My new favorite??? Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Rebitten Longplay

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Rebitten is a fan remake made by Ed Finlay. It improves on the original game adding new animations, bosses, optional side quests and gameplay refinements amongst other things.
Check out this and his other projects at ‪@r3games1985‬
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Road to Berkeley Mansion
08:48 Berkeley Mansion
13:13 Road to Rover Mansion
23:57 Rover Mansion
27:12 Road to Braham Mansion
57:52 Braham Mansion
1:02:09 Road to Bodley Mansion
1:34:32 Bodley Mansion
1:39:54 Road to Laruba Mansion
2:00:31 Laruba Mansion
2:07:09 Road to Castlevania
2:11:57 Castlevania
2:12:29 Castle Entrance
2:15:47 Castle Outer Wall
2:18:04 Death's Lair
2:21:19 Clock Tower
2:23:38 Castle Keep
2:26:38 Ending

[@briancartwright7]

Amazing what the composer was able to accomplish with the NES sounds.. so darn good man

[@xDrywall]

This soundtrack is so good. 😭

[@Vanfernal]

💯 To me Castlevania is the undisputed GOAT when it comes to soundtracks. They always go HARD!

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

"Would you like to buy a watch for $400?" Castlevania moved to New York City?

[@Vanfernal]

Times are tough! 😆

[@kazejah1014]

FIrst offered too, I'm like what the hell is going on here???? lolol

[@DubProphet]

That limited visibility at night is brutal

[@Vanfernal]

The KZbin compression makes it look worse than it really is, plus the flicker is a capturing issue. But when you actually play it it's not so bad!

[@JediRone]

Loved this game as kid! 30 plus years of Nostalgic!

[@Vanfernal]

Same here! Booting CV2 is a nostalgia bomb!

[@avalonjustin]

So did I. I will never forget the graphic style and music.

[@Vanfernal]

@@avalonjustin Few games have the atmosphere of this game. There was always this constant feeling of unease and sorrow in the game world.

[@crysinorblue]

Anyone kind of feel like there is some price gouging in this game? The inflation on the prices on these items Simon has to get become more ridiculously expensive.

[@Vanfernal]

I think it's a way to encourage you to do the side quests instead of grinding.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

...try 40000$ for my leg surgery lol. Not bitching just saying lol. Id LOVE to buy a damned whip for 500$ lol

[@bettus2445]

the US government printed too much dollars during covid19, that’s firing back.

[@icelevel2437]

@@johnlewisbrooks Should have talked to the nun, man. Could've gotten back to perfect health for free.

[@Smalltummywonderful]

I can definitely tell that this game was made and developed with a lot of love in mind, plus the OST is actually truly some hitters and bangers. You played really well, and great job!

[@Vanfernal]

It really is a work of love! But don't give me too much credit. I died A LOT! But since you lose your progress and go back to the last check point after you die I just edited out the fails. 😂

[@Smalltummywonderful]

@@Vanfernal well now that explains it, but no worries at all I understand now. Otherwise impressive editing skills, have a great weekend 👍

[@theodorerivera81]

Awesome video, great stuff 💯

[@Vanfernal]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the playthrough!

[@thicccrusade2302]

Really takes you back three decades.

[@Vanfernal]

100%!

[@davidbermudez7704]

Looks so beautiful 😊😊😊 Just as I remember it in my childhood

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

This looks dope and I want to play it!

[@Vanfernal]

Strongly recommended! As much as I enjoyed Castlevania Chronicles 2, this one improves on almost every aspect of the original while retaining the authentic feel and atmosphere!

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

@@Vanfernal Just sampled it and I got frustrated with the difficulty. It took me 20 minutes to reach the first treasure chest with the money and make it back to town to save. Fuck me

[@Vanfernal]

@@VenusHeadTrap2 Save as often as possible! This game is not easy but once you upgrade your whip that first time it becomes more manageable. Make sure to do the side quests to gets money for upgrades. Give it a chance! You got this! 💪

[@digiteck3576]

I'm a big fan of castlevania 2 and this shit just looks awesome! U got me to watch the whole video lol

[@Vanfernal]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Even though it has its flaws, Castlevania 2 is a great game imo. This version pretty much builds upon that. I was pleasantly surprised!

