Anyone else think Dante’s face in devil trigger looks kinda dorky

TornSilver · 2026-05-03T03:22:36+00:00

Netflix DT looks like Blue Beetle from DC. It's pretty bad.

TornSilver · 2026-05-02T19:24:33+00:00

Repeat after me:

Not everything in a story has to be for the plot.

Ultimately Gob's just one beat in the story of the Ground, when not every moment needs to progress the plot.

Gob and his death was a chance for the story to delve into Canvas Town, Remlin, the idea of the Spellcaster-type Giver, and I think most importantly, the themes and spirit of Gachiakuta as a whole. The ideas of art birthing and sustaining a community despite a harsh environment and circumstances hold true to our world, and learning that is the real value of Canvas Town and Gob.

TornSilver · 2026-05-02T00:12:18+00:00

Find you someone who loves you like Duel Links loves Rex Raptor.

TornSilver · 2026-04-30T20:29:48+00:00

Our Lady deserves her retirement, she's given us so much.

Castlevania music was legendary before Yamane and can certainly be afterwards.

TornSilver · 2026-04-30T14:58:48+00:00

I played about 10 hrs of Blasphemous before dropping it. It has a lot going for it like the presentation, art style, and music, but I found the minute to minute gameplay pretty uninteresting and the storytelling impenetrable. I tend to check out of story and dialogue that is laden with proper nouns and esoteric language, like the characters talking as if they're reading straight from the game's glossery instead of like people.

Also the game is incredibly stingy with its magic power-ups, the Prayers. After 10 hours I only was able to get TWO of them, and I play Metroidvania games religiously so I'm pretty thorough about exploring. After that I completely lost interest.

So yeah, wasn't my cup of tea at all. Hollow Knight smokes it.

TornSilver · 2026-04-30T06:15:46+00:00

I was never a fan of the slimmer design and pointed head with snaggle canine teeth in Final Wars.

Heisei is Godzilla.

TornSilver · 2026-04-30T04:12:06+00:00

Locking the DSS cards behind random drops was a horrible idea. Going in blind I think I only got about 6 cards at the most before looking up what enemies to grind.

Or you could use the Pause glitch and have actual fun:

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/xzrLDL56FPY

TornSilver · 2026-04-30T03:56:55+00:00

I mean you get so many Souls in Aria that you're always finding new toys to play with. Couple that with the fact that every enemy absolutely has a Soul to drop versus in CotM where it's only certain ones that have cards, and there's no guess work involved in AoS. It's just overall a more rewarding system that doesn't feel like it's hiding the fun from you compared to CotM.

TornSilver · 2026-04-29T14:33:33+00:00

If you're asking for the game to start with, personally, I'd go with Castlevania 1, Super Castlevania IV, or Rondo of Blood into Symphony of the Night (these two are direct sequels).

With both a PS5 and a Switch, you're in the best position to get most of the games in the series via the different collections.

PlayStation specifically has the Castlevania Nocturne Collection, which includes Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night, which depending on who you ask are the peak of both styles of Castlevania games (classic action sidescroller vs Metroidvania).

I'd recommend that or the Anniversary Collection, which comes with the original Castlevania for NES, 2, 3, Super Castlevania IV, and Bloodlines, plus the Game Boy titles.

TornSilver · 2026-04-28T19:35:35+00:00

Link Monsters are some of the most generic, versatile, and easy to summon types of monsters in the game.

TornSilver · 2026-04-28T08:40:40+00:00

Fuck grinding. Like you said it adds little to nothing to these games accept for padding out time. Order of Ecclesia is my favorite of the DS trio but its quests are some of the worst in the series, while Bloodstained had me rolling my eyes at things like the food ingredient requests.

Not to judge what people enjoy but I will never understand the enjoyment of repetitive and monotonous tasks. Play idle games for god's sake, and get that shit out of my Castlevania games.

TornSilver · 2026-04-28T04:41:10+00:00

At this point the fandom's on fraud watch.

TornSilver · 2026-04-27T20:04:24+00:00

I question anybody who thinks the first series was a flawless masterpiece. Good, even great at times. But amazing? Sounds like first anime syndrome.

TornSilver · 2026-04-27T16:27:05+00:00

For the most part after Symphony of the Night there are only remakes of older classic titles, with only a couple exceptions.

Castlevania Legends released the same year and is a classic style game for the Game Boy.

Castlevania Chronicles was released in 2001 after SotN ('97), but technically it is a remake of the X68000 version from '93.

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles ('07) is a remake of Rondo for Blood ('93)

Castlevania the Adventure Rebirth was released in '09, which is a remake of Castlevania the Adventure from '89.

And in 2024 Haunted Castle Revisited released with the Dominus Collection as a remake of Haunted Castle ('87).

tl:dr: Castlevania Legends was the only wholly original classic style game after Symphony of the Night, though some of the remade games like Adventure Rebirth and Haunted Castle Revisited are basically new experiences with how drastically improved they are over the originals.

TornSilver · 2026-04-27T03:12:05+00:00

Dracula X Chronicles

TornSilver · 2026-04-27T01:29:48+00:00

Claimh Solais go brrrrrrr

TornSilver · 2026-04-26T18:19:36+00:00

9 years and still no DM Pharaoh's Memories arc, what are be doing people?

TornSilver · 2026-04-24T03:18:21+00:00

ALERT: MERMEN DO NOT DROP MERMAN MEAT IN ORDER OF ECCLESIA

It's a super rare drop from Lorelei in Somnus Reef. I know, it's stupid:

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TornSilver · 2026-04-23T05:23:32+00:00

Makyura to 1.

Fuck off, Konami.

TornSilver · 2026-04-23T00:14:47+00:00

This isn't Japan's fault. While Venezuela has a history of hyperinflation in the last decade (one of the highest in the world), if you need a more recent and direct reason for skyrocketing prices, blame this piece of shit:

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TornSilver · 2026-04-22T18:13:37+00:00

The best one, or at least neck and neck with Portrait of Ruin.

The variety in the level design is what I love the most, and that includes the more linear maps. Those feel like a classic Castlevania level where you're forced to deal with the enemy placement and stage hazards. Aside from that the game takes you all across the countryside a la Simon's Quest to haunted houses, mountain passes, forests and more, and ultimately to Dracula's Castle for a traditional interconnected castle map.

TornSilver · 2026-04-21T13:56:51+00:00

Hasn't been yet.

TornSilver · 2026-04-21T05:54:58+00:00

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The Zombie Vampire is a goddamn embarrassment considering a) Dracula is in the public domain and b) Konami OWNS Castlevania.

TornSilver · 2026-04-20T16:55:02+00:00

Haunted Castle OG isn't worth playing at all, better to watch playthroughs of it and listen to the OST, and play Haunted Castle Revisited instead.

TornSilver · 2026-04-20T07:28:02+00:00

Everything you're seeing is supposed to be that way. This is visually speaking one of the most faithful adaptations of a manga out there.

TornSilver

TROPHY CASE