Castlevania ReVamped (PC) - 100%, Deathless, Under 2 Hours

[@pabloCJ1405]

Dude wtf is wrong with some comments saying this game has "No Revamp"?? It's wonderful!! You guys are blinded by nostalgia

[@kikoukira]

This is an amazing reimagining of the classic. There's nothing wrong with this. Haters can hate lol.

[@pabloCJ1405]

@@kikoukira agree!!!!! This fan game is awesome!! Looks and feels great!!

[@subledger.]

I agree that's it's a wonderful game. It has a lot in common with the original Castlevania by design but I mean, it's a Metroidvania, has additional areas, items, weapons, enemies, bosses, music tracks, abilities, graphics, modes, and a save feature. I'd say that counts as a revamp. Thanks for watching!

[@yanx007]

and purism

[@ironhell813]

What makes the maker think saying it’s a derivative work that it’s somehow legal? These remakes are not legal cause fair use doesn’t work like this. You can’t just appropriate someone’s trademark and copyright and say it’s ok cause it’s a derivative work. You’re not allowed to make derivative works of copyrighted stuff without permission from the creator.

[@angelriverasantana7755]

A Castlevania fan remake that has a lil bit of every 'First battle with Dracula' Simon Belmont game AND is non-linear?! This is a dream come true

[@subledger.]

It's a really good one. Totally recommended!

[@zezinsb7077]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE SHOULD POST THE SOUNDTRACK OF THIS GAME ON YT!!! IT'S SO GOOD I NEED TO HEAR IT EVERYWHERE I GO AAAAAAAAAAAA

[@subledger.]

That's actually a great idea. As far as I know there isn't a way to download the soundtrack directly but I'll post back here if I ever find out that it's available. Thanks for watching!

[@subledger.]

Here's that soundtrack courtesy of Lv.4 Games! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aICTZYeraN1qbLssi=JcwBPbze0nyh9vgG

[@dvscwc]

I know half of this game's OST is in Yone2008's "VRC6 Arrange KONAMI Music Medley Remake Vol.2" video, starting at 2:12:39

[@level2skeleton]

​@@subledger. Could you re-post the OST?

[@subledger.]

@@level2skeleton I wish I could. The developer actually removed the OST from KZbin but it looks like they still have a way to get it on their Discord server for now so that could be an option if you use Discord. I hope it comes back to KZbin because it's a really good soundtrack.

[@joshbrekke6374]

This one is really well done, Awesome play through!!

[@subledger.]

Hey thanks! I definitely agree that this is a great game. Highly recommended.

[@cjw8497]

I played this a few months ago. Very lovely game. I've playes through all the classic style games and I appreciate all the references. Especially the CV chronicles stuff.

[@subledger.]

That was one of the things I enjoyed as well...not knowing what references from other Castlevania games were going to pop up. Even the music references are fun. Thanks for watching!

[@notarokim]

The guy did a reinmagination Metroidvania from the classic Nes Castlevania. Ambitious.

[@subledger.]

I was blown away. The developer (Lv.4 Games) seemed to come out of nowhere with this amazing game. Thanks for watching!

[@douglasmiguel3539]

1:02:42 That Majora's Mask Moon Faced Granfaloon/Legion Is WAY Scariet than any official version that i have ever seen.

[@subledger.]

Haha! Doesn't it look great? He's smiling but I'm not so sure that's a good sign. Thanks for watching!

[@sspotter1978]

Trevor! Trevor! It's Marvin! Your cousin! Marvin...Belmont. You know that new soundtrack you were lookin' for? Well listen to this! 🔥

[@subledger.]

(holds the phone out) 🤣

[@andersongrillo5902]

Genius comment 😂

[@subledger.]

@@andersongrillo5902 😂

[@Judas_Iscariote]

This game is just amazing, fun, challenging, addictive... You nailed it!!

[@subledger.]

Thanks for watching! I had a great time with this game and it certainly gets a recommendation from me.

[@cairyc31]

12:45 The Underground Mine, which game is that from? It's catchy as hell.

[@subledger.]

This is based off of the Castlevania Chronicles song "Thrashard in the Cave". No idea what "thrashard" is supposed to mean though. Maybe a bad translation of "thrashed" or something. Thanks for watching!

[@cairyc31]

@@subledger. thanks. i actually prefer how it sounds in revamped compared to the original source. i think there's something about the 8-bit sound quality that makes it stand out more. i'd love to see a youtube video that's dedicated to the revamped ost.

[@subledger.]

@@cairyc31 Maybe I'm biased but I prefer this version as well. There used to be a KZbin video with the OST, but it looks like it got taken down. Not sure what the story is behind that but if you REALLY wanted the soundtrack I suppose you could download the open source version of the game and get the files that way. Or just turn the sound effect volume down in the game, get to the area you want, and record it from there.

[@vegeta4882]

Listen to the arranged version, leagues better than this one and the other versions from chronicles​@@cairyc31

[@BenjaminSpencer-m1k]

Some people are losing sleep over this one. Crawling into bed at 11 and getting back up at 11:45 and playing till 3:30 going and laying in bed till 5 thinking about how their gonna feel like crap all day with no sleep. Getting up shit,shower and shave a cup of coffee and then back onto the game another half hour before having to get in the car and driving to work. I think we all been there.

[@subledger.]

That's the sign of a great game right there! I like how it has some replay value as well with the multiple rewards for beating the game in various ways. Thanks for watching!

[@dis9446]

Castlevania has such high quality fangames. Great run.

[@subledger.]

It really does! As far as original "non-hack" fangames in the Castlevania series go, the only ones I've played are this one and Castlevania Chronicles 2 and 3 (by WarMachine Studios) but I had a blast with all of those. Might have to see what else is out there. Glad you enjoyed the run and thanks for watching!

[@danielcarver936]

Wait, so they've taken Castlevania and they've made it open-ended like Symphony of the Night?

