The ULTIMATE Recap of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (RECAPitation)

[@OniBlackMage]

You know, for such a controversial entry, this game had bold changes to the series that would influence later installments in a major way (the metroid/action RPG ideas). It should be noted the game is actually pretty fun IF you are playing alongside a guide, because playing this blind is a nightmare given poor translations and a glaring lack of direction or conveyance. Next (RPG) RECAPitation with be: Tales of Symphonia

[@backlogrob8358]

Oni Black Mage Excellent!! Looking forward to Symphonia! (:

[@jdaywork2693]

Well done again sir! Your monologue Sparks imagination for possible reboots in mind. Actually brings out the intended imagination the game might have been reaching for in my opinion even.

[@jdaywork2693]

I think there was thought put into the games design. It was made to be spedrun. And it was made to sell Nintendo Power mags as well. I enjoy the choice of wording for the cryptic to nonsensical dialogue - "Let me give you this silver knife to save your neck". It can be poetic at times at least. Hunt on fellow Belmonts!

[@aredjayc2858]

"Doing the obvious thing I kneeled down at the dead end" -No one

[@erikwennerholm4792]

Don´t forget equipping the red crystal as well :)

[@jasonzacharias2150]

The Nintendo power kids used to pretend they figured it out on their own 👼🏻

[@Zerobasssoul]

Bloody tears is still the best damn Castlevania theme to date

[@SpecialBeam]

3:20 Lmaoooo definitely the most obvious thing to do. 100% haha. I love it.

[@micahthornton3259]

AVGN has entered the chat.

[@benjaminfeld6388]

You know, you do a pretty good job of narrating these Castlevania stories. Considering around the time these games were made story was not exactly a strong point for most video games at the time. And yet you're able to make these "short stories" sound more dramatic. And I love it.

[@SpecialBeam]

4:08 Everyone, we need a round of applause for the expert use of alliteration here.

[@MHChrono]

Love how "intuitive" and "obvious" were used in this video.

[@hematinohematino5518]

With a piece of the puzzle now in his "prosession" 😂😂 I see what you did there!

[@suddenlycrows]

"Where Simon claimed Dracula's heart" I giggled like a shipper on deck.

[@Stryder467]

*Sighs.* Before the days of the Internet, this game was pretty much impossible to complete due to more than a few translation errors and lack of guidance that RPGs tend to give their players now. That said, was this game *fun* to play, ignoring the game's plotline? Sure, I guess. I didn't enjoy the constant day/night interruptions, but for a Castlevania game, it wasn't the worst thing in the world. I mean, back then, who could have predicted the trainwreck that was Sonic '06 or Superman 64? I watch your videos with closed captioning, and 'prosession'? Har har. I've never mentioned this before, but I very much enjoy how you describe the ease or difficulty that the characters, whom you narrate, perform their various deeds. 'Barely edging out a win', or in this case, '... the denizens within are no match for his skill and gear'. A great RECAPitation like always. This one was plenty of little laughs and great alliteration. Wonderful job. Keep at it, and I'll see you on the next battlefield. :D

[@esthiem4388]

Never played this one. I wanted to get it as a kid but my mom didn't want me playing such a violent game, yet she let me play RE and Parasite Eve as an eight year old.

[@1beatcher]

Great parenting. 🖒😃

[@esthiem4388]

In her defence she saw the Capcom and Squaresoft logos and thought they were like megaman and FF6

[@TimelapsedArk]

They are also 12 years removed, hehehe

[@esthiem4388]

Micheal Eros I don't understand the context of the comment

[@TimelapsedArk]

My apologies, I meant that Castlevania and Parasite Eve are around 12 years apart. When you played those games, you weren't a kid anymore.

[@blindingshadows]

I hated this game as a kid because I didn't have internet to look up the tornado thingy. Man kids have it easy these days

[@yarh79]

What a horrible night to have a ReCAPitation!

[@Kuroganeichigo]

LMAO next time I get stuck somewhere, I'll just do the obvious thing like kneeling or going to the edge of town and waiting for the tornado. Like damn, why didnt I think of this obvious thing before.

[@KCUFyoufordoxingme]

Nintendo. Try wrath of the black manta or crystalis without a guide sometime.

[@jzblue345]

Your just awesome man a recapitation on a classic castlevania I used to stay up all night playing Simon's quest when I was little until I finally somehow figured out how to beat it by asking a friend. "Knowing intuitively to kneel by a lake" I almost died of laughter.

