Castlevania: The Complete History (Part 2) | RETRO GAMING DOCUMENTARY

[@MyRetroLife]

One of the most comprehensive documentary series on Castlevania. Well done man. Thank you for it 🙏

[@paxhumana2015]

@My Retro Life, PatmanQC did a pretty good job on the game on his channel as well.

[@sprnightfire]

@@paxhumana2015 His was good but he missed out on a couple of games.

[@MyRetroLife]

@@dadeleemurphy85 I have. That’s a timeline series going over the lore and not reviewing / talking about the history of the games (rather it talks about the history of the Castlevania story) Slopes is definitely more to my liking

[@paxhumana2015]

@@sprnightfire , but his videos, as well as the two that Slope has done on the topic, cover the entirety of the franchise far better than anyone else has online.

[@Dominicn123]

Lol it’s okay he just needs to remove all the filler, wayy to often did things go off course and just random opinions and tangents when this should literally be a non biased and accurate informative look at the series, if there was gonna be a lot of personal opinions than it shouldn’t be listed and titled a castlevania history/retrospective

[@TheBestVirginian]

I let someone borrow my original copy of SOTN and never got it back. I'm still bitter

[@joseangelhernandez5274]

as u should be

[@35TheDarkknight]

Me too, my cousin 😡

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

Someone took my Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness Smashing Pumpkins double CD in 1998 and I took it back in 2017 ! Never loose hope, go get it back.

[@tomderry7295]

Same. I still have the case. But the disc is gone

[@drryanmorris]

That’ll learn ya

[@falconJB]

1:15 "Starting its life on the Famicom back in 1999" That would have been an interesting time for Konami to be making Famicom games, especially with its time traveling sequel.

[@Voultar]

This is is probably the best Castlevania retrospect I've ever seen on the internets. Well done.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Hot dang, a Planet Zebeth Kraid?

[@zigfaust]

Seriously? It's good but he omits so much information (like how/why C64 was split and the differences in the games) and even bitches about Circle of The Moon being called just "Castlevania" when it was called CoTM in most regions besides his. Also thinking COTM was the best looking game at the time on the GBA is crazy as it was shat on for being too dark (something that led to the bight colors of HOD) and Rayman Advanced came out at the same time.

[@Voultar]

​@@zigfaust I do not care.

[@zigfaust]

@@Voultar Of course you don't. People who say bold statements never care when you point out why they are wrong lol.

[@Voultar]

@@zigfaust Imagine arguing with someone over something as subjective as their opinion over a KZbin video and then asserting to them that they're wrong. Go outside, touch grass. Read a book, even.

[@brichan1851]

15:43 this article is right… there is NO comparison between *Castlevania: Symphony of the Night* to ANY other game, 3D or not. *Symphony of the Night* is one of the all-time greatest games ever made! I remember beating it and being both excited and disappointed. I just wanted more of the game. Thankfully, someone told me to put on the right glasses/goggles while fighting the end boss. I did it, and beat it again. Suddenly the map was blank and the entire castle was flipped over with much harder enemies. I couldn’t believe that I was able to experience the thrill of exploration and power ups one more time! I remember when this came out in 1997, it was neck and neck with Final Fantasy VII and Goldeneye for game of the year. I STILL can’t decide which of these 3 gems is best.

[@Hynotama]

And you know what? There shouldn’t be a comparison between SOTN and other games. SOTN does some things better than other games and other games do some things better than SOTN, like writing and voice acting, for example… a lot better actually. Or not using literal asset flips to pad out the game.

[@metalgrinch]

I owned Symphony of the Night black label when i originally purchased it back in high school in 1999. I absolutely loved it and never knew about the 2 castles until a friend pointed it out. I've played the game about 3 times over throughout the years and it definitely sticks as one of the greatest of all time for me.

[@modernretro5383]

Well, that Nintendo Vs Sony article was right in one regard, there really was no comparison.