[@subledger.]

Sure did! It's a lot of fun too!

[@HalDanGhor]

Wow! Nice job Subledger!! Definitely wanna play this!!

[@subledger.]

Thanks Hal! It's a really well-made game in many different ways. It certainly gets a recommendation from me.

[@HalDanGhor]

@@subledger. Hehe for sure!! I already know that it's a top game! I'll greatly appreciate playing it and the upcoming one! :)

[@certafan]

@@HalDanGhor There's an upcoming one? 👀

[@subledger.]

@@certafan There's a fan made PC reimagining of Castlevania 3 coming out on March 31st called "Castlevania Chronicles 3 - Dracula's Curse" that is made by the same guy who brought us "Castlevania Chronicles 2 - Simon's Quest". If you want to check it out, here's a link to the developer's KZbin channel (BMC WarMachine) with the video trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYTGeo14rLBmj80si=35GEHIhI-UR4eJlD

[@SeppelSquirrel]

I like that they used some of the maps from Castlevania Chronicles.

[@subledger.]

I definitely enjoyed some of the surprises that were from outside of Castlevania 1 as well. Thanks for watching!

[@Specter_ZXR]

This has to be one of the best fan made CV games I've ever seen. This looks so fun

[@subledger.]

I've been having an excellent time playing it and there are even more things to do such as a 15% or less playthrough and a boss rush. I definitely recommend this game. Thanks for watching!

[@magic4478]

I hope one day we can play castlevania 3 in metroidvania Style like this wonderfull fangame.

[@subledger.]

I'd certainly give it a try if it existed. If this developer (Lv.4 Games) makes anything else then that's instantly a must play for me. Thanks for watching!

[@HarbingerYT]

I like how this not only takes cues from the NES original, but also Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle and Castlevania Chronicles.

[@subledger.]

You can definitely tell the developer is a fan of the series outside of just Castlevania 1. It made it more interesting because even if you were familiar with Castlevania 1 and had an idea of how the game was going to progress, it still threw some unexpected curveballs in there from some of the other games in the series. Thanks for watching!

[@OPP03]

I'm going out on a limb in saying that this is the best castlevania game out there, official or not, HANDS DOWN! It has the perfect soundtrack combined with the most KILLER soundchip, the Konami VRC6. The graphics are stunning as well, almost looking like an SNES game on a sense. The game completely blows its Konami idols out of the water with a challenge system and bonus features, and best of all, it's portable on a laptop!

[@chrisoliver5302]

Agreed 💯, I'm at the end of the game right now, I truly enjoyed playing through. However, I'll never beat it like this guy did lol.

[@subledger.]

Isn't it great? I've been having so much fun with this game. It was updated recently and had two new difficulty modes added so there are even more ways to play now. Thanks for watching!

[@joshuadaugherty6096]

Somebody needs to show this game to Projared! He would LOVE this!

[@Gratzert]

As He would love his side chicks.

[@subledger.]

I bet he would. That would be awesome if he made a video about this game. I saw that the game got a mention in a Mr. Sujano video which was pretty cool so who knows? Thanks for watching!

[@ismaelemhirruizflores8710]

This may be a weird place to ask, but does anyone know the names of the music used for the Underground Mine and Tower Bridge?

[@Brixman]

Young people nowadays only think about sex.

[@ismaelemhirruizflores8710]

Nevermind, found them! It's "Thrashard in the Cave" and "Moon Fight" respectively.

[@subledger.]

@@ismaelemhirruizflores8710 Nice! I didn't know the answer to this but it's good to know since these are such awesome songs. Thanks for sharing!

[@PoderOtaku]

@@ismaelemhirruizflores8710 almost all songs in the games were originally in Castlevania Chronicles including stage designs as well

[@certafan]

Oh wow! Thanks for bringing this gem to my attention!

[@subledger.]

It's a really good one, and fans of Castlevania 1 will have a lot of fun things they'll recognize. Thanks for watching!

[@MattHalpain]

8bit, 16bit, and 32bit all beautiful graphics style. I love the "NES" style of background music and sound effects.

[@subledger.]

I agree. The combination of the graphics and sound really came together to form an excellent game. I've played this for quite a while now and never once got tired of any of the background music. Might help things that I love the originals they're based on but these tunes are really good renditions in my opinion and the way the different areas look so different from each other means that it doesn't get stale to look at. Thanks for watching!

[@anime-mun]

I think we all need a item location map for this game.

[@voldosmith]

Easily the best castlevania ever, hopefully someday who ever made this launches a crowdfunding project

[@subledger.]

Yeah I'd love to see more from this developer for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@paxhumana2015]

@@subledger. , I have an idea for a Metroidvania...I would love to make it in the Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Demonic Castle Dracula: Nocturne in the Moonlight vein, like in pure 32-bit pixels, but with MASSIVE maps, like, we are talking The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall big, but in two dimensional form. Now if you know the other people that are in the video that made this game, then I would love to trade notes, as I think that they would love my ideas for monsters, and they just will not be limited to Castlevania/Demonic Castle Dracula type enemies, either, but like monsters from all over the world, and maybe even some from out of this world.

[@subledger.]

@@paxhumana2015 The people behind this game definitely have the skills to make something great that also doesn't rely on an existing IP. Especially after proving themselves with this awesome game here. I don't know if the developer has any plans for a new game in the future or not but I did notice LV.4 GAMES has an X/Twitter account now and they also have the comments in their Castlevania ReVamped trailer video, although I'm not sure how much the dev actually looks there. If I learned that the developer had another game coming out though, I'd definitely play it. Thanks for watching!

[@davidbermudez7704]

This is so beautiful 😊😊😊 Thank you very much

[@subledger.]

The developer did a fantastic job for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@rawkfistgaming]

Oh, dope! I didn't know you had a YT! Cool thing is this just popped up in my feed! Might not watch ALL of it until I beat it myself, but hell yeah, man! That's dope AF!

