And with this, I have recapped every Castlevania game from every timeline (that counts) and another battlefield conquered. Thank you to everyone who was there for every near-sandwich experience and every descent into deadly dungeons. I am glad I did this playlist and look forward to seeing you on the next battlefield.
@Samanosuke113811 ай бұрын
I hate you recapped it with Alucard's part first, because it was quite the reveal at the end of the game. That said, I understand why.
@alarsenal1011 ай бұрын
colossally grateful!
@brunogoncalves18792 ай бұрын
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 is my favorite game in history today since its magnificent launch on consoles PS3, Xbox 360 and PCs, I love hacking slash with open world RPG exploration, Castlevania City and Dracula's Castle, Gabriel Belmont transformed into Dracula and Trevor Belmont as Alucard battling Both united against Satan'Lucifer and his Acolytes, as well as Zobek The Grim "Death" Reaper himself... And I don't care about the opinion of any fan critic who criticizes this masterpiece of gameplay, combat, and upgrades, the story of the trilogy concluded with a flourish, stealth sessions that I'm passionate about, a story that makes a lot of sense, yes, anyone who doesn't understand is totally imbecile crude, tacky, weird , media illiterate and stupid... It's a game Really perfect and I don't care if anyone's opinion goes against mine... Best three-dimensional game in history, not just the Castlevania saga...
@bradleyharris77411 ай бұрын
Ah yes the latest episode of "Keeping up with the Belmonts."
@kahaneck11 ай бұрын
The first one was a very good surprise, it gave me a brake form Bayonetta and the ending left me so excited... I think Lords of Shadow, both of them, are the best 3D incarnations of Castlevania.
@OniBlackMage11 ай бұрын
LoS1 is easily peak 3D Castlevania for sure
@berongkun11 ай бұрын
That Konami dig was funny af 😂
@Kasaaz11 ай бұрын
All of these games look way better than I realized. Konami really shit the bed on marketing them.
@OniBlackMage11 ай бұрын
Konami dropping the ball on their iconic IPs? Surely you jest sir (but seriously, yeah... crazy how so many xb360/ps3 games look way better than XBS/PS5 games today with their art style alone)
@Kasaaz11 ай бұрын
@@OniBlackMage It's not just the graphics necessarily, but even the direction and the camera work of the cutscenes and such is impressive to me. I don't even remember why, but I have this vague sense of thinking I should avoid these games back then. It isn't even like I missed out on them or that they didn't market them, but that I actively had a negative impression of them. They must've misrepresented them somehow.
@OniBlackMage11 ай бұрын
I'm with you there, the cinematography is pretty good in a lot of scenes for this game @@Kasaaz
@kagabe15347 ай бұрын
Like to see this games STILL getting love
@idi41911 ай бұрын
Been a while I saw you on my feed
@Yukeake11 ай бұрын
Ahh yes, Castlevania Rising: Revengeance.
@dillpickle5911 ай бұрын
Hi Oni, appreciate the recaps! Sorry if it's been asked, but do you have any plans to cover the Raidou Kuzunoha games? Your SMT recaps got me into it but after Nocturne I'm dying to know the deal with Raidou but there's literally no recaps out there except 8 and 15 hour movies 😂
@OniBlackMage11 ай бұрын
Yes, I have every intention to cover both Raidou games as well as more SMT in general. Please look forward to it
@i-yell-a-lot49063 ай бұрын
BELMONTS CAN'T NEVER CATCH A BREAK. 💀
@alloydcyber5579 ай бұрын
I loved these games and wish they were on PS5 not including cloud streaming.
@ericrose29011 ай бұрын
man, LoS2 is a wild ride. Not a very good ride, nor all that fun, but certainly wild. The music is good tho, an OST worth buying imo
@Silentj0411 ай бұрын
I’m sure I’m not the only one that was super excited to play this game, but was very disappointed. Tragically also Victor being the last living Belmont gets killed unceremoniously
@OniBlackMage11 ай бұрын
I agree. I adore LoS1 and thought MoF was pretty good... I feel the departure in design choices that made LoS1 so good were dropped in favor of things that made IGAvanias popular (almost no puzzles, less action, continuous world layout, backtracking to ability-gated exploration, and IGA's iconic dumping on Belmonts) and was a massive step down for it. That said, I do like the redemption story motif and the father-son reconciliation in the end.
