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Wow, Lords of Shadow looks GREAT upscaled like that. Looks like a damn PS5 game just about.

[Andrew NDB]

So it IS Sonia Belmont. Albeit, a retconned one (now she is Trevor's daughter with Sypha and not his mother).

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/sony-confirms-exactly-who-youll-be-controlling-in-castlevania-belmonts-curse

[Andrew NDB]

So now... "Rose" Belmont, I guess.

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[shredder orokusaki]

So Rose Belmotn is not the same from the castlevania netflix series. The game looks great cant wait to brutaly kill all the monsters!!

[Andrew NDB]

So Rose Belmotn is not the same from the castlevania netflix series.

Not the same? She doesn't exist in that (horrible) series. But she'd be the daughter of Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades.

[Andrew NDB]

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Looks like elements from Curse of Darkness may appear in it. And... Joan of Arc? Huh?

[Andrew NDB]

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[Mad Dog McMutt]

I am so glad that this game is getting a Switch 1 release. I love playing Castlevania Metroidvania games. Hopefully the upcoming Bloodstained game will also get a Switch 1 release.

[Andrew NDB]

So it officially comes out tomorrow but the demo is readily available. I mucked around with it for 10 minutes and it's not bad. It's definitely Castlevania SOTN by way of the "Metroid Dread" sort of model... 2D-3D and all and the same kind of rapid movement/action through the environment.

I'll enjoy it, I think, but I will say: don't expect great Castlevania music. Just atmospheric stuff. Just to see, I pulled up the whole music score in Youtube and it's all like that. Like cheap MIDI music from the 90s, nothing like the classic Castlevania tunes we even got all the way back on NES and SNES. And there's only ONE classic Castlevania song and they used it in the trailer: Bloody Tears.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I have this one ordered and it's on the way. In my opinion every single Castlevania game that is a metroidvania style has been absolutely awesome. I even like the 3ds one that almost everybody hates, Lord of Shadow Mirror of Fate.

[Andrew NDB]

I have this one ordered and it's on the way. In my opinion every single Castlevania game that is a metroidvania style has been absolutely awesome. I even like the 3ds one that almost everybody hates, Lord of Shadow Mirror of Fate.

I haven't dabbled in the Lords of Shadow stuff much... but mostly because I'm pissed they rebooted things and its an alternate timeline. I get that Dracula only resurrects every 100 years with some exceptions.... but why do this?

[Mad Dog McMutt]

I haven't dabbled in the Lords of Shadow stuff much... but mostly because I'm pissed they rebooted things and its an alternate timeline. I get that Dracula only resurrects every 100 years with some exceptions.... but why do this?

That game is the only Lord of Shadows game that I played. I have never played any of the 3D Castlevania games.

[Jester]

My wife's working through the switch version ATM. Just beat the giant Medusa. (I heard her excitedly scream, "FINALLY I KILLED HER!")

[Mad Dog McMutt]

This game has been kicking my a$$, and I am not enjoying it like I thought I would. I absolutely love Castlevania's Metroidvania style games. I own all of them, but none have frustrated me as much as this one. I am not a fan of super challenging metroidvania games where the goal is to explore, but you keep on dying and dying. It's giving me Hollow Knight vibes and I didn't like Hollow Knight at all. I am going to keep playing it and hopefully my opinion will change.

[Andrew NDB]

This game has been kicking my a$$, and I am not enjoying it like I thought I would. I absolutely love Castlevania's Metroidvania style games. I own all of them, but none have frustrated me as much as this one. I am not a fan of super challenging metroidvania games where the goal is to explore, but you keep on dying and dying.

There seems to be pretty vast difficulty settings in there. As in, you can change the damage taken to almost nothing.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

There seems to be pretty vast difficulty settings in there. As in, you can change the damage taken to almost nothing.

I always play my games on the default difficulty settings. There have only been a couple of times in my life where I felt compelled to play a game on easy mode. One of those times is the original 2003 Ninja Turtles console game. That Shredder fight at the end was brutal. Once you ran out of lives you had to play through all of the final levels again for another shot. I also had to play Viewtiful Joe on easy mode. I take pride in beating games and knowing that I beat it on an easier setting makes me not feel proud that I beat the game. I just now beat Medusa, so I am making progress.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

The game is growing on me and I am enjoying it a lot more now. This game is a much different beast than the other Castlevania metroid style games. I am anxious to hear how other people feel about it.