[@rawkfistgaming]

Ohhhhhh, NOW my memory is kicking in! Didn't I actually meet you through one of your TMNT challenge vids?

[@subledger.]

@@rawkfistgaming Sure did man. Best thing about making a TMNT solo challenge series of videos is getting a comment from the Rawk himself! That was actually how I found out who you were. Thanks for stopping by and I hope this video helps if you need it, although I have some way better strategies now that I've been working on the next ReVamped video...

[@Chaunce-px2lj]

This is a awesome remake he changed the whole game at the same time kept alot of it original. Excellent job 👍

[@subledger.]

Agreed. It's a fun game and I like how if you're familiar with the original Castlevania then you can somewhat predict what's coming, but it's different enough to feel both new and old at the same time. Thanks for watching!

[@Chaunce-px2lj]

Yo man could u drop a video just for all the heart and health point upgrade locations there's like 2 more I need right now and can't find them for nothing bro.

[@subledger.]

I actually just started working on a video showcasing some strategies on how to play through this game including the locations of all of the upgrades, although it's going to be a longer video and will likely take a long time to finish. In the meantime, the map shows a little white square on each room that contains an upgrade so if you take a look at your map then you should be able to see any items that you happened to pass by and didn't collect, as well as any rooms you haven't explored yet. For example at 1:42:35 of this video you'll see that I paused to make sure that everything was collected and saw one of those white squares towards the right side of the map which told me that I missed something. If you really need it, I have a preliminary map drawn that shows the locations of upgrades, so I could always make a really short video just displaying the map but I haven't gone through and made sure everything was 100% accurate yet. Thanks for watching!

[@Chaunce-px2lj]

Thanks bro. I check it out

[@asdasdasdsassad]

remaking this game is never old

[@Crazy-Reels]

ive just watched this all theway through and what an fantastic game ❤ thanks for the upload and loved every minute of this such nostalgia 👍

[@subledger.]

Hey that's awesome! I appreciate you watching the whole thing and am glad you enjoyed it. The folks who worked on this game did an amazing job for sure and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes these styles of games.

[@Crazy-Reels]

@@subledger. yeah i love these types of games and ive been round since the start of castlevania (im 44 yrs old) its soo great to see something like this in 2024 and i cannot wait to play it ❤️

[@subledger.]

@@Crazy-ReelsOh yeah then I'm sure you picked up on a lot of the references from the original game. In a lot of the sections you can almost predict approximately what might be coming up if you're familiar with the original Castlevania but there are certainly some curveballs thrown in there. Even a lot of the sound effects are from the original. I really appreciated how the Bridge Snapper recreates the scene from Castlevania 1 (sound included) when you're falling into the Catacombs. (27:30).

[@jimdoom2276]

At 1:37:38 in the vertical room with the spikes on walls and flying green blob monsters, you do a double jump onto the left wall, then another double jump off the left wall, to get above the spikes on the right, then air dash. I cannot perform a second double jump after I have jumped onto the wall. Am i missing a powerup or is my game bugged? My inventory looks full. Thanks.

[@subledger.]

Well that's strange. I don't think you're missing any items. How about this...try jumping onto the wall (it's ok if you use a double jump to do it) and then jump off of the wall by hitting the jump button without holding any direction on the D-pad. If you aren't holding any direction when you jump off of the wall, it will cause Simon to perform a bigger jump off of the wall and might set you up for doing the double jump you need. If that doesn't work and there's some bizarre bug preventing it from working, then I wonder if you can do a precise single jump to latch onto the right wall below the spikes and then jump off of that wall with another single jump and air-dash to the left to latch onto the wall. This would in theory put you on the left wall without having used a double jump. I'd be interested to know if any of that works. Thanks for watching!

[@WobblePizza]

This looks really awesome. CV1 + SoTN with a SNES grade presentation. Only concern is difficulty, it looks a little easy.

[@subledger.]

It's a great game for sure. If you happen to play it and feel like it's too easy, there's also a reward for completing the game with 15% of the collectables or less which is much harder. There's also a surprisingly difficult boss rush mode that only allows one subweapon to be used all the way through with limited hearts. I found both of those challenges to be harder than the regular game. Thanks for watching!

[@eightcoins4401]

Tbf so was original SOTN - really easy

[@subledger.]

@@eightcoins4401 It was. I really liked SotN but always wished there was a more difficult version. I guess you could do certain challenge runs or try some of the hacks/randomizer but yeah the original seemed easy to me even playing it casually with no advanced strategies or anything.

[@SOTNHacked]

@@subledger. I'm working on it. Bare with me here. :)

[@WobblePizza]

@@eightcoins4401Agree, only flaw in an otherwise perfect game.

[@TheBanishedWind]

1:48:24 And there's Simon's back injury that Drac curses to set up Simon's Quest.

[@subledger.]

Haha! Dracula's nail got him right in the back. Those kinds of injuries always lead to additional problems such as having to go through an entire quest to reassemble Dracula before you succumb to your injuries. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@andersj.gonzalez4823]

Wow! Perfect!!!

[@subledger.]

This was such a fun playthrough. Thanks for watching!

[@scotswafford3657]

This was a great game. Took me twice as long to defeat than this but I really enjoyed it. KUDOS to Lvl. 4 games for this remake.

[@subledger.]

The developer sure did a great job. My first playthrough took about twice as long as this video as well 🙂

[@chrisoliver5302]

Probably the best Castlevania fan game ever made.

[@subledger.]

The new version even gives us a couple more difficulty modes. Lv.4 Games really did an amazing job here. Thanks for watching!

[@Gundamu-p9m]

I love how you made simon do a little dance when you started the game it kinda made him look like he was going "hehehehehehehe" when you were rapidly making him crouch

[@subledger.]