@ayuvir11 ай бұрын
What's next for Oni Black Mage? Are you doing the new Xenogears content? Focusing on FF14? or something else entirely?
@OniBlackMage11 ай бұрын
Working on FF14 stuff stuff atm but I still have a bunch more series to top off. I'll focus on the ones closer to being done.
@ayuvir11 ай бұрын
@@OniBlackMage See you on those battlefields man.
@DSan-kl2yc10 ай бұрын
This story needed some main games in-between where he loses. The story is like self insert Dracula fanfiction. It could work if they had actually let him lose to the Belmonts or anyone legitimately instead of this weird slavish thing. Like somehow he's god chosen while being evil. That makes no sense. They literally have to beg him to lose.
@abdieljove201110 ай бұрын
He lost to Simon and Alucard in Mirror of Fate. This continuity would probably work better with more games in between though, yes. Either way the ending feels weird.
@BlankEmporiumАй бұрын
Self insert? You clearly have no idea what a self insert is if you think Gabriel is one. He also does lose several times. Death kills him in LoS 1, Alucard and Simon Belmont defeat him in Mirror of Fate, Nurgle and the initial Elder Demon all beat him in their first encounter. Even Raisia nearly won her first fight against him.
@brunogoncalves18796 ай бұрын
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 is my favorite game in history today since its magnificent launch on consoles PS3, Xbox 360 and PCs, I love hacking slash with open world RPG exploration, Castlevania City and Dracula's Castle, Gabriel Belmont transformed into Dracula and Trevor Belmont as Alucard battling Both united against Satan'Lucifer and his Acolytes, as well as Zobek The Grim "Death" Reaper himself... And I don't care about the opinion of any fan critic who criticizes this masterpiece of gameplay, combat, and upgrades, the story of the trilogy concluded with a flourish, stealth sessions that I'm passionate about, a story that makes a lot of sense, yes, anyone who doesn't understand is totally imbecile crude, tacky, weird , media illiterate and stupid... It's a game Really perfect and I don't care if anyone's opinion goes against mine... Best three-dimensional game in history, not just the Castlevania saga...
@Rawsavon11 ай бұрын
Rarely have I been so disappointed by a sequel. The first one was really enjoyable, the second was good for a "filler" portable tie-in, but part three was just awful. To be fair, it all went downhill after they decided to sell the true ending to part one as DLC.
@DemonKnight85Ай бұрын
Well to be honest, from a cinematic presentation standpoint, wouldn't you rather have the game end with the battle of Satan? Followed by just the cliffhanger that the protagonist ultimately becomes Dracula? I mean, yes the DLC filled in the blanks, and while the DLC was fun, it doesn't compare against fighting the father of all Evil himself. I think what they chose was the right way to go honestly.
@jugnerforest244811 ай бұрын
Nice, oni vid release
@novastorm418711 ай бұрын
Glory to Mage-Kind.
@johnkim789011 ай бұрын
lol what is it with enemies and insuring complete.... global... saturationnn...?
@baggsfave113 күн бұрын
But wait, Alacard is Trevor Belmont ? All I’ve been exposed to is the Netflix series. Someone please help me understand because I’m pretty confused?
@castlevaniacrazy512 күн бұрын
He is in the Lords of Shadow continuity, but not in the mainline series, it’s further explained in Mirror of Fate.
@ghfhbcfhcffhffuhfthvf742011 ай бұрын
Please do a recap for inazuma eleven games I have been waiting for 3 years for you to do them
@deadpoolrockz641011 ай бұрын
This game was rather boring. The enemy types were rather plain, the acting was either over dramatic or just annoying, and I didn't like those instant kill enemies that plauged those forced stealth sections (those guys are designed to be stronger than the bosses for some reason). Now, this is officially the entire Castlevania game series since after this, the franchise becomes either pachinko machines or a Netflix animated series.
@obananagato11 ай бұрын
the fact that this is the last castlevania ever released is sad this game sucks
@Stevan_27511 ай бұрын
I remember being so disappointed in this game lol by the last third of the game, I was forcing myself to finish it just to see how it ends. This reboot had so much potential but ended up so disappointing.
@brunogoncalves18795 ай бұрын
I completely disagree, because this hacking game Slash with RPG exploration photography artistic direction CGI is extremely competent, Story with plot narrative plot Absolutely immersive, robust and fast-paced with truly magnificent gameplay, infinitely surpasses the classic saga of all games easily