[@CastlevaniaDXC]

I like what you did that there..... "prossession* lmao

[@goatsplitter]

Love your narration on the crouching at the lake and the cliff side 😹😹😹 NES games, I tell ya

[@petergarcea353]

I really love your content. I like just playing your vids and listening to your breakdown my favorite games while I work

[@freakingm]

I've been replaying the whole (older) series in the anniversary collection. If you play with a walkthrough, this game is actually pretty okay. I can *totally* understand why some people think 1 and 3 are perfection, but I'm old and I don't have the patience anymore to spend hours and hours and hours memorizing the locations and attack patterns of every single enemy, until I have the entire game committed to muscle memory and can finally beat it. Give me a dumbed down grindy metroidvania with RPG elements any day.

[@hectoritoAD52s]

2:35 intuition is key xD

[@DeathRobotKailozo]

Wonderful. As usual

[@mushymcmushington7176]

Thank you. I got a quarter way through this game and decided I don't totally hate myself, so this helped me catch up on what I've missed.

[@TimelapsedArk]

I have quite the collection growing up, still hold onto my games like they are baseball cards. With that said.. As a kid I loved this game. It took me about a year with the alphanumeric passwords and such to beat it, and it can be done legit without the tornado. There is a jump you can make in the area you get the silver knife and go to one of the mansions. I played this game so much in fact, I STILL have that silly password memorized to this day to start in town with all the gear. Such fond, wonderful and AWFUL memories of this game.

[@carlb1874]

Liking the bite sized videos in between the long rpgs

[@whiterabbits22]

Dang Kudos on taking this game and making a cool narrative out of it.

[@deadpoolrockz6410]

As Simon is the protagonist people think of when mentioned of Castlevania, would he be considered the Jotaro Kujo of the Belmonts?

[@OniBlackMage]

I would say Trevor is closest to Jotaro, especially how he inherited a legacy, traveled with a group as well and was the first to defeat the big bad. But in terms of popularity, yes I can see that comparison.

[@jasonzacharias2150]

Beating Castlevania is a rite of passage... God please bless and keep future vampire hunters, may the morning star vanquish the horrible night!

[@micahthornton3259]

What a horrible night to have a curse.

[@smittywerbinjaegermanjense9554]

I never knew some items actually say 'possess'. And this game outsold Castlevania 4? That's a crazy fact

[@NathanPops]

Good sir. Do I detect sarcasm in MY reviews! seriously though great job.

[@JohnnyWorld]

The sarcasm is strong with this one.

[@jdaywork2693]

Huh, maybe someone should remake the third mansion to be underwater. There's a real church underwater in Romania. A few actually.

[@evangedeon2194]

The question is, were they underwater back then?

[@captawesome42]

knowing INTUITIVELY to kneel down by a lake =)

[@gvelazquezl8008]

Do Lost Odessy

[@toddmfay]

I loved this game.

[@rodger2275]

I like this video on Castleveina 2 Simon's Quest.

[@firetarrasque4667]

Just in time form me to fall asleep to it. I will continue my streak of being first to Oni. *Always first to Oni-senpai*

[@goldbigeagle6772]

Will you be doing Final Fantasy Legend I, II, and III please?

[@princedarienlover]

I re ally do love these videos

[@BisonII]

A hidden fang in Dracula's castle? Now where would this be? I played this game endlessly as a teenager and found every secret,where is this secret?

[@freddyvidz]

Why didn't you use the garlic on Drac?

[@AlterAce]

Oni you should do a recapitation for a super convoluted series like Blazblue or something lmao

[@1beatcher]

What is Castlevania 2...... it's about a horrible night to have a curse.

[@Reifgar]

Dobby's Path? I think we all know where that ends.... :'( Dobby is a free elf.

[@zediahtimmons9704]

You didn't mention anything about the garlic

[@OniBlackMage]

I name dropped garlic alongside laurels, no worries

[@chazzeo]

The game Nintendo Power beat.

[@SladeDemesne]

So obvious... nyuk nyuk.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Without this game, would we have the AVGN?

[@BlackTGambit]

Supposed to be sleeping.... NAHHHH

[@mobilesuitsonic]

Prossession

[@emilyschmanks]

plz buy pop filter