Haha! Yes! I can't help myself sometimes and have to do the little dance moves! It's always fun when somebody else enjoys them. Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@DemoniteBL]

This looks amazing. Normally I'd take this opportunity to shit on Konami for not creating things like this themselves, but they JUST released a remake of Haunted Castle, so there's hope. But realistically, they won't make things like this, so maybe a little shitting is ok. lol

[@subledger.]

Wait what? They did? Looks like it came out...(looks it up)...yesterday! I need to check that out! But yeah ReVamped is fantastic. There's even been some updates since this video that added difficulty levels. Thanks for watching!

[@Koettnylle]

What a cool game. Love the music!

[@subledger.]

The soundtrack used to be on KZbin but it was recently taken down. Hopefully it gets added back but in the meantime, I think there's still a way to get it on the developer's Discord for those who are interested. Thanks for watching!

[@ashurafreedan]

just imagine fighting a fire breathing giant bat to learn how to whip diagonally.

[@subledger.]

That's true. Simon's life without diagonals must have been pretty tough up until then. So many wonderful things to experience once you're able to perceive diagonals. Give this man a bag of Doritos! Thanks for watching :)

[@rodrigoortino3889]

Wow, I didn't know about this project. Looks gorgeous. Side note, I don't get why Konami never re used wicked child, taking chronicles apart, it's ultra memorable, instantly recognizable theme

[@subledger.]

For sure. Wicked Child is one of my favorite Castlevania songs so I was glad to hear they put a version of it in this game. Come to think of it, the way the music was done in this game was really good. I enjoyed expecting to hear a certain song when I entered a new area and getting to hear this game's rendition of it. Thanks for watching!

[@roughy762004]

This needs an official license and a multiple release

[@subledger.]

The developer made the game open source so we may at least see some remakes and maybe some ports. Who knows? Thanks for watching!

[@themadnessmaker5408]

So, this is the firts Castlevania game but in Metroidvania Style like SOTN right? I Like it

[@chrisoliver5302]

Yeah, it is VERY worth it. I'm at the end of the game right now and the upgrades you get are very well thought through.

[@subledger.]

Pretty much. I highly recommend it if you're into that kind of stuff. It's very well made. Thanks for watching!

[@Sumire973]

One of the best fan games ever existed, it's basically Circle of the Moon done right.

[@El-Duderino-His-Dudeness]

It's a great fan game, but why dis on COTM? And why would that be the first "Igavania" type game you'd point to? I personally think it's one of the best. The running is annoying, but the level design and scale actually make exploration interesting, instead over every room feeling like a grid and box.

[@Sumire973]

@@El-Duderino-His-Dudeness I don't want to write a too long comment, but CoM is a game that's just not fun to play, the controls are unresponsive (and this goes FAR beyond manual running) making a lot of the hits you take come from Nathan not responding properly to commands every time you press the buttons. The map design is actually pretty bland and full of padding, made worse by the fact that the vast majority of enemies are damage sponges. In relation to this, the game's progression is heavily influenced by RNG, which can unbalance the game in mysterious ways, but the worst part of this is that the fact that since enemies are damage sponges makes the game's flow very slow, making the game quite tedious and monotonous at some point (this starts to happen especially from the sewers area onwards) .Areas like the previously mentioned have an atrocious layout, forcing you to even perform leaps of faith in rooms infested with ice enemies, not to mention that enabling and disabling the switches abruptly stops the game to show the platform's animation, interrupting the action. And the rest of the game isn't much better, I had to quit it because of how much of a PITA was to traverse the castle, plus the lack of shops and money forces you to rely heavily on unnecessary backtracing to save points if you don't want to spend HOURS AND HOURS DOING LEVEL GRINDING AND ITEM FARMING (this isn't an old turn-based RPG for GOD'S sake, not even the first Mother was that bad) the latter which by the way is something that undermines the core aspect of any metroidvania, the exploration, contrary to what people say about HoD, the fact that the player has to stop every so often because he can't progress due to the excessive scarcity of resources makes CoM a much slower game than Harmony of Dissonance actually, where at least there you can progress without interruptions because there the devs did understand the most important pillars of the genre, unlike CoM. Tl;dr I consider CoM a mediocre game and the worst metroidvania if we exclude Simon's Quest, and while as such it is far from being the worst Castlevania (that title goes to Haunted Castle and The Adventure, and maybe Vampire Killer) Circle of the Moon makes many of the same mistakes as Simon's Quest, and still, I'm being unfair to compare them, because at least Simon's Quest was innovative for the franchise, while Circle of the Moon is a failed experiment, something that even Igarashi himself recognized after Harmony of Dissonance was released.

[@markmessi9020]

Circle of the moon is circle of the moon done right. Thats one of the greatest Castlevania games ever made! You must prefer the easy castlevania games then. Thats the impression you give off with your comments anyways

[@Sumire973]

@@markmessi9020 If I want to hit damage sponges for that I would rather play Skyrim, which at least had funny animations and bugs CoM is not an example of anything, it is a failed experiment and should be treated as such.

[@timrosswood4259]

​@@Sumire973nah, the game is fun

[@Gusmed007]

This looks like it plays awesome!

[@subledger.]

I think it does play awesome! It was fun enough to make me come back and do some challenge runs after beating it for the first time which I typically don't do unless I really like the game. Thanks for watching!

[@evilpeti]

1:48:06 Yes, officer. This song, in particular. I needs it.

[@subledger.]

Yeah I wish this soundtrack was available for download. If you REALLY wanted it, the options menu allows you to decrease the SFX to 0%...then I guess you could get to the boss and just let the music play while recording a loop or two. Or maybe just pause the game and do it. But yeah we need a soundtrack for this one. The developer (Lv.4 Games) has an account on X/Twitter now so maybe we need to start spamming requests for one. Thanks for watching!

[@evilpeti]

@@subledger. I wish I could heart your comment. Beat the game two days ago, too! 💪

[@subledger.]

@@evilpeti Awesome! Congratulations on the victory!