[@oldschoolm8]

It actually annoyed me how smarmy and smart ass-ish it was! SOTN still looks beautiful and hasn’t aged much at all, but mid to late 90’s 3D games just look awful now, for the most part.

[@BawesomeBurf]

It's amazing how wrong the dude in the article was.

[@RedWolf777SG]

@@oldschoolm8 True some games of the N64 era hasn't aged well. Since this was the early era of 3D games. It was uncharted territory for many game developers before they finally refined it to what modern games are now. Though some N64 games remain major classics of this 90s game console. Like Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and many other games of my and other childhood in the 90s and early 2000s.

[@natsume-hime2473]

@@RedWolf777SG Even those games haven't exactly aged well. The basically unchanged port of Super Mario 64 in the Super Mario 3D All Stars pack shows this painfully well. Especially when compared to the likes of the updated and imporved 3DS ports of Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Star Fox 64. Mario Kart 64 simply doesn't stand up to later entries. Especially Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7, and especially Mario Kart 8. I think it's time to take the nostalgia glasses off. You can still love the games, but let's be honest here. Early 3D has aged like milk, even the almost timeless Half-Life hasn't aged great. 2D though tends to age much better, which is why SOTN is a truly timeless classic of a game.

[@AcornElectron]

Looking forward to Pilotwings. Keep up the good work fella and stay safe.

[@slopesgameroom]

Cheers buddy

[@franciscojr.millan2102]

My top 3 favorite Castlevania games are #1 Symphony of the Night #2 Bloodlines #3 Rondo of Blood. Again these are MY favs

[@kvltizt]

My older brother was one of the few Americans to buy SOTN on PS1 when it was new and I honestly didn’t know it did so poorly here at first. It’s a masterpiece that should be displayed in the Louvre.

[@slopesgameroom]

EEEEE-GAR or IIIII-GAR | no idea why I flip-flopped so many times :P 💕 Support the show on Patreon: bit.ly/37yWxjx 💞 KZbin Member: bit.ly/313TGg3

[@SkollMX]

IgarAshi, where the hell are you getting a U? Same place as AkumAjo, I guess

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

EE-ga-ra-sgi A-koo-Mah-jo

[@UnstableChemist]

Aria of Sorrow is so underrated. Definitely one of my favorite Castlevania games

[@connercampbell9086]

I always get stuck in the first 30 minutes then get bored and start playing Metroid Zero Mission.

[@megavolt67]

I think Aria actually has a better designed castle and skill system than SOTN. The problem is that it came out for GBA and so its presentation can't compete with SOTN, and presentation is such a big part of what makes SOTN memorable.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

Arguably the best GBA one, but I still prefer the challenge of Circle of the Moon.

[@Blitzwing83]

Super CV, SOTN, Aria and Dawn are listed in 1001 games you must play book.

[@awesomereviews1561]

SOTN is bloody amazing. Then and now, all the same. Nice cameo by Whang! by the way ^_^

[@leecroft1983]

We need it ported to the Switch. I have it on the PS Vita (PS1 version from the digital store) but just imagine playing this game portable on the Switch, this must happen !!!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@leecroft1983 I wouldn't mind a remake. There is only one issue I have with the game, which is the afterimages that appear whenever you start moving or change direction. But imagine the same game with full 3D graphics but the same layout, enemies, and story - with the 2D pixel graphics, completely unchanged, as an option. I should mention that it's available on Android and iPhone for only 3 dollars, and is compatible with Bluetooth game controllers, so it can be played portably for cheap. Whether or not you want to play it on your phone is another issue.

[@crank7283]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio Dude, Rondo of Blood remake on ps4. That's exactly what you're asking for. But, to be honest, the saturn version is where it's at, Nocturne in the Moonlight. Get an iso and emulate it using SSF alpha. Maria's overpowered version on saturn is WAAAAY different than the PSP remake and subsequent ports. Hell, just the speed boots which allow Alucard to run like Richter make it better. No graphics slowdown if emulated on any computer with hardware better than a potato.

