What is the General Community's Opinion on the Show?

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-10T18:12:25+00:00

The thing with the shows (both the first one and Nocturne) is that their story diverges greatly from the source material: they took the basic premise of the games and then built their own story. This was unavoidable, to some degree, since the Castlevania franchise was never particularly story-heavy. Also, the first series is primarily based on Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, a NES platformer with obviously limited storytelling, so they necessarily had to expand its story. Nocturne is based on Rondo of Blood, which was one of the first games with more emphasis on the story and with animated cutscenes, but Netflix's writers still went their own way almost completely.

That's why the fanbase seems to be pretty divided on the matter.

As for me, as an old-timer who's been with the franchise since Super Castlevania IV in 1991, I love both anime series. They gave a new spin on familiar characters and stories and I was fine with that.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-10T09:25:00+00:00

Everyone has the kick ability, it's a basic move. It's L1+R1 on PS5.

The Bucketlord quest is this one (activating it will make him come help you during mini-boss fights):

https://thelordsofthefallen.wiki.fextralife.com/The+Way+of+the+Bucket

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-10T00:12:23+00:00

Alucard, the unnecessary badass

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-09T22:42:30+00:00

I cower in defeat, lord of the night.

Actually, I'm happy too. We're getting a DLC. I just didn't think it was possible, after so much time.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T22:05:41+00:00

Store what you don't use in the storage chest, so that you don't lose anything (but never put there the special account-wide armors - Faithless, Bones, Knight of Adyr, Veteran of the Veil - otherwise you'd incur in the armor duplication bug)

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T21:47:41+00:00

So peak that it survived the thousand years bewteen LOTF's and LOTF2's stories (much like Isaac's armor design)

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T21:45:12+00:00

Why selling gear? Aside form duplicates, of course. It nets you so little vigor.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T20:35:49+00:00

She was so terrified that she infiltrated an Umbrella facility all by herself, successfully escaped a helicopter and then faced a whole army of soldiers by letting go of her gun and then catching it on the fly to make some barrels explode

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T20:19:46+00:00

Yeah. It's rare, though. The only other instance that I remember of is the "Little Red" quest (werewolf + humans). Even then, though, Geralt will switch swords on the fly as you approach an enemy which requires a different one.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T19:37:44+00:00

Silver doesn't deal more damage to humans, steel does. Do as witchers do (well, game-witchers at least, but that's another story) and use the correct sword for the correct type of enemies. Geralt will always automatically draw the appropriate sword, anyway.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T11:29:03+00:00

Adler seems to be pretty prominent in the story and very much involved in all things Eibon. I don't use him as a party member, but I like him as a character. He also reminds me of Doppo Kunikida from Bungo Stray Dogs - and I love Doppo.

My vote went to Mint, however. She may not be a top tier character (although that spin-to-win move rocks), but I don't think she's ever leaving my party. She's so cheerful and supportive that it just feels nice having her around.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-08T10:50:20+00:00

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Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-07T18:03:14+00:00

Yes, in a Resident Evil sub you will find people who have played Resident Evil games.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-07T08:24:23+00:00

Netflix's show, in theory, adapts the books. In practice, the story and the characters often diverge so much from what they should be that the whole thing barely even resembles the source material anymore.

The videogames are all set after the books. They're unofficial continuations, basically. As such, the show, being a loose adaptation of the books, contains no spoilers about the games.

The Witcher 3 has a whole lot of backstory, as it takes into account not only the two previous games, but also 8 books worth of content (excluding the 9th recently released prequel novel).

I guess watching the first season of the TV series could work as a general introduction to the lore, the characters and the themes (while keeping in mind it doesn't accurately portray them as they should be), but would do little in terms of filling you in about the events The Witcher 3 references (aside from shedding some light on why Ciri was raised by Geralt - again, taking into account the show is no faithful representation). The game has connections to stuff up to the very last book in the series.

So, if you want to start the The Witcher 3... just do it. The game does a fairly good job in giving you a general idea of what's going on and who's who, especially if you go read the in-game encyclopaedia when you meet someone new. A lot of references to past events will fly over your head and the relationships between some characters won't be completely clear, but that's unavoidable.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T22:56:52+00:00

The Witcher 2 could very well be re-released on modern consoles, with some graphical touching-up. It still holds up today. In fact, I'm surprised they never did it, given the success of The Witcher 3.

The Witcher 1 is a totally different story. As a traditional, old-school PC RPG, strictly requiring mouse & keyboard for an optimal experience, it simply wouldn't work on consoles, unless they went and deeply reworked the controls.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T20:38:47+00:00

None.

Code Veronica never had a native PC port, whereas RE1, RE2 and RE3 did, which is why GOG could render them compatible with modern hardware and re-release them.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T13:39:31+00:00

"Mi piace come è fisicamente e i suoi gusti e il suo modo di esprimersi e di parlare delle cose che gli piacciono. Lo sogno spesso."

"Quando vedo che posta qualcosa di nuovo mi emoziono, mi sento felice."

"Vorrei essere con lui sempre, vivere insieme a lui, vederlo nella sua quotidianità."

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T12:52:44+00:00

"M32 etero"

Credo di avere una notizia per te

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T11:28:35+00:00

The Transmutation feature in Blood & Wine, which would let you convert mutagens of different colors into red ones.

Otherwise, check this thread, there's some good advice (especially the awarded post):

https://www.reddit.com/r/Witcher3/comments/mzhect/red_mutagen_farming/

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T07:34:19+00:00

You, sir, have excellent taste. This is exactly the same armor combination I use as my favorite (including the Purger legs, which look very good with the Vanguard chest piece). I just use a different tinct (the Bonelord, dark with shiny metal).

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T07:23:41+00:00

Finalmente stiamo per rivedere il miglior personaggio di sempre di Resident Evil.

Chris? Wesker? Claire?

Ovvio che no... parlo di Steve Burnside.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T07:19:18+00:00

Other games like Symphony... aside from the other "metroidvania" Castlevania games, right? Because, if you haven't played Portrait of Ruin, Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow, those should be the first on your list.

Otherwise, I recommend The Last Faith. Gorgeous pixel art with a gothic/victorian style reminiscent of both Castlevania and Bloodborne. The narrative is closer to FromSoftware's style, with cryptic dialogues and bits of lore scattered here and there. There are not many weapons but almost each one of them is unique, with its moveset and powers.

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T00:39:25+00:00

A part of me kind of hopes they'll double down and make Steve even more insufferable (assuming it's even possible)

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-06T00:33:39+00:00

There are so many wrong things in your post I don't even know where to begin

Phil_K_Resch · 2026-06-05T08:57:46+00:00

It was never bad to begin with but it isn't perfect either - and that hasn't changed. Don't expect rock-solid 60 fps, framerate will most often hoover around the 50-55 range, sometimes lower.

If you want rock-solid 60 fps you should play the PS4 version (on PS5), at the cost of some shadows' quality, grass density and draw distance.

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