[@dvscwc]

It's on Shimoine's channel - Yone2008. It's in his "VRC6 Arrange KONAMI Music Medley Remake Vol.2" video, at 2:50:29

[@evilpeti]

@@dvscwc You are indeed a man of vast culture, unparalleled knowledge and a true scholar of the Way of the Morning Star.

[@jesussanchez226]

Buenísimo. Gracias por el video.

[@subledger.]

Es un juego divertido. ¡Gracias por mirar!

[@DarkbluesEXE25]

Cómo sería un Hack-Rom de Castlevania pero mejorado cómo esté Fan-Game

[@subledger.]

Es un gran juego y es muy divertido. ¡Gracias por mirar!

[@danielseiser6189]

This is a tight game! The remake the fans deserve.

[@subledger.]

Yeah the developer did an incredible job here. Thanks for watching!

[@fredvetter1983]

You have this running so fast and smooth. What is the trick? I have a higher end gaming PC and games like this are sluggish as hell. Any tips?

[@subledger.]

Hmm...This was recorded on a system that's probably inferior to yours then. It's several years old with an Intel i7-6700K CPU and a 1080ti GPU, with 32 gigabytes of RAM. I do have the occasional framerate drop but it's usually just a frame or two here and there when there's more going on, specifically in parts like 33:00 in the video. It's not really noticeable though. The machine is a dedicated one to gaming so it doesn't have many background processes running (with the major exception of the OBS screen recording software) and was not connected to the internet while this was being recorded. If you have an equivalent or better machine then it could be something running in the background like an antivirus/Windows Defender or other programs, or perhaps a ton of browser tabs eating up your RAM. If you're connected to the internet perhaps something there is eating up resources. I'm not a hardware expert but I know some programs run better than others with certain hardware (such as Intel vs AMD CPUs) but I don't know if that's the case for this specific game. It would be interesting to test if it runs better in windowed mode vs full screen mode as well and maybe check Task Manager to see if any specific resources are being maxed. Good luck! I hope you get to play this game the way it was intended.

[@fredvetter1983]

@@subledger.I will likely try it on my old PC then. Older emulators and such work SO much better on it. Thanks for the tip man! Playing in slow motion is for the dogs lol. Salut!

[@subledger.]

@@fredvetter1983 I hope it works. By the way, I forgot to mention that the machine I was running this game on was a Windows 10 machine (64-bit).

[@fredvetter1983]

Yep! It runs like a top on the old PC! Thanks man!

[@subledger.]

@@fredvetter1983 Hey that's great news! I'm glad you can finally enjoy the game at full speed one way or another!

[@theflavorstone4801]

At 55:52 I can't make this jump at all, is it just skill issue or am I doing something wrong?

[@OmegaCoolsterDX]

skill issue but don't be too hard on yourself, it's a rather tough jump to make

[@subledger.]

This might be the toughest jump in the game. Technically it just requires you to jump off of the wall and do a double jump but it's harder than it looks. One thing that might help is that if you jump off of a wall and hold the direction you want to go, you'll do a shorter jump off of the wall...but if you don't hold a direction at all when you jump, for whatever reason Simon will jump off of the wall a bit farther. Then you just have to time the second jump right. It doesn't look like I did the longer jump in this video (I probably didn't know about it at the time) so it's definitely possible either way but the longer jump might be helpful. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

That jump is pretty easy in comparison to the jump that you have to make as soon as you get the air dash power up. That took me way too long to get up and out of that room 😂

[@subledger.]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 Oh yeah that one got me too! It looks simple but it's surprisingly hard to get the air dash to end at the right time to get the jump to activate when you need it. Thanks for watching!

[@theflavorstone4801]

I did get it eventually, it was such a pain in the ass. I just beat Dracula last night actually

[@Kiermes]

I still doesn't know how to activate the cards... 😢

[@subledger.]

Oh the cards? So you have to buy a card first at the Enchanted Trader once you have enough money (shown first at 5:10). Once you've bought at least one card then you can go to any save point and press the up button while you're standing in front of it to open the card activation screen. Thanks for watching!

[@Kiermes]

@@subledger. it not not working for me (and i don't know why)... i've already bought feel cards (5 until now) and, when at the card selection screen, when i press up at any card i bought, not only it does not activate, but if the card is at the first line, the selecter goes to the second line and if it is at the second line, the selecter gors to the first line.

[@subledger.]

@@Kiermes ​ Hmm...Once you stand in front of the save point and hit up and it takes you to the screen that shows all of the cards, you should be able to put the selector on any of them you've bought (the ones that do not have a ? on them) and press the confirm button to activate it. For me it was either the whip button or the jump button to do that. If it still doesn't work then I wonder if it's a bug. You could always try asking the developer by posting a question on his channel which can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm2qGV5fLaegZosi=E0_-7FmWphz5znga

[@Kiermes]

@@subledger. it took me a while to understand it, first i was trying pause and select "cards" instead of simplying pressing UP in front of the saving monument/orb...

[@subledger.]

@@Kiermes Glad you found it. Those cards can be really useful for sure!

[@Faldomar]

Are the damageless boss encounters required for 100%?

[@subledger.]

Nope. The only thing a damageless boss encounter will get you is an extra $1,500. There are 100 items in the game (12 mandatory, 20 HP up, 50 heart up, and 18 cards) and each one counts as 1% completion. Collect all 100 items and you get your 100% completion rate. Thanks for watching!

[@KyuJuEX099x]

Shame there's no Persephone among of the added enemies. I'm curious to what her 8-bit design would look like.

[@subledger.]

That would be pretty awesome. If there was ever a sequel to this game there would be so many great characters from the Castlevania universe to choose from. Thanks for watching!

[@darthg3545]

where can i get this 1

[@subledger.]

The download link is in the description of the developer's KZbin trailer which can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm2qGV5fLaegZosi=2A0qWmQqq199XHDZ Thanks for watching!

