Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Intro (Translated)

[@jdaywork2693]

“I found my smattering of German very useful here, indeed, I don't know how I should be able to get on without it.” ― Jonathan Harker, from Bram Stoker's Dracula, the novel.

[@memeloremaster1721]

Want to know some real fucking interesting fun facts? The guy who narrates this intro also voiced Dracula himself on the German dub of the Netflix Castlevania show.

[@kejiri3593]

Sad that he is in that crappy animated series. But i do love when games try to emulate realism in terms of timeline when it comes to language and timeline or culture etc. I love that stuff

[@8-bitBishop]

@@kejiri3593 The fuck? That series is a god damned masterpiece!

[@Zeithri]

@@8-bitBishop Eh you can't satisfy everyone. Shit to some is gold to others, and vice versa. I can relate to finding things shit ( _Dragon's Dogma Netflix anime_ ) that others love. But in my case I dare to say they're idiots who don't know storytelling from A to O :p

[@cherry_lvx]

@@8-bitBishop Fuck Warren Ellis. This series is a bullshit

[@Kyle07]

I realized it also right now, that he is the same voice in the Netflix series! This is awesome! :D To be honest I would like to know how this German intro came to be. I mean, was Rondo of Blood even released in Germany?

[@deeppurplefan9648]

The german narration in this opening gives me the 1979 Nosferatu vibe which is my top favorite vampire movie with the 1992 Dracula in second.

[@pormoua3771]

I like the German dub for some reason.

[@relu419]

This makes sense for the region and based on Bram Stoker story. I love it too.

[@rainer9931]

Going back to play the Requiem bundle after liking SOTN as a kid.... This is so fucking cool

[@Shadowofdeath1995]

My fave intro to any video game ever!!!

[@Shog64]

oh shit, it is in german. I love this now, i love the voice actor too

[@fenrin6311]

Its our Voice actor for Josh Brolin (Thanos, Cable), too ;)

[@draketheharbinger2727]

Shog64 I think it’s actually in Romanian

[@DonMajo89]

His name is klaus dieter klebsch btw

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

He does also the Dracula from the netflix series in the german version.

[@gunswordfist]

Holy shit..@@fenrin6311

[@Scorpion_-tm6re]

Even thought I am german this Intro gives my the creep

[@murmursixtyfour]

This makes German sounds so good.

[@struggler2278]

You know what? This is actually the greatest video game opening ever made.

[@conradojavier7547]

so the German Narrator is the Only Non-Japanese voice in the game?

[@garvielloken8494]

Netflix looked at this and was like: "yeah, let's make Richter a crybaby, also Christianity representation should be bad of course, and politics, we need a lot of politics in Castlevania"

[@Smithkakarot]

Those coward writers would _never_ represent Islam in the same way, though.

[@livault]

The narrator has the same voice as Dracula in the German dub of the Castlevania Netflix show, holy shit.

[@setsers1]

1:43 OMG THE NEW LOGO :D

[@KimonoFlareonGX]

This new German narration sounds more devilish at x0.25, but it makes that “pact with the devil” @ 0:34 sound extra crispy. 😩👌

[@5P3C73R]

Wait... "einen pakt mit den Teufel" is "pact with the devil", why does it say "evil ate away at their souls"???

[@Beano0123]

The subtitles are out of sync for a lot of it

[@5P3C73R]

@@Beano0123 Not only that but this intro is wrong, the german voice is of exceptional quality, which the PC-Engine could not produce. This voice intro is from the newer Dracula X Chronicles, while the animation is from the old Rondo of Blood

[@Beano0123]

@@5P3C73R That would explain why the subtitles don't match, I also found this /watch?v=1T9VdJkuKgg where there is a different German voice.

[@TCgamerboy2002]

@@Beano0123 What also doesn't help is that the subtitles are only translated from Japanese rather than German.

[@ImperatorGrausam]

@@5P3C73R Wait, but the PC-Engine CD was capable of CD quality audio.

[@rctemp34]

There's still no where had the same punch or prowess... the first time I ever heard it on the TurboGrafx it sounds completely different and have some real punch to it

[@sakuyaizayoi2441]

Happy anniversary

[@fredazangus9038]

Good I like it but i'll have to get used to not hearing the slash when the X appaers

[@kazuhirala]

That German goes hard

[@stabhappy666]

Rad as hell. Tombs of the Blind Dead vibes.