[@falx94]

I'm glad Bloodstained was mentioned, as a spiritual successor I definitely feel like it has a spot in such an extensive documentary. This was awesome, I started with Aria of Sorrow as a kid and my love for the series grew from there, I actually just beat Circle of the Moon for the first time last night. I didn't realize there were so many different versions and games I didn't even know about.

[@oldschoolben1471]

The unboxings in this video are truly satisfying.

[@Asobitech]

100%

[@ChaosOmnimon]

Castlevania Circle of the Moon was my very first Castlevania game. And I still have my original copy that I got as a gift!

[@Ryan-vl2nn]

I remember getting Symphony of the Night for Xmas in ‘97. I was just about to turn 16 and was battling a crazy rare illness and spent a good part of that December in the hospital. But luckily I spent it with my PlayStation SotN. Great memories of that game. And I’ve still got it!

[@mrheroprimes]

what I find ironic is Castlevania legend was removed from the timeline because it turned Trevor Belmont into what was effectively Luke Skywalker. ironically that's what the Belmonts became in the in the Castlevania Lords of Shadow games.

[@lukestumpf1524]

Been watching your videos for the past year or so and it's so cool to see you grow and your production value go through the roof. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more!

[@slopesgameroom]

Appreciate it luke

[@n8ivegogo1]

You can also play Castlevania Symphony Of The Night on PS4 through Castlevania Requiem which also has Rondo Of Blood‼️ I got the Collector’s Edition through Limited Run Games😊

[@ladynikkie]

I bought the classic edition

[@jakeh2034]

Also, I really loved the touchscreen gimmick of Dawn of Sorrow. Memorizing the boss' seal and performing it on the spot was a great addition to the style (it was also my first Castlevania... so.)

[@Iceferno]

:o You didn't mention Yuzo Koshiro composed on Portrait Of Ruin! I'm surprised you missed that.

[@NipplesTheEnchilada2323]

Kinda disappointed he didn't mention it either. He never usually misses a chance to talk about Yuzo Koshiro.

[@Iceferno]

@@NipplesTheEnchilada2323 I really thought he was leading into it with that Axel and Blaze comment. Ah well.

[@crank7283]

Although he keeps hyping up the music... he really doesn't say much about the music's compositions or why the rock so hard.

[@sprnightfire]

Really great documentary on one of my favorite game series of all time. I still have my PS1 copy of Castlevania Sympathy of the Night signed by Koji Igarashi.

[@teen_laqueefa]

Symphony

[@XxDevilXNeverXCryxX]

Am I bugging or did my homie say Kid Dracula on the Famicom came out in 1999 at @1:18 in? I'm confused. Now back to watching :D

[@zombietrash416]

yea i noticed that too. maybe he meant 1989.

[@alannaramone3821]

Whats up With Justin Whang as the text NARRATOR? Thats really cool you kats co-lab together! I love both of your channels so much! I love the youtube community!

[@fedupN]

SOTN was the first Castlevania game I really enjoyed. I missed the Nintendo entries, enjoyed Bloodlines with my buddy, but SOTN I picked up and never looked back.

[@Hyde209]

Well done. I was really entertained through out both parts and it was a pleasure to hear my Portrait of Ruin track in the background. Kudos for these excellent videos 😃👍

[@shenloken2]

Symphony of the Night was my first Castlevania game ever when I discovered it in 1998 after PSM praised it to death putting it even higher than Final Fantasy VII. (For the time that really meant something.) My love for the series was furthered cemented when the GBA came out and I immediately picked up Circle of the Moon. I then bought old consoles like NES and SNES to experience the Castlevania games I missed out on and am still a huge fan of the original series to this day!

[@Asobitech]

Great to get the anticipated part 2. I know lot of people have been waiting for this after the first one.