[@paxhumana2015]

@@subledger. , I think that you forgot a card.

[@subledger.]

@@paxhumana2015 I totally miscalculated my money when I went to buy all the cards. I had enough to buy them all but I didn't consider how much it costs to warp so I came up a bit short for that last one. I did end up going back to get it when I was tying up loose ends around 1:17:50 though. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelctouma4662]

Awesome game! but sadly, it can’t play on Steamdeck as hard as I tried.

[@subledger.]

Hmm...The developer did release a version specifically for Linux-based systems and since SteamOS is Linux-based then it might not be working if you downloaded the Windows version instead of the Linux one. I'm not that familiar with it but the Linux-based download can be found in the video description here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm2qGV5fLaegZosi=2sH1JV8sjMsdAttK That is also the developer's official KZbin channel so he might be able to answer any questions you might have. Good luck! I hope you're able to play it and thanks for watching!

[@firehawk318is]

do you know if this game has fast travel. travel from save point to save point.

[@subledger.]

Yes it does.

[@firehawk318is]

@@subledger. I am playing with a Xbox controller and i can not switch between save points. What am I doing wrong.

[@subledger.]

@@firehawk318is There are a couple of things I can think of. If you whip the save point then it should bring up a map screen where you can use the right and left buttons to switch between which save point you want to warp to. If you've only visited one save point then of course you can't warp yet. If you've visited two or more, you'll have to keep hitting right or left until the one you want lights up. For whatever reason it tries to select ones that haven't been revealed yet so you kind of have to cycle through them all by pressing left or right several times until you finally see a save point get highlighted. You'll at least hear a sound when you hit right or left but if no save point highlights then just keep pressing it. It could also be that you don't have enough money. It costs a bit of money to warp and I think the amount is based on the distance. You'll see your current money and the cost at the top of the map screen. Hopefully that helps.

[@firehawk318is]

@@subledger. I will try hitting the savepoint. Thanks for the explanation.

[@Frankthakrook]

I wanna play!!!!

[@Yovel-lb5vs]

Phenomenal work. Will you please release this version of game on Android so i can play this absolute gold on the go??

[@subledger.]

I'm not the developer of the game but I've seen several people hoping for an Android release. Maybe if enough people bug the developer about it then he'll consider it though. I'm glad you like the game and thanks for watching!

[@MaverickMario85]

Now This the True Castlevania Remaster i ever lay eye appon so beautiful with all elements with Castlevania 1 Castlevania 4 and symphony of the night combined into this masterpiece

[@subledger.]

Yeah it's fantastic. It's obvious that a lot of thought and care went into creating it. It gets a recommendation from me for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@MaverickMario85]

@@subledger. Np I'm a huge sucker for classic remastered games

[@Kiermes]

Download link, please?

[@subledger.]

Here's a link to the developer's KZbin channel (Lv.4 Games) and release trailer. From there, you can find the link to the game in the description of the video. Thanks for watching! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm2qGV5fLaegZosi=feMqDu0nq2HfbmQH

[@Arwing-o4z]

I wonder if this remake could be ported to the NES. 🤔🤔

[@subledger.]

That would be really interesting to create a sort of demake on the NES. Surely the graphics and sound would have to be reworked and some things would have to be changed due to sprite limitations (I'm thinking The Grim Reaper's "raining scythes" and some of Dracula's attacks as examples) but I would absolutely give it a playthrough if it was ever released. Thanks for watching!

[@Arwing-o4z]

@@subledger. Absolutely! It would be fascinating to see how much performance they could squeeze out from the NES.

[@Averagebasementman]

That would be a big fat no

[@douglasst.5262]

Walk in as Simon Belmont, walk out as Lion-O.

[@subledger.]

Now that you mention it I do see the resemblance. Instead of the Eye of Thundera he gets the Thunder Whip! Thanks for watching!

[@dungvuanh6417]

Character move too fast & smooth, jumping is not clunky enough... And you can move when you press down ??? That's outrageous!!! I like it

[@subledger.]

I know right? What was the developer thinking adding these outrageous "features"? I like it too. 🙂

[@pantonio7171]

Is there secret boss if I get 100% completion?

[@subledger.]

As far as I know the 100% completion only unlocks a picture in the gallery and possibly the boss rush. I'm actually not sure if just beating the game gets you the boss rush or if it has to be 100% since I did both at the same time. No secret boss though. Thanks for watching!

[@pantonio7171]

@@subledger. Thanks for your reply!

[@ErisCalamitasButFR]

@@subledger. i got ending 1 and i didnt have the boss rush unlocked so 100% is probably required for the bossrush

[@subledger.]

@@ErisCalamitasButFR Hey there's our answer! Thanks for chiming in and letting us know!

[@Super-Buni]

ojala tuviese distribucion oficial. mola mucho 💐✨

[@subledger.]

Es un juego muy divertido. Puedes descargarlo aquí si quieres jugarlo. ¡Gracias por mirar! 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm2qGV5fLaegZosi=Z6OXSi8-3DkC1w-x

[@Super-Buni]

@@subledger. Guay zi

[@Soullessmushux4]

Way Simon walking to the castle 🏰 saying can't believe I gotta fight Dracula again am sick of these 😂

[@subledger.]

That's hilarious! I actually noticed the same thing with how he's just looking at the ground with that angry kind of walk like he didn't want to be there and had to cancel plans or something. Thanks for watching! 🤣

[@Hansungkee]

Thank you For PlayingThe Game, I Think Dash FX Fixed for Next Update.

[@subledger.]

Thanks for watching! I'll have to go download the latest version if there's been an update.

[@azurecorviknight4189]

I want a future update where theres a rando mode where the items have been switched randomly named "Ssenmodar Mode" as a nod to Smg4.

[@subledger.]