[@kitsunez]

Within the first minute "Would you like to buy a watch for 400$?" I bet it's not even real

[@Vanfernal]

The watch actually keeps track of the day and night cycle! It's super useful! You can see it in the top of the screen (sort of looks like a moon)

[@briancartwright7]

Thank you so much.. awesome stuff.. Wish there was a way to do co-op (local) of an older Castlevania... ala contra. Great video. Simon's quest was hard aF.. loved the music!!!

[@briancartwright7]

The music at night time.. and how it got so darn difficult... SO AWESOME

[@Vanfernal]

Thank you! Yeah a co-op Castlevania would be amazing. Harmony of Despair was the closest we got and it was only "ok". As for the night time music, absolute classic. The eerie feel of Castlevania 2 still holds up!

[@lapthom]

Try a game called infernax. They implemented local co-op recently. Fun but a bit unbalanced

[@srko2012]

the best fan made remake castlevania game

[@Anakunus]

Well, now! This definitely seems like a remake worth playing. I actually recently watched a video of another remake that had some impressive upgraded graphics and gorgeus music arrangements. However, it also had some questionable changes in gameplay. The changes in this one, on the other hand, seem to make sense and improve the gameplay (at least for the most part). More importantly, the most important feature - the cycle of day and night - is still there but been made so much smoother that it caught me off guard when I saw it happening for the first time. Really nice! I also like the addition of the bounty missions, and even ditching the levels is not an issue, since the developer has added the "Life Max Up" items to the game. Oh, and I definitely like that the oak stake merchant's "Invest in an oak stake" line was kept in this remake; I have always thought his choice of word "invest" to be amusing. What I am a little concerned about, though, is that most of the villagers seem to become mute. Of course, it is good that there are no more false hints in the game, but then there is also very few of the correct ones, too. I wonder if it would be possible for someone who has never played the original Simon's Quest to find all the Dracula's remains withour relying on a walkthrough guide. Nevertheless, I am going to give this remake a try. Ever since I played Simon's Quest through for the first time, I have always thought that it had some cool ideas but the execution was lacking, to say the least. This version seems to correct them, and I applaud Ed Finaly of completing such a task.

[@Vanfernal]

I've played different Remakes of Simon's Quest and although I've enjoyed them, they are too different from the original game. This one in particular captured the essence of the original while adding some much needed improvements. Definitely my favorite version of the game.

[@jdaywork2693]

Ed just released a 1.7 update. It makes the screen go from end to end. I'm still for him updating the whip sounds.

[@Vanfernal]

Thank you for the heads up! I got the new version!

[@r3games1985]

Wow this game looks super rad! I bet the guy who made it is a really cool dude!

[@Vanfernal]

Great guy! You'd like him! 😂

[@x570Belmont]

@@Vanfernal Except that he doesn't have permission to *charge money* for these and that's what he's doing. It's flat out illegal. The whole point of fan games is to not charge money so as not to incur the IP infringement and legal wrath of the copyright owner. By him charging actual money for these without being the IP owner he risks bringing down Konami's wrath on the entire fangame community. He's breaking the law.

[@_APG_]

Wow this looks sick. Thanks for uploading this, and props to Ed Finlay!

[@Vanfernal]

Thank you!

[@gabrielwendell8382]

this was castlevannia greatest hits had parts from all the first 3 games

[@Vanfernal]

💯 This version of the game is pure fan service!

[@Real_The_Goof]

I hate how this sprite looks like someone copied the animations i did a ways back.. i just hate i wasn't credited..

[@Vanfernal]

I don't know anything about that. Sorry to hear that. 😔

[@feistygandhi]

Obviously I can't say if he did rip your work or not... but I can say that he extensively rips designs and assets from Nintendo games and somehow CHARGES people for his fan games, so I wouldn't put it past him. He's also insanely full of himself about it - watch any video footage of him talking about his remakes and he says they're "fantastic" and "incredible" and acts like his controversial changes "fixed" the original games.