[@Sjono]

40:24 “For the final 2D Castlevania game for a handheld” Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate:: “Ahem”

[@lowerless]

hey man i love your content you really get me through some dark days!

[@Ryan-vl2nn]

My top 3 all-time favorite Castlevania games are Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, Symphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood. And the fourth choice would be the original Castlevania and then Super Castlevania IV. Hands down my favorite franchise and one that brings back tons of memories. My earliest one getting Simon’s Quest at Toys ‘R US back in the late 80’s. And speaking of Toys ‘R US, I used to love going there to the game section back in the NES days with my parents. As we’d usually always leave with at least one game. As my dad’s a huge video game fan. Anyways, great 2 part series on Castlevania.

[@IamStefanFinley]

I was lucky to buy a used copy of Symphony of the Night in 2002 for 14 bucks. And I still have it!

[@omegafolf]

You never did tell us how much that full Castlevania collection was worth that you were borrowing as you told us you would in Part 1.

[@lowspeeddata]

yeah he got me too. I really wanted to know

[@Lunatix246]

I came here to say the same :D I really wanted to know.

[@xSwordLilyx]

@@Lunatix246 lm

[@LJAndrews1986]

Well after he opened the lot of it I'm not surprised 😂 Still can't beileve he did it when it wasn't his.

[@porkflaps4717]

What bs why would you say that and then leave everyone hanging? Waste of time

[@ottoerotic8463]

I rarely buy any digital games, but I downloaded Symphony Of The Night while watching this. I’m looking forward to it...

[@kadosho02]

This chapter definitely has ups and downs. But the evolution was a fun ride. Just bites so many mobile games and pachinko. Hopefully we will have a new game on current platforms someday. Bloodstained however is awesome. So is the animated series (love it!!) Plus the crossover with Smash Ultimate, it is unreal. Feels like a crazy dream. Castlevania lives on

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Mobile games don't have to be a bad thing. It's too bad that they all were.

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

Koji Igarashi received all the fame for Symphony of the night but his role was more like Aonuma in Ocarina of time. The main ditector of SOTN was not him but Toru Hagihara ,who also directed Belmont's revenge and Rondo of blood.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Igarashi was at least assistant director on SOTN, as well as the lead Scenario Writer and oversaw the level design of the game. Obviously Hagihara deserves at least as much credit for the story, characters, and overall design of the game, though. Though on that note, in most of the other Castlevania Iga was much like Miyamoto in Mario and Zelda games after 1997 - Producer, with mainly an advisory role rather than actually calling the shots.

[@Lukethefox]

Awesome job with this Retrospective. The GBA Double Pak at 27:47 was my introduction to the series and it ended up becoming one of my favourite videogame franchises. Its hard to say what my favourite ones are but i would say Super Castlevania IV and maybe Aria of Sorrow (I also have a bit of a guilty pleasure with the LOS trilogy). I have also wondered if you ever saw the web animated parody series 'Castlevania in Brief' by Frobman/AE Double where I voice a few characters like Simon, Death & Dracula.

[@shedwardaax]

Huzzah to the Erin Plays intro! Dig it!

[@robertreed1558]

Appreciate all the work and effort it took to put this together. I love Castlevania. Ive played so many hours of Castlevania! So many good games to catch up on and experience!!

[@blackmoss5340]

This is one of my favorite of your complete history series, great job!

[@alexandreantunescosta6216]

26:01 I coul'd gladly watch a twelve hours uninterrupted documentary about this woman!!! Hope she stick around in the industry, doing incredible music.

[@anubrakahn2970]

SOTN is the first ARPG in my opinion. Back when it came out, RPG's were turn based, had HP, a leveling system and attributes (dex, str, etcetera). Action games had life bars, leveling systems and very minimal stats but had more moment-to-moment movements and attacks. Period. That was the lay of the land. SOTN was the first game that really did it all. It was an action game that incorporated attributes, a numbered leveling sytem and all the exploration of an RPG. It ALSO was one of the first games, that I'm aware of, that included an RNG loot system (Diablo was also released in 1997). On top of all of that, they added Street Fighter-style controller motions to cast spells. All of these mechanics are super common now but, in 1997, they were each unique to specific games or genres. To see them all come together in one game was overwhelming and unforgettable.