@@azurecorviknight4189 Now that's an interesting idea. With a few tweaks a randomizing element might work nicely with this game. Amazing what people can do with randomizers nowadays. The last randomizer I played was for The Battle of Olympus (NES) which is really well made. Thanks for watching!

[@Rihcterwilker]

The game itself is cool, but some backgrounds and tilesets could've got more work done on them, they're too busy.

[@wishlistdestoroyah8245]

im stuck at the 2nd fight of Dracula

[@subledger.]

One of the best ways I've found to defeat Dracula's second form is by using the Bible subweapon. It destroys his fire and ice projectiles (but not the green ones or the ones on the ground) so it provides great protection while you use either the flame or ice whip to deal damage. The Bible Card helps, and the Critical Card and Healing Strike Card are also nice for extra damage and some extra health. The Bible is also very useful to defend against Dracula's first form, and it's cheap to use. Alternatively, if you can manage to get to his second form with the Rosary subweapon and plenty of hearts (Discount Card and Rosary Card really help here) then you can do a ton of easy damage by just using the Rosary over and over. Hopefully that helps. Good luck!

[@wishlistdestoroyah8245]

@@subledger. cool thx

[@shyguyjeffok]

@@subledger. I used that subweapon the entire game and just destroyed the whole game. It's a little broken if you use the improvement card for it, the half heart usage card, and then the healing whip card. I was just running into bosses and tanking hits and beating things no problem first try.

[@subledger.]

@@shyguyjeffok For sure. The first time I played through the game I used the rosary for a very large portion of it along with the Heart Discount Card and the Rosary Card. The second playthrough had me using the laurels more and the third playthrough had me using the bible for most of it. I like how none of the subweapons feel useless in this game. Thanks for watching!

[@TwesomE]

Where can we download it to play it?

[@subledger.]

The download link is in the description of the trailer video, found on the developer's KZbin page. Here's a link to his video. From there just click the video description and it will be there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm2qGV5fLaegZosi=tlrYWqD-J9hdqm7l

[@GamingNightsNeoMasaki]

Oh wow, it’s revamped with newer castlevania game’s mechanics. Interesting

[@subledger.]

I think it's a great game. Definitely recommended if you like more modern Metroidvania styled games. Thanks for watching!

[@paxhumana2015]

@@subledger. , if you're interested, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is having a new game added inside of it that is like a better Castlevania II: Simon's Curse.

[@subledger.]

@@paxhumana2015 Maaaan I really need to play Bloodstained (any of them) one of these days. I just looked up the "Classic II: Dominique's Curse" DLC coming out next week and it looks intriguing. I've heard good things about the series but somehow haven't gotten to them yet. Thanks for watching!

[@螺蛳粉-u3y]

this game have a cheat code? or cheat engine?

[@subledger.]

Not that I know of but it's pretty new so perhaps it just hasn't been discovered yet if there is one. If anyone reading this knows of any then feel free to let us all know about it here.

[@erysonoliveira2591]

there's a way to remap the controls? both the keyboard and joystick ones are pretty terrible!

[@subledger.]

Yes actually. It's in the options menu before you choose a game slot and start playing. I've only remapped my controls for an Xbox Series controller but it worked. I don't think there's a way to do it once you're in the game so you'd have to exit back out to the main menu to get to the options screen. Thanks for watching!

[@erysonoliveira2591]

@@subledger. Ah! you're right!! there's a "option" menu under the saveslots!! thank you!!

[@subledger.]

@@erysonoliveira2591 Glad you found it. Enjoy the game!

[@dljworks]

The fact you spent majority of the game skipping that red orb from the Bat 🦇 boss battle was really irking me 😂😂😂

[@subledger.]

Haha! Turns out that the orbs do not count towards your completion percentage and they just stay there forever if you don't grab them. I did eventually come back and snatch it up though 🙂 Thanks for watching!

[@cIymax]

Tryna hold off until the one with amazing commentary 🤣

[@subledger.]

Haha! I typically only do those if someone requests them but perhaps this could be interpreted as such. Might just have to give it a go 🙂

[@kennetheyancey]

I want that too. I think I’ll wait cuz it’s amazing classic castlevania…I think Simon would want it that way lolol. 😎❤️✌🏾

[@Fernandito628]

Good remake good playthrough

[@subledger.]

Thanks for watching! It's a really fun game and is highly recommended.

[@emanuelsousa2679]

With colors and more stuff and he can slide 🎉só its the game game with more fun 😅when is available to purcharge

[@subledger.]

It's available for download now in the video description of the official trailer. Here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWm2qGV5fLaegZosi=8jMaMF9DO1xDx3oo Oh and it's free!

[@positiveapproachcounseling1388]

Where can I download this game for a MacBook?

[@subledger.]

The game doesn't have a Mac compatible version (as far as I know) but it is compatible with Windows and Linux so perhaps if you used something on your Mac to emulate one of those then it would work. It's really more of a workaround than a fix but I'd be curious if that works. The developer (Lv.4 Games) has a new X/Twitter page so perhaps he'd consider a Mac version if enough people asked for one. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@BenjaminSpencer-m1k]

Yoy have bullet hell games this seems to be a Skeleton hell game.

[@subledger.]

Haha! Pretty much. Several of the bosses just about fill the screen with projectiles. Fortunately the game gives you the right resources and good enough controls to keep it fun though. Thanks for watching!

[@Brixman]

18:11 LOL

[@subledger.]

Haha! Had to do something to keep entertained while I was waiting for that slow stained-glass ghost to approach. I'm glad someone else enjoyed the dance. 🙂 Thanks for watching!

[@magic4478]

At last !!! I spend years for this😊.

[@subledger.]

It's definitely a fun game! Thanks for watching!

[@JaythePandaren]

I gotta play this game!

[@subledger.]

Oh man check it out. It's a really good one. Thanks for watching!

[@preay12345]

So the original NES roms used between 24 KB to 1 MB of space, this 'remake' looks graphically identical to the original 8 bit version and is 519MB, when did coding become less effiicient. That said I'm still gonna grab a copy before the Nintendo issue a CAD.