[@aweirdredtoad3637]

@@feistygandhi Even the transition to the curse is just as terrible as the text box, makes no sense to have an oval light around the character with complete darkness. There's alot he could've done to "fix" the game, but chose to add more flaws into it.

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

I'm back and I finished it! Man, it was hard! Certain things annoy me about this mod but it was still fun

[@Vanfernal]

Congrats! I'm glad you gave it a chance! There's definitely some aspects of this mod that are brutal, but overall it's my favorite re-imagining of Simon's Quest!

[@Opry99er]

CV2 is my favorite game. This looks really interesting!

[@Vanfernal]

Of all the CV2 fan Remakes this one did the best job at keeping the "feel" of the original imo!

[@THaB4DGuY]

they could have left that little ball of darkness vision zone mechanic out. that adds absolutelyl nothing but added annoyance but cool to see an old nes game with some slight changes even if that darkness bubble makes it worse lol

[@Vanfernal]

Agreed. To be fair it doesn't flicker when you play the game and even the dark parts of the screen you can see what's there. The capturing plus the KZbin compression makes it look worse.

[@THaB4DGuY]

@@Vanfernal yea it looked pretty dark, almost pitch black, but as long as you can kinda see something then i guess its ok. would be annoying to walk into water 1 foot in front of you while flying eyeballs appear right in your face unexpectedly

[@vvolfbelorven7084]

This is all and good but this guy is actually charging for a fan game. This shit is even worse than pirating. He should be careful or could get sued

[@Vanfernal]

I just wanted to share what I think is an awesome take on CV2. I'm in no way affiliated to the developer or his practices. 😬

[@kavya1638]

2:11:57 is this a different version? other rebitten videos don't show the face wall. where can i get this particular version?

[@Vanfernal]

I got this version at around the time I made the video. I know there had been some changes but I didn't play the original so I wouldn't know. Anyway, I got this game from @r3games1985

[@richarddrazkowski3197]

Gotta check out Ed's Dracula's Curse revitalized next if you havent. Also just as high quality 🤘

[@Vanfernal]

I had my eye on that one for a while! I'll have to check it out!

[@richarddrazkowski3197]

Yeah I picked it up day 1. It's the best game he's ever done by far. All of his games are really well done but C3 was on another level

[@TheDarkThunder]

We need, like Mario Maker, a Castlevania Maker.

[@Vanfernal]

That would be AMAZING!

[@AS-qy1zl]

I always figured that the last level in 2 was the Abbey where Dracula got buried and not the actual castle Chadsylvania

[@Vanfernal]

According to every guide I've ever read they call say it's Castlevania, but honestly I don't know if it's mentioned anywhere in the game. But to me it was always the ruins of the castle.

[@user-sj9ty5eg4d]

It’s like Castlevania II that should have been. It has more action,decent difficulty and bosses for each mansion!

[@Vanfernal]

💯!

[@snake8bit822]

The game is wonderful. However, I don't understand what the commands are. The only keys that work are the Q and F. What are the keys for select, attack and jump? Help me, please!

[@Vanfernal]

It's been a while so I don't remember the controls! All I remember is I used joy2key to map the keyboard controls on my Dualshock 4. I do remember there was a screen with all the buttons and the actions they do. Maybe you're playing an older version?

[@Fiilis1]

2:32 dude wondering about the draft and then this random guy appears and smashes your wall down. Savage af

[@Vanfernal]

Have you seen how big Simon is??? He walks into your house and smashes your wall with a whip, trust me, you're not reacting either! 😂😂😂

[@rebeldog5567]

If they would put this on cartridge for NES or SNES I would so buy it !!!

[@Vanfernal]

That would be really cool. But this game is not running on old hardware like a rom hack. It was developed from scratch for PC. So the developer said that there'd be no way to run it on the original consoles. 🤷

[@HaunterOfKanto]

@@Vanfernalwhere there’s a will there’s a way. Question becomes how well will it run lol

[@MiguelPaulettePerez-bj8ml]

Dying and having to return to the last save point is the game breaker for me. The rest is pretty damn good.