[@megavolt67]

There were plenty of action RPGs before SOTN. And the vast majority of action games did not have leveling systems in those days. SOTN was interesting because it shifted Castlevania away from the linear platforming style and towards Metroid style non linear exploration. It was indeed a jack of a trades sort of deal that also had RPG-like skill progression, but it's not the first ARPG by a long shot. Not even the first one with leveling or attributes (I don't know if it's the first, but Zelda 2 did those way back in 1987, ten years before SOTN). As for the loot, it's not different from most JRPGs, where enemies can drop normal items or rare items. You have different odds of getting different items but what those items are is predetermined. Crissaegrim is Crissaegrim. There's no legendary Crissaegrim or Crissaegrim +1.

[@anubrakahn2970]

@@megavolt67 When we played Zelda 2 and Metroid back in the 80s, they were action games. Final Fantasy and Dragons Quest were RPG'S. That's how it was. If you tried to argue that it was an RPG, you'd get laughed off the playground. We can retroactively determine that Zelda 2 was an ARPG because it has an experience point system but its other RPG elements, such as its 3 attributes, were too lacking at the time for anyone to confuse it with an RPG. I'm not sure what other games can compare. You mentioned plenty but I can't think of any. SOTN was the 1st game to blend the 2 in such a way that people didn't know if they should call it an action game or an RPG. It's the 1st game that I remember being called an ARPG when it was released. Yes, different odds of getting different things as drops is RNG. There is no plus 1 or legendary requirement for a Random Number Generator to do its thing. Those are some implementations that have evolved over time, sure, but the ability to have equipment drop randomly from defeated enemies was a very new mechanic and one that is super common in the genre today.

[@ManiacalForeigner]

I could not possibly disagree more about Harmony of Dissonance's soundtrack (which you mixed up with Harmony of Despair when discussing it). Sure, the sound quality/fidelity is quite low because of how rushed the game was and how much room on the cartridge was taken up by the graphics. However, the music itself, from a compositional standpoint is nothing short of brilliant - unique, prog/jazz/baroque inspired chord progressions and rhythms, perfectly befitting the "Dissonance" of the English title. It perfectly underscores the feeling of traversing a domain of vampiric chaos. Shame that so many people can't look past the technical limitations.

[@RedneckOgre]

Kid Dracula was great. Loved the Gameboy version. Just a simple fun little game, perfect for a handheld.

[@CorinianSalame]

Got my sub with this series! Awesome docu-series on one of my all time favorite franchises!

[@doktor_ghul]

DOKTOR G'HUL APPROVES. Been a major league Castlevania maniac since the first 8-bit, and both parts just got poured down my face. Thanks muchly.

[@BlueMageDaisen]

Arrears of Sorrow sounds like my finances I think you mean Ahh-ria

[@deusmachinaex]

Whang as Iga-san is such a good touch.

[@zetamaxr]

Fun fact: Kid dracula actually has major ties to the castlevania fighting game: Castlevania Judgement. Time reaper, whos basically death but for the new villian (who was actually a secret boss in SotN) is sent back in time to screw with time in an attempt to dethrone kid dracula. He's the main villian in Castlevania judgement, meaning one of the edgiest looking castlevania games happens because the most kid friendly ones

[@Gatorade69]

But can you play as Kid Dracula in Castlevania Judgement ?

[@zetamaxr]

@@Gatorade69 nah. You can play as normal dracula but not kid dracula

[@GMSpectre]

I like these retrospectives normally, but you've really outdone yourself this time!