[@johntrevy1]

I suspect a lot of it is to do with sound and music assets.

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

Nintendo doesn't own Castlevania though...

[@damirko06]

wow, this looks really good...i think, i need it 😅

[@subledger.]

I had a great time with this game and certainly recommend it. Thanks for watching!

[@ZatohRondohoon3227]

So, this game runs only on 64-bit PCs?

[@subledger.]

That's a good question. I didn't have anything to do with the development so I'm not sure, but I just sent the developer a message so I'll post back here once I get a response. Other people might also have that question so it'll be good to have an answer posted here once I get one.

[@ZatohRondohoon3227]

@@subledger. I'd be damned if I can't play this cause it's only 64-bit locked.

[@subledger.]

@@ZatohRondohoon3227 I just got a response from the developer and he says it's 32-bit so you should be good to go!

[@ZatohRondohoon3227]

@@subledger. I'll try tomorrow and see if I can run it.

[@salo8661]

@@subledger. Hola me encantaría poder jugarlo, lo descargue desde el link video del desarrollador pero no me inicia el juego tengo un win 10 64-bits publique mi problema en los comentarios del video del desarrollador pero no obtuve respuesta.

[@ChristoPh-p6y]

1:34 jedai?

[@ginyutiki]

Niceeee

[@subledger.]

I definitely recommend this one. I played it through several times and it never got old. Thanks for watching!

[@ricardorodriguez-mi2zv]

I dont know man....but this game feels and looks better than curse of the moon....and I bought curse of the moon..

[@subledger.]

Somehow I still haven't played Curse of the Moon but I had a fantastic time with this game. It plays really smooth and flows nicely. Thanks for watching!

[@NantoShin]

I couldn't beat the first boss.

[@subledger.]

That first boss beat me several times before I finally got him. I tend to prefer the holy water here even though I'm guessing most people go for the axe. If he happens to get into the position at 2:45 where he lands on the ground and is going to shoot his fire, the holy water not only shreds his health but also stops the fire (which also gives you hearts). If you want to keep your distance, the knife does alright in that same situation if you stand far away and keep throwing them through the fire and into the boss. Thanks for watching!

[@jasontodd8071]

It's.unique.....

[@labor1100]

Gracias, muy buen video. Bendiciones.

[@subledger.]

Gracias por mirar. ¡Es un juego muy divertido! ¡Bendiciones!

[@esperthebard]

I love it and I hate it.

[@subledger.]

It'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on it as someone who has some experience in the world of game creation and world building. May your adventures be many and thanks for watching!

[@forjarpgtv]

beautifulll

[@subledger.]

Thanks for watching and congratulations on finishing the game the other day!

[@marcospaulo1667]

Otimo!

[@davidcrambell8437]

this is not a deathless run. at 13m17s he gets caught in spikes under a green platform.

[@JJ18355]

But he didn't die, though

[@davidcrambell8437]

He clearly gets stuck below the platform while in an invincibility frame and then misses the jump back up and goes into fetal position and the screen fades to black. the next frame is him appearing back on the top of the platform. that is a death unless there is so.e magic spell he casts that has no onscreen prompts or tokens.

[@HeavySighSA]

@@davidcrambell8437 in game spikes just teleport you back onto safe ground with some damage. It's not lethal.

[@JJ18355]

@@davidcrambell8437Yeah, but in this game, spikes aren't instant death like in the original. They just hurt you and teleport you back to the last platform

[@subledger.]

This game is pretty generous with spikes. If you happen to touch one (on the floor or on the wall...doesn't matter) then the game just takes 1HP from you and places you back a little ways. An actual death puts you back at the last save point. Come to think of it, there's actually nothing in this game that will kill you in one hit since there are also no pits or anything like that. I guess I'll go ahead and make the joke that there is one Death at 1:38:57 💀

[@richlong4119]

Simon is sonic speed 😮

[@subledger.]

Sure is. Once you get really familiar with the game and have all of the upgrades you can really fly through the castle quickly. Literally, in some spots. Thanks for watching!

[@DarkF00L]

Honest question: how can you call this a "Deathless" playthrough when you've fallen on the spikes a number of times?

[@guilhermefugimoto573]

I've been playing this game. The spikes don't kill you immediately, they just deal damage and teleport you to the closest safe space. Different from classic NES CV, spikes aren't considered death here (more like the metroidvanias like Aria of Sorrow)

[@subledger.]

This game is really generous with the spikes. They actually don't instantly kill you and instead they only take 1 HP away and place you back near where you fell. As far as I know, there isn't anything in this game that instantly kills you...possibly with the rare exception of getting hit by Dracula's second form or a Creeper Bones if you've never picked up a single health upgrade on Nightmare difficulty, but I haven't confirmed that yet :) Thanks for watching!

[@subledger.]

@@guilhermefugimoto573 Yeah I was surprised the first time I fell into some spikes that they weren't instant death. There's also no instant death pits so it's pretty forgiving in that regard. Thanks for watching!

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

Castlevania was best during the 16-bit era

[@subledger.]

Those 16-bit Castlevania games were excellent. It gets a lot of hate but I even enjoyed Dracula X. Thanks for watching!

[@Spriven]

GGz

[@subledger.]

Thanks @Spriven! I've been enjoying your speedruns of this game and the glitch videos are really interesting. If anyone wants to see somebody who is REALLY good at Castlevania ReVamped, check out Spriven's Twitch channel!

[@Spriven]

@@subledger. i've enjoyed running it and i stole some strats from your gameplay so i can't take all the credit =P thanks though, i try

[@subledger.]

@@Spriven Hey that's awesome. Nice to be able to share some strategies. It'll probably take a long time but I'm considering putting together a video showcasing some ways to play through the game so I might end up stealing some of your strategies for that. 🙂