[@Dr0dd]

Interestingly they didn't just get a new voice actor, but the lines themselves are also rewritten.

[@TheBanishedWind]

Subtitles are horribly inaccurate, though. PSP intro had more accurate subtitles for the same voice clip.

[@TCgamerboy2002]

@@TheBanishedWind That's because the translation in this version was made with the original audio in mind.

[@AyaneOfDeath]

The voice actor is the same who German dubs inspector Megure from Detective Conan

[@CelestialReturner]

Nice title card.

[@MadPseudi]

Dr. House! ES IST LUPUS!

[@TheAgentloser]

Castlevania (Leon)

[@johneymute]

I like the translated version on the psp version trough but still, if konami had brought this game to the west too, it may had saved the pce from it's grace.

[@PointReflex]

Konami wanted to bring the game but NEC rejected the idea.

[@ammaah4434]

Jame Rolf is currently watching this video lool

[@madProgenitorDeity]

this is metal af

[@josephfrye7342]

some subtitles are in japanes and English too why because the voiceover audio was still in german though

[@gianlucailbellisimo8998]

It should have been romanian.

[@Persona-Is-Trash]

1:35 When dracula is sus!!!!!!!!

[@hiuman6483]

Has anyone made a German sub for this intro?

[@ruminator3570]

I wish both versions of the German prologue were in the Requiem title. This guy's voice is forceful and imposing.

[@celinesenden4142]

Ich liebe der deusche intro

[@eightcoins4401]

Wait, it already was german in the japanese game on PC Engine? I thought that only got added to wii store and psp port

[@robertjoe9396]

If it was Romania that would've been perfect

[@CBs-House]

So I had the original release of this game on the turbografx cd. That is not the original voice, for sure. I played the game so much I remember it very well. Must be a re-release, and definitely not turbo. I guess it must be the wii console.

[@PointReflex]

This is not the wii console version since that one uses a completly different voice actor and an even more different narration. As far as I know this is the PC-Engine version translated by fans and mostly used for emulation. If your copy sound different than this, then we can assume that Rondo of Blood had 3 separate narrators during it's distribution overseas.

[@nearlydead7510]

the intro narration was redone for the psp remaster. That is the version you see here. the original intro had a different voice actor.

[@josephfrye7342]

rated t for teen

[@ImperatorGrausam]

Why is it in German though?

[@lssjgaming1599]

Garfield Vikernes it was like that in japan too

[@hughotterson6590]

It takes place around there

[@draketheharbinger2727]

I think is Romanian, since it does take place in wallachia

[@gratius8829]

@@draketheharbinger2727 It's obviously german dude

[@draketheharbinger2727]

GRATIUS eh shut up

[@Dr0dd]

1:35

[@HardDiskDog]

these subtitles aren't accurate at all, for example at 0:34 he clearly says einen pakt mit die teufel (a pact with the devil)

[@tataladdd4251]

1:36 sus

[@thephantom496]

Why is the intro in German, when the rest of the game is in Japanese?

[@thephantom496]

***** Well, I learned something new today.

[@chrisfratz]

I figured it's because the game takes place in Germany

[@The_Str4nger]

no, because Transylvania was under the Power of Austria at that time and have many german and Austrian settlers

[@fenrin6311]

Its because japanese people like the german language ;)

[@kejiri3593]

Look up Transylvania Saxxons on wiki. I never knew this before i read some comments. But it would make sense interms of this intro. But its kind of cool to know this. Since i never knew about it. Think it wasnt til after WW2 was over when Germans.. kind of had to leave. But its interesting story.

[@josephfrye7342]

oh of course this is a germany dubbed voice from pal or palsecam

[@josephfrye7342]

pc engine x cd turbografx cd

[@luispaez8290]

The voice is Patrick Stewart?😱

[@99Lydie]

And in the end, who invoc him? Where it was? Answer: the humans who want help against the merchantilism... In a church. Thank you.

[@cosmickatamari]

Not the real introduction voice.