[@bendystrawz2832]

I didn't think Order of Ecclesia was all that great, tbh. At least not when compared to Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin, its predecessors. Although the visuals and environments were definitely polished; it blended in a lot of that extra, separate style that Super Castlevania IV and Symphony of the Night had, which was pretty cool. Aside from that, I thought it was pretty inferior (with respect to Castlevania games, of course; that's a pretty high bar, in the game's defense). Also, I loved Lords of Shadow. Lords of Shadow 2, was a bit lackluster, but not too bad. I just don't think LoS1 deserved the hate it got at all.

[@MrDark086]

Its absolutely terrifying how the theme for Richters stage of SoTN STILL sends chills all over my body 24 years and dozens of playthroughs later

[@knivesthm]

I wish there was more on the story of the series. Which I thought this was going to be when started watching. But it was still very well done and kept my attention for both parts. Good stuff.

[@KingMullso]

Excellent couple of videos. Thanks for making them!!!

[@marcuscoker796]

I completely agree SOTN is by far the best game of all castlevanias and the music OMG amazing!!!

[@Yuzoboy]

Very good overview of the entire series. Playing through the early games currently and never knew so many had been made!

[@slopesgameroom]

Glad you liked it. BTW check your Facebook or twitter inbox I asked for permission for a track of yours in a video

[@DuwangKaizer]

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia was the first Castlevania game I ever played!!!

[@joshmiller887]

Someone did their homework...as always. Thank you good sir! I know this took a massive amount of time!

[@wesleythomas7125]

"Yes, ALL of us." [Sadly holds Cute Dracula plushie]

[@cbarger2327]

16:26 I'm happy that you are encouraging people to play SOTN any way they can, and I like that you pointed out the 360 version is backwards compatible. This would have been a good place to mention the Castlevania Requiem collection again too, which makes it available on the PS4 and PS5. So SOTN is available on every Playstation, and every Xbox except the OG. Also, there were recent re-releases of it for iOS and Android. That covers most of the ways people would play it in 2020.

[@faisalal-humoud4858]

Man this was an awesome trip through my childhood/teens and 20s thanks for this!

[@handlesarestupid154]

"Takamiko memorial" "Koji Igurushi" It's Tokimeki Memorial, this dude is seriously not even trying with the japanese names lmao

[@BothniaBeat]

"Akumujo Dracula" :D

[@personavisceration371]

Also didn't try with the musical terms like Aria and Concerto. But to be fair, most KZbinrs have the grammar skills of a primary school child.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@personavisceration371 I'm baffled whenever people talk about the pantheon of the Zelda games. Most of them can't say Farore (Fah-ro-ray) anywhere close to correctly (Fay-Ror), and the one time someone did, they got Nayru (Nay-rue) wrong instead (Nye-ruh). I blame Mortal Kombat, which has intentionally mispronounced names all over the place (Raiden, for example).

[@pinkstinger]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio as an MK fan, I wouldn't blame it entirely on it, but it does have some. I still can't accept Scorpion's pronounciation of Shirai Ryu (She-ry Ree-you) on a few games (She-ry Ry-you)

[@itiswho2]

Yeah, I wasn't sure if that was a UK pronunciation, it bugged me as well.

[@dan_evilrobot]

This is the best complete history of Konami's Castlevania series in every games in different game consoles. great video man.😉👍

[@MrMegaManFan]

I really enjoy hearing @Whang add voiceover to videos like this. Well done Daniel!

[@n8ivegogo1]

This is the BEST comprehensive Castlevania Documentary EVER‼️ Part 1 & 2 should be endorsed by Konami

[@Elrinth]

@03:18 Created by the legendary "Koji IgarUshi" :D I never could play the DLC of Lords of Shadow. I had totally forgotten the controls and got beaten up by the first monster. So I gave up and never looked back.

[@hideknaze]

SOTN is my ABSOLUTE favorite.