[@Vanfernal]

I know. This game is no joke! But even though losing progress is brutal, it was worth it!

[@MiguelPaulettePerez-bj8ml]

@@Vanfernal glad i got your video for some tips!

[@victorvirtue1203]

Is there multiple endings to this like the original or just the one?

[@Vanfernal]

Honestly! I have no idea! I'll get back to you!

[@Rasclin]

The added music for some mansions and outdoor areas is a nice touch. Not sure what games they're from.

[@Rasclin]

Note: I recognize the ones from Castlevania III. The rest throw me off.

[@Vanfernal]

They took some tracks from Castlevania I and III. It definitely helped give the soundtrack some variety!

[@Rasclin]

I noticed those, but other tracks have been thrown in as well. I don't recognize them.

[@user-cd7kb7nx4v]

My friend. Please do a video for his new contra game.

[@Vanfernal]

I saw that it released recently! Definitely going to check it out!

[@Vanfernal]

Just uploaded a Contra Force Ultimate playthrough!

[@user-cd7kb7nx4v]

@@Vanfernal FUCKINGUH! AYE!! Thank you!

[@johnlewisbrooks]

Retro games still WHUPPIN DAT ASS nearly 40 years late baby!

[@Vanfernal]

This version is no joke!

[@BigDrewski1000]

What's the difference between this & the special edition?

[@Vanfernal]

Then special edition is more of a complete re-imagining of the game. Re-bitten is more of an enhanced version that is much more faithful to the original.

[@edDbalaM]

this game can play with a joypad ? or only keyboard?

[@Vanfernal]

At least the version I played was keyboard only, not sure if newer versions have native support. But if you download JoyToKey it's super easy to map keyboard inputs to a gamepad! That's what I used and it worked great!

[@lelxrv]

What happened to the trademark Belmont walk?

[@Vanfernal]

Simon is dying. He had to step it up. 😂

[@firmao856]

link please Hi from Brazil

[@christiancoronado]

Where can u play this game

[@Vanfernal]

It's pc only!

[@EasyGuitarNow]

don't manage to configure my joypad with window for it :(

[@Vanfernal]

I used an app called JoyToKey which let's you map any keyboard keys to your gamepad. It's very easy to use!

[@EasyGuitarNow]

with keyboard it's ok, i use Xpadder whick is with DL but for the pad no worck :( when i change configuration it doesn't work @@Vanfernal

[@dustinhayes9312]

Any way to get this on Xbox ?

[@Vanfernal]

As of right now the developer has only made a Windows version. So anything short of running Windows OS in dev mode I don't think it's possible. ☹️

[@ZatohRondohoon3227]

Is this 32-bit compatible?

[@Vanfernal]

Not sure! I'll find out and get back at the you!

[@ZatohRondohoon3227]

@@Vanfernal Thanks.

[@Vanfernal]

@@ZatohRondohoon3227 Just got a reply from the dev. His games run at 64-bit. Hope that helps!

[@ZatohRondohoon3227]

@@Vanfernal Aight. No way I can play this game, then.

[@badism8369]

This would be much more impressive as a Rom hack, with the limitations of the Nes. Still looks great though, but no intrest in playing an nes game on a PC.

[@Vanfernal]

Yeah. This version is a little more than the NES can handle.

[@jesusdelgado6552]

the walking animation for simon could be better, even the villagers have better WA than him

[@dosito86]

Really?? I was blown away at how clean the animation looked compared to the original. Swag motion

[@NAzo.]

Not a fan of the transition to the curse. I find it even more annoying then the text box.

[@Vanfernal]

Ironically, I feel the text box is actually iconic and it gives a very foreboding feeling at night and a sigh of relief at dawn. It never bothered me.

[@NAzo.]

@@Vanfernal I have the same sentiment. My comment was towards the complete darkness but oval light your playing in the video being more annoying then the speed of the text box from the original. I'm not a fan of the developers decision on it. I think a better take I feel would of been to have the curse text box appear but not stop you while it transitions to the dark (from the original) seamlessly.