[@loki.odinson]

Great job! You only missed covering the cancelled Castlevania Resurrection for the Sega Dreamcast as well as the 2 other Bloodstained titles from Iga.

[@lazerbeam3]

There’s a arcade in Brookfield Illinois called “The Galloping Ghost” that has the Castlevania Arcade from Japan. I’ve played it and it wasn’t anything to special but still a decent game to check out if ever given the chance.

[@MegaZzZeux]

Castlevania HD became one of my favorite games 10 years ago...and i STILL find myself going back to it regularly. Glad it still has a userbase thanks to being BC now.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I think I'm going to pick it up, even though there probably aren't a lot of people playing it right now.

[@zenzeypher]

Your handling of rare discs was enough to make me wince.

[@handlesarestupid154]

In the last video he opened sealed copies of Bloodlines and other games, many winces

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@handlesarestupid154 He was told to open them.

[@DaneArcher]

Wow. Absolutely brilliantly done. Thanks for this.

[@glinteastwood]

This is so intelligently presented in most every way possible, that I have to believe the severe mispronunciations of “Koji Igarashi’s” name and “Tokimeki Memorial” are comedic trolling. Which is okay, I guess. Someone please tell me that is the case.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

Never clicked a video as fast as this one

[@jdwb7045]

SOTN is the Greatest Castlevania game ever! Bloodstained: ROTN is an incredible follow-up.

[@natsume-hime2473]

I think Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia all surpass Symphony of the Night. Not just because of the gimmicks either. The biggest factor? All of SOTN's fundamentals are there, but you can actually hit enemies that are above you! Seriously, that's such a small thing and it makes such an absurdly huge improvement in quality of life.

[@Artzei]

Ironically, Legacy of Darkness actually does refer the first N64 Castlevania as Castlevania 64.

[@ThePerradox]

I already know this one will be great. Thanks for all the work Dj Slope.

[@MaidenHell1977]

Well that was fabulous. Well done sir, but I'm telling your right now, as soon as that Pilotwings music hit at the end there and I saw that title card you made up, I'm every bit as excited for your next Complete History video.

[@ladynikkie]

16:25 I was lucky to buy the Requiem collection at limited run games at the time because honestly I never got the chance to play symphony of the night on ps1. Also slopes I know you're a fan of Iga but have you played bloodstained ritual of the night and curse of the moon? I would definitely recommend playing thisr as well

[@jamesragsdale3069]

Great doc from the point of view of a lover of the series. Bloodstained is epic, by the way.

[@crimsonite09]

Thank you for not diving too much into Netflix's adaptation.

[@Rain1]

25:05 you mean Harmony of dissonance? Harmony of Despair is the arcade-style one that released on the Xbox 360. I'm right in the middle of watching the video now so you will probably bring it up later but I just noticed that. Granted, they do have very similar names

[@justvisiting4229]

I've been a die hard fan of the series since I got the original in 1987 and I can tell you this documentary is very accurate. I did cringe a little while watching the opening of sealed games since there are only a finite number of those still around. I would like to contribute a couple of of fun facts: 1. Although the name "Castlevania" was first used as a title in Japan for Harmony of Dissonance, it was actually used before that in the Akumajo Dracula Sharp X68000 game's user manual. In the middle of the manual it refers to it as "Castle Vania". 2. The photo used on the cover of Symphony of the Night is a picuture of the Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey in France.

[@stevesstuff1450]

That was an incredible double episode documentary! Superbly done... Thank you :-)

[@TrexelCat]

51:01 "It's time to take that absurdly complicated story that's been building up over the last 20-plus years, a story that IGA himself has personally approved to be a part of the original Castlevania canon or not with every single release... And bury it deep." Sadly, this could be said of a lot of great franchises that continue on long after the original team has all left. "What? There's a story? Bugger that, time for a reboot remade in MY way. No one cares if the older generation likes it, I'm here to cater to the young and the hip. Wait.. What's with this retro revival.. Why are the younger and hipper people playing the older games? No, you should play my new fresh version!"

[@cellariusmack2595]

A little late to the party but its the wrong Castlevania 2 logo at 10:57 Holy Balls! I just realized its Whang! doing the voiceover for Iga and had to check the summary to be sure. Right on!

[@JoyZoneYT]

Castlevania 64 had issues with its development. The game that followed isn't a remake, a reimagining, or a sequel, it is an apology to Castlevania fans who were dissappointed with the first N64 game. When one makes a "complete history of" video, maybe then don't skip parts of said history, because then it doesn't feel complete. Talk about development issues, challenges, the original scope of the game and what had been cut off and the reasons for it being cut off. CV64's "what happened" video series gives more info on its development cycle and why the subsequent game was made. Comprehensive? Yes. Complete? Debatable. It is complete to me because it shows most games in the franchise and their variations. I just feel it incomplete because it spends time with the reviewer experience with the games rather than give an unbiased opinion of the games and why it might have been an issue.

[@orcwarchiefreviews]

Great video but I got to ask is there a complete collection out there for the Lord's of shadow cuz like there are so many versions of that I wonder if there's one for Xbox 360

[@kadosho02]

Before LoS2's release, there was a LoS 1 with dlc included + Mirror of Fate. However LoS2 does have dlc, it was made separate.

[@orcwarchiefreviews]

@@kadosho02 thanks for the info appreciate it

[@spawnofmelkor]

Never played Castlevania 64, but the footage is giving me flashbacks to King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, which I tried to convince myself I liked for several months after it was first released.

[@bobgosh1]

SOTN is a serious contender for my favorite game of all time! I really enjoyed the Soma Cruz games and the souls mechanic. Being able to replay with most of the souls you collected from the previous playthrough is a lot of fun.

[@frostare]

25:50 My introduction to the series! =D I love this game! But its sequel won me over even more... Anyway... this had physical games and paraphernalia, unboxings, breathtaking gameplay videos and screenshots (I wish it had cut a bit on the final boss department to avoid spoilers but ehhh...), DJ Slopes (=P) and most importantly such a fun amount of edutainment that I love about these documentaries. Thanks so much for this over two hour cinematic history preservation gem!

[@nafeesr6377]

I just found this channel and holy shit the production and editing is so good!!

[@slopesgameroom]

Thanks ever so much

[@nostartia]

Funny to be catching Erin here. Hopefully, after your awesome retrospective, Erin will finally give a try to the DS Castlevania games, despite the Metroidvanianess of them haha. Great video, Castlevania is a huge part of my gaming life, and the incredible amout of work you put in these two great videos makes me feel there is a reason for that... Castlevania is just amazing.

[@johnbonhamsinger]

Woah, is that Whang voicing Iga?! Perfect casting!

[@wrena79]

I remember passing up on a PAL SOTN in my local Gamestation for £5 back in the day 😂. I rarely made many errors in judgement when amassing my collection but that was definitely one of them!

[@stevesstuff1450]

I remember doing something similar back then too.... can't remember the shop, but I loved the cover artwork style, but saw the 2D screenshots on the back and was disappointed that it wasn't true 3D...!! Idiot that I was....! :-D No problem though, I can always get a copy now for a mere £200 +...!! NOT!

[@user-qn6bw8dk4o]

Harmony of Despair is amazing. Getting that first valmanway, or sonic boots, or miser ring after a hundred plus runs... now that's an oxytocin boost.

[@ozmond]

Re watching these because they were great. Love the content keep up the good work.

[@horrorstew3577]

Love your stuff... Especially these in depth documentaries. Can you do Ultima ?? Plz 🙂

[@CrownlessKing89]

Bit of a mistake at 25:05 Harmony of Dissonance is the titile. Harmony of Despair was the multiplayer game on PSN and Xbox Store. A lot of people make this mistake so all good!